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MPCA
Workforce
Development
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Michigan Primary Care Association is a leader
in building a healthy society in which all residents have
convenient and affordable access to quality health care. Its
mission is to promote, support, and develop comprehensive,
accessible, and affordable quality community-based primary
care services to everyone in Michigan.
Michigan Primary Care Association's role is
to develop and oversee workforce development initiatives to
increase the effectiveness of workforce recruitment and retention
programs for the Association. The MPCA places a high priority
on assisting member Community Health Centers in recruiting
and retaining highly qualified healthcare providers to serve
the needs of the medically vulnerable population of Michigan.
Our goal is to strengthen the existing network
of community health centers by providing better access to
issues surrounding workforce development. We are actively
participating in state coalitions to bring quality health
professionals in the field.
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Recruitment
and Retention
Between 2005-2020, growth and demand for physicians in Michigan
will likely outpace growth in supply for physicians. Thus, Michigan
is likely to face a physician shortage by 2020. The expected magnitude
of this shortage is approximately 4,400 physicians, or about 12
percent of the number of physicians required to meet the forecast
demand for physician services in 2020.
Community and Migrant Health Centers are ideal for clinicians who
are dedicated to serving the underserved, working with diverse populations,
and participating in a team-oriented environment. These Community
Health Centers face the daily reminder of the severe levels of decay
among uninsured and underinsured children and adults as they annually
provide care to nearly 500,000 individuals at 160 delivery sites
statewide.
Some of the financial benefits of working at a health center for
a health care practitioner include but are not limited to:
- Competitive salary
- Flexible hours
- Generous fringe packages
- FTCA coverage for health care practitioners employed by the
health center
- Reasonable call schedules
- Due to the location of many health centers, many practitioners
are able to qualify for state and federal loan repayment programs
Besides financial benefits, health centers and their employees
create a seamless system of access to high quality primary and preventive
health care for all residents.
Here at MPCA we know that the recruitment and retention process
is critical for health centers. The following resources can be used
as a guide for recruitment and retention also in training your health
center staff to be more prepared and involved in this process.
The following sources provide information on recruitment, contracting,
credentialing, and retention of physicians:
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Employment
Opportunities
Current
job seekers:
Michigan's Community and Migrant Health Centers are seeking dedicated
clinicians and support staff to provide quality healthcare to those
in need across the state.
MPCA is dedicated to helping you find an opportunity in an underserved
area that will meet your professional as well as personal needs
and qualifications. If you are a clinician seeking an opportunity
or a health care professional please refer to our
employment page for a full list of opportunities.
You can also post your resume on the following search engines in
Michigan:
Current
employers:
Michigan Community Health Centers seeking to fill a provider position
can complete our vacancy form and have your position posted right
on our website.
In order to have your information added to our jobs
page download the following form
and submit your employment opportunity by email or fax to:
DeAnna Warren
Workforce Program Director
Michigan Primary Care Association
7215 Westshire Drive Lansing, MI 48917
Phone: (517) 381-8000 ext. 203
Fax: (517) 381-8008
Dwarren@mpca.net
www.mpca.net
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Resource
Documents
Useful
Links:
National
Health Service Corps: The NHSC website has information on the
NHSC Scholarship, Loan Repayment, SEARCH, and Ready Responder Programs.
National
Rural Recruitment Retention Network: The 3R Network is a not
for profit organization helping health professionals find professional
opportunities in rural areas.
Bureau of Primary Care
Bureau
of Health Professionals, Licensing for Health Care Professionals:
Through the Michigan Department of Community health research state
licensee requirements and find out what Health-Related laws could
affect you.
Publications:
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Loan
Repayment Programs
Michigan
The Michigan SLRP provides loan repayment assistance to medical,
dental and mental health care professionals who are willing to provide
full-time health care services in a Health Professional Shortage
Area (HPSA) at a not-for-profit health clinic for two or more years.
Federal funding through the National Health Service Corps of the
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is equally matched
with State of Michigan or Local Match Funds contributed by health
care employers to provide this loan repayment assistance. If you
have questions regarding the Michigan State Loan Repayment Program,
please contact Ken Miller at MillerK3@michigan.gov or call 517 241-9946.
National
Health Service Corps
The National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment on-line application
is now on the web! Interested clinicians will have 30 days from
today to submit their on-line applications. For more information
you can contact the national office or the state representative,
Robert Esdale at esdaler@michigan.gov. or call 517 373-2790.
Nursing
Nursing Education Loan Repayment (NELRP) is a competitive program
that repays 60 percent of the qualifying loan balance of registered
nurses selected for funding in exchange for 2 years of service at
a critical shortage facility. Participants may be eligible to work
a third year and receive an additional 25 percent of the qualifying
loan balance.
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Current
Law
Federal
Tort Claims Act
Coverage for eligible Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC)
grantees was initially legislated through the FSHCAA of 1992 (Public
Law 102- 501) by amending section 224 of the Public Health Service
(PHS) Act. The eligible entities ("Health Centers") are
Migrant Health Centers, Community Health Centers, Health Care for
the Homeless grantees, and Health Services for Public Housing Residents
grantees. The FSHCAA of 1995, signed into law by the President on
December 26, 1995, clarified the 1992 Act and eliminated its sunset
provision, making the program permanent. The intent of the law was
to increase the availability of funds for the provision of primary
health care services by reducing the expenditure of Health Center
funds for malpractice insurance premiums. The FSHCAAs accomplish
this by making deemed Health Centers (and their officers, directors,
employees and certain contractors) Federal employees for the purpose
of medical malpractice. As Federal employees these organizations
and individuals are immune from medical malpractice suits for actions
within the scope of their employment. Potential plaintiffs must
follow the requirements of the FTCA for relief (see Paragraph XIV
below). The FTCA applies to acts or omissions of covered entities
in the performance of covered activities. Also available: Clinician's
Handbook on the Federal Tort Claims Act.
The federal Anti-Kickback Statue
Prohibits any person or entity from knowingly or willfully soliciting
or receiving (or offering or paying) remuneration directly or indirectly,
in cash or any kind, to induce patient referrals or the purchase
or lease of equipment, goods or services, payable in whole or in
part by a federal health care program.
HIPPA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
was signed into law August 21, 1996. Under Title II, Administrative
Simplification, the healthcare industry is required to meet national
standards in the areas of (1) Electronic Data Interchange (EDI);
(2) Privacy; and (3) Security. The compliance date for Electronic
Transactions and Code Sets is October 16, 2002; the Health Information
Privacy Standards compliance date is April 13, 2003.HIPAA compliance
will require extensive resources for all healthcare providers, especially
those in rural areas. A March 2001 survey done by the American Hospital
Association found that 2.6% of rural hospitals report they are "very
ready" or "ready" to meet the deadline, while another
51% report that they are "somewhat unready" or "not
at all ready" to meet the deadline. Following are some resources
that might be helpful for States assisting rural healthcare providers
in HIPAA education
340B Drug
Pricing Program
The 340B Drug Pricing Program resulted from enactment of Public
Law 102-585, the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992, which is codified
as Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act. Section 340B limits
the cost of covered outpatient drugs to certain federal grantees,
federally-qualified health center look-alikes and qualified disproportionate
share hospitals. Significant savings on pharmaceuticals may be seen
by those entities that participate in this program.
Additional information can be found at:
HRSA's
legal page
Status
of Administrative and Regulatory Health Policy Issues Affecting
Health Centers-This bi-annual update provided to members of
NACHC’s Health Policy Committee twice a year contains information
on the latest policy regulatory developments affecting centers.
It includes information on the new proposed shortage designation
rule that will affect all centers, recent developments in FTCA,
the status of the new Health Center Safe Harbor, and much more.
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