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SUMMARY:Chief Financial Officer Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:To RSVP for this meeting\, click HERE. \nVisit the Chief Financial Officer Roundtable page for more information.
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/chief-financial-officer-roundtable/2025-04-21/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:CCALAC Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250423T090000
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SUMMARY:Mental Health First Aid®
DESCRIPTION:Mental Health First Aid® teaches you how to identify\, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. This training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to appropriate care. Participants must complete an online self-study and then meet virtually with the instructor.   \nBy the end of the training\, participants will learn: \n\nCommon signs and symptoms of mental illness.\nCommon signs and symptoms of substance use.\nHow to interact with a person in crisis.\nHow to connect the person with help.\n\nPresented by Linda Santiman\, MA\, LMFT\, Manager of Integrated Care\, LA LGBT Center and Sara Watson\, MCHES\, Training and Events Specialist\, CCALAC \n  \nCost for CCALAC Members and Affiliates: $50\, Non-members: $100 \nRegister Now! \nGroup rates are available. Please email the Training Center at training@ccalac.org if interested in seeking a group rate. \nCCALAC is collaborating with the National Council for Mental Wellbeing to assess your interest in becoming an instructor for Mental Health First Aid (MHFA). If you or your staff are interested in becoming a MHFA instructor\, complete this interest form. Your response is appreciated by April 25\, 2025.\n  \nInstructor Biographies: \nLinda Santiman\, MA\, LMFT\, Manager of Integrated Care \nLinda Santiman\, MA\, LMFT has worked as a Manager of Integrated Care at the Los Angeles LGBT Center for the past 16 years\, managing an Integrated Clinic Program funded by the Department of Mental Health\, and the Medical Care Coordination program funded by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) designated state health programs (DSHP). Linda also works as a private practice psychotherapist for individuals and couples and has taught workshops on LGBT Affirmative Couples and Managing Self Care as a Human Rights Advocate. In her free time\, Linda enjoys performing in cabarets\, swimming\, and crafting in the fiber arts. \nSara Watson\, MCHES\, CCALAC Training and Events Specialist \nSara Watson\, MCHES\, has worked at CCALAC as the Training and Events Specialist for the past four years and has over 15 years of experience in health education. Sara teaches mental health first aid and works with communities on CPR and first aid instruction. Prior to working with CCALAC\, Sara worked as a Policy and Advocacy Director in Los Angeles where they focused on behavioral health integration with under-resourced communities and in improving access to quality health care. In their free time\, Sara enjoys the outdoors\, especially the ocean where they are a divemaster and teach SCUBA diving.
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/mental-health-first-aid-5/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250424T120000
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SUMMARY:Empanelment Training Series: Fundamentals of Empanelment
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Greg Vachon MD\, MPH\, Deena Pourshaban\, MPH\, and Leslie Brooks of Health Management Associates will co-facilitate a 60-minute webinar that will provide an overview of the fundamentals of empanelment\, describe the methodology of assigning patients to provider panels\, outline necessary staff roles to sustain empanelment processes and how to self-assess your own empanelment environment. Participants will have access to empanelment templates and tools. After the webinar\, the facilitators will offer 30 minutes of office hours. Office hours will consist of addressing clinic-specific questions related to empanelment\, such as how to improve continuity rates\, reviewing health center data (in breakout rooms)\, and any other specific requests from health center members. \nAt the end of this session\, participants should be able to: \n\nUnderstand the fundamentals of empanelment\nKnow how to operationalize empanelment in their health center\nHave access to a self-assessment empanelment tool to understand their current empanelment environment\n\nPresented by Dr. Greg Vachon MD\, MPH\, Deena Pourshaban\, MPH\, and Leslie Brooks of Health Management Associates  \nComplimentary for CCALAC Members and Affiliates \nRegister Now! \nThe following courses in the series are listed below: \n\nEmpanelment Training Series: Successful Strategies to Sustain Empanelment Processes in Community Health Centers\, May 8— More Information – Register Now \nEmpanelment Training Series: Empanelment Weighing Methodologies and how to Monitor Panel Fullness\, May 22— More Information – Register Now \nEmpanelment Training Series: Impact of Empanelment on Revenue and Value-Based Care\, June 5 — More Information – Register Now \n\nInstructor Biographies: \nDr. Greg Vachon has over 30 years of experience in clinical work and leadership in safety-net health care and has been a Principal at HMA for over 15 years\, with a focus on ambulatory care\, data analysis\, and information technology to power success in population health and value-based care. Data analysis areas of focus include right-sizing and projecting workforce\, assessing impact of population interventions\, creating dynamic business plans in health care\, and supporting implementation and analysis of various components of optimized primary care. A component of special interest over the past two decades has been empanelment. Greg has assisted nearly fifty FQHCs and other safety-net systems across the country implement effective empanelment procedures reflective of their environments since 2010. \nDeena Pourshaban has over 12 years of healthcare and public health experience with extensive work in practice transformation\, social determinants of health\, quality improvement\, Patient-Centered Medical Home implementation\, health center operations\, and collaborative work with clients and care teams to tackle difficult clinical quality measures. Deena has led many large-scale practice transformation initiatives\, supported over 10 community health centers achieve PCMH recognition which includes implementing empanelment as one of the core requirements and recently co-lead the empanelment workstream supporting 32 community health centers implement participating under Kaiser Permanente Population Health Management Initiative implement empanelment processes and workflows. \nLeslie Brooks has over 8 years of experience collaborating with health plans and healthcare teams to implement whole-person\, person-centered approaches to healthcare integration. Her domains of expertise include population health management\, data analytics\, training and evaluation work. Ms. Brooks’ supported over 10 community health centers implement empanelment processes and workflows under Kaiser Permanente Population Health Management Initiative. Her empanelment work focused on developing\, workflows\, dashboards\, policies and procedures and staff training. \nThis training is generously sponsored by Kaiser Permanente.
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/empanelment-training-series-fundamentals-of-empanelment/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION: 
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/board-meeting-29/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:CCALAC Meetings,Board Meetings
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SUMMARY:Somatic Approaches to Crisis Recovery: Integrating Embodied Stabilization Strategies for Displaced Wildfire Survivors
DESCRIPTION:This 90-minute interactive workshop equips mental health professionals\, first responders\, and community/peer workers with mind-body interventions to support individuals and families displaced by wildfires. Participants will learn how to integrate the Acute Stress Syndrome Stabilization (EMDR-ASSYST) procedures\, Community Resiliency Model (CRM) skills\, and somatic resiliency strategies to help stabilize the nervous system\, reduce overwhelm\, and promote resilience in crisis recovery. This training focuses on practical\, culturally responsive\, and body-based tools that can be immediately applied in disaster response settings to foster a sense of safety\, connection\, and empowerment.   \nBy the end of this workshop\, participants will:   \n\nUnderstand the neurobiology of acute stress and trauma in the context of wildfire displacement.  \nLearn and practice the strategies to help stabilize individuals experiencing acute distress.  \nApply key somatic techniques\, including tracking\, grounding\, and resourcing\, to promote nervous system regulation.  \nExplore resiliency enhancing skills to foster long-term recovery and self-regulation in displaced individuals.  \nGain practical skills to integrate somatic interventions into crisis response efforts with cultural sensitivity and trauma-informed care.  \n\nPresented by Marina Compean\, LCSW \nComplimentary for CCALAC Members and Affiliates \nRegister Now! \nInstructor Biography \nMarina Compean\, LCSW\, is a bilingual (Spanish-English) licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years of experience specializing in trauma recovery\, somatic healing\, and resilience-building. With a deep commitment to serving BIPOC\, first-generation professionals\, and underserved communities as well as those affected by crisis\, Marina integrates body-based interventions with a culturally affirming and trauma-informed approach.  \nTrained in the EMDR-Acute Stress Syndrome Stabilization (ASSYST) protocol\, Community Resiliency Model (CRM)\, and various somatic modalities\, Marina has worked extensively in crisis response\, medical settings\, and community mental health\, supporting individuals navigating acute stress\, displacement\, and systemic barriers to healing. Marina’s work is rooted in neuroscience\, attachment theory\, and anti-colonial healing frameworks\, ensuring accessible\, practical tools for recovery.  \nBeyond direct practice\, she is passionate about training mental health professionals\, first responders\, and human service providers in effective\, body-based interventions for crisis recovery. Marina provides an engaging\, collaborative teaching style combining psychoeducation\, experiential learning\, and real-world application\, equipping participants with skills that can be immediately applied in the field.  
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/somatic-approaches-to-crisis-recovery-integrating-embodied-stabilization-strategies-for-displaced-wildfire-survivors/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T160000
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SUMMARY:Motivational Interviewing
DESCRIPTION:Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a collaborative\, person-centered communication style. MI skills were derived from clinical practitioners who demonstrated the importance of genuineness\, rapport building\, accurate empathy\, understanding and acceptance of differing viewpoints with the purpose of identifying priorities and setting goals in pursuit of behavioral change. In accordance with the core values of counseling\, MI practitioners emphasize empowering individuals through forging a collaborative partnership and shared decision-making as essential components to the process of behavioral change. MI affirms strengths\, reinforces motivation and commitment\, fosters optimism\, and practices unconditional acceptance of the individual. MI has been empirically tested in a wide variety of contexts and settings with diverse populations; research findings show MI to have a positive impact on the individuals served. \nThe MI Training aims to equip and strengthen trainees’ capacity to implement evidence-based\, collaborative\, person-centered communication skills into diverse settings among a variety of populations. The training consists of class discussion\, interactive activities\, and role-playing exercises. The goal of experiential learning is to scaffold trainees learning toward a more purposeful and practical use of MI skills. This learning process will draw upon trainees’ current knowledge and experiences and at the same time will challenge prior knowledge and assumptions using relevant experiential-based methods. \nAt the end of this training\, trainees will be able to: \n\nIdentify Stages of Change.\nDistinguish between Sustain Talk and Change Talk.\nDescribe and evaluate the components of MI and MI Spirit.\nDistinguish between MI Consistent and Inconsistent Behaviors.\nIdentify and form reflective statements.\nConvert closed questions into open questions.\nCreate accurate affirmations.\nFacilitate conversations with MI Skills.\n\nPresented by Aneisa Young Bolton\, MA \nSpace is limited! \nCCALAC Members and Affiliates $150 \nNon-members $200 \nRegister Now! \nInstructor Biography: \nAneisa Young Bolton has facilitated training and workshops that promote and develop positive behavioral change for over 20 years. \nTraining that includes staff from a variety of professions and industries\, including Education\, Law Enforcement\, Mental Health\, and Social Services. Over the past decade she has focused her training sessions on Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Courage to Change Interactive Journaling System (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy). \nMrs. Bolton’s education and training include a Master of Arts degree in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution\, certifications from the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)\, ATD (Association for Talent Development) and California State University Dominguez Hills Adult Basic Education Credential. Her education and training prepared her to create and facilitate training that is both dynamic and experiential along with informative and interactive. Specifically\, the MI trainings include many practice activities that allow trainees to have hands on MI experience that can then be utilized immediately with their patents and clients. In addition to being a MI trainer\, she is also a MI Coach and Coder using the MITI Coding and Coaching method. \nThis training is generously sponsored by Kaiser Permanente.
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/motivational-interviewing/
LOCATION:CCALAC\, 445 S Figueroa Street\, Suite 2100\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90071\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T103000
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SUMMARY:Quality Improvement Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:Visit the Quality Improvement Roundtable (QI) page for more information.
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/quality-improvement-roundtable/2025-05-01/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:CCALAC Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T123000
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SUMMARY:NextGen Deep Dive: Essentials of Development\, Administration & Upgrades
DESCRIPTION:NextGen Deep Dive: Essentials of Development\, Administration & Upgrades is a comprehensive two-day training designed to provide developers\, system administrators and super users with the knowledge and skills to build\, manage\, and optimize their NextGen environment. From template development best practices to system administration configuration and NG8 upgrade features and strategies\, this workshop will help you streamline workflows\, enhance system performance\, and prepare for your future with NextGen.  \nBy the end of this training\, participants will be able to: \n\nPlan and execute a structured template development process that balances short- and long-term system needs. \nImplement best practices for NextGen system administration\, including permissions management and common pitfalls to avoid. \nNavigate the latest NextGen 8 features and configuration options to optimize workflows and system performance. \nPrepare for a successful upgrade by understanding critical steps\, potential challenges\, and key configuration considerations. \n\nPresented by Julie Chiesa\, NextGen SME / InfoDirectors\, Inc. \nPlease see the course agendas below for more details: \n\nMay 1\, 2025\nMay 2\, 2025\n\nThis training is restricted only to participants of the CCALAC NextGen User Collaborative. \nRegister Now! \nShould you have any inquiries\, please reach out to Nothabo Ndlovu\, Health IT Programs Coordinator at nndlovu@ccalac.org.  \nInstructor Biography: \nJulie Chiesa is an independent consultant with 23+ years of experience supporting NextGen organizations. She playfully\nrefers to herself as “NextGen Spackle” because she can fill in as much or as little as an organization needs. \nShe has extensive experience in NextGen’s development platforms including the creation of custom content as well as modifying templates within the out-of-box Clinical Template set (aka ACE/KBM.) She specializes in portable development so that custom content is easily re-integrated during upgrades and truly enjoys teaching on how to do their own smart development as much as doing the development herself. Her concentration is always on streamlining processes and “less clicks” for clinical providers and ancillary staff. \nShe has worked with groups of all sizes from small\, private practices to large enterprises like MSOs\, ACOs\, FQHCs/CHCs and national hospital organizations and has a strong working knowledge of specialty content including but not limited to\,\nInternal Medicine/Family Practice\, Orthopedics\, Rheumatology\, Pediatrics\, ENT\, Cardiology\, Endocrinology\, Gastroenterology\, General Surgery\, Behavioral Health\, Ophthalmology\, and OBGYN. \nIn addition to NextGen\, Julie has a working knowledge of a number of other products in the healthcare space and prior to her healthcare IT career\, she was a journalist working in online service content development and medical practice marketing.
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/nextgen-deep-dive-essentials-of-development-administration-upgrades/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:NextGen User Group – Webinar Only
DESCRIPTION:I’m sorry\, this RSVP is currently closed.
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/nextgen-user-group-webinar-only-16/2025-05-01/
CATEGORIES:CCALAC Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250502T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250502T123000
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SUMMARY:NextGen Deep Dive: Essentials of Development\, Administration & Upgrades
DESCRIPTION:NextGen Deep Dive: Essentials of Development\, Administration & Upgrades is a comprehensive two-day training designed to provide developers\, system administrators and super users with the knowledge and skills to build\, manage\, and optimize their NextGen environment. From template development best practices to system administration configuration and NG8 upgrade features and strategies\, this workshop will help you streamline workflows\, enhance system performance\, and prepare for your future with NextGen.  \nBy the end of this training\, participants will be able to: \n\nPlan and execute a structured template development process that balances short- and long-term system needs. \nImplement best practices for NextGen system administration\, including permissions management and common pitfalls to avoid. \nNavigate the latest NextGen 8 features and configuration options to optimize workflows and system performance. \nPrepare for a successful upgrade by understanding critical steps\, potential challenges\, and key configuration considerations. \n\nPresented by Julie Chiesa\, NextGen SME / InfoDirectors\, Inc. \nPlease see the course agendas below for more details: \n\nMay 1\, 2025\nMay 2\, 2025\n\nThis training is restricted only to participants of the CCALAC NextGen User Collaborative. \nRegister Now! \nShould you have any inquiries\, please reach out to Nothabo Ndlovu\, Health IT Programs Coordinator at nndlovu@ccalac.org.  \nInstructor Biography: \nJulie Chiesa is an independent consultant with 23+ years of experience supporting NextGen organizations. She playfully\nrefers to herself as “NextGen Spackle” because she can fill in as much or as little as an organization needs. \nShe has extensive experience in NextGen’s development platforms including the creation of custom content as well as modifying templates within the out-of-box Clinical Template set (aka ACE/KBM.) She specializes in portable development so that custom content is easily re-integrated during upgrades and truly enjoys teaching on how to do their own smart development as much as doing the development herself. Her concentration is always on streamlining processes and “less clicks” for clinical providers and ancillary staff. \nShe has worked with groups of all sizes from small\, private practices to large enterprises like MSOs\, ACOs\, FQHCs/CHCs and national hospital organizations and has a strong working knowledge of specialty content including but not limited to\,\nInternal Medicine/Family Practice\, Orthopedics\, Rheumatology\, Pediatrics\, ENT\, Cardiology\, Endocrinology\, Gastroenterology\, General Surgery\, Behavioral Health\, Ophthalmology\, and OBGYN. \nIn addition to NextGen\, Julie has a working knowledge of a number of other products in the healthcare space and prior to her healthcare IT career\, she was a journalist working in online service content development and medical practice marketing.
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/nextgen-deep-dive-essentials-of-development-administration-upgrades-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250506T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250506T170000
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SUMMARY:Healthcare Disaster Management Training
DESCRIPTION:Does your healthcare facility need training on surge capacity management for natural hazards and chemical\, biological\, radiological\, nuclear and explosives (CBRNE) incidents? Join us for Healthcare Disaster Management Training\, an in-depth two-day session that is a product of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Emergency Medical Services Agency’s Disaster Resource Center Program. This course has a broad approach\, with both a clinical and non-clinical target audience that includes but is not limited to healthcare administrators\, physicians\, nurses\, emergency care technicians\, safety/security officers\, facilities management\, mental health\, ancillary\, legal/risk management\, human resources\, educators\, clinic and first receiver staff. Participants will learn how to move beyond awareness and focus on operational strategies. \nAt the end of the course\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify an all hazards approach to coordinate a healthcare facility’s response during a mass casualty incident.\nPerform a role in the hospital command center.\nPerform a role in either the emergency department or triage.\nDescribe the healthcare facility’s role in a disaster.\n\nThis two-day course features: \n\nLectures and skill sessions\nTabletop and functional exercises\nImmediate exercise evaluation and feedback\nContinuing education credits*\n\nLocation \nLA General Medical Center\nOld General Hospital\, Room 1350\n1200 North State Street\nLos Angeles\, CA 90033 \nDress Requirements\nCasual/comfortable or scrubs. You will be moving around during this hands-on training. Temperatures vary and a jacket is recommended. \nFor the agenda and more details\, please see the Hospital Disaster Management Training Flyer. \nThis event will be held May 6-7\, 2025\nTraining fee: $100  \nRegister Now! \nRegistration Closes May 5\, 2025 at 10:00am PST \nThis training is provided by .
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/healthcare-disaster-management-training-13/
LOCATION:LA General Medical Center\, 1200 North State Street\, Rm 1350\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90033\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250506T114500
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SUMMARY:Billing and Coding 101 for Community Health Centers
DESCRIPTION:Coding 101 for FQHC Facilities: Designed to help health centers enhance the coding skills of their staff\, with guidance specific to FQHCs\, ensuring compliance with Medicare and other payor regulations.  \nBilling 101 for FQHC Facilities: Designed to help health centers enhance the billing skills of their staff\, with guidance specific to FQHCs\, ensuring compliance with Medicare and other payor regulations.   \nAt the end of this session\, participants should be able to: \n\nUnderstand FQHC billing guidance and instructions\nUnderstand FQHC coding guidance and instructions\nUnderstand CalAIM ECM coding guidance and instructions\nDiscuss recent 2025 updates applicable to FQHC facilities\n\nPresented by Anna Ochampaugh\, CPC\, Senior Consultant\, Healthcare Performance Improvement and Stacey Gee\, COCtm\, CPHT\, CRCR\, Manager\, Healthcare Consulting \nCCALAC Members and Affiliates $250 \nNon-Member $275 \nRegister Now! \nInstructor Biography \n \nAnna is a senior consultant in Forvis Mazars’ Healthcare Performance Improvement service line. She has 18 years of experience in healthcare\, including long-term care\, academic medical group practice\, FQHCs\, health information management\, insurance payor recovery resolution\, and special investigations for fraud\, waste\, and abuse. Throughout her years in healthcare\, she has gained experience in multispecialty professional fee coding; ICD-10-CM coding; AMA HCPCS CPT coding; compliance; auditing; denials; claim processing; special investigations for fraud\, waste\, and abuse; project management; provider practice management; process improvement; healthcare data analytics; insurance provider rules and regulations; and revenue cycle management.\nAs a Certified Professional Coder (CPC)\, she uses her coding and revenue cycle knowledge to assist professionals in the revenue cycle from the pre-billing and post-billing perspective including coding and documentation\, physician education\, claims processing\, and reimbursement. She also assists with HIM department productivity assessments to help improve efficiencies throughout the organization.\nAnna is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and AAPC\, where she obtained her CPC.\nShe is a graduate of Saint Louis University\, Missouri\, with a B.S. degree in computer information systems and health information systems. \n \nStacey is a manager in the Healthcare Consulting practice at Forvis Mazars. She has more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry\, assisting healthcare organizations with their operational and financial performance with a focus on the revenue cycle.\nIn addition to her experience as a healthcare consultant\, Stacey has held roles in claims processing and as a billing specialist for multiple healthcare providers. Her experience also includes several years in the long-term care environment providing skilled nursing facility billing services and managerial functions. Her previous roles with healthcare organizations help her identify and relate to the daily challenges presented to clients.\nStacey also has experience in managing chargemaster implementation projects\, working directly with hospital staff to implement chargemaster revisions\, charge ticket revisions\, and provide charge capture and coding training and education as required. Stacey also works with clients on managing revenue cycle reviews and assessments to determine the appropriateness of processes currently in place\, tracking charges and accuracy of charges from point of entry through billing and any associated claim denial process\, and providing training and education solutions to prevent and/or correct claim denials and improve charge capture process. She also has assisted facilities in developing and training revenue integrity departments to improve physician documentation and enhance revenue opportunities.\nOther project management functions include managing department assessments and assisting facilities with development and reorganizational structure\, including staff evaluation\, training\, and identifying opportunities for efficiency improvements and processes; and assisting with developing physician delinquency processes and policies.\nStacey is a Certified Outpatient Coder (COC™)\, Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPHT)\, and Certified Revenue Cycle Representative (CRCR). \n  \nThis training is generously supported by L.A. Care Health Plan.
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/billing-and-coding-101-for-community-health-centers/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250507T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250507T170000
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SUMMARY:Healthcare Disaster Management Training
DESCRIPTION:Does your healthcare facility need training on surge capacity management for natural hazards and chemical\, biological\, radiological\, nuclear and explosives (CBRNE) incidents? Join us for Healthcare Disaster Management Training\, an in-depth two-day session that is a product of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Emergency Medical Services Agency’s Disaster Resource Center Program. This course has a broad approach\, with both a clinical and non-clinical target audience that includes but is not limited to healthcare administrators\, physicians\, nurses\, emergency care technicians\, safety/security officers\, facilities management\, mental health\, ancillary\, legal/risk management\, human resources\, educators\, clinic and first receiver staff. Participants will learn how to move beyond awareness and focus on operational strategies. \nAt the end of the course\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify an all hazards approach to coordinate a healthcare facility’s response during a mass casualty incident.\nPerform a role in the hospital command center.\nPerform a role in either the emergency department or triage.\nDescribe the healthcare facility’s role in a disaster.\n\nThis two-day course features: \n\nLectures and skill sessions\nTabletop and functional exercises\nImmediate exercise evaluation and feedback\nContinuing education credits*\n\nLocation \nLA General Medical Center\nOld General Hospital\, Room 1350\n1200 North State Street\nLos Angeles\, CA 90033 \nDress Requirements\nCasual/comfortable or scrubs. You will be moving around during this hands-on training. Temperatures vary and a jacket is recommended. \nFor the agenda and more details\, please see the Hospital Disaster Management Training Flyer. \nThis event will be held May 6-7\, 2025\nTraining fee: $100  \nRegister Now! \nRegistration Closes May 5\, 2025 at 10:00am PST \nThis training is provided by .
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/healthcare-disaster-management-training-14/
LOCATION:LA General Medical Center\, 1200 North State Street\, Rm 1350\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90033\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Empanelment Training Series: Successful Strategies to Sustain Empanelment Processes in Community Health Centers
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Greg Vachon MD\, MPH\, Deena Pourshaban\, MPH\, and Leslie Brooks of Health Management Associates along with an identified Health Center representative will co-facilitate a 60-minute webinar that will provide an overview of successful strategies on how to sustain empanelment processes in a health center environment. The webinar will outline core empanelment metrics that should be tracked\, how to visualize the metrics and develop easy to understand dashboards\, and how to interpret and act on the results of empanelment metrics. Additionally\, the facilitator will describe how to establish an empanelment governance committee and the benefits of this committee. Participants will have access to empanelment templates and tools related to empanelment metrics. After the webinar\, the facilitators will offer 30 minutes of office hours. Office hours will consist of addressing clinic specific questions related to empanelment\, such as how to export required reports from your EMR\, reviewing health center data (in breakout rooms)\, and any other specific requests from health center members. \nAt the end of this session\, participants should be able to: \n\nDefine and report on empanelment metrics\nSustain empanelment processes within their health center environment\nHave access to example empanelment dashboards\n\nPresented by Dr. Greg Vachon MD\, MPH\, Deena Pourshaban\, MPH\, and Leslie Brooks of Health Management Associates \nComplimentary for CCALAC Members and Affiliates \nRegister Now! \nThe following courses in the series are listed below: \n\nEmpanelment Training Series: Fundamentals of Empanelment\, April 24 — More Information – Register Now \nEmpanelment Training Series: Empanelment Weighing Methodologies and how to Monitor Panel Fullness\, May 22— More Information – Register Now \nEmpanelment Training Series: Impact of Empanelment on Revenue and Value-Based Care\, June 5 — More Information – Register Now \n\nInstructor Biographies: \nDr. Greg Vachon has over 30 years of experience in clinical work and leadership in safety-net health care and has been a Principal at HMA for over 15 years\, with a focus on ambulatory care\, data analysis\, and information technology to power success in population health and value-based care. Data analysis areas of focus include right-sizing and projecting workforce\, assessing impact of population interventions\, creating dynamic business plans in health care\, and supporting implementation and analysis of various components of optimized primary care. A component of special interest over the past two decades has been empanelment. Greg has assisted nearly fifty FQHCs and other safety-net systems across the country implement effective empanelment procedures reflective of their environments since 2010. \nDeena Pourshaban has over 12 years of healthcare and public health experience with extensive work in practice transformation\, social determinants of health\, quality improvement\, Patient-Centered Medical Home implementation\, health center operations\, and collaborative work with clients and care teams to tackle difficult clinical quality measures. Deena has led many large-scale practice transformation initiatives\, supported over 10 community health centers achieve PCMH recognition which includes implementing empanelment as one of the core requirements and recently co-lead the empanelment workstream supporting 32 community health centers implement participating under Kaiser Permanente Population Health Management Initiative implement empanelment processes and workflows. \nLeslie Brooks has over 8 years of experience collaborating with health plans and healthcare teams to implement whole-person\, person-centered approaches to healthcare integration. Her domains of expertise include population health management\, data analytics\, training and evaluation work. Ms. Brooks’ supported over 10 community health centers implement empanelment processes and workflows under Kaiser Permanente Population Health Management Initiative. Her empanelment work focused on developing\, workflows\, dashboards\, policies and procedures and staff training. \nThis training is generously sponsored by Kaiser Permanente.
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/empanelment-training-series-successful-strategies-to-sustain-empanelment-processes-in-community-health-centers/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:vCISO Office Hours – Session #5
DESCRIPTION:The window to RSVP has closed. This form will reopen prior to the next occurrence of this meeting.
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/vciso-office-hours-session-5/
CATEGORIES:CCALAC Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250515T090000
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SUMMARY:Transitioning from Peer to Supervisor
DESCRIPTION:This highly impactful course is designed specifically for those embarking on the challenging journey of transitioning from being a peer to a supervisor. This comprehensive program equips participants with the essential skills and knowledge needed to navigate this transition successfully. Through interactive discussions\, real-world scenarios\, and practical exercises\, team members will develop a deep understanding of the dynamics involved in their new role\, while acquiring crucial leadership and managerial competencies. This course will equip attendees with confidence\, communication abilities\, and relationship-building skills necessary to effectively lead their teams and drive organizational success. \nBy the end of the session\, attendees will be able to:  \n\nExplore the mindset shift required when transitioning from a peer to a supervisor. \nBuild a collaborative and inclusive team culture to maximize productivity and engagement. \nAcquire effective delegation techniques to empower and develop team members. \nApply performance management strategies to set goals\, provide feedback\, and address performance issues. \nBalance the need for efficiency and quality while considering team member input. \n\nPresented by Kelli Vrla\, CSP\, Founder of Engage YOUniversity \nCCALAC Members and Affiliates $175 \nNon-Member $200 \nRegister Now! \nInstructor Biography: \nKelli Vrla\, CSP\, is the founder of Engage YOUniversity\, a Leadership Author and Workshop Leader. She has 30+ years of experience: 16 years as a broadcast sales executive and 14 as CEO of her own people development firm.\, Kelli brings a clearer understanding into handling change\, effective marketing\, bottom-line communications\, difficult and demanding people\, and motivating the tough-to-motivate. She helps people stay less stressed and laser-focused on full throttle productivity. Kelli helps you and your people effectively ignite awareness to optimize the biggest challenges.
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/transitioning-from-peer-to-supervisor/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250522T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250522T133000
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SUMMARY:Empanelment Training Series: Empanelment Weighing Methodologies and How to Monitor Panel Fullness
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Greg Vachon MD\, MPH\, Deena Pourshaban\, MPH\, and Leslie Brooks of Health Management Associates will facilitate a 60-minute webinar for health centers that have successfully implemented empanelment and are ready to implement panel weighting. The webinar will describe a methodology for panel weighting\, how panel weighting can address provider concerns and avoid incentivizing volume-based care with frequent visits as a protective mechanism against a larger provider panel. Office hours will consist of addressing clinic specific questions related to operationalizing panel weighting\, and any other specific requests from health center members. \nAt the end of this session\, participants should be able to: \n\nDescribe and know how to implement a process to weight panels based on patient co-morbidities\nUnderstand the importance of right-sizing provider panels and monitoring provider fullness to prevent provider turnover\n\nPresented by Dr. Greg Vachon MD\, MPH\, Deena Pourshaban\, MPH\, and Leslie Brooks of Health Management Associates \nComplimentary for CCALAC Members and Affiliates \nRegister Now! \nThe following courses in the series are listed below: \n\nEmpanelment Training Series: Fundamentals of Empanelment\, April 24 — More Information – Register Now \nEmpanelment Training Series: Successful Strategies to Sustain Empanelment Processes in Community Health Centers\, May 8— More Information – Register Now \nEmpanelment Training Series: Impact of Empanelment on Revenue and Value-Based Care\, June 5 — More Information – Register Now \n\nInstructor Biographies: \nDr. Greg Vachon has over 30 years of experience in clinical work and leadership in safety-net health care and has been a Principal at HMA for over 15 years\, with a focus on ambulatory care\, data analysis\, and information technology to power success in population health and value-based care. Data analysis areas of focus include right-sizing and projecting workforce\, assessing impact of population interventions\, creating dynamic business plans in health care\, and supporting implementation and analysis of various components of optimized primary care. A component of special interest over the past two decades has been empanelment. Greg has assisted nearly fifty FQHCs and other safety-net systems across the country implement effective empanelment procedures reflective of their environments since 2010. \nDeena Porshaban has over 12 years of healthcare and public health experience with extensive work in practice transformation\, social determinants of health\, quality improvement\, Patient-Centered Medical Home implementation\, health center operations\, and collaborative work with clients and care teams to tackle difficult clinical quality measures. Deena has led many large-scale practice transformation initiatives\, supported over 10 community health centers achieve PCMH recognition which includes implementing empanelment as one of the core requirements and recently co-lead the empanelment workstream supporting 32 community health centers implement participating under Kaiser Permanente Population Health Management Initiative implement empanelment processes and workflows. \nLeslie Brooks has over 8 years of experience collaborating with health plans and healthcare teams to implement whole-person\, person-centered approaches to healthcare integration. Her domains of expertise include population health management\, data analytics\, training and evaluation work. Ms. Brooks’ supported over 10 community health centers implement empanelment processes and workflows under Kaiser Permanente Population Health Management Initiative. Her empanelment work focused on developing\, workflows\, dashboards\, policies and procedures and staff training. \nThis training is generously sponsored by Kaiser Permanente.
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/empanelment-training-series-empanelment-weighing-methodologies-and-how-to-monitor-panel-fullness/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250523T100000
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SUMMARY:Health Centers & Immigration: Navigating a Changing Environment and Protecting Access to Care
DESCRIPTION:During this in-person\, interactive training\, expert presenters will help health center staff anticipate and prepare for potential immigration activity at health center locations. Presenters will discuss potential scenarios and what to expect and share recommendations for how to lawfully respond. Presenters will provide an in-depth look at what steps health center organizations and employees can take to minimize disruption to operations and keep protected health information safe. Participants will be invited to observe and participate in role-playing scenarios to further their comfort and confidence with the material. Panelists will answer participants’ questions and facilitate best practice sharing around fostering and maintaining a safe and welcoming environment for health center staff and patients. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nGain familiarity with the scenarios and circumstances under which immigration activity might occur at a health center location.\nUnderstand what responding lawfully entails and what policies and procedures should be in place.\nIncrease confidence and comfort with procedures for responding lawfully while minimizing disruption and keeping protected patient information safe.\nLearn strategies and approaches to promote access to care.\n\nPresented by Shiu-Ming Cheer\, Esq.\, Deputy Director of Immigrant & Racial Justice\, California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC)\, Carlos Alarcon\, MPP\, Health & Public Benefits Policy Analyst\, CIPC and Ritu Mahajan\, Directing Attorney\, Public Counsel Community Development Project. \nComplimentary for CCALAC Members and Affiliates \nRegister Now! \nInstructor Biographies \nShiu-Ming Cheer is California Immigrant Policy Center’s (CIPC) Deputy Director of Immigrant & Racial Justice. In this role\, she advocates for statewide and local policies that advance immigrant rights and protect people from criminalization\, detention and deportation. Shiu-Ming has over 25 years of experience working at the intersection of immigrant rights\, criminal legal reform and anti-state violence. She graduated from UC Berkeley with a double major in Ethnic Studies and English Literature\, and from UCLA School of Law’s Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy. \nCarlos Alarcon is CIPC’s Health & Public Benefits Policy Analyst in Los Angeles. Carlos received his Bachelors in Finance from UC Riverside and Masters in Public Policy from UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs. He has been a leader in the California immigrant youth movement for the past six years. Carlos has focused on helping immigrant communities by fighting for equitable immigration and higher education policies at the state and federal levels.
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/health-centers-immigration-navigating-a-changing-environment-and-protecting-access-to-care/
LOCATION:The California Endowment\, 1000 Alameda St\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Combined eCW/NextGen User Collaborative Meeting – Webinar Only
DESCRIPTION:I’m sorry\, this RSVP is currently closed.
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/combined-ecw-nextgen-user-collaborative-meeting-webinar-only/
CATEGORIES:CCALAC Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250529T121500
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SUMMARY:Dental Toolkit Lunch and Learn: Guide to Medical-Dental Warm Handoffs & Workflow Integration
DESCRIPTION:Lunch and Learn designed for chief medical officers\, primary care providers and medical staff or managers in clinics without in-house dental services or those with dental sites across different locations. Gain access to a one-stop comprehensive toolkit with referral templates\, screening guidelines\, risk assessment tools\, and workflow strategies to seamlessly integrate dental warm handoffs into your medical practice. Learn how to streamline referrals\, address key medical-to-dental questions\, and implement efficient workflows tailored to your clinic’s needs. Walk away with ready-to-use resources and a clear strategy to enhance coordinated patient care. This training is supported by and developed in collaboration with Los Angeles County Department Public Health Oral Health Program. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nUnderstand the role of Medical Directors and Providers in implementing dental warm handoffs within a medical-only setting.\nIdentify key strategies and assess clinic readiness for integrating dental referrals into primary care workflows.\nDevelop a step-by-step implementation plan for a tailored dental warm handoff workflow and referral system.\nAccess a one-stop resource toolkit with referral templates\, training materials\, risk assessment guidance\, and strategies for engaging patients in oral health care.\n\nPresented by Arlet Arratoonian\, DDS\, M.S.\, CCOH\, FCP\, Dental Director\, Consultant with FQHCs and Volunteer Dentist with LAC DPH Oral Health Program \nComplimentary for CCALAC Members and Affiliates \nRegister Now! \nInstructor Biography: \nDr. Arratoonian\, DDS\, M.S.(c)\, is an experienced dental professional with over two decades of expertise in clinical dentistry\, healthcare management\, and quality assurance. A graduate of the USC School of Dentistry (2000)\, she serves as Dental Director at a Los Angeles-based FQHC and is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the USCnSchool of Dentistry. Throughout her career\, Dr. Arratoonian has honed her expertise in electronic health records (EHRs)\, clinical workflows\, medical-dental integration\, and performance dashboards\, ensuring seamless interoperability across FQHCs\, private practices\, and health systems. As a certified Quality Assurance consultant and a Master of Science candidate in Healthcare Delivery\, she focuses on workflow development\, AI-driven process improvements\, and patient-centered care models. In collaboration with LAC DPH’s Oral Health Program\, Dr. Arratoonian is dedicated to increasing access to oral healthcare and empowering medical teams with practical strategies and resources for integrating Dental Warm Handoffs into their workflows.
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/dental-toolkit-lunch-and-learn-guide-to-medical-dental-warm-handoffs-workflow-integration/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Cybersecurity for Emergency Management Professionals
DESCRIPTION:This 2-hour interactive workshop is tailored for emergency management teams within health centers and community health organizations. With the healthcare sector increasingly targeted by cyberattacks—especially ransomware—it’s critical for emergency managers to understand both the evolving threat landscape and their role in a coordinated response. Participants will receive a concise update on current cybersecurity trends and healthcare-specific threats\, explore key takeaways from recent ransomware incidents affecting health systems\, and examine how emergency management practices align with cybersecurity incident response frameworks.  \nThrough two hands-on virtual tabletop exercises\, participants will engage in scenario-based discussions designed to simulate a ransomware event in a healthcare setting. These exercises will challenge teams to work collaboratively\, adapt to evolving attacks\, and reflect on organizational preparedness\, communication protocols\, and continuity of care.  \nAs a result of participating in this course\, attendees will be able to: \n\nIdentify lessons learned from recent cyberattacks on healthcare organizations and evaluate how these lessons apply to their own health center’s preparedness.\nCompare emergency management and cybersecurity incident response processes and identify areas of operational overlap and collaboration.\nParticipate in virtual tabletop exercises simulating cybersecurity attacks\, demonstrating effective decision-making\, communication\, and coordination under pressure.\n\nPresented by Adam Kehler\, CISSP\, Director of Heath Cybersecurity Services\, Online Business Systems  \nComplimentary for members of CCALAC’s Emergency Management Program \n$25 for CCALAC Members & Affiliates and Non-Members \nRegister Now! \nInstructor Biography \nAdam Kehler\, CISSP\, Director of Heath Cybersecurity Services\, Online Business Systems  \nAs Director of Risk\, Security\, and Privacy Healthcare Service\, Adam is engaged in the oversight and delivery of projects related to HIPAA\, Security Risk Assessment\, virtual CISO\, and any other service that requires unique and specific knowledge of the healthcare landscape\, threats\, and compliance requirements. \n  \nThis training is supported by California Primary Care Association and Health Resource Services Administration.
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/cybersecurity-for-emergency-management-professionals/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Value-Based Care for Community Health Centers
DESCRIPTION:June 3: Session #1 – Primary Care Capitation: The Clinical Imperative \nCalifornia FQHCs have adopted a care team model approach as Patient Centered Medical Homes. However\, fee-for-service reimbursement policy limits use of non-billable members of the care team and non-billable venues\, even when clinically appropriate and preferable from a patient perspective. This webinar will describe clinical models of primary and behavioral care that become financially sustainable under the FQHC APM 2.0 and how that flexibility will become increasingly important to FQHCs in the future. We will also offer a brief update on how recent actions at the federal level may influence clinical models and the APM. \nBy the end of the session\, participants should be able to: \n\nList at least three ways in which a capitated FQHC APM can serve as a tool for increasing market share\, attracting and retaining workforce\, and succeeding in value-based care.\nDescribe how adult populations can be managed differently under a combination of a capitated FQHC APM and total cost of care APM including the medically uninsured.\nDescribe how pediatric populations can be managed differently under a combination of a capitated FQHC APM and total cost of care APM including the medically uninsured.\n\nJune 10: Session #2 – FQHC APM 2.0: Tweaking the Model \nDespite years of design sessions and negotiations among constituents\, adoption of FQHC APM 2.0 has been disappointing to say the least. Other states have pursued capitated alternative payment models for FQHCs\, also with protracted development phases. California’s capitated FQHC APM is unique as is the prevalence of professional capitation by FQHC-led IPAs\, but experience in other states offers suggestions for addressing the challenges unique to APM 2.0. These potential modifications will be discussed. \nBy the end of the session\, participants should be able to: \n\nDescribe at least two approaches to alternative payment model implementation and how they differ from the CA APM (especially regarding shared savings\, shared risk\, and global risk for total cost of care; and delegation of care management responsibilities).\nIdentify at least three promising or best practices for addressing the poor correlation between managed care PCP assignment and where patients receive their primary care.\nList at least two critical success factors for value-based care in the FQHC/community clinic environment.\n\nPresented by Art Jones. MD\, Principal and Helen DuPlessis\, MD\, MPH \nComplimentary for CCALAC Members and Affiliates \nRegister Now! \nInstructor Biographies \nArt Jones\, M.D. has 27 years of experience as a primary care physician and CEO at Lawndale Christian Health Center. The health center has taken a population health approach from its beginning\, addressing the social drivers of health as well as the medical needs of the community it serves. The health center was an early adopter of advanced alternative payment models dating back to 1987. Dr. Jones was an architect for the first capitated Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) alternative payment methodology in the country in 2001. \nDr. Jones was one of the founders and continues to serve as the Chief Clinical Officer for Medical Home Network (MHN) and MHN ACO\, comprised of fourteen FQHCs and three health systems serving 190\,000 Chicago area Medicaid recipients. MHN is completely delegated for care management and successfully operates under a global risk arrangement on total cost of care. MHN supports 80 FQHCs in Medicare ACO projects. \nDr. Jones is also a principal at Health Management Associates where he focuses on helping FQHCs and their clinically integrated networks succeed in advanced alternative payment models. He serves as the FQHC subject matter expert to CMMI for the Making Care Primary payment demonstration. \nDr. Jones is a graduate of the University of Illinois Medical School and completed internal medicine residency\, chief residency\, and a cardiology fellowship at the University of Chicago. \nDr. DuPlessis is an accomplished pediatrician and physician executive with leadership experience in maternal and child health policy and programs\, health management\, program and policy development\, practice transformation\, public health\, community systems development\, performance improvement\, government-sponsored programs and managed care. \nShe is currently a physician principal at Health Management Associates (HMA)\, where she is working with state and local agencies\, health provider groups\, professional associations and community-based organizations on understanding\, readiness assessment and implementation related to CalAIM. She heads the HMA Team on the evaluation of the Child and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative. She continues to direct or serve as subject matter expert on numerous substance use disorder initiatives at the state and local level for multiple populations including adults\, pregnant and parenting persons and adolescents. She continues to work with a variety of community clinic networks\, local sites and tribal clinics on performance improvement and with several maternity care initiatives on sustaining alternative pregnancy care models. \nDr. DuPlessis served as the chief medical officer with St. John’s Well Child and Family Center and at L.A. Care Health Plan earlier in her career. She was a senior advisor to the UCLA Center for Healthier Children\, Families and Communities where she provided leadership\, research\, program development support\, counsel and representation to local\, state and national MCH efforts; and to community level systems transformation aimed at improving early childhood school readiness. She served as Director of Student Medical Services for the LA Unified School District and as a regional Medical Director responsible for CHDP and CCS administration in the Los Angeles County Health Department. \nThis training is generously sponsored by LA Care
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/value-based-care-for-community-health-centers/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Member Meeting
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URL:https://ccalac.org/event/member-meeting-7/
LOCATION:CCALAC\, 445 S Figueroa Street\, Suite 2100\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90071\, United States
CATEGORIES:CCALAC Meetings
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250605T133000
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SUMMARY:Empanelment Training Series: Impact of Empanelment on Revenue and Value-Based Care
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Greg Vachon MD\, MPH\, Deena Pourshaban\, MPH\, and Leslie Brooks of Health Management Associates will facilitate a 60-minute webinar describing the intersection of empanelment\, revenue and value-based care readiness. A business planning tool to assess expected revenue impact with a focus on empanelment in today’s visit-based revenue environment will be reviewed\, including the costs of having a specified manager of empanelment. The foundational role of empanelment in being ready for value-based payments will be discussed\, with concepts geared towards financial as well as clinical participants. Office hours will consist of addressing clinic specific questions related to empanelment\, and any other specific requests from health center members. \nAt the end of this session\, participants should be able to: \n\nUnderstand the intersection between empanelment\, revenue and value-based care readiness\nHave access to a business planning tool to assess expected revenue impact based on empanelment processes\nUnderstand the financial implications of empanelment processes within your health center environment\n\nPresented by Dr. Greg Vachon MD\, MPH\, Deena Pourshaban\, MPH\, and Leslie Brooks of Health Management Associates \nComplimentary for CCALAC Members and Affiliates \nRegister Now! \nThe following courses in the series are listed below: \n\nEmpanelment Training Series: Fundamentals of Empanelment\, April 24 — More Information – Register Now \nEmpanelment Training Series: Successful Strategies to Sustain Empanelment Processes in Community Health Centers\, May 8— More Information – Register Now \nEmpanelment Training Series: Empanelment Weighing Methodologies and how to Monitor Panel Fullness\, May 22— More Information – Register Now \n\nInstructor Biographies: \nDr. Greg Vachon has over 30 years of experience in clinical work and leadership in safety-net health care and has been a Principal at HMA for over 15 years\, with a focus on ambulatory care\, data analysis\, and information technology to power success in population health and value-based care. Data analysis areas of focus include right-sizing and projecting workforce\, assessing impact of population interventions\, creating dynamic business plans in health care\, and supporting implementation and analysis of various components of optimized primary care. A component of special interest over the past two decades has been empanelment. Greg has assisted nearly fifty FQHCs and other safety-net systems across the country implement effective empanelment procedures reflective of their environments since 2010. \nDeena Pourshaban has over 12 years of healthcare and public health experience with extensive work in practice transformation\, social determinants of health\, quality improvement\, Patient-Centered Medical Home implementation\, health center operations\, and collaborative work with clients and care teams to tackle difficult clinical quality measures. Deena has led many large-scale practice transformation initiatives\, supported over 10 community health centers achieve PCMH recognition which includes implementing empanelment as one of the core requirements and recently co-lead the empanelment workstream supporting 32 community health centers implement participating under Kaiser Permanente Population Health Management Initiative implement empanelment processes and workflows. \nLeslie Brooks has over 8 years of experience collaborating with health plans and healthcare teams to implement whole-person\, person-centered approaches to healthcare integration. Her domains of expertise include population health management\, data analytics\, training and evaluation work. Ms. Brooks’ supported over 10 community health centers implement empanelment processes and workflows under Kaiser Permanente Population Health Management Initiative. Her empanelment work focused on developing\, workflows\, dashboards\, policies and procedures and staff training. \nThis training is generously sponsored by Kaiser Permanente.
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/empanelment-training-series-impact-of-empanelment-on-revenue-and-value-based-care/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Value-Based Care for Community Health Centers
DESCRIPTION:June 3: Session #1 – Primary Care Capitation: The Clinical Imperative \nCalifornia FQHCs have adopted a care team model approach as Patient Centered Medical Homes. However\, fee-for-service reimbursement policy limits use of non-billable members of the care team and non-billable venues\, even when clinically appropriate and preferable from a patient perspective. This webinar will describe clinical models of primary and behavioral care that become financially sustainable under the FQHC APM 2.0 and how that flexibility will become increasingly important to FQHCs in the future. We will also offer a brief update on how recent actions at the federal level may influence clinical models and the APM. \nBy the end of the session\, participants should be able to: \n\nList at least three ways in which a capitated FQHC APM can serve as a tool for increasing market share\, attracting and retaining workforce\, and succeeding in value-based care.\nDescribe how adult populations can be managed differently under a combination of a capitated FQHC APM and total cost of care APM including the medically uninsured.\nDescribe how pediatric populations can be managed differently under a combination of a capitated FQHC APM and total cost of care APM including the medically uninsured.\n\nJune 10: Session #2 – FQHC APM 2.0: Tweaking the Model \nDespite years of design sessions and negotiations among constituents\, adoption of FQHC APM 2.0 has been disappointing to say the least. Other states have pursued capitated alternative payment models for FQHCs\, also with protracted development phases. California’s capitated FQHC APM is unique as is the prevalence of professional capitation by FQHC-led IPAs\, but experience in other states offers suggestions for addressing the challenges unique to APM 2.0. These potential modifications will be discussed. \nBy the end of the session\, participants should be able to: \n\nDescribe at least two approaches to alternative payment model implementation and how they differ from the CA APM (especially regarding shared savings\, shared risk\, and global risk for total cost of care; and delegation of care management responsibilities).\nIdentify at least three promising or best practices for addressing the poor correlation between managed care PCP assignment and where patients receive their primary care.\nList at least two critical success factors for value-based care in the FQHC/community clinic environment.\n\nPresented by Art Jones. MD\, Principal and Helen DuPlessis\, MD\, MPH \nComplimentary for CCALAC Members and Affiliates \nRegister Now! \nInstructor Biographies \nArt Jones\, M.D. has 27 years of experience as a primary care physician and CEO at Lawndale Christian Health Center. The health center has taken a population health approach from its beginning\, addressing the social drivers of health as well as the medical needs of the community it serves. The health center was an early adopter of advanced alternative payment models dating back to 1987. Dr. Jones was an architect for the first capitated Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) alternative payment methodology in the country in 2001. \nDr. Jones was one of the founders and continues to serve as the Chief Clinical Officer for Medical Home Network (MHN) and MHN ACO\, comprised of fourteen FQHCs and three health systems serving 190\,000 Chicago area Medicaid recipients. MHN is completely delegated for care management and successfully operates under a global risk arrangement on total cost of care. MHN supports 80 FQHCs in Medicare ACO projects. \nDr. Jones is also a principal at Health Management Associates where he focuses on helping FQHCs and their clinically integrated networks succeed in advanced alternative payment models. He serves as the FQHC subject matter expert to CMMI for the Making Care Primary payment demonstration. \nDr. Jones is a graduate of the University of Illinois Medical School and completed internal medicine residency\, chief residency\, and a cardiology fellowship at the University of Chicago. \nDr. DuPlessis is an accomplished pediatrician and physician executive with leadership experience in maternal and child health policy and programs\, health management\, program and policy development\, practice transformation\, public health\, community systems development\, performance improvement\, government-sponsored programs and managed care. \nShe is currently a physician principal at Health Management Associates (HMA)\, where she is working with state and local agencies\, health provider groups\, professional associations and community-based organizations on understanding\, readiness assessment and implementation related to CalAIM. She heads the HMA Team on the evaluation of the Child and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative. She continues to direct or serve as subject matter expert on numerous substance use disorder initiatives at the state and local level for multiple populations including adults\, pregnant and parenting persons and adolescents. She continues to work with a variety of community clinic networks\, local sites and tribal clinics on performance improvement and with several maternity care initiatives on sustaining alternative pregnancy care models. \nDr. DuPlessis served as the chief medical officer with St. John’s Well Child and Family Center and at L.A. Care Health Plan earlier in her career. She was a senior advisor to the UCLA Center for Healthier Children\, Families and Communities where she provided leadership\, research\, program development support\, counsel and representation to local\, state and national MCH efforts; and to community level systems transformation aimed at improving early childhood school readiness. She served as Director of Student Medical Services for the LA Unified School District and as a regional Medical Director responsible for CHDP and CCS administration in the Los Angeles County Health Department. \nThis training is generously sponsored by LA Care
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/value-based-care-for-community-health-centers-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Facilitation and Presentation Skills®
DESCRIPTION:Designed by Expert Effect for CCALAC\, the Facilitation and Presentation Skills Workshop helps professionals increase their confidence. The curriculum supports developing and delivering engaging presentations for use within organizations\, conferences\, and during meetings.  Breakout activities reinforce concepts and increase collaborative learning opportunities.  \nBy the end of the training attendees will be able to:  \n\nIdentify 10 presentation tips; \nRecognize the qualities of an amazing facilitator; \nUtilize resources to build engaging PowerPoint presentations and handouts; \nImplement 3 key facilitation techniques. \n\nPresented by Traci Bivens-Davis\, MA\, Assistant Director of Training and Equity/CCALAC \nCCALAC Members and Affiliates: $60 | Non-Members: $75 \nRegister Now! \nInstructor Biography: \nTraci Bivens-Davis is an experienced nonprofit professional with an over twenty-five-year history of health advocacy. As an Intervention Coach and Trainer\, she has taught strategies of Harm Reduction\, Reproductive Health\, and Psychological Well-Being. Traci is a former\, Los Angeles County Commissioner who advocates for systemic change that improves the health outcomes of Los Angeles County residents living with complex conditions. As the Assistant Director of Training and Equity at CCALAC\, Traci is responsible for daily operations of the Training Center was well as the lad for the organization’s Organizational Transformation Initiative.  \nThis training is generously sponsored Cedar Sinai
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/facilitation-and-presentation-skills-4/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Finance Committee
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URL:https://ccalac.org/event/finance-committee-26/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:CCALAC Meetings
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SUMMARY:Finance Committee
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/finance-committee-27/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:CCALAC Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250625T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250812T130000
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SUMMARY:2025 Healthcare AI Bootcamp
DESCRIPTION:2025 Healthcare AI Bootcamp\nRaising Awareness\, Driving Change\, and Combating Chronic Conditions\nVirtual and In-Person Sessions\nJoin us for the 2025 Healthcare AI Boot Camp\, a national initiative led by a group of federally funded Telehealth Resource Centers from across the country\, a Telehealth Center of Excellence along with additional regional partners. This foundational training is designed to equip participants with a clear understanding of core AI concepts and their practical applications in healthcare\, setting the stage for engagement with real-world challenges. \nStarts June 25 through August 12\, 2025 \nTimeline\nShort Videos: Spark AI Understanding\nDate: Available Starting June 6\, 2025\nTime: 12 On-Demand Short Videos\nLocation: Virtual – www.healthaibootcamp.org \nSession 1: Foundations: What is AI\nDate: June 25\, 2025\nTime: 9 am HST / 12 pm PST / 1 pm MST / 2 pm CST / 3 pm EST (60 min)\nLocation: Virtual: https://ochinhq.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qsBNyjWBSBOeGNIqTDT_gg \nSession 2: AI Applications in Healthcare\nDate: July 23\, 2025\nTime: 9 am HST / 12 pm PST / 1 pm MST / 2 pm CST / 3 pm EST (60 min)\nLocation: Virtual: https://ochinhq.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JPZ91y3mT2CxkL166HxRyg \nSessions 3-6:\nDate: August 12th\, 2025\nTime:\nLocation of In-Person Options:\n• In-person in Los Angeles\, CA: The California Endowment\, 1000 North Alameda St.\, Los Angeles\, CA 90012 (Registration below)\n• In-person in Honolulu\, HI (location details to come) (Registration below) \nRegistration for In-Person and Virtual: \n• 11-11:45am PST – Leveling Up: AI Awareness and Anticipation (8am HT\, 12pm MT\, 1pm CT\, 2pm ET)\n• 11:45-12:30pm PST – Risk and Responsibility in Healthcare AI (8:45am HT\, 12:45 MT\, 1:45 CT\, 2:45 ET)\n• 12:30 pm – 1pm PST – Light Lunch/Break\n• 1pm –1:45 PST – What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: AI and Evolving Regulations (10am HT\, 2pm MT\, 3pm CT\, 4pm ET)\n• 1:45-2:30pm PST – Next Steps: Being a Healthcare AI Ambassador for Responsible Use (10:45am HT\, 2:45pm MT\, 3:45pm CT\, 4:45pm ET)\n• 2:30-2:45pm PST – Wrap up and Networking \nFor information and to register please click below. \nRegister Now!
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/2025-healthcare-ai-bootcamp/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250626T100000
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SUMMARY:Human Resources Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:Visit the Human Resources Roundtable page for more information.
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/human-resources-roundtable-23/
LOCATION:CCALAC\, 445 S Figueroa Street\, Suite 2100\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90071\, United States
CATEGORIES:CCALAC Meetings
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