PCMH Virtual Statewide Session 6.8.23

June 8, 2023

The webinar will assist the PCMHs to better understand the changes that occurred April 1st to limit Medicaid coverage now that the COVID extension has expired. It will allow them to learn how to help their patients to obtain coverage, the workflow involved, the staff that may need to be involved and the resources available to them.

Agenda:

  1. Welcome – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI)
  1. What can PCMHs and MCOs do to keep people insured? – Tia Whitaker, Statewide Director, Outreach and Enrollment, Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers
  1. Peer-to-Peer Discussion of Successes and Challenges – Jennifer Condel, SCT(ASCP)MT, Manager, Lean Healthcare Strategy and Implementation and Pauline Taylor, CQIA, Program Specialist, PRHI
  1. Wrap Up – Pauline Taylor, CQIA, Program Specialist, PRHI

Target Audience

Nurse

Physician

Social Worker

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the Medicaid and CHIP Renewals process that began April 1, 2023.
  • Describe PCMHs’ best practices and challenges assisting patients in completing renewals.
  • Discuss the resources available to PCMHs and their patients to educate on renewals.

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 ASWB
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
06/08/2023
Course expires: 
09/30/2023
Event starts: 
06/08/2023 - 1:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
06/08/2023 - 2:00pm EDT
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The webinar will assist the PCMHs to better understand the changes that occurred April 1st to limit Medicaid coverage now that the COVID extension has expired. It will allow them to learn how to help their patients to obtain coverage, the workflow involved, the staff that may need to be involved and the resources available to them.

Agenda:

  1. Welcome – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI)
  1. What can PCMHs and MCOs do to keep people insured? – Tia Whitaker, Statewide Director, Outreach and Enrollment, Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers
  1. Peer-to-Peer Discussion of Successes and Challenges – Jennifer Condel, SCT(ASCP)MT, Manager, Lean Healthcare Strategy and Implementation and Pauline Taylor, CQIA, Program Specialist, PRHI
  1. Wrap Up – Pauline Taylor, CQIA, Program Specialist, PRHI
Webinar Session
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI)

Tia Whitaker, Statewide Director, Outreach and Enrollment, Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers

Jennifer Condel, SCT(ASCP)MT, Manager, Lean Healthcare Strategy and Implementation and Pauline Taylor, CQIA, Program Specialist, PRHI

Pauline Taylor, CQIA, Program Specialist, PRHI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and The Jewish Healthcare Foundation. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 continuing education credits.

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.

Social Work (ASWB)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Social Work Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 ASWB
  • 1.00 Attendance
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