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06.07.21
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Governor Signs PDMP Legislation
CMS Revises ICF/IID And PRTF Guidance
CCMH Integrates CHNA, Implementation Plans To Improve Community Health
Staff Contact: Daniel Landon or Leslie Porth
Gov. Parson signed Senate Bill 63 into law. The legislation authorizes a state-operated prescription drug monitoring program to replace the voluntary county-based system currently covering most Missourians. The county-based system will remain in place until a state contract with a vendor provides statewide access to PDMP services.
Staff Contact: Sarah Willson
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued revised guidance related to visitation at Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities. The changes reflect recent vaccination availability. CMS still recommends that facilities follow the most recent guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on health care infection prevention and control.
Staff Contact: Stephen Njenga
During Community Health Improvement Week, MHA is highlighting how Carroll County Memorial Hospital used the CHNA process to improve the health of the communities they serve.
CCMH is transitioning toward more holistic care for each patient, and its CHNA identified a lack of transportation and resources as areas that need additional focus. Transportation in the small rural community has been a barrier to care, for both medical and nonmedical needs for many years. In March 2020, CCMH signed a contract with OATS, Inc. for transportation to and from their facility five days a week. This relationship with OATS, Inc. continues to serve community members, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, and has allowed patients to receive needed care despite perceived transportation barriers.
Additionally, through various programs and initiatives, CCMH became an accredited Blue Cross and Blue Shield Patient-Centered Medical Home in 2019. Shortly after, they began requesting patients complete a social determinants of health questionnaire to better understand the needs of the population and provide necessary resources. The SDOH initiative led to the development of a resource guide to assist patients with finding access to resources they needed.
CCMH said, “When a patient knows we are here to help them with their health care journey, they can worry less about social determinants and focus more on their health and wellness.”