Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs):

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Federally Qualified Health Centers
(FQHCs) Addressing the Challenges of Health Care
Reform
Building Integration CTPs FQHCs - Funders
Community Treatment Program (CTP) Caucus Clinical
Trials Network Meetings
March 15, 2011 500 PM 630 PM
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Guest Panelists
Goal Articulate opportunities for integration
between FQHCs CTPS Understand FQHCs
Discuss how CTPs can become one or integrate with
one Discuss the Opportunities Discuss the
barriers Next steps
Alexander F. Ross, Sc.D. Office of Special Health
Affairs Health Resources and Services
Administration
Michael R. Lardiere, LCSW Director, Health
Information Technology Sr. Advisor, Behavioral
Health National Association of Community Health
Centers
CTP Member Panelists John Gardin, Ph.D. Director
of Behavioral Health Research ADAPT,
Oregon  Nancy Paull Chief Executive
Officer SSTAR, Inc., Massachusetts  
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Background of NIDA CTN

• Studies of behavioral, pharmacological,
  integrated behavioral pharmacological treatment
  interventions in rigorous, multisite clinical
  trials to
• determine effectiveness, practicality,
  feasibility across a broad range of treatment
  settings diversified patient populations
• Transfer of research results to physicians,
  clinicians, providers, patients.
• 3 ways to use the CTN are
• to conduct ancillary studies in connection with
  CTN protocols
• to utilize CTN Node facilities as a platform for
  investigations
• Nodes to serve as home bases for NIH Training
  Centers individual researchers who have NIH
  fellowships or career development awards.

Bench to Trench
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Scope of the CTPS

• of states 36
• of CTPs 169
• 34 states Puerto Rico
• Modalities OP, Res, IOP
• Patients - 10s X Thousands
• Youth and Adults
• Diverse populations

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Questions from Caucus members

• What are the advantages and disadvantages of
  becoming an FQHC or FQHC look-alike?
• What does it take to become an FQHC or
  look-alike? (Development time, money,
  relationships, infrastructure). 
• What do you recommend for programs establishing
  partnerships with FQHCs?
• What should they seek?
• What pitfalls should they avoid? 
• What are the distinctive issues for small,
  medium, large addiction treatment programs? 
• Does there exist a mechanism for payment to
  mental health and substance abuse providers for
  services to FQHC patients?     
• Can FQHCs do onsite medical services at
  providers locations with or without establishing
  the site as a formal FQHC?
• How might funding reductions at the federal
  state level (including Block Grant effect the
  ability to provide services integrate services