Sunday, November 24, 2024
11/24/2024
Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) proposes Together: Recovery and Employment (TRE) to provide workforce development to 200 individuals in Philadelphia with substance use disorder (SUD). 100 individuals will have the opportunity to gain a certification in medical billing and coding and participate in a paid work experience provided by PHMC. Philadelphia is the poorest of the nation’s 10 largest cities, with 25.3% of Philadelphia adults living below poverty and 12.3% of residents living in “deep poverty”. In 2017, Philadelphia experienced 1,200 deaths related to drug overdoses. Estimates from 2011-2015 put individuals in Philadelphia struggling with SUD at a median household income of $38,253, with 26.4% of the population having had an income in the past 12 months that put them below the poverty level. The unemployment rate for the SUD population during this time was 13.9%. The need for medical billers and coders (MB&C) is expected to increase. Philadelphia Works, Inc. lists this occupation as a ‘High Priority Occupation’ and projects that the Philadelphia area will need 1,430 (13.5% increase) MB&C by 2026. The proposed goal for TRE is to provide workforce development and job placement services to 200 individuals being treated for SUD. PHMC proposes by February 2025 to certify 100 individuals in MB&C and place them in employment in the healthcare sector and by March 2025 to support and place 100 individuals who did not participate in the MB&C certification into employment opportunities. To achieve this PHMC proposes to provide clients an assessments of their workforce development needs, 8 weeks of workforce development using the evidence-based PAIRIN curriculum, a 6 month vocational training in MB&C, and placement in sustainable positions either in the healthcare sector or other area. To execute TRE, PHMC proposes a team of individuals that includes a Managing Director, Senior Director, Director, Program Manager, Job Developer, Facilitator, Case Manager, and Program Assistant. Data on TRE is proposed to be entered, tracked, and managed into PHMC’s new integrated health platform with strict privacy policies adhere to. PHMC has served the Greater Philadelphia region since 1972 applying best practices and evidence-based guidelines to improve community health. For decades PHMC has adapted an individual placement and supports (IPS) model of supported treatment for individuals with SUD. Since its founding, PHMC has served more than 25,000 of Philadelphia’s low-income adults and youth helping them to gain the skills to obtain quality jobs in growing industries. This vast experience of providing SUD treatment and employment services, has prepared PHMC to implement TRE to address the specific needs of Philadelphians with SUD.
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