New England Asthma Innovations Collaborative: Workforce Development Activities in Year 1
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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 Meeting June 13, 2013 Overview of NEAIC Workforce Development and Policy Change
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Presented by Christine Gordon at the annual meeting of the New England Asthma Innovations Collaborative, June 13, 2013, Shrewsbury, MA
Transcript of New England Asthma Innovations Collaborative: Workforce Development Activities in Year 1
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.
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