Training and Education

AmeriHealth Caritas Florida is pleased to invite providers to join us for this annual training to understand how to meet the cultural and linguistic needs of our members.

• September 14, 2023, at noon

• December 14, 2023, at noon
• March 21, 2024, at noon
• June 20, 2024, at noon
• September 19, 2024, at noon
• December 14, 2024, at noon

To register, please go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/acflCLAS to submit your registration.

AmeriHealth Caritas Florida is pleased to invite providers to join us for a comprehensive New Provider Onboard Training webinar

• Every second Friday of the month at noon.

To register, please go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AHCFLnewprov to submit your registration.

AmeriHealth Caritas Florida is pleased to invite providers to join us for a quarterly HEDIS training webinar.

• Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at noon
• Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at noon
• Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at noon
• Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at noon

To register, please go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HEDISprovtrain to submit your registration.

AmeriHealth Caritas Florida is pleased to invite providers to join us for Psychological First Aid.

Training is designed for providers to help survivors manage emotional distress and cope with post-disaster stress and adversity. This online course is developed by the National Center for PTSD and the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. This five-hour online course offers 5 CEUs upon completion. Providers may sign up for this no-cost training here (PDF):

This course covers the following:

• PTSD

• Suicide prevention (survivors’ guilt)
• Depression

 Mental health resources for providers:

• Support for compassion fatigue
• Reduce burnout > workforce retention
• Strengthen ability to practice effective medicine

AmeriHealth Caritas Florida invites you to join our Disaster Trauma ECHO Series as an introduction to the importance of practitioner wellness and emotional well-being. This training will help providers access the therapeutic value of a shared community experience, and learn what treatment modalities to look for, including trauma-specific certifications, when seeking a mental health provider. Upon completion of this series, participants will develop their own definition of resilience. Providers can earn no-cost continuing medical education (CME) credit from the Medical University of New Mexico AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

*Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The University of New Mexico is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The ECHO Model (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) was developed by the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center with a mission “to ensure the right knowledge exists at the right place at the right time” and is now taught nationwide and throughout the globe. The ECHO model facilitates case-based learning for front-line practitioners via teleconferencing clinics. Similar to virtual chart rounds, the ECHO model creates a space where practitioners can share knowledge and build support to better manage patients with complex care needs.

For more information on Project ECHO, please visit the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center website or view the ECHO series flyer (PDF).

Series start date: September 12, 2023
Time: Noon – 1 p.m. ET
Frequency: Every other Tuesday

To register for a session:

Please visit on the Meeting Registration page, fill out the registration information, and then download the meeting date to your calendar.

The incentive program will be available through December 31, 2023.

To qualify for the incentive payment:

• Complete the Provider Clinical Support System (PCSS) no-cost training module Eight-Hour Online Buprenorphine Training and submit the completion certificate to pnm_inquiries@amerihealthcaritasfl.com.
• Provide MOUD treatment to at least five AmeriHealth Caritas Members, supported by accurate and complete claims submission.

AmeriHealth Caritas Florida will pay an incentive of $250 per eligible provider. Incentive payments will occur four months after the incentive period ends to allow for complete claims submission. The submission of accurate and complete claims is critical to getting the correct incentive payment. Claims must be submitted by December 31, 2023. The incentive payments are in addition to the existing contractual payments for services provided.

No-Cost Online Buprenorphine Training

Description

This is an Eight-Hour Online Buprenorphine Training course for physicians and physician assistants who wish to prescribe buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder (OUD). This training will satisfy the eight-hour training requirement mandated by the MATE (Medication Access and Training Expansion) Act.

PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT the Half and Half MAT Waiver course.

Target audience

This activity will assist physicians and physician assistants (PAs) who wish to prescribe buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorders.

Educational objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners should be able to:

• Review addiction identification and evidence-based treatments.
• Discuss the pharmacology of opioids as it relates to treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) patients.
• Describe the fundamentals of office-based opioid treatment including the treatment of the patient with co-occurring conditions.
• Explain the process of buprenorphine induction as well as stabilization and maintenance.
• Discuss other approved antagonist and agonist medications to treat OUD.
• Discuss basic office protocols including medical record documentation and confidentiality.
• Utilize evidence-based resources to ensure providers have the confidence to prescribe buprenorphine for patients with OUD.

Fee: No cost

Method of participation in the activity

To be awarded a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ or 8 AAPA Category 1 CME credits you must:

Review eight training modules (eight hours) provided in this activity.

Earn a minimum cumulative score of 75% on the examination. Participants will have three opportunities to correctly answer the examination.

Complete a final evaluation and follow instructions at the end of the course regarding how to retrieve your certificate.*

*Credit will not be awarded unless all components of the program are completed. Partial credit will not be awarded.