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Dean M Seyler - Area Director
January 20, 2015
NPAIHB Quarterly Board Meeting
Great wolf Lodge
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Dr. Roubideaux’s 2015 Listening Session
 Face To Face Session
 Location - TBD
 Date TBD
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Youth Regional Treatment Funds
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$1.1M* Recurring
Dear Tribal Leader Letter – April 28 2014
Follow Up Consultation With Tribes – 12-09-14 & 01-14-15
Recommendations Received – Under Review
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Portland Area Indian Health Service FY17 Budget
Formulation Meeting
 Held December 2, 2014 in Seattle
 36 tribal representatives in attendance
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National Indian Health Service FY17 Budget Formulation
Meeting
 Scheduled for Feb 10-11, 2015.
 Site to be determined.
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Certified 2014 Electronic Health Record (EHR)
 Installation completed at 24 facilities
 Included 768 applications across the 24 sites.
 Installation scheduled at 2 sites in February and 1 site requested delayed
installation
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IT activities Oct-Dec 2014
 New RPMS servers installed at Tulalip and Inchelium
 Vista Imaging cluster servers installed at Lummi and Colville
 Vista Imaging installed at Nooksack, Nisqually and Squaxin Island
 Public Health Emergency Management
Federal Agency Workgroup on Tribal Disaster
Response in the Pacific Northwest
 Kick-off meeting on December 2nd
 Next meeting on January 14th
 Agencies include FEMA, BIA, IHS, HHS-ASPR, HHSOGC
Purpose of the workgroup and meetings
 Clarify the distinct Federal Agency roles and
responsibilities so we can better serve Tribes
 Develop Tribal Emergency Response policy and annex
to the National Response Framework
* Estimated and includes CSC
 Chronic Pain And Addiction
Increased Opiate Medication In United States
Coordinated Effort
 IHS Tele Behavioral Health Center of Excellence
 IHS National Combine Council Prescription Drug Abuse
Workgroup
 University of New Mexico Project ECHO
 Center for Rural and Community Behavioral Health
Five Hour Educational Course
Required For All Prescribers
 Federal Including MOA and IPA
Improve The Quality Of And
Access To Care
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Previous vaccination efforts have focused on adults ≥ 65 years.
Health People 2020 goal was recently changed to achieve 70% seasonal
influenza coverage among children 6 months-17 years and adults over age 18.
Current IHS data:
Children (6 mo-17 yr): 38%
Adults (18 +): 38%
Improve The Quality Of And
Access To Care
Increasing Influenza Vaccine Coverage
 Monthly influenza updates- calls on 3rd Wed of the month at 3 pm ET
(Oct-Feb)
 Reports sent to Area CMO monthly of influenza coverage
 IHS Public Affairs to distribute PSAs for Tribal radio stations.
 IHS PHN program to host 2 webinars for local PHNS
 Will establish a goal for each Area for number of vaccines to be
administered by PHNs.
 Influenza vaccination goals will be included in the SES performance
plans for Area Directors
 2015- 70% coverage of adults 65 and older
Improve The Quality Of And
Access To Care
Increasing Community Engagement
 IHS Division of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention
 Develop a CHR training program around immunizations and
communicating with their communities on the importance of vaccination.
 Host of webinar with CHRs for training purposes.
 Develop PSAs in conjunction with KAT Communications for use on
GoodHealth TV.
Improve The Quality Of And
Access To Care
2015-2016 and beyond
 Change GPRA measure- Developmental measure in GY2016 to
measure coverage for children (6mo-17 yrs) and adults (18 and over).
 Plan to establish goals for GY2017 and beyond.
 IHS will identify HP/DP activities to promote influenza vaccination at the
community level.
 Work with PHN programs to develop outreach and patient education
around influenza vaccination.
FY 2015 Targets (Federal, Tribal, & Urban Programs)
Final 2015 Target
DIABETES
Good Glycemic Control <8
Portland Area
I/T/U
Final 2014
Portland Area
IHS SU
Final 2014
Controlled BP <140/90
LDL Assessed
Nephropathy Assessed
Retinopathy Assessed
47.7%
63.8%
71.8%
60.0%
60.1%
50.5
63.9
76.2
59.8
51.6
50.1
65.9
84.7
73.8
61.1
DENTAL
Dental: General Access
Sealants
Topical Fluoride
27.9%
14.1%
26.4%
36.2
15.9
35.9
31.2
16.1
31.7
IMMUNIZATIONS
Influenza 65+
Pneumovax 65+
Childhood IZ (4313*314)
67.2%
85.7%
73.9%
68
80.8
68.3
72.9
89.1
77.4
54.6%
54.8%
35.2%
46.3%
66.7%
61.6%
64.3%
47.3%
86.6%
29.0%
59.5%
50.3
44.7
38.4
40.6
58.6
56.3
59.9
40
76.3
38.7
56.2
59.1
53.1
41.7
57.3
72.8
71.1
73.2
56
92.1
38.9
59.5
PREVENTION
Pap Screening 24-64
Mammogram Screening 52-64
Colorectal Cancer Screening 50-75
Tobacco Cessation Counsel or Quit
Alcohol Screening (FAS Prevention) 15-44
DV/IPV Screening 15-40
Depression Screening 18+
Comp. CVD-Related Assessment
Prenatal HIV Screening
Breastfeeding Rates
Controlling High Blood Pressure - Million Hearts
 Recognition Of Excellence Ceremony
 Nomination Period Is Open Until January 31
 Letter to Federal, Tribal, and Urban
 Ceremony in May
 Location To Be Announced
 Portland Area Facilities Advisory Committee Update
 Met on December 3, 2014 in Seattle.
 Formed two workgroups to achieve Regional Specialty Referral Center
Demonstration Project (RSRC) planning objectives.
 Guiding Principle – The RSRC will be a specialty care network expanding access
to care for the entire Portland Area from three metropolitan locations: Seattle,
Portland, and Spokane.
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Portland Area Facilities Advisory Committee Update
Workgroup #1
 Objective: The Regional Specialty Referral Centers benefit all IHS
eligible Alaska Natives and American Indians in the Portland Area
by innovatively expanding access to healthcare.
 Group Members: Andy Joseph (Colville), Sharon Stanphill (Cow
Creek), Frank Mesplie (Yakama), Devon Boyer (Ft. Hall), and John
Stephens (Swinomish)
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Portland Area Facilities Advisory Committee Update
Workgroup #2
 Objective: The Regional Specialty Referral Center has a core group
of Tribes and a project site.
 Group Members: Mark Johnston (Coquille), Steve Kutz (Cowlitz),
Pearl Capoeman-Baller (Quinault), Dan Gleason (Chehalis), and
Marcus Martinez (IHS)
 Note: The workgroup’s focus is the first proposed RSRC in the Seattle Area. Future
efforts will be directed toward securing a core group of Tribes and project sites for
the two other planned RSRCs.
Portland Area Facilities Advisory Committee Update
Next Steps:
 When the workgroup’s achieve their objectives, we will be
able to proceed with more detailed business planning.
 Developing the business plan and facility plan.
To Reform the IHS
 Staffing Update
 Colville Service Unit CEO– Colleen Cawston
 Western Oregon Service Unit CEO – CDR Laura Herbison
 Area Statistical Officer – Mary Brickell
Retirements At Portland Area Office
 Dr. Donnie Lee
 Steven Poitra
Ensure that our work is
transparent, accountable, fair,
and inclusive
Burns Paiute
Chehalis
Coeur d’Alene
Colville
Coos, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw
Coquille
Cow Creek
Cowlitz
Grand Ronde
Hoh
Jamestown S’klallam
Kalispel
Klamath
Kootenai
Lower Elwha
Lummi
Makah
Muckleshoot
Nez Perce
Nisqually
Nooksack
NW Band of Shoshoni
User Pop
FY 2014
183
1,120
4,941
8,366
641
1,127
2,368
4,031
4,038
23
530
645
3,222
176
966
4,337
2,374
4,790
3,944
1,794
1,296
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User Pop
FY 2013
203
1,072
5,035
8,386
682
1,140
2,419
3,835
4,009
26
544
636
2,892
189
993
4,178
2,327
4,759
3,987
1,755
1,339
34
Port Gamble
Puyallup
Quileute
Quinault
Samish
Sauk-Suiattle
Shoalwater Bay
Shoshone Bannock
Siletz
Skokomish
Snoqualmie
Spokane
Squaxin Island
Stillaguamish
Suquamish
Swinomish
Tulalip
Umatilla
Upper Skagit
Warm Springs
Western Oregon Service Unit
Yakama
User Pop
FY 2014
1,583
6,633
651
2,523
578
87
403
6,303
4,909
811
670
1,713
823
94
802
1,404
5,230
3,352
526
5,737
2,355
12,632
User Pop
FY 2013
1,642
7,157
670
2,510
571
102
421
6,322
5,179
818
609
1,700
732
82
601
1,332
5,121
3,110
491
5,772
2,368
12,743
 CSC Settlement Update-Portland Area Only
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163 Claims Settled
85 Claims Are In Negotiating Settlement Phase
3 Claims are in Analysis
1 Claim Pending Settlement Offer
Total Paid As Of 01-07-2014 - $44,478,801
Recent RPMS Training
 Tribal Third Party Billing
 20 Participants
 HRSA/NPAIHB/IHS Partnership For FQHC Billing
 30 Participants
 Accounts Receivable
 12 Participants
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