NCACH News Archives - North Central Accountable Community of Health

Rapid Cycle Funding Applications now open to address opioid use public health crisis in North Central Washington

For immediate release -- March 7, 2019 The North Central Accountable Community of Health (NCACH) is accepting applications from partners who are interested in implementing projects under the Medicaid Transformation to Address the Opioid Use Public Health Crisis in one or more of the following counties: Chelan, Douglas, Grant, and Okanogan Counties. Through cross-sector, regional [...]

By NCACH| 2019-03-07T13:53:56+00:00 March 7th, 2019|NCACH News, Opioid|Comments Off

NCACH hires Practice Facilitators to support Whole Person Care Collaborative

Please join us in welcoming the newest members of the NCACH team! Heather Smith and Mariah Brown were recently hired as Practice Facilitators to support the Whole Person Care Collaborative. The role of the Practice Facilitators is to propel forward the clinical transformation efforts of the WPCC Learning Community by offering in-network coaching and technical [...]

By NCACH| 2019-03-07T13:52:00+00:00 March 7th, 2019|Board & Staff, NCACH News, WPCC|Comments Off

NCACH Regional Opioid Stakeholders Workgroup releases application for organizations to obtain funding to provide Narcan kits

For immediate release -- February 21, 2019 The North Central Accountable Community of Health Governing Board has allocated $20,000 for Targeted Narcan (naloxone) Training and Distribution in 2019. At the guidance of the Regional Opioid Stakeholders workgroup, NCACH will distribute funding to allow local partners to buy and distribute Narcan. Targeted Narcan Distribution is an [...]

By NCACH| 2019-02-20T17:31:12+00:00 February 21st, 2019|NCACH News, Opioid|Comments Off

Opioid Awareness and Education Marketing Campaign request for proposal awarded to Grant County Health District

February 7, 2019 -- North Central Accountable Community of Health (NCACH) has selected Grant County Health District (GCHD) to develop a marketing campaign to raise awareness and education on the opioid crisis and opioid use in Chelan, Douglas, Grant, and Okanogan Counties. The primary objective of this project is to increase knowledge among the general [...]

By NCACH| 2019-02-07T12:39:16+00:00 February 7th, 2019|NCACH News, Opioid|Comments Off

Data Talks: Pay for Performance (P4P) Measures

At the November Board Meeting, we shared some information from the Health Care Authority with our Pay for Performance (aka P4P) baseline metrics. The Medicaid Transformation Project (MTP) framework has lots of layers and it can feel overwhelming to understand. Some of you probably can’t wait to catch up on reading the 138-page Measurement Guide [...]

By NCACH| 2018-12-19T10:42:46+00:00 December 19th, 2018|Data, HCA Updates, NCACH News|Comments Off

Call for Presenters at the 2019 NCACH Annual Summit

The North Central Accountable Community of Health (NCACH) is requesting proposals for presentations for the 2019 Annual Summit, hosted April 12, 2019 in Moses Lake, WA. The conference is an opportunity for leaders, healthcare providers, healthcare consumers, community-based organizations, staff, board members, stakeholders and policy makers to network, learn and share with their peers. The [...]

By NCACH| 2018-12-05T16:33:06+00:00 December 6th, 2018|Events, NCACH News|Comments Off

NCACH Governing Board approves funding for local health initiatives, to be managed by the Coalitions for Health Improvement

December 3, 2018 -- NCACH's Governing Board passed a motion allocating $450,000 to be invested in local and regional health initiatives in 2019. Project criteria and funding allocations will be managed by NCACH's three Coalitions for Health Improvement (CHIs). Funding is intended to strengthen community-clinical linkages, address the social determinants of health, reduce barriers to [...]

By NCACH| 2018-12-05T16:22:33+00:00 December 5th, 2018|CHI, NCACH News|Comments Off

Coalitions for Health Improvement survey results published

For immediate release -- November 28, 2018 NCACH's three Coalitions for Health Improvement (CHIs) recently released survey results from their community feedback survey issued in June 2018. The survey consisted of 13 questions and was open for responses between June 30 - July 31, 2018. Questions were focused on identifying local level barriers, opportunities, assets, [...]

By NCACH| 2018-11-26T16:37:39+00:00 November 28th, 2018|CHI, NCACH News|Comments Off

NCACH now hiring Practice Facilitators

For immediate release -- November 27, 2018 The North Central Accountable Community of Health (NCACH) is hiring a Whole Person Care Collaborative Practice Facilitator to support each stage of practice transformation in a clinical setting from design to implementation to spread of best practices. They work with clinical teams comprised of leadership, clinicians and frontline staff. [...]

By NCACH| 2018-11-27T12:59:23+00:00 November 27th, 2018|Board & Staff, NCACH News, WPCC|Comments Off

NCACH Opioid Project seeking Request for Proposals for Opioid Awareness and Education Marketing Campaign

For immediate release -- November 26, 2018 The North Central Accountable Community of Health (NCACH) is accepting applications from qualified agencies interested in working with NCACH to develop a social marketing campaign to raise awareness and education on the opioid crisis and opioid use in Chelan, Douglas, Grant, and Okanogan Counties. Through cross-sector, regional collaboration, [...]

By NCACH| 2018-11-26T16:50:21+00:00 November 26th, 2018|NCACH News, Opioid|Comments Off