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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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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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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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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
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250508T120000
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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:Relias User Group
DESCRIPTION:The CCALAC Relias User Group meets on the second Friday of the month from 9:00am-10:00am. An additional 30 minutes is allocated for any technical assistance from 10:00am-10:30am and is optional. \nPlease visit the Relias – Learning Management System page for more information.
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/relias-user-group/2025-05-09/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:CCALAC Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250512T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250512T120000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T203419Z
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SUMMARY:Policy Advisory Group (PAG)
DESCRIPTION:Visit the Policy Advisory Group page for more information.
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/policy-advisory-group-pag/2025-05-12/
LOCATION:CCALAC\, 445 S Figueroa Street\, Suite 2100\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90071\, United States
CATEGORIES:CCALAC Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250513T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250513T103000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T203639Z
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SUMMARY:Clinical Advisory Group (CAG)
DESCRIPTION:Visit the Clinical Advisory Group page for more information.
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/clinical-advisory-group-cag/2025-05-13/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:CCALAC Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250514T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250514T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T195215
CREATED:20250819T152156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T152156Z
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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
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250515T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T195215
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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:20250521T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250521T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T195215
CREATED:20250819T152141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T204020Z
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SUMMARY:CalAIM Workgroup
DESCRIPTION:To RSVP for this meeting\, click HERE. \nVisit the CalAIM Workgroup Page for more information.
URL:https://ccalac.org/event/calaim-workgroup-23/2025-05-21/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:CCALAC Meetings
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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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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
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URL:https://ccalac.org/event/combined-ecw-nextgen-user-collaborative-meeting-webinar-only/
CATEGORIES:CCALAC Meetings
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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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