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:
- How the transition to value-based payment impacts all healthcare providers
- Pathways to reimbursement within the Quality Payment Program, including Alternative Payment Models (APM) and Merit-Based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS)
- The accessibility of organization’s performance scores to patients
- Methodologies to increase reimbursement by percentage points
1.5 CNEs will be available for Registered Nurses
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Free Webinar
August 23, 2017
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
(EST)
Understanding The New Preceptor Tax Incentive Program- For Preceptors
Presenter
Denise Kornegay, MSW
Program Director
Georgia Statewide AHEC Network
Hosts
Georgia Rural Health Association
Georgia Statewide AHEC Network
Program Description
Georgia's unique and innovative Preceptor Tax Incentive Program was launched in 2014. This session will provide an overview of the program, future directions of the program, and a reporting of the programs utilization over the past three tax years. All providers who serve as community based faculty for medical, APRN, and PA students should attend to learn about registration, and how to help improve the program.
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September 15, 2017
Sonographer Conference
Georgian Northwestern Technical College
More 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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Blue Ridge AHEC recently hosted a Welcome Reception for Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Anchor Students. They are in their 3rd year of medical school and will be based in Rome, Georgia doing community rotations throughout Northwest Georgia over the next 12 months. We are very excited to have them and hope one day they come back an practice in our region! Thank you Casey Faulkner, our Preceptor Coordinator, for your hard work and a great event!
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Congratulations to Debbie Smith on her completion of our RN re-entry program. A huge thank you to Pickens County Schools and Lead Nurse, Kimberly Parker, MSN, RN, CNL, for partnering with us to make this happen for Debbie. We are excited to have Pickens Co Schools as a new community partner. Good luck Debbie!
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Congratulations to Sandra Chacon for her recent completion of our RN re-entry program. We want to welcome Bethesda Community Clinic in Cherokee county as one of our community partners. A huge thank you to Sara Keeley, FNP and Rebecca Hurd, FNP for serving as Sandra's preceptors. We are very excited for Sandra as she re-enters the nursing profession. Congratulations!
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Congratulations Northwest Georgia Regional Cancer Coalition and Tanner Medical Center (Haralson County) on being awarded a Two Georgia's Grant from Healthcare Georgia Foundation ! Great work!
Healthcare Georgia Foundation has announced grants totaling $770,000 to 11 partnerships in a program aimed at eliminating health disparities and achieving health equity in rural Georgia.
The funding represents the first phase of the foundation’s Two Georgias Initiative, designed also to expand access to quality health care in rural Georgia.
Each rural partnership will develop Community Health Improvement Plans during the next 12 months, for implementation in 2018 with increased funding.
Read More
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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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