September 15, 2017
Sonographer Conference
Georgian Northwestern Technical College
More Information Coming Soon!
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Free Webinar
August 23, 2017
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
(EST)
On Your MACRA,
Get Set, Go!...
Taking On the Quality Payment Program and MIPS
So long fee-for-service, welcome to value-based reimbursement! As of January 1st, 2017 the Quality Payment Program is in effect. No longer will healthcare providers be able to rely on the days of old, but organizations must adapt to new methods of reimbursement or face declining revenues.
Attendees will learn:
o How the transition to value-based payment impacts all healthcare providers
o Pathways to reimbursement within the Quality Payment Program, including Alternative Payment Models (APM) and Merit-Based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS)
o The accessibility of organization’s performance scores to patients
o Methodologies to increase reimbursement by percentage points
Registration Information
Coming Soon!
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GRHA Rural Health Clinic Conference
September 11th – 13th
(Monday – Wednesday)
Location: Savannah Hilton Desoto
Registration Fees:
- Registration fee for GRHA Members: $129.00
- Registration fee for Non-Members: $149.00
Click Here to Learn More and Register
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Cobb Galleria Centre - Atlanta GA
Patient and Professional Education Programs
or call 770-434-5864 x1704
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Soul Injury Leadership Training
Opus Peace Institute
This four-day Leadership course, led by Deborah Grassman NP and the Opus Peace team,
will provide you with an in-depth understanding of
Soul Injury and how to liberate unmourned loss and unforgiven guilt/shame. Lessons learned from 10,000
dying Veterans by a team of VA hospice nurses will open your eyes on how to love, forgive, and trust yourself to navigate the world again by disarming the heart from fear and shame while cultivating personal intimacy with scattered aspects of your own self.
- Learn about Soul Injury and how you can respond personally and professionally
- Strengthen your knowledge about acute and chronic trauma, loss, and shame
- Discover the scientific evidence for how unmourned Loss and unforgiven Guilt impact the body while subtly and not-so-subtly sabotaging lives
- Learn how to facilitate hope and healing within yourself, your organization, your community, or your agency
Dates: October 2-5, 2017
Place: Franciscan Retreat Center, Tampa, Florida
Rates: $1,500 double occupancy; $1,900 single occupancy (Early-bird discount through July 15, 10% off; discounts also available for groups of 2 or more).
Rates are all inclusive for training, materials, tools, food, and lodging
For more information, go to:
www.opuspeace.org/soul-injury-facilitator-training-retreat. (Scroll to the bottom of that site to register), or call Pat McGuire at 727 755-4265. You can also speak to prior Leadership Training participants about their experiences. We will provide you with their email address so you can interact with them directly.
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News,
Resources and Information
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(Pictured L-R) Esther Jackson Polatty Russell, Family Nurse Practitioner at Georgia Highlands Medical Services, Kristie Washington, RN Re-entry/CE Coordinator at Blue Ridge AHEC and Casey Faulkner, Preceptor Coordinator, Blue Ridge AHEC, attended the Ribbon Cutting for the GHMS Highlands Medical Plaza in Cumming!
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May 25, 2017
Abraham Park
Georgia Health News
The tan bungalow on the Gilbert Elementary School campus in LaFayette is scarcely bigger than a house trailer.
Although it could easily be mistaken for a temporary classroom, the building is a clinic. It’s one of six local medical clinics in rural Northwest Georgia run by Primary Healthcare Centers, a nonprofit that is designated as a federally qualified health center.
Read more
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Low-cost health clinic gets a reprieve
Jun 5, 2017
DALTON, Ga. — The Partnership Health Center, which provides low-cost health care to those with low incomes, might get another lease at Dalton's Mack Gaston Community Center.
Members of the City Council wouldn't say much after emerging from a 45-minute executive session closed to the public and the media at City Hall Friday afternoon, but they did say they would like to renegotiate the lease that Georgia Mountains Health Services, the Morganton-based nonprofit agency that operates the Partnership Health Center, holds on space at the community center.
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The Northwest Georgia Regional Cancer Coalition is dedicated to reducing the risk of skin cancer, and protecting our community members from harmful UV ways! Always using sunscreen when spending time outdoors is one of the best preventative measures against skin cancer and Melanoma. The rate of melanoma diagnoses are 13% higher in Georgia than the national average. The NWGRCC is working to install sunscreen dispensers throughout Northwest Georgia so that sun protection can always be at one’s fingertips. Look for them at your local parks and recreation facilities!
The Northwest Georgia Regional Cancer Coalition is also looking for partners to assist with maintaining the supply of sunscreen in the dispensers. We estimate the cost of keeping a dispenser filled to be approximately $1500/year per machine.
To learn more about this exciting, life-saving program, contact us at 706-409-5749 with questions about installing sunscreen dispensers in your area.
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2017 Consumer Health Impact Awardees
Nominate Your Health Hero
Do you know someone who has spent their life advocating for the health of vulnerable populations? An organization that works tirelessly to improve the health of communities in Georgia? If you know an individual or organization that has gone above and beyond and deserves recognition for their impact in the community, nominate them for a 2017 Consumer Health Impact Award!
SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION
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Summer Internship Available!
Blue Ridge AHEC is excited to announce an available Community Health Education Associate internship for this summer!
Interested? Know someone who may be? Click here for more information!
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Call for Abstracts
The University of Georgia College of Public Health is seeking abstracts for the 2017 State of the Public's Health Conference, October 17, 2017 in Athens, Georgia. The College of Public Health is soliciting
abstracts for breakout sessions and poster sessions.
For more information click
here
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Rural Georgia Broadband Network
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We can help your organization save 50% on your broadband connections and equipment!
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The Blue Ridge AHEC is excited to announce our new Georgia Rural Broadband Network program. This service is available to all ELIGIBLE* health care providers in Georgia. Utilizing the Federal Communication Commission’s Rural Healthcare Program, the Healthcare Connect Fund (HCF), the Rural Georgia Broadband Network is a consortia of health care providers which enables rural and urban facilities to take advantage of Federal subsidies on broadband services and equipment.
*Learn More and see if your Organization is Eligible!
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Blue Ridge AHEC Survey
Please tell us how we can serve you best by completing our online
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“Health Careers in Georgia” is a comprehensive guide to health careers which was created for students, teachers and others who are interested in a career in health care.
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Clinical Training Incentive
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A tax deductions of up to $10,000 for uncompensated community based faculty physicians who provide training to medical, osteopathic, physician assistant and nurse practitioner students matriculating at Georgia public or private educational institutions.
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Blue Ridge Area Health Education Center
Phone: 706-235-0776 | Fax: 706-378-3113| www.blueridgeahec.org
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