NACC Week of 6/3/2024

Morning Huddle: Every Tuesday and Thursday

https://mnachc.zoom.us/j/8029150113

!!Staff Shoutouts!!

  • Thank you to Kelly, for bringing Auntie energy and hugs to co-workers at all the right times. We love you.

June NACCaversaries:

  • Crystal Milan - 6 years

  • Dustin Larson - 3 years

  • Matt Heald - 3 years

  • James Harvin - 1 year

  • Katrina Mousel - 1 year

All Staff Updates this Week

  • Emergency Preparedness quarterly meeting Tuesday

  • Ashley O will be out on PTO Thursday June 6th-Friday June 7th. Returning Monday June 10th.

  • Ashley O will be providing transportation for equine therapy every other Thursday from June to September and will be unavailable the following days:

    • June 13th & 27th

    • July 11th & 25th

    • August 8th & 22nd

    • Sept 5th

New Staff

  • Katie Vanderhoef- Pediatric Provider

  • Connie Brownotter- Traditional Healing Coordinator

Upcoming Events + Meetings + Groups + Risk Management Trainings

Risk Management + Area of Focus

HIPAA TOPIC: Securing Patient Information

  • Use Encrypted Email and Messaging : When sending patient information electronically, always use encrypted email to send patient information. When using messaging or chat please use patient initials.

  • Verify Recipient Identity: Before sharing any patient information, always verify the identity of the recipient including confirming name and date of birth.

  • Minimize Information Shared: Share only the minimum necessary information required for the purpose of the communication. Avoid disclosing any additional personal details unless absolutely necessary.

  • Respect Boundaries with Personal Acquaintances: Employees must not access medical records or information of friends or family. Accessing such information without a legitimate work-related reason is a violation of HIPAA and breaches patient trust.

OCHIN

  • OCHIN Week 3 of go live!

Department updates

Outpatient Behavioral Health

  • BH has 2 half hour same day appointments each day with rotating providers throughout the week. Same day appointments operate on a first come first served basis and may be in person or virtual depending on the day. These must be scheduled by BH.

  • To schedule elder/spiritual care: call the BH front desk OR enter a request in referral tracker for BH to follow up with clients

  • Behavioral Health Home referrals (for patients who need long term behavioral health supports) Should be placed through orders, please contact Rose Momo rmomo@nacc-healthcare.org or 612-476-2017.

Groups: call BH front desk to get clients registered: 612-843-5981

Operations + IT

  • Use Vocera “Call IT” to get in contact with Sara or Kris

  • Kris provides IT support for late afternoons.

  • Nicky (Facilities): 612-201-9786

  • Travis’ Cell Phone: (763) 760-9983

  • Security Contact: MIB can be reached at 763-760-3735 if you cant reach them on Vocera

  • Security coverage Starting Monday 7/3

    • Mon: 8 am - 6: 30 pm

    • Tues: 8 am - 6:30 pm

    • Wed: 8 am - 6:30 pm

    • Thur: 8 am - 6:30 pm

    • Fri: 8 am - 6:30 pm

Patient advocates + Transportation

Patient Advocates: At this time we will no longer be taking walkins due to staffing shortage. We will accommodate for those seeing a provider. Please add patient advocate appointments to the PA schedule in centricity, this includes phone calls as well. This is temporary as we continue to search for additional patient advocates. If you have any questions, please contact Molly. Thank you for your understanding!

Community Health

  • Gift cards for Cancer Screening reach out to Kris S

    • Breast

    • Cervical

    • Colorectal

    • Lung Cancer

  • OB gift cards reach out to JoLynda

Traditional Healing

Dental

  • Dental open normal hours.

  • Eastside clinic in St. Paul takes walk-ins 8:30-3 M-F for emergencies

Outreach

  • Weekly syringe clean-up around the neighborhood every Wednesday at 2 PM. All staff are invited to join. James will be the main contacts for this weekly event.

  • HIV Testing Event in Hinterland every Monday from 11 am -2 pm

  • Outreach at Avivo Village every other Thursday afternoon from 2pm-4pm

  • Street outreach every Thursday at encampments

  • Every 2nd Tuesday we join Southside HRS popup on Cedar

  • NACC staff are welcome to grab syringe or narcan kits from the DT harm reduction space. When taking supplies, please write down number of kits, type of kit, and date they are taking on White Board in back of DT.

Ashlee Jallen