From November 2018 through April 2019 the STAR² Center team invited workforce staff from PCA and HCCN teams to participate in a brand new professional development series. Faculty and guest speakers brought their expertise in all things workforce to share insight from the national, regional, and state levels with the learning cohort....
View moreSTAR² Center Report 2017 – Training Opportunities in Health Centers
This literature review is intended to provide background information on formal relationships between health centers and community training opportunities, create a catalog of existing collaborations and their structures, and offer suggestions for how they could be replicated in other communities.
View moreSTAR² Center Report 2017 – Provider Mix and Staffing Ratios
This report considers a variety of provider mix and support staff ratios that have been employed by health centers to promote recruitment and retention of their staff especially during the current shortage of primary care physicians. The report offers observations on how various staffing strategies can be used to achieve the Quadruple...
View moreSTAR² Center – Strategic Workforce Planning Workbook
Strategic planning is an ongoing process focused on identifying how to continue moving the organization toward fulfilling its mission and achieving its vision and goals given the ever-changing environment. This process of strategic workforce planning includes analyzing present data in order to plan for your future. This STAR² Center original workbook...
View moreHITEQ – PCMH Self-Assessment Tool (2017)
This 2017 Patient Centered Medical Home self-assessment is intended to help health centers gauge their readiness for meeting the NCQA 2017 PCMH Requirements. Of course, completing this does not guarantee passing PCMH recognition process, it is intended to help you assess and plan!
View more2018 Recruitment Bootcamp
Description: From September through December, participants will spend 30 minutes each week in a mix of webinars, office hours, and projects to complete an overhaul of their recruitment processes. Starting with a self-assessment and planning all the way through contracting, this series will provide guidance, tools, and templates for...
View morePACHC Career Center
Helping Primary Care Providers Find Passion and Purpose in Pennsylvania – Visit the Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers Career Center for more information on employment opportunities in this state!
View moreWebinar Series – Administrative Strategies to Reduce Burnout
This five-part webinar series was hosted by the STAR² Center as part of our summer 2018 programming. Presenter Lisa Hardmeyer Gray of Intrisic LLC and HealthPoint was joined throughout the series by guest speakers to highlight some common challenges in primary care settings that lead to burnout and identify areas for...
View moreClinician Well-Being Knowledge Hub
This website is a product of the Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience and is intended to provide an easy-to-navigate repository of helpful resources for those seeking information and guidance on how to combat clinician burnout in their organizations and in their personal lives.
View moreSTAR² Center – Interviews with the Field: Best Practices and Current Challenges
This report is the result of interviews conducted in March 2017 with staff at five health centers around the country who have delt with a variety of specific challenges in their recruitment and retention efforts. Documenting the challenges faced by these health centers the report, details the interventions that have been employed...
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