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Indian Health Service Portland Area Director’s Update

Indian Health Service Portland Area Director’s Update. Dean M Seyler - Area Director April 16, 2013 Quarterly Board Meeting Swinomish Casino and Lodge . Renew And Strengthen Our Partnership With Tribes. 2013 DHHS Region 10 Tribal Consultation May 14 th – 16 th

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Indian Health Service Portland Area Director’s Update

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  1. Indian Health ServicePortland Area Director’s Update Dean M Seyler - Area Director April 16, 2013 Quarterly Board Meeting Swinomish Casino and Lodge

  2. Renew And Strengthen Our Partnership With Tribes • 2013 DHHS Region 10 Tribal Consultation • May 14th – 16th • Double Tree - Seattle Airport • 10th Annual Direct Service Tribal National Meeting • July 23 - 25, 2013 • Location - Minneapolis

  3. To Reform The IHS Chief Medical Officer Vacancy Announcement Closes April 18th New RPMS Script Pro Pharmacy Interface Human Resources Area Focus Group Average Hiring Time Benchmark 80 days ≤ 63.0 Days

  4. Improve The Quality Of And Access To Care • VA/IHS Memorandum Of Agreement For Reimbursement Update • VISN 20 Office Is Central Billing Location • Signed Agreement In Place For Federal Site • Pilot Sites Testing Connection And Process • Moving Forward With The Other Five Federal Sites • Recommend NPAIHB Veterans Committee Involvement For Tribal Sites • National Combined Councils Conference • April 22nd – 26th • Virtual • Open to all I/T/U • On-line registration https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2013NCCregistration

  5. Ensure that our work is transparent, accountable, fair, and inclusive Fund Distribution Workgroup May/June Meeting Portland Area Office Or Virtual Review And Update Charter User Pop Calculation Method Existing Members Are: Angela Mendez Janice Clements Stella Washines Dan Gleason Marilyn Scott Leroy Jackson Judy Muschamp Mark Johnston Barbara Finkbonner IHS FY 13 Budget Agency Portland Area

  6. $288.6m Less $14.2m $274.4m • Collections • $0 IHS sequester • 2% Medicare reduction will impact Service Units $15 m Sequester & Rescission cuts $14.2m from Portland Area FY 13 budget The amount of the sequester is $13.6m for Portland Area; the .02% rescission amount is $612k • Special Diabetes Program for Indians • -$68k sequester & rescission • Competitive and non competitive grant activities • Area Office consultant activities $1.2 m • Facilities • -$633k sequester & rescission • Health Care Facility Construction • Maintenance & Improvement • Equipment • Sanitation Facility Construction • Facilities & Environmental Health Support $11.5 m • Health Care Services • -$13.5m sequester & rescission • Hospitals & Clinics • Contract Health Services • Dental Services • Mental Health Services • Alcohol & Substances Abuse • Public Health Nursing • Health Education • Community Health Representatives • Urban Health Programs • Direct Operations • Contract Support Costs $246.7 m Enacted CR

  7. Ensure that our work is transparent, accountable, fair, and inclusive Essential Community Provider Designation (ECP) http://cciio.cms.gov/programs/Files/Model_QHP_Addendum_04_04_13.pdf Medical Equipment Funds $45,507 Specific to (3)Title I and (4)Title V ACA Business Plan Template Workgroup Comprised Of I/T/U Federal Sites To Complete Available For Tribes & Urban

  8. Questions or Comments? Our Mission... to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level. Our Goal... to assure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to American Indian and Alaska Native people. Our Foundation... to uphold the Federal Government's obligation to promote healthy American Indian and Alaska Native people, communities, and cultures and to honor and protect the inherent sovereign rights of Tribes.

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