Peer Groups & Committees

ICHCA and CHCNI regularly gather heath center staff to meet and discuss topics relevant to their positions. Below are all current peer groups and committees. 

Board Committees (6)

Closed, by invitation only

Board Committees are granted authorities by the Board and report regular updates via monthly board meetings. Board committees are either in the bylaws of the organization or established to provide input needed for the proper governance and smooth operation of the entities.

 

Board Committee

Staff Contact

ICHCA Executive Committee

David Garrett (dgarrett@idahochc.org)

Executive Committee to the ICHCA Board of Directors

Meets monthly (12x/year)

ICHCA Advocacy Committee

Kyle Rooks (krooks@idahochc.org)

Discuss and define action on legislative priorities

Meets weekly during legislative session

ICHCA Finance Committee

BreAnn Wonka (bwonka@idahochc.org)

Reviews Association financial statements

Meets quarterly (4x/year)

CHCNI Executive Committee

David Garrett (dgarrett@idahochc.org)

Executive Committee to the CHCNI Board of Directors

Meets monthly (12x/year)

CHCNI VBC Performance Committee

Jimmie Ogden (jogden@idahochc.org)

Established for the purpose of overseeing the integrity of the general operations and quality activities of CHCNI. The Committee will recommend operation improvements and mitigative strategies to members that will directly enhance the performance of the network in quality outcomes and cost containment.

Membership: Executive leadership of Operations and Quality

Meets monthly (12x/year)

CHCNI Finance and Contracting Committee

David Garrett (dgarrett@idahochc.org)

Meets as needed

 

 

Steering Committees (1)

Closed, by invitation only

Steering Committees are a function or requirement for grant governance. Steering committees report to the full board on a regular basis for governance, to inform and to provide needed guidance to the grant in question.

 

HCCN Steering Committee

Susan Ault (sault@idahochc.org)

Provides guidance and input on HCCN grant strategies, goals, and activities

Meets quarterly (4x/year)

 

 

Peer Committees (10)

Open to CHC staff with relevant roles/responsibilities 

Health center staff have access to peer committees that provide opportunities to share information, promote promising practices, and build peer networks. Participants can share feedback that informs ICHCA activities and training programs. On an annual basis funding, quality, and resource commitment will be evaluated, although the intent is that these are long term groups. 

To join a Peer Committee, please email the ICHCA staff contact to be added to the calendar invitation and member email list.

 

Peer Committee

ICHCA Staff Contact

CHC Chair (TBD)

CFO/Finance

BreAnn Wonka (bwonka@idahchc.org)

 

Membership: CFOs, Finance Directors

Meets every 2 months (6x/year)

COO/Operations

Robin Donovan (rdonovan@idahochc.org)

 

Membership: COOs, Operations Directors

Meets every 2 months (6x/year)

CMO/Medical Directors

Susan Ault (sault@idahochc.org)

 

Membership: Medical Directors

Meets every 2 months (6x/year)

Dental Directors

Susan Ault (sault@idahochc.org) 

 

Membership: Dental Directors

Meets quarterly (4x/year)

HR Leadership

Brianna Woolsey (bwoolsey@idahochc.org

 

Membership: Human Resource (HR) Directors, HR leadership and/or staff

Meets every 2 months (6x/year)

BH/CCBHC Leadership

Matt Wimmer (mwimmer@idahochc.org)

 

Membership: Behavioral Health (BH) Directors, BH Leadership and/or staff

Meets monthly (12x/year)

Outreach & Enrollment

Health Equity

Sara Beeks (sbeeks@idahochc.org)

 

Membership: Enrollment Counselors, Patient Navigators, CHWs

Meets monthly (12x/year)

Emergency Preparedness

Michael Ide (mide@idahochc.org)

 

Membership: Emergency Preparedness coordinators/leads, Facilities Managers, COOs, Risk Managers

Meets quarterly (4x/year)

HIT Leadership

Michael Ide (mide@idahochc.org)

 

Membership: Chief Information Officers (CIO), IT leads

Meets monthly (12x/year)

Nursing Directors

Susan Ault (sault@idahochc.org)

 

Membership: Nursing Directors

Meets quarterly (4x/year)

Communications

Kyle Rooks (krooks@idahochc.org)

 

Membership: Marketing Directors and/or staff, communications and social media staff

Meetings as needed

 

Workgroups (5)

Workgroup committees are on-going committees attended by cross departmental staff from CHCs to work on specific quality improvement focuses, programs, and/or tools within the centers. Workgroup committees meet as needed and often for a limited time to tackle specific issues within and among CHCs. 

To join a Workgroup, please email the ICHCA staff contact to be added to the calendar invitation and member email list.

 

Workgroups

ICHCA Staff Contact

CHC Chair (TBD)

Quality Committee

Susan Ault (sault@idahochc.org)

 

Membership: Quality Improvement Directors and staff, grants specialists, nursing administrators, clinical quality staff

Meets monthly (12x/year)

Azara DRVS Committee

Susan Ault (sault@idahochc.org)

 

Membership: Azara DRVS super users

Meets monthly (12x/year)

Pharmacy/340B Committee

Susan Ault (sault@idahochc.org)

 

Membership: Pharmacy leadership, 340B leads

Meets quarterly (4x/year)

Athena Workgroup (on pause)

Susan Ault (sault@idahochc.org)

 

Membership: Athena EHR users

Meets ad hoc, contact ICHCA staff contact with interest

OCHIN Epic Workgroup

Susan Ault (sault@idahochc.org)

 

Membership: OCHIN Epic users

Meets ad hoc, contact ICHCA staff contact with interest