Healthcare Management Jobs in Arizona

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you enjoy
the Arizona
Association
of
Community
Health
Center’s
electronic
newsletter
and find the
content
relevant
and
informative.

January
13, 2010       Volume 6, Issue 1




Rich
Polheber
Named New
Chief
Executive
Officer




Chief
Executive
Officer, Rich
Polheber,
began
working at
the Arizona
Association
of
Community
Health
Centers
(AACHC) on
January 4,
2010,
following
Adda
Alexander’s
resignation
as Chief
Executive
Officer. The
Arizona
Association
of
Community
Health
Centers is
the Primary
Care
Association
(PCA) for the
state.

Rich has
served in a
variety of
healthcare
and
community
service roles
for thirty-six
years and
has called
Tucson,
Arizona, his
home since
1974.

Highlights of
Rich’s career
have
included
serving with
the Tucson
Medical
Center
Organization
with
responsibiliti
es including
all acute,
sub-acute,
and
extended
care facilities
as well as
affiliated
relations in
Southern
Arizona and
northern
Mexico. He
then
provided
consulting
services for
two years
with clients
both in and
outside of
Arizona,
which then
led him to
serve as
CEO for
Page
Hospital and
their network
from 1997 to
1999. Most
recently, he
served as
CEO for
Carondelet
Holy Cross
Hospital,
part of
Carondelet
Health
Network, a
member of
Ascension
Health, from
1999 to
2009.

Rich earned
his MBA in
Healthcare
Management
from the
University of
Chicago and
he earned a
B.S in
Mathematics
from Loyola
University in
Chicago,
Illinois.

He has been
happily
married to
his wife,
Judith, for 40
years, has
raised six
successful
children, and
has five
wonderful
grandchildre
n.

Rich looks
forward to
working with
the
Association
and
increasing
access to
primary
healthcare
for the
citizens of
Arizona.

Look For
Community
Health
Center and
AACHC Job
Postings
On Our
Website

Effective
immediately,
all job
postings for
Community
Health
Centers
and/or
AACHC will
be posted on
the AACHC
website at
www.aachc.
org . Please
forward all
job postings
to Bonnie
Fiacco at
bonnief@aa
chc.org and
ensure that
all
submissions
include a
brief job
description,
instructions
for applying,
and contact
information.
All
Community
Health
Center
Postings will
appear in the
“Health
Center
Employment
Opportunitie
s” section;
any internal
postings for
AACHC will
appear in the
“Job
Opportunitie
s” section.

Currently,
TAPI has a
posting for a
Project
Coordinator,
El Rio
Community
Health
Center has a
posting for a
Behavioral
Health
Consultant
and AACHC
has a
posting for
Chief
Learning
Officer.
Please
check our
website
often as job
postings are
updated
regularly.
AACHC
Annual
Meeting
Legislative
Dinner
Tuesday,
March 9,
2010, 5:30-
8:30pm

AACHC will
host a dinner
for
Legislators
on Tuesday,
March 9th
from 5:30 to
8:30pm at
the U of A
downtown
Phoenix
Medical
campus in
the Virginia
Piper
Auditorium.
Community
Health
Center staff,
board
members
and
community
leaders are
invited to join
their
Legislators
for dinner
and
conversation
about the
services
provided by
CHCs. If
you would
like to attend
please
RSVP to
Bonnie
Fiacco at
602-288-
7548 or
bonnief@aa
chc.org




American
Academy of
Pediatrics
Seeks
Proposals
Deadline:
January 29,
2010

Please note
that a
pediatrician
is required to
take the lead
on this
project.

An online
Call for
Proposals,
along with
sample
application is
now
available for
the
Community
Access to
Child Health
(CATCH)
Implementati
on Funds
Program.

Offered by
the
American
Academy of
Pediatrics,
CATCH
supports
pediatricians
in the initial
and/or pilot
stage of
developing
and
implementin
ga
community-
based child
health
initiative.
The program
is designed
to help
increase
children’s
access to a
medical
home or
specific
health
services not
otherwise
available.
Multiple
grants up to
$12,000
each are
available to
pediatricians
.

Insiders Tip:
Don’t
hesitate to
ask
questions at
any stage of
the
proposal’s
development
. Interested
applicants
are
encouraged
to talk out
project ideas
with program
officials
using the
contact
information
below.

Info: Direct
questions to
847.434.708
5 of
847.434.490
3 or email
catch@aap.
org ; for a list
of local
contacts, go
to:
www.aap.org
/catch/Roste
rChapterFac.
pdf ; for
more on the
funding
opportunity,
please visit
www.aap.org
/catch/imple
mentgrants.h
tm .


The Health
Clinic
Opportunity
Fund
(Round 2) |
Letters of
inquiry are
due March 1,
2010;
Second
grant
awards
announced
September
2010

This two-
year national
grant
program
from the
Kresge
Foundation
was
developed in
direct
response to
the rapid
increase in
the number
of individuals
losing their
jobs and
health
insurance as
a result of
the
economic
crisis. Grants
ranging from
$75,000 to
$150,000
per year (for
a maximum
of two years)
will be
provided to
build the
operational
capacity of
charitable
health
clinics,
public-health
clinics, and
those
designated
as Federally
Qualified
Health
Center look-
alikes.

Up to twenty
projects per
year will be
funded.
Grant
awards may
be used to
support
staffing,
recruitment
and retention
of healthcare
service
providers;
consulting
services
such as
training,
management
, business
processing
and
fundraising;
strategic
planning,
community
health
assessments
, outreach
and
marketing;
business
and/or
operational
assessments
and program
evaluation;
and basic
operational
expenses,
such as
supplies,
materials
and
equipment.

Priority will
be given to
projects that
leverage
existing
resources,
create more
effective
operating
systems,
improve
efficiencies,
and expand
and maintain
access to
health
services for
vulnerable
populations.

For more
information go
to:
http://www.kre
sge.org/index.
php/ what/cari
ng_communiti
es/#fund.




El Rio
Community
Health
Center Wins
Pinnacle
Award

Congratulati
ons are in
order for El
Rio
Community
Health
Center as
they are the
recipient of
the APhA
Foundation
Pinnacle
Award.

These
awards were
inspired by
and created
in response
to the
increasing
importance
of the proper
use of
medications
in today's
health care
environment.
Morbidity
and mortality
associated
with
improper
medication
use is a
major public
health
problem,
resulting in
significant
disability and
up to
100,000
deaths each
year. An
estimated
177 billion
dollars is
spent
annually on
preventable
hospitalizatio
ns,
lengthened
stays, and/or
prolonged
treatment as
a result of
prescribing
contraindicat
ed therapy,
drug-drug
interactions,
adverse drug
reactions,
duplication
of drug
therapy,
and/or errors
in drug
administratio
n.

"The 2009
Pinnacle
Award
recipients
represent
those who
are shaping
the future of
health care
delivery,"
said William
M. Ellis,
APhA
Foundation
Executive
Director and
CEO. "Their
work shows
that system
changes and
new thinking
are not only
possible but
can enhance
medication
use and
improve
patient
outcomes.
The one
constant
between all
of the award
winners is
that they
never fail to
put the
patient as
the focal
point in the
care process
and I
commend
them for
their
commitment
to quality."

In addition to
being
recognized
by the
American
Pharmacist’s
Association,
Dr. Arthur
Martinez
from El Rio
Community
Health
Center has
been
recognized
for his
contributions
as a HRSA
Patient
Safety
Clinical
Pharmacy
Collaborative
National
Faculty Co-
Chair and by
the Western
Clinicians
network for
15 years of
dedicated
service and
contributions
.

Congratulati
ons El Rio
and Dr.
Martinez!


“The Care
of the
Uninsured
in America”
Edited by El
Rio
Community
Health
Center COO,
Nancy J.
Johnson
with Lane P.
Johnson

“They earn
too much for
Medicaid but
not enough
to afford a
health plan.
Or their
employer
rescinded
their
benefits. Or
they’re "not
disabled
enough" for
disability.
Some 45
million
people have
fallen
through the
cracks of
America’s
health care
system, and
this lack of
coverage
affects
access to
coverage,
timeliness of
care—even
life
expectancy.
The Care of
the
Uninsured in
America
presents a
nuanced
portrait of
this broad
population—
urban and
rural, from
generational
poverty and
the working
poor—while
illuminating
the current
state of
medical/dent
al insurance
and the
circumstanc
es that
cause so
many to do
without. Its
authors
conceptualiz
e lack of
insurance as
a health
disparity (as
are ethnicity,
gender, age,
etc.), and
explain its
collective
health
impact and
major issues
involved in
providing
care.
In clear,
useful prose,
the book
“The Care of
the
Uninsured in
America”: --
Identifies
subpopulatio
ns among
the
uninsured
(e.g., the
mentally ill,
the
homeless,
and people
with HIV)
and their
specific care
needs. --
Outlines
necessary
skills and
strategies for
working with
uninsured
patients,
from health
promotion to
cultural
competency.
--Offers
models and
case
examples of
innovative
care
programs. --
Reports on
methods for
improving
access and
support,
including
coalition
building and
health
information
management
.- -Describes
medication
assistance
programs:
how they
work and
what they
cost. --
Discusses
chronic care
and disease
management
among the
uninsured. --
Analyzes the
universal
health care
debate and
makes
recommenda
tions.
The Care of
the
Uninsured in
America will
attract a
wide
audience
among
professional
s and
graduate
students in
public and
community
health and
health policy;
clinicians
and nurses
who treat the
uninsured;
administrator
s and
managers
seeking a
deeper
understandin
g of the
system; and
policymakers
and analysts
seeking
avenues for
change.”

Available at
www.springe
r.com




“Primary
News for
Primary
Care” now
Available
on AACHC
Website

We are
happy to
announce
that our bi-
weekly
newsletter
“Primary
News for
Primary
Care” is now
also
accessible
on our
website at
www.aachc.
org in the
“Newsletters
” section. If
you are not
currently
receiving the
newsletter
directly and
would like to
be added to
our
distribution
list, please
contact Lisa
Nieri at
lisan@aachc
.org or
602.288.755
7.

Two Free
Publication
s on
Women’s
Mental
Health

The DHHS
Office on
Women’s
Health
released two
women’s
mental
health
publications
during
Women’s
Health Week
in May,
2009:
“Action
Steps For
Improving
Women’s
Mental
Health” and
“Women’s
Mental
Health: What
It Means To
You”. They
are now
available to
download or
order for free
through the
Substance
Abuse and
Mental
health
Services
Administratio
n’s Health
Information
Network
(SHIN) at
http://www.s
amhsa.gov/s
hin or call
1.877.SAMH
SA.7


National
Conference
Calls to
Address
Federally
Qualified
Health
Center
Look-Alike
Guidelines
and
Application

The Health
Resources
and Services
Administratio
n (HRSA)
has made
available
Policy
Information
Notice (PIN)
2009-06,
“Federally
Qualified
Health
Center
(FQHC)
Look-Alike
Guidelines
and
Application,”
to announce
revisions to
the
guidelines
and
application
requirements
for the
FQHC Look-
Alike
Program.
PIN 2009-06
supersedes
Policy
Information
Notice (PIN)
2003-21,
“Federally
Qualified
Health
Center Look-
Alike
Guidelines
and
Application,”
dated
August 26,
2003 and all
correspondin
g
amendments
to PIN 2003-
21, including
PINs 2005-
17, 2006-06,
and 2009-
04,
“Revisions to
PIN 2003-
21, FQHC
Look-Alike
Guidelines
and
Application.”
PIN 2009-06
is posted at:
http://www.b
phc.hrsa.gov
/policy/pin09
06/.

Organization
s are
strongly
encouraged
to use PIN
2009-06 in
the
preparation
of
applications
starting April
1, 2010;
however, as
necessary,
organization
s may
continue to
use the
guidelines
and
application
requirements
encompasse
d in both PIN
2003-21 and
accompanyi
ng
amendments
to prepare
applications
submitted
prior to
September
22, 2010.
Beginning on
September
22, 2010, all
organization
s are
required to
use PIN
2009-06 in
the
preparation
of
applications
and HRSA
will not
accept
applications
that use
previous
application
guidances
after this
date.

The goal of
PIN 2009-06
is to
strengthen
the FQHC
Look-Alike
Program and
align it with
the Health
Center
Program
(authorized
under
section 330
of the Public
Health
Service
(PHS) Act).
HRSA has
made
extensive
changes to
the
requirements
for securing
and
maintaining
FQHC Look-
Alike
designation.
Please
review PIN
2009-06 for
a summary
of the
changes.

HRSA will
conduct two
national
conference
calls to
review PIN
2009-06 and
respond to
organization
s’ questions.
Conference
call #1 is
open to the
general
public and
conference
call #2 is
targeted to
existing
FQHC Look-
Alikes:

Conference
Call #1
Date:
January 20,
2010
Time: 2:00
EST
Dial in
Number:
888-995-
9574
Conference
Leader:
Twyla
Adams
Passcode:
FQHC Look-
Alike
Replay of
the call will
be available
until April 25,
2010. To
access the
replay,
please call
800-337-
6568 or 402-
220-9660
and provide
passcode
8720.

Conference
Call #2
Date:
January 27,
2010
Time: 2:00
EST
Dial in
Number:
888-995-
9574
Conference
Leader:
Twyla
Adams
Passcode:
FQHC Look-
Alike
Replay of
the call will
be available
until May 16,
2010. To
access the
replay,
please call
800-925-
5456 or 203-
369-3850
and provide
passcode
8741.

In advance
of the calls,
organization
s are
encouraged
to carefully
review the
PIN and
submit any
questions to
the OPPD e-
mail box
OPPDGener
al@hrsa.gov
so that they
can be
addressed
during the
conference
call.


HRSA
Technical
Assistance
Webinar:
EHR
Clinical
UDS
Reporting
Friday,
January 15,
2010, 2-3:30
pm EST

HRSA
collects data
from section
330 funded
health
centers
through
annual UDS
reporting.
The data are
analyzed to
ensure
compliance
with
legislative
mandates,
report
program
accomplishm
ents, and to
improve the
health of
underserved
communities
and
vulnerable
populations.

This webinar
will provide a
brief
overview
of the UDS
Clinical
Measure
Reporting
Requirement
s, discuss
best
practices for
reporting the
measures,
and provide
a
demonstratio
n of Clinical
UDS
reporting
using an
electronic
health record
system. The
lessons
learned have
implications
for quality
improvement
, and for
reporting of
the
forthcoming
“Meaningful
Use”
reporting
incentives.

Presenters:
Will Gaud,
Will Gaud &
Associates;
Suma Nair,
Office of
Quality Data,
Bureau of
Primary
Health Care-
HRSA;
Duane
Kayka,
Georgia
Association
for Primary
Health Care

To
REGISTER,
please go to
https://ohitev
ents.webex.c
om/ohitevent
s/onstage/g.
php?t=a&d=
993815314

Event
number: 993
815 314;
event
password:
portal


“Profile of
Older
Americans”
A Useful
Statistical
Summary

This 2009
annual
summary of
the latest
statistics on
the older
population
covers 15
topical areas
including
population,
income and
poverty,
living
arrangement
s, education
and health.
A description
of some of
the
highlights
follows and
attached to
this
newsletter
you will find
the full
document.

      The
       older
       popul
       ation
       (65+)
       numb
       ered
       38.9
       millio
       n in
       2008,
       an
       incre
       ase
       of 4.5
       millio
       n or
       13.0
       %
       since
       1998.
      The
       numb
       er of
       Amer
       icans
       aged
       45-64
       who
       will
       reach
       65
       over
       the
       next
       two
       deca
       des
       incre
    ased
    by
    31%
    durin
    g this
    deca
    de.
   Abou
    t
    471,0
    00
    grand
    paren
    ts
    aged
    65 or
    more
    had
    the
    prima
    ry
    respo
    nsibili
    ty for
    their
    grand
    childr
    en
    who
    lived
    with
    them.
   Minor
    ity
    Popul
    ation
    s are
    proje
    cted
    to
    incre
    ase
    from
    5.7
    millio
    n in
    2000
    (16.3
    % of
    the
    elderl
    y
    popul
    ation)
    to 8.0
    millio
    n in
    2010
    (20.1
    % of
    the
    elderl
    y)
    and
    then
    to
    12.9
    millio
    n in
    2020
    (23.6
    % of
    the
    elderl
    y).
   The
    medi
    an
    inco
    me of
    older
    perso
    ns in
    2008
    was
    $25,5
    03 for
    male
    s and
    $14,5
    59 for
    femal
    es.
   Socia
    l
    secur
    ity
    const
    ituted
    90%
    or
    more
    of the
    inco
    me
    recei
    ved
    by
    35%
    of all
    Socia
    l
    Secu
    rity
    benef
    iciari
    es
    (21%
    of
    marri
    ed
    coupl
    es
    and
    44%
    of
    non-
    marri
    ed
    benef
    iciari
    es).
   Abou
    t 3.7
    millio
    n
    elderl
    y
    perso
    ns
    (9.7
    %)
    were
    belo
    w the
    pover
    ty
    level
    in
    2008
    which
    is not
    statis
       tically
       differ
       ent
       from
       the
       pover
       ty
       rate
       in
       2007
       (9.7
       %)
      Abou
       t 11%
       (3.7
       millio
       n) of
       older
       Medi
       care
       enroll
       ees
       recei
       ved
       perso
       nal
       care
       form
       a
       paid
       or
       unpai
       d
       sourc
       e in
       1999.


Region IX
conference
postponed
until further
notice
Information
will be
forthcoming.
Events |
Trainings |
Seminars

February
11-14, 2010
Western
Migrant
Stream
Forum
Seattle, WA
http://www.n
wrpca.org/

April 23,
2010
SIRC 8th
Annual
Research
Conference-
Health
Disparities:
A Global
Challenge,
a Local
Response
Organized
by
Southwest
Interdisciplin
ary
Research
Center,
Arizona
State
University
Keynote
speaker: Dr.
Nabilla El-
Bassel,
Columbia
University
Phoenix, AZ
http://sirc.as
u.edu/annual
-conferences

April 28-30,
2010
AIFC –
Arizona
Interagency
Farmworker
Coalition
annual
conference:
United
Through
Challenges,
We Build
Strong
Communitie
s
Yuma, AZ.
For more
information,
please
contact Lisa
Nieri at
lisan@aachc
.org or
602.288.755
7


Association
Meetings

January 15,
2010
COPS
Meeting
Mountain
Park Health
Center,
Phoenix, AZ

February 3,
2010
Human
Resource
Officers
Meeting
Arizona
Association
of
Community
Health
Centers,
Phoenix, AZ
February 5,
2010
Behavioral
Health
Committee
Meeting
El Rio Health
Center’s
Southeast
Clinic,
Tucson, AZ

March 9,
2010
AACHC
Annual
Meeting
Legislative
Dinner
U of A
downtown
Phoenix
Medical
Campus,
Virginia
Piper
Auditorium
Phoenix, AZ
5:30-8:30pm


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