October 9, 2015
CONSORTIUM FEATURE STORY OF THE WEEK
From Crain's Detroit Business - "HealthPlus of Michigan workforce shrinking by almost half."
HERTEL TO SPEAK AT OCTOBER
BOARD AND MEMBERSHIP
MEETING ON SIM PROJECT
From mLive Saginaw - "Voluntary separations' starting soon
at HealthPlus, layoffs may follow."
ARTICLES OF INTEREST
From Crain's Detroit Business - "UAW workers at Blue Cross
approve master labor agreement on second go-around."
From Los Angeles Times - "After struggling, Jerry Brown
makes assisted suicide legal in California."
From Trinity Health - "Senators signal interest in electronic
health record changes."
From The Wall Street Journal - "Two substantive sides to debate over Obamacare's Cadillac tax."
From USA Today - "Groups call on Congress to reform mental
health system."
From New York Times - "Health law revision is approved."
Elizabeth Hertel, Director of Health Policy and Innovation with
the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, will
be the Consortium’s guest speaker at the Friday, October 30,
quarterly Board and membership meeting.
She will provide a detailed update on the State Innovation
Model (SIM).
Guests are welcome to attend this meeting which begins at 9
a.m. in the MPHI Interactive Learning Center (2436 Woodlake
Circle, Okemos) or tune into the webcast of Elizabeth’s
presentation beginning at approximately 10:30 a.m.
Please click here to RSVP at least seven days in advance to
assure adequate seating and refreshments (and bandwidth
for the webcast).
From The Washington Post - "A nurse with fatal breast cancer
says end-of-life discussions saved her life."
From Journal of Emergency Nursing - "It's a burden you carry:
Describing moral distress in emergency nursing."
From AMA Wire - "10 steps to pre-visit planning that can produce big savings."
From Kaiser Health News - "Workplace wellness programs:
Early alarm for workers' health or a recipe for over-testing?"
From The New York Times - "Heart scan can fine-tune risk
estimate for patients considering statins."
From ABC News - "Teen girl develops hepatitis after drinking
green tea bought online."
From NBC News - "Ancient virus may cause crippling disease
ALS, study finds."
From Fox News - "Washing the dishes can be therapeutic,
study finds."
MICHIGAN PRIMARY CARE CONSORTIUM ISSUES HALLOWEEN SAFETY TIPS
With Saturday, October 31 soon upon us, the Michigan Primary Care Consortium offers Halloween Safety tips.
Click here for a flyer which can be posted on your website,
forwarded to relevant audiences in your region, published in
your newsletter, or posted in your practice or worksite.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
From Michigan Optometric Association - "40th Annual MOA
Fall Seminar." Tuesday, October 13 - Thursday, October 14,
Lansing
From Kaiser Family Foundation - "Medicaid in a Time of
Growth and Change: Findings from the Annual Kaiser 50-State
Medicaid Budget Survey at a Forum with the National Association of Medicaid Directors." Thursday, October 15, Washington, D.C.
From University of Michigan Medical School -"2015 Global
Health Symposium: Sustainable Solutions to Improve the
Health and Lives of the Underserved at Home and
Abroad."Friday, October 16, Detroit.
From Michigan State Medical Society - "150th Annual Scientific Meeting." Tuesday, October 20 - Saturday, October 24.
Somerset Inn, Troy.
GREAT LAKES BAY REGION SYMPOSIUM
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 | SAGINAW VALLEY STATE
UNIVERSITY
The Consortium is working collaboratively with several
organizations to conduct a PCMH Symposium. This symposium's focus is Advancing the Patient Centered Medical
Home - focusing on team-based care and integration of
pharmacists, behavioral medicine, and care managers in
the primary care setting. Several take-away models will be
provided, and the educational experience is planned to
benefit all members of the primary care team.
Topics include:
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From Crain's Detroit Business - "Crain's 2015 Health Care
Leadership Summit." Wednesday, October 20. Marriott Renaissance Center, Detroit.
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From Health Management Associates - Webinar "Risk-Ready
Primary Care: the next wave in practice transformation for a
value-based future." Wednesday, October 21, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
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From McLaren Bay Region - "Interpersonal Violence: Health
Implications 2015."Wednesday, October 21, 8 a.m. to 12 noon.
From Michigan League for Public Policy -"Secure Parents and
Successful Kids: A Two-generation Approach to Tackling Poverty."Monday, October 26, Lansing.
Pharmacists in the Ambulatory Setting- Hae Mi
Choe, Pharm.D. and Natalie Pirkola, Pharm.D.
Chronic Pain Management: Integrating Behavioral Medicine
and Primary Care- Stacey Gedeon. Psy.D. Kevin
Denlinger, D.O.
Effective Implementation of Care Management in the Primary
Care Setting - Mary Ellen Benzik, M.D. and Marie Beisel, R.N.,
M.S.N., C.P.H.Q.
Impact of Community Partnerships on Enhancement of Care
Management - Veteran’s Administration and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Insight.
Continuing Education Credit(s) will be available to: physicians
and nurses.
Continuing Education Credit is anticipated for pharmacists and
social workers.
Planned collaboratively by:
Covenant Health Partners, Great Lakes OSC, Michigan Health
Improvement Alliance, Inc. (MiHIA), Michigan Primary Care Consortium, MidMichigan Collaborative Care Organization, Northern
Region Michigan AHEC, St. Mary's PHO, Saginaw Valley State
University.
RE-SET YOUR CLOCKS: DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
TIME
At 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, be sure to reset your
clocks back one hour to 1 a.m.
In addition, to routine clocks, don't forget your vehicles,
various appliance clocks, and timers which may regulate machinery and devices in your residence and work
site.
Remember your batteries in smoke alarms as well.
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For more information and to register, visit www.mipcc.org or contact June Castonguay at 517.484.0290 orcastonguayj@mipcc.org.
EDUCATION TO PRACTICE (E2P)
Education to Practice is a statewide initiative encouraging health
educators and professionals to work together to increase the
number of high-functioning health care teams capable of caring
for the whole patient. Using existing staff and students, with very
little additional cost, clinics can adopt an E2P model to improve
access and quality of patient care.
This fall, E2P plans to visit more sites utilizing interprofessional
best practices in order to develop resources and collect data that
will help healthcare professionals achieve the Triple Aim of
healthcare in Michigan. If you have a story to share, contact Stacie Longwell Hill at 517-347-3332 or stacie.hill@mhc.org.