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 highlightshere
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
