AGENDA & MEETING MATERIALS 

12:00 – 12:05: Welcome & Agenda Scan 

• Lindsay Morse, MSN/NED, RN, ACM, Vice President of Care Management at the University of Vermont Health Network & Chair of the VPQHC Care Management Directors Network

• Emma Harrigan, VAHHS, Inquiry for group about potential data collection

12:05 – 12:50: Promoting Men’s Mental Health in Vermont: Using Man Therapy to Engage Men at-Risk for Suicide

• Nick Nichols, Prevention Services Manager, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs, Vermont Department of Health

• Man Therapy 10/17/24 Presentation

• Man Therapy Toolkit

12:50 – 1:20: Vermont Legal Aid: Medical Legal Partnership (MLP)

• Zachary Lees, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

• Lily Yan, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

• Medical Legal Partnership 10/17/24 Presentation

1:20 – 1:30: Roundtable & Adjourn

·         Open discussion

Meeting Presentations:

1. Vermont Early Hearing Detection and Intervention

2. Accessibility Pathway for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind Communities

Meeting Agenda:

12:00 – 12:05: Welcome & Agenda Scan 

·         Lindsay Morse, MSN/NED, RN, ACM, Vice President of Care Management at the University of Vermont Health Network & Chair of the VPQHC Care Management Directors Network

12:05 – 12:35: VTEHDI and Educational Services Practice

·         Linda Hazard Ed.D., CCC-A, Program Director and Manager, Education Services Practice

12:35 – 1:20:  Accessibility Pathway for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind Communities

·         Laura Siegel, MBA, Director of Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, and DeafBlind Services

1:20 – 1:30: Roundtable & Adjourn

·         2024 Care Manager Director Network Charter

·         2024 Quality Director Network Charter

Care Management Directors Network Meeting

Agenda

12:00 p.m. – 12:05 p.m.: Welcome & Agenda

• Lindsay Morse, MSN/NED, RN, ACM, Vice President of Care Management at the University of Vermont Health Network & Chair of the VPQHC Care Management Directors Network

12:05 p.m. – 12:50 p.m.: Overview of VT 211 Services

• Elizabeth Gilman, Executive Director, United Ways of VT

  • Presentation

12:50 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.: UVMMC Care Management Barrier Screening

• Amela Dulma, MHA, BSN, RN, CMAC, Network Director of Case Management, Throughput Collaborative Leadership Team, Patient Progression Rounding Optimization Team

  • Presentation

1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Roundtable & Adjourn

Care Management Directors Network Meeting

Thursday, March 21, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Agenda

12:00 p.m. – 12:05 p.m.: Welcome & Agenda

• Lindsay Morse, MSN/NED, RN, ACM, Vice President of Care Management at the University of Vermont Health Network & Chair of the VPQHC Care Management Directors Network

12:05 p.m. – 12:50 p.m.: VT Community Health Worker Workforce Initiative

• Katina Cummings, MCP, Project Director VT Community Health Worker Workforce Initiative, Southern VT Area Health Education Center (AHEC)

  • Presentation

• AHA Rural Health Conference Update - Lindsay Morse, MSN/NED, RN, ACM, Vice President of Care Management at the University of Vermont Health Network & Chair of the VPQHC Care Management Directors Network

  • Presentation

1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Roundtable & Adjourn

Agenda

12:00 p.m. – 12:05 p.m.: Welcome & Agenda Overview

• Lindsay Morse, MSN/NED, RN, ACM, Vice President of Care Management at the University of Vermont Health Network & Chair of the VPQHC Care Management Directors Network

12:05 p.m. – 12:40 p.m.: White River Junction Veterans Administration Medical Center Suicide Prevention Team

• Sarah Poole LICSW, Compact Act Coordinator

• Michelle Nerish PhD, Suicide Prevention Coordinator

• Brooke Whalen LICSW, Suicide Prevention Coordinator

  • Presentation

12:40 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.: White River Junction Veterans Administration Medical Center VA and Community Collaboration in Veterans Care

• Melissa Mooney, MSN, RN, NE-BC, LNC, Service Chief, Office of Community Care/Referral Coordination, Acting Chief of Clinical Operations

  • Presentation

Materials

• COMPACT 201_VAMC Veteran and Eligible Individual FAQs_v5

• Compact Act Flyer for Community Providers_by Optum United Healthcare

• Dual Care

• Emergency Suicide Care and Treatment for Providers Fact Sheet

• FactSheet_20-44 IVC Ambulance Transportation

• FactSheet_27-04 Emergency Treatment Reporting and Care Coordination

• GC Brochure

• OCC Brochure

• OCC-Pharmacy Billing-Information-Card-2022

• VA_Form_10-10172 RFAS

• COMPACT Act Brochure Community WRJ

Agenda

Presentation Slides (VPQHC & Vermont Adult Day Services)

Handouts from Adult Day Services:

• Healthier Outcomes Flyer

• VAADS Contact List

AGENDA

12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m. Welcome & Updates

12:10 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. Barriers to Patient Flow Workgroup Overview

Megan Tierney-Ward, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging & independent Living; Lauren Smith, Planning Specialist, All Clear Emergency Management Group

• Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living (DAIL) - Recovery & Revitalization Efforts (SFY22 & SFY23)

1:10 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. BREAK

1:20 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. Legislative Updates, United Health Care & Data Collection

Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems and Emma Harrigan, Director of Policy Analysis and Development, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

1:55 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Using ACO Fraud and Abuse Waivers to Solve Problems

Linda Cohen, Assistant General Counsel for Contracting and Innovation, OneCare Vermont

2:15 – 2:30 Health Equity Initiative Update

Patrice Knapp, Strategic Quality Improvement Consultant, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care

AGENDA

12:00 p.m. – 12:05 p.m. Welcome & Introductions

12:05 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. Network Charter & Survey Feedback Review — Mary McQuiggan, LICSW, Senior Program Manager, VPQHC

12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Update from the VT Food Access and Health Care Consortium — Helen Labun, MSc, MFA, Special Projects Manager, Food Access, Bi-State Primary Care Association

12:45 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. BREAK

1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Data Collection for Care Managers — Patrice Knapp, RN, MSN, CPHQ,, Strategic Quality Improvement Consultant, VPQHC; Lyndsay Sykes, MS, RN, CNL, CPHQ, Quality Improvement Specialist, VPQHC

1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Roundtable/Discussion

Resources from Health Centric:

• Roadmap to Success

• Best Practice Strategies for Health Equity Data Collection

• REaL Data Collection Toolbox

• REaL Data Collecting, Examples

AGENDA

12:00 – 12:10 Introductions

12:10 – 12:55 Supporting Patients Who Are Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing – Laura Siegel, MBA, Director of Deaf, Hard of Hearing and DeafBlind Services, Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living

12:55 – 1:00 Break

1:00 – 2:00 In Our Own Voice – Kristy Hommel, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), In Our Own Voice Presenter, NAMI Vermont

 AGENDA

12:30 – 12:45 2022 Legislative Agenda  – Devon Green, VP, Government Relations, Vermont Association of    Hospitals & Health Systems

12:45 – 1:15 Health Assistance Program (HAP) – Will Seitz, Supervisor, Population Health Services Organization, University of Vermont Medical Center; Karen Bogdan, Health Assistance Program Case Manager; Andrea Brett, Health Assistance Program Case Manager, University of Vermont Medical Center

1:15 – 1:30 Break

1:30 – 1:50 Suicide Prevention in the ED (ED & UP) Project Description & Request for Feedback – Hillary Wolfley, Associate Director, VPQHC

• Recruitment Flyer

1:50 – 2:00 ED Pediatric Patients Boarding in Vermont Hospital Emergency Departments Project Overview & Discussion -- Bonnie Collins, Program Coordinator, VPQHC

2:00 – 2:10 List of Providers Trained in Suicide Prevention Treatment — Mary McQuiggan, LICSW, QI Specialist,  VPQHC

2:10 – 2:30 Discussion