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Through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Access, Care, and Engagement Technical Assistance Center (ACE TA Center), JSI builds the capacity of the RWHAP community to navigate the changing health care landscape and help people with HIV to access and use their health coverage to improve health outcomes. We have been promoting access to health…
The HITEQ Center is a HRSA-funded National Training and Technical Assistance Partner (NTTAPs) that collaborates with HRSA partners including Health Center Controlled Networks, Primary Care Associations and other NTTAPs to engage health centers in the optimization of health IT to address key health center needs. HITEQ’s services are available at no cost to health centers…
Community health centers, which serve over 27 million people, and community behavioral health providers, which serve over 10 million people, are facing increasing pressure to move towards models of care and payment that reward value over volume. Safety-net primary care and behavioral health providers are key sectors for a reformed delivery system yet often lack…
As the opioid crisis continues, healthcare organizations need to position themselves to effectively handle the resulting issues. JSI consultants are working with the University of Colorado to deliver Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) training to practices throughout the state, giving them the knowledge and tools to adopt a comprehensive MAT program, effectively combating the opioid epidemic. IT…
Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative (TCPi) is a free, nationwide initiative funded by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to prepare clinicians to be successful in new value based compensation models. Practice Transformation Networks are peer-based learning networks designed to coach, mentor and assist clinicians in developing core competencies specific to practice transformation. This…
To reduce the number of women who smoke while pregnant, the March of Dimes and the Anthem Foundation has engaged JSI to develop and create a 30-minute training video for healthcare providers serving pregnant women or new parents who use tobacco. JSI will work closely with the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program (TPCP) and other…
Incidents such as the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, and the West Africa Ebola outbreak underscore the importance of increasing community preparedness. Effective community preparedness for incidents that significantly impact public health, medical, and/or behavioral health systems and services requires input from a wide variety of community sectors. JSI is working with…
The unintended pregnancy rate in the U.S. is at a historic low; however, the rate remains high compared to other developed nations with nearly half (45%) of U.S. pregnancies unintended. Federal funding through the Title X program aims to decrease the number of unplanned pregnancies, increase optimal birth spacing, decrease sexually transmitted infections and improve…
In partnership with the Wyoming Department of Health, JSI will conduct analysis and designation of Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA), Medically Underserved Area (MUA), and Medically Underserved Population (MUP) for the Agency. The project leverages, and builds upon, the decades of directly relevant experience JSI has in the area of primary care access analysis, program…
JSI served as the backbone organization for the New Hampshire Adolescent SBIRT Initiative, which supported the implementation of universal screening for substance misuse behaviors among youth ages 12 to 22 by adopting Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) protocols in 24 practice sites across 10 organizations throughout the state of New Hampshire. The…