New England Asthma Innovations Collaborative

NEAIC is organized by the Asthma Regional Council, a program of Health Resources in Action.

The project described was supported by Funding Opportunity Number CMS-1C1-12-0001 from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Healthcare Innovation Award #1C1CMS331039). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the

official views of HHS or any of its agencies.

Presented at the ARC Annual MeetingJune 13, 2013

Overview of NEAIC Workforce Development and Policy Change

Workforce Development and Policy Change

June 13, 2013 | ARC/NEAIC Annual Meeting

oGoals• Increase capacity and sustainability for

Community Health Workers (CHWs)

• Increase capacity and sustainability for

Certified Asthma Educators (AE-Cs)

• Explore credentialing for CHWs

Workforce Development and Policy Change

June 13, 2013 | ARC/NEAIC Annual Meeting

oWhy CHWs and AE-Cs?• Culturally-competent (CHWs)

• Cost-effective

• Improve health outcomes in asthma patients

• Currently, many payers are not reimbursing for

asthma home visiting services

Workforce Development – Year 1 Trainings

June 13, 2013 | ARC/NEAIC Annual Meeting

oCommunity Health Workers (CHW)• 48-hour core competencies

CMAHEC Outreach Worker Training Institute

12 CHWs completed training

• 24-hour asthma home visiting

MDPH and BPHC/CHEC

Includes 6-hour motivational interviewing

15 CHWs completed training

June 13, 2013 | ARC/NEAIC Annual Meeting

Community Health Worker Core Competencies TrainingNovember 29, 2012

Workforce Development – Year 1 Trainings

June 13, 2013 | ARC/NEAIC Annual Meeting

oSupervisors• 9-hour CHW supervisor training

MDPH and BPHC/CHEC

6-hour CHW supervision

3-hour motivational interviewing

Environmental Assessment TrainingJanuary 11, 2013 – hosted by Hasbro Hospital, Providence, RI

June 13, 2013 | ARC/NEAIC Annual Meeting

• This training was supported with funding from RI Dept of Health and ARC’s EPA Grant, but augments NEAIC strategies.

Workforce Development – Year 1

June 13, 2013 | ARC/NEAIC Annual Meeting

oCertified Asthma Educators (AE-C)• Asthma Educator Institute (AEI)

American Lung Association of the Northeast

(ALA-NE)

• AE-C exam (NAECB)

Credentialed (e.g. RN, RRT)

OR 1,000 contact hours in the field

Workforce Development – Year 1

June 13, 2013 | ARC/NEAIC Annual Meeting

oSupport Activities• Facilitated by the Massachusetts Association of

Community Health Workers (MACHW)

• CHWs Monthly phone calls Individual phone calls Quarterly in-person meetings (mandatory)

• Supervisors (includes some AE-Cs) Phone calls every 2-3 months as needed Additional in-person trainings as needed

June 13, 2013 | ARC/NEAIC Annual Meeting

Community Health Worker Needs Assessment

oTerry Mason, PhD• Needs Assessment for MDPH

CHWs and asthma home visiting services

June 13, 2013 | ARC/NEAIC Annual Meeting

Acknowledgements

NEAIC is organized by the Asthma Regional Council, a program of Health Resources in Action.

The project described was supported by Funding Opportunity Number CMS-1C1-12-0001 from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Healthcare Innovation Award #1C1CMS331039).

Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of HHS or any of its agencies.

Acknowledgments