July 2022 Blogs

Northern Navajo Medical Center Delivers Care Directly to Patients Experiencing Homelessness

July 21, 2022
by Dr. Asha Atwell, Emergency Physician, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Northern Navajo Medical Center, Navajo Area IHS

At the Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico, we have always envisioned a health care model that includes delivering care directly to patients who are experiencing homelessness. Homeless individuals often have difficulty coming in to appointments and are seen as high-utilizers of emergency ... Continue reading

IHS Focuses On Partner-Centered Design to Modernize Its Health IT System

July 18, 2022
by Mitchell Thornbrugh, Chief Information Officer and Director, Office of Information Technology, Indian Health Service

The IHS Health Information Technology Modernization Program is a multi-year effort to modernize health IT systems for IHS, tribal, and urban Indian health care programs. The program will replace the Resource and Patient Management System, RPMS, which handles everything from patient registration to ... Continue reading

Funding Opportunities Support Tribal Self-Governance Planning and Negotiation Activities

July 14, 2022
by Jennifer Cooper, Director, Office of Tribal Self-Governance

The funding opportunities for the Fiscal Year 2022 Tribal Self-Governance Planning Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  and Negotiation Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  Cooperative Agreements, administered by the Office of Tribal Self-Governance, are now available and published in the federal register. ... Continue reading