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HomeTown BP Happenings | Sept/Oct 2016 1 Upcoming Events The Georgia and Florida interactive maps are wonderful tools to utilize when planning facility visits or reviewing hospital demographics. Click for Georgia Click for Florida A Rural Hospital Resource from HomeTown Health, LLC HomeTown Happenings September/October 2016 HomeTown Health, LLC| 3280 Cherry Oak Lane, Suite 100 | Cumming, GA 30041| www.hometownhealthonline.com HTH Navigation SHIP FY 2016-2017 HomeTown Health Interactive Maps: HomeTown Health brings you monthly updates on the most current Georgia Medicaid policies and procedures. The GA Medicaid Webinar is the first Wednesday of the month at 10:00am Eastern. Register for the webinar series via the link below. HP Representa- tives are also on the agenda to address attendee claim and/or reimbursement issues and to assist in trouble- shooting complications with the reimbursement process. REGISTER HERE Georgia Medicaid Monthly Florida Updates Florida Rural Hospital Webinar HomeTown Health is hosting a monthly Florida Rural Hospital Webinar on the 4th Wednesday at 11:00am/10:00am Central. Updates are shared each month on topics like Medicaid, Medicare, Telemedicine, and more! If you have additional topics you would like discussed, please contact our team. Not registered? REGISTER HERE Mark your calendar: October 13, 2016 @ 2pm Eastern Click here to register Ron Howrigon is the president and CEO of Fulcrum strategies and spent 18 years in the managed care industry as a negotiator and a network manager. He will be discussing the important topic of contract negotiation on the October webinar. Please encourage C-suite members to join this webinar! Important links: RISAH Web Page MCC Dashboard Rev Up Dashboard School of Coding & Documentation Click here for the 2017 RISAH Accreditation Please contact Sandy Sage at [email protected], or any HomeTown Health team member, if you need assistance with registration, webpage access, email notifications, etc. Please take a moment to review all of the amazing things going on with HomeTown Health and HomeTown Health University. We encourage each of our member hospitals, as well as our HTH Business Partners, to explore all of the opportunities available to you to either get connected or remain involved with your healthcare peers in the Georgia and Florida hospitals! Please contact a HomeTown Health team member if you are interested in joining the HomeTownJ listserve. For all of the upcoming events, current news and publications, business partner and member hospital information, and educational programs, please visit the HomeTown Health and HomeTown Health University pages at hometownhealthonline.com and hthu.net. Mark your calendar Have you registered yet? Click the links below for easy registration! Rural Health Clinic Billing Training Webinar: September 28th @ 1:00pm Eastern Monthly Medicare Webinar: October 12th @ 10:00am Eastern 17th Annual Fall Conference (See page 2 for more Fall Conference information): October 24th - October 26th Click here to check out the HomeTown Health Event Calendar Coming Soon Based on CMS Swing Bed Provider guidelines, Georgia State Office of Rural Health identified needs, and hospital based skilled nursing and swing bed program best practices, HomeTown Health will be hosting a Rural Swing Bed Management Program live event on October 24, 2016 exclusively for CEOs at participating RSBM hospitals. This session highlights basic understanding of these programs needed by Hospital and SNF Senior Leadership. This session provided specifically for Hospital CEOs will include the important pieces that CEO’s need to know, including an overview of clinical, regulatory and financial components. Click here to register for the Rural Swing Bed Management Program: “Focus on the Administrator” Session. This session will be held at The Lodge and Spa in Callaway Gardens, Georgia. The 2016-2017 Rural Swing Bed Management Program is provided through the Georgia State Office of Rural Health Grant #16062G. RSBM Program Upcoming Live Event
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Upcoming Events
The Georgia and Florida interactive maps are wonderful tools to utilize when planning facility visits or reviewing hospital demographics.
Click for Georgia Click for Florida
A Rural Hospital Resource from HomeTown Health, LLC
HomeTown Happenings
September/October 2016
HomeTown Health, LLC| 3280 Cherry Oak Lane, Suite 100 | Cumming, GA 30041| www.hometownhealthonline.com
HTH Navigation
SHIP FY 2016-2017
HomeTown Health Interactive Maps:
HomeTown Health brings you monthly updates on the most current Georgia Medicaid policies and procedures. The GA Medicaid Webinar is the first Wednesday of the month at 10:00am Eastern. Register for the webinar series via the link below.
HP Representa-tives are also on the agenda to address attendee claim and/or reimbursement issues and to assist in trouble-shooting complications with the reimbursement process. REGISTER HERE
Georgia Medicaid Monthly Florida Updates
Florida Rural Hospital Webinar
HomeTown Health is hosting a monthly Florida Rural Hospital Webinar on the 4th Wednesday at 11:00am/10:00am Central.
Updates are shared each month on topics like Medicaid, Medicare, Telemedicine, and more! If you have additional topics you would like discussed, please contact our team. Not registered? REGISTER HERE
Mark your calendar: October 13, 2016 @ 2pm Eastern Click here to register Ron Howrigon is the president and CEO of Fulcrum strategies and spent 18 years in the managed care industry as a negotiator and a network manager. He will be discussing the important topic of contract negotiation on the October webinar. Please encourage C-suite members to join this webinar! Important links: RISAH Web Page MCC Dashboard Rev Up Dashboard School of Coding & Documentation Click here for the 2017 RISAH Accreditation Please contact Sandy Sage at [email protected], or any HomeTown Health team member, if you need assistance with registration, webpage access, email notifications, etc.
Please take a moment to review all of the amazing things going on with HomeTown Health and HomeTown Health University. We encourage each of our member hospitals, as well as our HTH Business Partners, to explore all of the opportunities available to you to either get connected or remain involved with your healthcare peers in the Georgia and Florida hospitals! Please contact a HomeTown Health team member if you are interested in joining the HomeTownJ listserve. For all of the upcoming events, current news and publications, business partner and member hospital information, and educational programs, please visit the HomeTown Health and HomeTown Health University pages at hometownhealthonline.com and hthu.net.
Mark your calendar
Have you registered yet? Click the links below for easy registration!
Rural Health Clinic Billing Training
Webinar:
September 28th @ 1:00pm Eastern
Monthly Medicare Webinar:
October 12th @ 10:00am Eastern
17th Annual Fall Conference (See page 2
for more Fall Conference information):
October 24th - October 26th
Click here to check out the
HomeTown Health Event Calendar
Coming Soon
Based on CMS Swing Bed Provider guidelines, Georgia State Office of Rural Health identified needs, and hospital based skilled nursing and swing bed program best practices, HomeTown Health will be hosting a Rural Swing Bed Management Program live event on October 24, 2016 exclusively for CEOs at participating RSBM hospitals. This session highlights basic understanding of these programs needed by Hospital and SNF Senior Leadership. This session provided specifically for Hospital CEOs will include the important pieces that CEO’s need to know, including an overview of clinical, regulatory and financial components. Click here to register for the Rural Swing Bed Management Program: “Focus on the Administrator” Session. This session will be held at The Lodge and Spa in Callaway Gardens, Georgia.
The 2016-2017 Rural Swing Bed Management Program is provided through the Georgia State Office of Rural Health Grant #16062G.
RSBM Program Upcoming Live Event
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A Rural Hospital Resource from HomeTown Health, LLC
HomeTown Happenings
September/October 2016
HomeTown Health, LLC| 3280 Cherry Oak Lane, Suite 100 | Cumming, GA 30041| www.hometownhealthonline.com
Turnover Report
What’s New with HTHU?
Resources to Stay Connected
Ask the Industry Experts
Interested in learning more about the
HomeTown Health Business Partners? Need
help connecting with a Business Partner?
Click here for a full list of Business
Partners and HomeTown Health’s Business
Partner Program.
Please contact Chris Denson, HTH Director
of Advisor Services, with any questions or
suggestions you may have.
The HTHU team is excited to announce the improvement of HTHU.net’s online learning platform appearance and functionality. This change in appearance will give all learners an improved experience with site navigating and optimal learning experience. With this update, HTHU students can utilize online education across a variety of mobile devices, as well as traditional computers. This upgrade requires no immediate action from you and will not affect your records, we simply encourage all of our users to explore the new dashboard, take a virtual tour and familiarize yourself with the user-friendly navigation options. The HTHU team is happy to assist you with any questions that may arise. Happy learning!
The Lodge & Spa at Callaway Gardens Pine Mountain, Georgia
Click here to review the agenda and
the Breakout Session schedule
Click the links below to register for the Breakout Sessions available on Mon-day, October 24, 2016:
GA Rural Medical Home Network/HIT Session
Rural Swing Bed Management Program
Make Your Revenue Cycle GREAT Again!
Rural Hospital Stabilization
Committee Report
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from expert speakers and to network with your peers and HomeTown Health’s Business Partners!
17th Annual HomeTown Health Fall Conference
October 24, 2016 - October 26, 2016
Check Out the New Look!
Business Partner Highlight
As turnover in Georgia and Florida rural hospitals occurs, HomeTown Health will continuously assist in keeping you current and connected.
For more information on hospital turnover, please review Becker’s Hospital Review Executive Moves page
Interested in Georgia healthcare breaking news? Check out Georgia Health News
Interested in Florida healthcare breaking news? Check out Health News Florida
Georgia Medicaid Fair HTH Fall Conference Mark Your Calendar
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Columbus Georgia Convention &
Trade Center
Sign-in at 7:00 a.m.
Meet and Greet with the Provider Relations Team at 7:30 a.m.
Opening Remarks/Regulatory Updates begin at 8:00 a.m.
Remember to bring your lunch for the break from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Register now. Admission is free. To register
online and for details, visit
http://www.cvent.com/d/xvqpsh
Attendees must register to reserve a seat for each
individual session selected.
On-Demand Education
The updated HCAHPS Healthcare Hospitality Certification is now available, as well as the updated Physician HCAHPS Certification
Remember to check the School of Revenue Cycle Management and the School of HIT & Transformation for Computer Application Certification updates
A new PowerPoint course is also available on-demand for HTHU students
Certification & Course Updates
The Patient Experience:
Above & Beyond is a combination of live training, hospital management tools, and ongoing Online Courses and hospital-wide assignments that work together to help to shift the culture from “good customer service” to providing a custom Patient Experience that is unique to your hospital and community. Designed for even the most experienced and professional employees, this program helps ensure a consistent hospital culture. Click here for full program details.
Above and Beyond
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Staff Contacts
Jimmy Lewis
Chief Executive Officer
770-363-7453
For more information on HomeTown Health Business Partners, Members, and Events,
visit our website at www.hometownhealthonline.com or contact:
Kristy Thomson
Chief Operating Officer
561-339-5081
Courtney Moore
Director of Finance
478-396-5793
Susannah Cowart
Director of Florida Division
229-881-4445
Chris Denson
Director of Advisory Services
770-653-9005
Jody Chesney
Education Editor
864-201-5025
For more information on education and programs of study, visit our online
university at www.hthu.net or contact:
Jennie Price
Director of Business Development
404-673-2412
Desi Barrett
Webinar Program Manager
706-754-2439
Annie Lee Sallee
Revenue Cycle Education Specialist
843-367-7814
Meghan Williams
Customer Relations Coordinator
229-308-4996
Evelyn Leadbetter
Network Services Manager
706-344-9634
Florida Division
Susan Wiese
Director of Communications & Events
706-491-1132
Sherri Ackerman
Project Coordinator, Outreach and Education
770-402-3105
