OVERVIEW
Not-for-profit health care organizations were founded to meet the most pressing health needs of their communities. A vital part of this mission is to effectively assess community health needs and develop actionable plans to address those needs. These processes — assessment and planning — were recently mandated for tax-exempt hospitals in the Affordable Care Act and in guidance from the Internal Revenue Service.
This program will highlight both the mission and legal mandates for community health needs assessments and implementation strategies and present information on the basic steps of assessment and planning: accessing and using public health and other data, translating data into useful information, collaborating with community partners, setting priorities, and building on organization and community assets to develop plans for community health improvement.
Be sure not to miss this program, delivered by national leaders in community benefit and community health improvement!
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OBJECTIVES
As a result of this program, participants will be able to:
- Describe the legal requirements for community health needs assessments and implementation strategies.
- Identify and evaluate the applicability of available assessment and planning tools and resources.
- Build on leading practices that are being successfully implemented by public health agencies, hospitals and health systems.
AGENDA
| July 24, 2012 — Assessment |
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| 7:00 a.m. |
Breakfast |
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| 8:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Reflection |
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| 8:15 a.m. |
The Mission Imperative
A discussion of how the mission of our organizations calls us to assess and address the health needs of our communities. |
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| 8:45 a.m. |
Compliance — The Legal Requirements for Assessment and Planning
An overview of the requirements in the Affordable Care Act and IRS guidance for tax-exempt hospitals to conduct community health needs assessments and develop implementation strategies. |
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| 9:45 a.m. |
Assessment and Planning – Basic Steps and Reports
Review the basics steps in the assessment and community benefit planning processes and the reports that document them. |
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| 10:15 a.m. |
Break |
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Publicly Accessible Data Sources
An overview of data sources for assessment and planning, their advantages and disadvantages and tips for how data can be used to engage key partners to improve community health. |
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| 11:30 a.m. |
Assessing and Engaging Local Resources and Assets
Learn from a panel of experts about:
- Local health departments — The ways local health departments and hospitals can build on each other's strengths in assessment and planning for community health improvement.
- Internal resources — How to work with strategic planning, emergency departments and others within the organization to obtain and analyze internal data that can be used to identify community health problems.
- Community members and groups — How to involve community partners in assessment and planning.
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| 12:30 p.m. |
Keynote Lunch — Key Concepts in Coalition Building |
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| 1:30 p.m. |
Translating Assessment Data into Community Health Needs
How to analyze data collected in the assessment to create a list of community health problems and to understand the underlying causes of those problems, including issues related to the social determinants of health. |
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| 2:30 p.m. |
Setting Priorities: Making Decisions
An overview of established methods and tools for prioritizing community health needs and suggest who needs to be involved in the process. |
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| 3:30 p.m. |
Break |
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| 4:00 p.m. |
Challenges and Opportunities
Ask the expert presenters and other registrants about first (or next steps) and how to overcome challenges and find new opportunities. |
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| 5:00 p.m. |
Evening Reception |
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| July 25, 2012 — Planning |
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| 7:00 a.m. |
Breakfast |
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| 8:00 a.m. |
Overview of the Day and Reflection |
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| 8:15 a.m. |
Implementation Strategies: Moving from Data to Action
How to develop an implementation strategy that builds on community assets, including existing community benefit programs, organizational strengths and community partnerships, to address community health needs. |
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| 9:15 a.m. |
Determining What to Do
Learn how to select the most appropriate interventions given the organization's strengths and resources, the community's characteristics, resources of community partners and other factors. Sources for evidence-based and promising practices will also be covered. |
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| 10:15 a.m. |
Break |
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| 10:45 a.m. |
Challenges and Opportunities
Join in an open discussion with presenters who will address potential obstacles to planning and how to address them (budget realities, rural facility challenges, managing expectations and other issues presented by participants). |
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Adjournment |
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| Schedule subject to change. |
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REGISTRATION
July 24-25, 2012
Chase Park Plaza Hotel
St. Louis
Registration Fee:
CHA member — $350
VHA member — $350
Other registrants — $450
VHA MEMBERS: DON'T FORGET TO INSERT THE SPECIAL VHA-MEMBER DISCOUNT CODE TO RECEIVE THE DISCOUNTED REGISTRATION. If you have forgotten the code, contact Sheari Carruth at scarruth@vha.com or (202) 354-2602.
CHA MEMBERS: BE SURE TO LOG IN TO RECEIVE MEMBER PRICING!
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Questions? Email CHA or call (800) 230-7823.
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PRESENTERS
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Eileen Barsi, GC
Senior Director, Community Benefit, Dignity Health (formerly Catholic Healthcare West) |
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Jessica Curtis, JD
Project Director, Hospital Accountability Project, Community Catalyst
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Sr. Mary Haddad, RSM, MSW, MBA
Senior Director, Sponsor Services, CHA |
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Keith Hearle, MBA
President, Verité Healthcare Consulting LLC |
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Patsy Matheny
Community Benefit Consultant
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Donna Meyer, Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor, St. Louis University |
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Tyler Norris, M.Div.
Community Commons and Kaiser Permanente |
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Preston Quesenberry, JD, MA
Office of Chief Counsel, TE/GE Division, Internal Revenue Service |
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Lauren Shirey
Program Manager, Assessment and Planning for Accreditation Preparation, National Association of County and City Health Officials |
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Julie Trocchio, MSN
Senior Director, Community Benefit and Continuing Care, CHA |
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Deryk Van Brunt, Dr.PH
President and CEO, Healthy Communities Institute |
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
ACHE: The Catholic Health Association is authorized to award pre-approved Category II (non-ACHE) continuing education credit for this program towards advancement, recertification, or reappointment in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Participants in this program wishing to have the continued education hours applied toward Category II credit should indicate their attendance when submitting application to the American College of Healthcare Executives for advancement or recertification.
CONTACT
For more information, contact Debbie Morrow.
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