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Medical Director Report - Dr. Zun
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Physical Health
Provider Collaboration
• A former LCHD/CHC physician, Dr. Josephine Dinkha, was successfully recruited for the full-time position at Zion Health Center. Projected start date for Dr. Dinkha is August 29, 2022.
• Interviews and recruitment efforts remain ongoing for APRN/PA positions at the North Chicago Health Center (NCHC) and Belvidere Health Center (BMB). Primary care leadership is pursuing one nurse practitioner applicant and one physician assistant applicant to fill these vacancies.
Clinical Operations
• Dr. Dima Arbach from Rosalind Franklin University/The Chicago Medical School Department of Psychiatry has been providing multiple seminars on burnout and resilience to both the providers and the staff, which have been well received.
• Sneha Srivastava, a pharmacist from Rosalind Franklin University Pharmacy School, delivered a valuable presentation on Motivational Interviewing to the providers at the May 17, 2022, All Provider meeting.
• FQHC Clinic Procedures - Attached is a list of the procedures most frequently performed at LCHD/CHC for the period January 1, 2022 - May 25, 2022. The most common procedure performed in primary care was self-management goals followed by office visit code 99214: “Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, which requires a medically appropriate history and/or examination and moderate level of medical decision making.”
External Relations
• Update on RFPs: Selection of retinal scanning device vendors as well as contract negotiations with one of the E-Consult services continues.
Regulatory
• Continuous readiness preparation remains ongoing to ensure regulatory compliance.
Psychiatry - MAT
Provider Collaboration
• No updates.
Clinic Operations
• No significant FQHC-related changes in behavioral health clinical operations. Most behavioral health services continue to be provided using phone or video, though face-to-face appointments are available every day.
• The Behavioral Health Medical Director position continues to be posted.
External Relations
• No updates.
Regulatory
• No updates.
Dental
Provider Collaboration
• Luiz Ruiz Gonzalez, RDH, is the new Dental Hygiene Dental Worker Coordinator. His orientation for the role began in May.
• There are currently no open dental provider positions.
• Recruitment for a Dental Assistant at the Midlakes clinic remains ongoing.
• Effective June 15, 2022, there will be an open Dental Assistant position at BMB.
Clinical Operations
• In April, Community Dental Workers, as part of the dental outreach grant, contacted 323 patients, with 25 referrals made for dental care.
External Relations
• No updates.
Regulatory
• Each dental site is undergoing an audit by our Infection Preventionist of the instrument sterilization process to ensure compliance with the instrument process protocol.
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None, for information only.