OACHC's Annual Impact 2019

OACHC Notables

Welcomed new staff members

• Dr. Dana Vallangeon, CMO
• Dr. Shereen Bahadar, Oral Health Coordinator
• Erica Brown, Chronic Disease Program Manager 
• Kelly Carey, Director of Policy & Public Affairs
• Lindsay Weaver, Quality Improvement Coordinator 
• Vicki Wilcox, Office Manager

On the Move

• Avani Desai promoted to HCCN Program Manager
• Teresa Rios-Bishop promoted to Director of Membership and Development
• Dr. Ted Wymyslo transitioned to part-time, serving as the Sr. Medical Advisor

OACHC Department Highlights

Clinical & Quality

Health Center Controlled Network:

• Finished Wave 1 (3 years) with 16 FQHCs: All HCCN members reported 2018 UDS in FULL UNIVERSE!!
• Funded for Wave 2 (3 years) with 21 FQHCs 

Quality Improvement Team leads the following initiatives: (FUNDED)

• Hypertension/Diabetes Quality Improvement Project with ODH – 11 FQHCs in Cohort 1
• FluFIT – 10 FQHCs 
• Case Management for Opioid Use Disorder Initiative – 6 FQHCs 
• Hepatitis C Screening & Treatment – 8 FQHCs 
• Ohio Domestic Violence Grant (FUTURES without Violence) 
• OMNI – Opioid Use Disorder, Maternal Outcomes, and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Initiative 
• Franklin County Public Health – CDC Overdose Data 2 Action – 7 FQHCs
• United Health Care Contract – Medication Assisted Treatment Training & Quality Partnership – 3 FQHCs 

Clinical & Quality In the Lead:

• Data Strategy Framework developed and presented at NACHC FOM/IT
• Developed OACHC MAT for OUD Best Practices guiding document
• Initiated Curbside Consults to assist Ohio FQHC providers with SUD and MAT case questions 

Conference & Events

• 14 in-person trainings with more than 1,000 attendees
• 27 Webinars hosted with more than 500 attendees 

Oral Health

Funded awards:

• DentaQuest - National Oral Health Integration and Intervention Network (NOHIIN)
• HealthPath Foundation of Ohio for the Brush, Book, Bed program 
• NACHC Tobacco Cessation CDC: one of two PCA’s nationally to pilot tobacco cessation screening and treatment in Dental practices 
• HRSA Networks for Oral health Integration: integration of oral health services for children 6-11 years old in health centers. Created the Midwest Network for Oral Health Integration (MNOHI): 4-state collaborative network of Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, and Ohio Primary Care Associations 

Policy

• Successful state budget championing many areas and provisions for health centers. Notably restored and INCREASED funding for the Ohio Primary Care Initiative (OPCWI). Read about all of the highlights here
• Drafted model legislation prohibiting discriminatory Medicaid and commercial contracts for 340B covered entities; bipartisan, bicameral sponsors identified 
• “Stormed the Statehouse” via 90 meetings with ~45 advocates at OACHC’s Day at the Statehouse 
• 5,517 registered advocates poised to raise their voices in support of health centers 
• Active in moving pieces of legislation including, but not limited to: 
• HB 11 Prenatal Care-successful amendment expanding access to centering funds 
• HB 12 Behavioral Health Prevention Network Group- FQHC representation named in the bill 

Workforce

Ohio Primary Care Workforce Initiative (OPCWI), Year 4

• 5 new FQHCs and 68 health professional training programs participated
• Nearly 1,100 health professional students participated 
• About 146,200 student clinical hours were experienced 

Workforce Wins

• Successfully changed OPCWI/ODH contract length to a 2-year term
• Active participant in the Chancellor of Higher Education’s Ohio Physician and Allied Health Care Workforce Preparation Task Force 

OACHC-led Peer Networking & Training Collaboratives

• 340B Consortium
• OACHC Marketing & Outreach Network (OMON) 
• Outreach and Enrollment Network 
• FQHC Public Entities Group 
• Dually certified Group (CMHC/FQHC) 
• CPC Networking Group 
• Quality Peer Network 
• Chief Medical Officer 
• Behavioral Health Monthly Networking 
• EHR User Groups (eClinical Works, NextGen, Epic) 
• Clinical Learning Collaborative 
• Diabetes Collaborative 
• Infant Mortality Task Force 
• Care Management Network 
• HR Contacts 
• OPCWI Contacts 
• Dental Directors