Washington Medical Home: Resources & Support

Medical Home

Medical Homes@Work

National e-newsletter updates on medical home issues, resources, funding opportunities and news from the National Center for Medical Home Implementation at the American Academy of Pediatrics. To view the current edition or access recent editions see: www.medicalhomeinfo.org/publications/eNews/announce.html

Frequency:

Twice a month

Sponsor:

National Center for Medical Home Implementation

To Subscribe:

Go to the Publications webpage, http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org/publications/ and click on "Subscribe to Our E-Newsletter" (Note: newsletter icon appears in top right-hand corner and takes a moment to appear)

H2RMinutes

National e-newsletter with news for professionals interested in patient centered care. Each week the PCPCC points you to just a handful of the growing number of articles about the patient centered medical home (PCMH) that appear in the media. Learn about these stories though H2RMinutes, a FREE weekly e-newsletter created to deliver the latest, targeted news about the PCMH. H2RMinutes will appear mid-week in your Inbox, and enable you to quickly scan the headlines to learn about the policy, players and programs making news every week. To view the current edition or access recent editions see:

www.h2rminutes.com/main.html

Frequency:

Weekly

Sponsor:

Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative

To Subscribe:

www.h2rminutes.com/sign_up.html

TransforMED - Practice Transformations Newsletter

TransforMED is focused on practice redesign and affiliated with the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). TransforMED facilitators are using lessons learned from pilot projects to offer facilitation services, collaboration environments and learning opportunities that support and empower primary care practices across the country as they implement the TransforMED Patient-Centered Model.

Frequency:

varies

Sponsor:

TransforMED, a subsidiary of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

To Subscribe:

Go to TransforMED's home page and find the e-newsletter sign-up box (as of 2/11 near top right of page) http://www.transformed.com/index.cfm

Medical Home Digest - News from the Safety Net Medical Home Initiative

The objective of the Safety Net Medical Home Initiative is to develop and demonstrate a replicable and sustainable implementation model to transform primary care safety net practices into patient-centered medical homes with benchmark performance in quality, efficiency, and patient experience.

Five regions were selected for participation (Colorado, Idaho,
Massachusetts, Oregon and Pittsburgh), representing 65 safety net practices across the U.S. For more information about the Safety Net Medical Home Initiative, refer to: www.qhmedicalhome.org/safety-net.

Frequency:

Several times a year

Sponsor:

Funded by the Commonwealth Fund, the Initiative is administered by Qualis Health and conducted in partnership with the MacColl Institute for Healthcare Innovation at the Group Health Research Institute.

To Subscribe:

Keep informed about the latest activities of the Safety Net Medical Home Initiative, and learn from experts in the field by subscribing to our newsletter (info@qhmedicalhome.org) —be sure to include your name, title, and organization in the message.

Special Health Care Needs

WA Family to Family Health Education and Information Center Listserv

Provides health care information and resources for families to assist them in advocating and improving the healthcare of children and youth with special health care needs.

Frequency:

Weekly

Sponsor:

Family Voices of Washington

To Subscribe:

Please email Julie Finholm at jfinholm@wapave.org and ask to be added

Linkages

Linkages is a Washington State newsletter that shares information, updates and resources for professionals and families caring for children with special needs.

Frequency:

Three times a year

Sponsor:

The Center for Children with Special Needs, a program of Seattle Children's Hospital. Funding from the WA Dept. of Health, CSHCN Program.

To Subscribe:

http://cshcn.org/news-events

Family Voices

Family Voices aims to achieve family-centered care for all children and youth with special health care needs and/or disabilities.Through our national network, we provide families tools to make informed decisions, advocate for improved public and private policies, build partnerships among professionals and families, and serve as a trusted resource on health care.

FV offers 3 free e-newsletters:

Friday's Child - Monthly e-newsletter with information for existing and emerging family leaders, as well as professionals, on topics such as leadership, mentoring and partnering.

Bright Futures Family Matters - Newsletter for families and professionals about news, information and activities in the maternal and child health community.

KASA e-news - Monthly e-newsletter full of opportunities and resources for youth with disabilities and their allies.

To Subscribe:

Go to http://www.familyvoices.org/action/keep_informed

Catalyst Center E-newsletter

The Catalyst Center is a national center dedicated to improving health care insurance and financing for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN). The Center works with a broad range of partners to:

Expand health insurance coverage of CYSHCN across the country
Close the gaps faced by underinsured families
Develop and disseminate innovative financing strategies at the community, state and national levels
Enhance knowledge and collaboration among stakeholder groups around coverage and financing issues

For more information please visit us at www.catalystctr.org

Frequency:

Quarterly

Sponsor:

The Catalyst Center

To Subscribe:

http://hdwg.org/catalyst/publications/e-newsletter-signup

Disability Scoop

Disability Scoop is the first and only national news organization serving the developmental disability community including autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and intellectual disability, among others. Disability Scoop sifts through the clutter to provide a central, reliable source of news, information and resources. Disability Scoop also has original content and series that take an in-depth look at what lies beyond the day’s headlines.

Frequency:

Five days a week

Sponsor:

Disability Scoop- founded by two experienced journalists

To Subscribe:

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/- sign up on home page for e-newsletter

Health Care

Pediatrics - New content alert

Sign up to receive an email with the table of contents of new articles in Pediatrics, the American Academy of Pediatrics' official peer reviewed journal.

Frequency:

monthly

Sponsor:

American Academy of Pediatrics

To Subscribe:

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/alerts/etoc - enter email address

The Child and Adolescent Healthcare Quality Improvement ListServ

A forum for discussing ideas about quality improvement and quality of care for children and adolescents -- what's new, what works, what doesn't. As members of an online community, participants should feel free to raise issues or questions, suggest ideas, or share reactions to anything related to health care for children and adolescents. NICHQ will be using this forum to let participants know about programs, progress, and new activities that we are undertaking.

Frequency:

n/a

Sponsor:

National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality

http://www.nichq.org/listserv.html

To Subscribe:

To sign up for the ListServ, send an e-mail to request-nichq-qi@ls.ihi.org and type Subscribe in the subject line.

The Commonwealth Fund

Sign up to receive e-mail alerts about one, some, or all of the Fund's program areas such as child health and development, healthcare quality/quality improvement, health insurance, minority health and innovative state policies. You also may choose to receive the Fund's Annual Report, Quarterly, or Washington Health Policy Week in Review.

Frequency:

varies

Sponsor:

The Commonwealth Fund

To Subscribe:

http://www.cmwf.org/emailalert/emailalert.htm

MCH Alert

MCH Alert is a free weekly electronic newsletter that provides timely reference to research, findings, policy developments, recently released publications, new programs, and initiatives affecting the maternal and child health (MCH) community.

Frequency:

Weekly

Sponsor:

MCH LibraryServices at the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health

To Subscribe:

Send an e-mail message to MCHAlert@list.ncemch.org with "SUBSCRIBE" in the subject line.

Current and past issues of the MCH Alert are available at
http://www.mchlibrary.info/alert/archives.html.

Kaiser Health News

KHN is a nonprofit news organization committed to indepth coverage of health care policy and coverage. KHN’s mission is to provide high-quality coverage of health policy issues and developments at the federal and state levels. In addition, KHN covers trends in the delivery of health care and in the marketplace

KHN offers two daily health care reform/news e-updates:

First Edition - Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report - KHN Original Reporting and Guest Opinion

Frequency:

Daily

Sponsor:

KHN is an editorially-independent program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a non-profit private operating foundation dedicated to producing and communicating the best possible analysis and information on health issues.

To Subscribe:

From the homepage, www.kaiserhealthnews.org/ choose "email sign-up" at the top of the page.

Children's Quicklinks

An e-mail toolkit for health professionals caring for children and families in the Northwest. (Examples of what’s included- e.g. regular categories of info included, topics covered.

Frequency:

About 4 times per year

Sponsor:

Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle

To Subscribe:

Visit www.seattlechildrens.org/quicklinks/subscribe

The Center for Health Care Strategies Email Updates

Nonprofit health policy resource center dedicated to improving health care quality for low-income children and adults, people with chronic illnesses and disabilities, frail elders, and racially and ethnically diverse populations experiencing disparities in care. We work with state and federal agencies, health plans, providers and consumer groups to develop innovative programs that better serve people with complex and high-cost health care needs.

Frequency:

Monthly digest; Weekly updates

Sponsor:

The Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.

To Subscribe:

Click on "Email Updates" option on home page http://www.chcs.org/

The Center for Health Professions News

This leading academic health center assists health care professionals, health professions schools, care delivery organizations and public policy makers respond to the challenges of educating and managing a health care workforce capable of improving the health and well being of people and their communities. The Center’s programs address a range of issues that impact the health care system and workforce both in California and nationwide including: supply and distribution; skills and training; cultural competency and diversity; and leadership, partnership and vision. Newsletter is monthly update of Center activities, publications, and application deadlines.

Frequency:

Monthly

Sponsor:

The Center for the Health Professions, University of California, San Francisco. http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/

To Subscribe:

Send an email to chpnews@thecenter.ucsf.edu asking to be subscribed to this list. Please include your first and last name in the e-mail.

Young Children

Zero to Three News

Brief updates on activities, publications, conferences, journal features, training opportunities, and news.

Frequency:

n/a

Sponsor:

Zero-to-Three

To Subscribe:

Send a blank e-mail message to:
join-news@lists.zerotothree.org

Mental Health

American Academy of Pediatrics Mental Health E-Newsletter

The Mental Health E-News contains the latest news, research, and resources in children’s mental health; upcoming conferences and Webinars; and funding opportunities.

Frequency:

Bi-monthly

Sponsor:

Funded by a grant (UC4MC21534) from the Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau.

To Subscribe:

Sign up by email to be on the listserv at

http://www2.aap.org/commpeds/dochs/mentalhealth/mh5n.html

Past issues are also available on this webpage.

Childrens Mental Health Network Friday Updates

The Children’s Mental Health Network is a national alliance between communities, practitioners, families, agencies, alumni of system of care communities, and individuals that seek to share information, keep in touch, advocate for children’s mental health issues, and offer experience-based consultation and education to those interested in promoting the system of care concept.

Frequency:

Weekly (Fridays)

Sponsor:

Childrens Mental Health Network

To Subscribe:

Subscribe from home page www.cmhnetwork.org

RtcUpdates

rtcUpdates include information about: new research and developments in the field of Children's Mental Health; the RTC’s publications, products, research and conference; and topics under discussion in the Forums section of their web site.

Frequency:

Periodic (every month or two)

Sponsor:

Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children’s Mental Health (RTC), Portland State University, OR

To Subscribe:

www.rtc.pdx.edu

Click on the "Join our List!" link

Funding

BHIC - Bringing Health Information to the Community

This blog focuses on health information issues related to the community, especially underserved communities. There is a section every day on funding opportunities available. The blog is run by medical librarians at the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.

Frequency:

Daily

Sponsor:

National Library of Medicine

To Subscribe:

Request subscription to a daily digest by going to http://nnlm.gov/bhic/ and following the subscription directions in the top left corner of the webpage.

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