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2013 Health Center Excellence Awards!
The Annual Excellence Awards will be given to a clinic or individual in each of the four categories listed below. Nominations will be accepted until Friday, June 7, 2013. Awards will be presented at the Annual Meeting Dinner and Awards Banquet on August 8, 2013.
- Excellence in Customer Service Award: This award is presented to an administrator or staff member who demonstrates excellence in providing customer service, effectively meeting the needs of health center patients with customer satisfaction as a primary goal.
- Ivan D. McCourt Excellence in Board Leadership Award: The Excellence in Board Leadership award is named in honor of Ivan D. McCourt, a long-time Board member of Carbon Medical Service Association who passed away in 2011. Ivan McCourt was an exemplary member of the Carbon Medical Service Association Board for 36 years and, through his dedication, helped this important health center better serve its community. The Excellence in Board Leadership award recognizes a health center Board member who epitomizes Ivan D. McCourt's commitment and vision.
- Innovation and Success in Quality Improvement Award: This award is presented to an entire clinic, team, or individual who demonstrates superior commitment to quality improvement, acts as an agent of change, is effective in the change of clinic processes, and actively seeks out new opportunities to improve clinical quality.
- Excellence in Administrative Leadership Award: This award is presented to an exceptional administrator or staff member who has demonstrated commitment to the community health center movement through quality leadership and supervision of staff within their health center.
- Stephen D. Ratcliffe Award: This award was created in 2002 in honor of Dr. Stephen D. Ratcliffe. During his service with Community Health Centers, Inc. Dr. Ratcliffe touched the lives of thousands. After Dr. Ratcliffe's departure the former Northwest Community Health Center was appropriately renamed in his honor. The Stephen D. Ratcliffe Award is presented to an entire clinic, team or individual who displays a positive perspective at all times, keeps focused on the goal even when faced with challenges, and is viewed by others as a visionary.
Please click here to nominate.
Annual Meeting 2013
Each year Association for Utah Community Health brings speakers and training sessions to AUCH Members and community partners during a two day conference. The AUCH Annual Meeting 2013 will be held August 8-9, 2013 at Salt Lake Community College Miller Campus in Sandy, Utah.
A hotel block has been reserved at Country Inn and Suites. To access the AUCH reservation portal click here.
Supervisory Series 2013 Register Now
Clare Coonan and Brian Behle of Adjacent Consulting will deliver a three part supervisory development series. This program is targeted for new supervisors and supervisors who have limited training experience. Attendees may participate in single or all sessions. All Face-to-Face Sessions will be capped at 30 people per session. Southern Utah locations will be determined based on registered participants. Register here.
Part 1: Owning the Position
Webinar, April 19, 2013
Face-to-Face Learning Session, May 3, 2013
Location: Utah State Library for the Blind and Disabled, 250 North 1950 West, Suite A, Salt Lake City, Utah
Time: 1:00-5:00pm
- Become aware of professional boundaries and striking the balance between engaging staff and maintaining a position of authority.
- Learn skills to hold a calm assertive presence.
- Clearly define team goals that are aligned with department and organizational goals.
Part 2: Managing People
Webinar, May 31, 2013
Face-to-Face Learning Session, June 14, 2013
Location: Utah State Library for the Blind and Disabled, 250 North 1950 West, Suite A, Salt Lake City, Utah
Time: 1:00-5:00pm
- Learn and practice setting performance enhancing goals for staff that are aligned with team goals.
- Learn and practice coaching skills that will improve individual performance.
- Adopt effective practices to provide routine feedback.
- Learn techniques for conducting effective performance evaluations.
Part 3: Setting the Team Culture
Webinar, July 12, 2013
Face-to-Face Learning Session, August 7, 2013
Location: TBD
Time: TBD
- Learn eight behavioral expectations that will build an emotionally intelligent team.
- Understand key theories of motivation and apply them to team performance.
- Establish routines for infusing fun and humor into teams.
Register
Getting into Gear for 2014
Several strategies of outreach and enrollment have been implemented in Utah to help inform Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage expansions. Association for Utah Community Health obtained a Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) outreach grant to fund the training and support of AmeriCorps members working to assist with Medicaid and CHIP enrollment. The enrollment specialists are located at clinic sites and are available at each stage of a family's application process. It has been found that children in families who received enrollment assistance were more likely to have coverage for accesseing preventive care than children at clinics where enrollment assistance was not provided.
Click here for the brief from The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
4th Street Clinic VOA outreach team honored by City Weekly's Best of Utah 2013
NHSC 2013 Loan Repayment Application Now Open
The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program (LRP) opens its 2013 application cycle! The application cycle will be open through April 16, 2013.
To help ensure that the communities with the greatest need are supported, qualified applicants working in Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) with the highest scores as of January 1, 2013, will be given funding preference. With continued service, NHSC providers may be able to pay off all of their student loans.
Initial awards amounts are as follows:
The processing of applications for the 2013 NHSC Loan Repayment Program application cycle will begin after the program closes on April 16, 2013. Applicants should ensure that the application they submit is complete and includes all requested information. A couple new features for 2013 is the ability to withdraw a submitted application prior to the closing date, if changes are necessary and an online Employment Verification for NHSC sites, which must be completed prior to submission.
