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Mark your calendars! Georgia HIT FORUM: Thursday, January 26, 2012 8:30am-4:00pm, Macon Marriott City Center REGISTER --> http://www.hometownhealthonline.com/ 2012GARuralHealthITConference.aspxHometown Health, LLC > Homewww.hometownhealthonline.comHometown Health, LLC
HomeTown Health is so proud to announce the National School of Applied Telehealth at www.nationalschoolofappliedtelehealth.com!National School of Applied Telehealthwww.nationalschoolofappliedtelehealth.comEngaging, informative, and high-quality Online training courses created and offered by National School of Applied Telehealth using Mindflash web based e-learning software
COMMISSIONER DAVID COOK ANNOUNCED 11.18.11 AT THE HOMETOWN HEALTH FALL CONFERENCE THAT CMS ANNOUNCED THAT CMS HAS DELAYED THE HIPAA 5010 COMPLIANCE DATE UNTIL MARCH 31, 2012! Official CMS notice at link below. http://www.cms.gov/ICD10/Downloads/CMSStatement5010EnforcementDishttp://www.cms.gov/ICD10/Downloads/CMSStatement5010EnforcementDiswww.cms.gov
Dr. Jerry Dubberly, Georgia Medicaid Director, discusses the HP CMO issues facing Georgia rural hospitals.
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Getting ready for 2011 HomeTown Health Fall Conference: The Stage is Set! #HTH11FC
Hometown's 4th Policy Maker Rural Hospital Tour began today at Morgan Memorial and continued on to Elbert Memorial for a tour and presentation. Stop #3 was at the construction site of the new Ty Cobb Regional Hospital in Lavonia. Pictured here are Ty Cobb Healthcare CEO, CFO, and Administrator with HTH CEO Jimmy Lewis and 3 Senate Budget Office staffers. The final stop for today will be at Mountain Lakes Medical Center in Clayton.
Have you registered for our FALL CONFERENCE yet? The STAGE IS SET ... you don't want to miss this engaging gathering with all the up-to-date info on Georgia's healthcare industry... 12th Annual Fall Conferencewww.hometownhealthonline.comNovember 16th thru 18th Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, Georgia While the healthcare environment may be complex and challenging, the “STAGE IS SET” for the HomeTown Health stakeholders to come together to address the key issues like value based purchasing, HCAPHS, HIPAA 5010, ICD-10, Readmission ...
Guess where we'll be tomorrow for the Georgia Rural Hospital Association Conference?? Callaway Gardens | Georgia Vacations: Georgia Resort Spa & Golf - Family Vacationwww.callawaygardens.comCallaway Gardens is a Georgia vacation resort with luxury accommodations, family vacations, world-class golf courses, spa packages and weekend getaways
The Stage Is Set! HomeTown Health will be hosting its 12th annual FALL CONFERENCE at Callaway Gardens NOV16-18. Click for details!HomeTown Health Presents 12th Annual Fall Conference at Callaway Gardenswww.prweb.com“The Stage Is Set” with HomeTown Health, as they launch this compelling Fall forum.
http://hometownhealth.wikispaces.com/Strategic+Plans+available+from+HomeTown HomeTown has available three slots for the fall of 2011 for hospital strategic plans! Read moreHomeTownHealth - Strategic Plans available from HomeTownhometownhealth.wikispaces.com
Does your hospital have a 340b program? http://hometownhealth.wikispaces.com/Does+your+hospital+have+a+340b+programHomeTownHealth - Does your hospital have a 340b programhometownhealth.wikispaces.com
http://hometownhealth.wikispaces.com/Nursing+Home+Operators+Face+Challenges+On+Medicare+Cut Nursing Home Operators Face Challenges On Medicare Cut HomeTownHealth - Nursing Home Operators Face Challenges On Medicare Cuthometownhealth.wikispaces.com
Georgia Medicaid to get full review and study for redesign - Navigant chosen http://hometownhealth.wikispaces.com/Georgia+Medicaid+to+get+full+review+and+study+for+redesign+-+Navigant+chosenHomeTownHealth - Georgia Medicaid to get full review and study for redesign - Navigant chosenhometownhealth.wikispaces.com
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8681619.htmHomeTown Health, LLC & Georgia Partnership for Telehealth Host Strategic Broadband Partners Meeting.www.prweb.comGeorgia Businesses Working to Improve Healthcare Outcomes for Georgians Using Broadband Technology
GEORGIA HITREC SERVICES AVAILABLE TO 56 RURAL HOSPTALS (read more) http://hometownhealth.wikispaces.com/GEORGIA+HITREC+SERVICES+AVAILABLE+TO+56+RURAL+HOSPTALSHomeTownHealth - GEORGIA HITREC SERVICES AVAILABLE TO 56 RURAL HOSPTALShometownhealth.wikispaces.com
Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids currently provide health care to roughly 1.7 million low-income Georgians. The state of Georgia is undertaking a review of the Medicaid program especially the CMO’s. See link for more information and resources: http://hometownhealth.wikispaces.com/HomeTownJField+Observations+%26+Policy+UpdatesHomeTownHealth - HomeTownJField Observations & Policy Updateshometownhealth.wikispaces.com
HomeTown Health, LLC and GA-Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center are planing Workshops to provide basic training for rural hospitals on the conversion of the Electronic Health Record and Meaningful Use. For information contact HTH managing director, Kathy Whitmire [kfw@windstream.net]
You may want to read this article and draw your own conclusions! AJC Sunday Article -Hospital CEO pay has some ill at ease: http://hometownhealth.wikispaces.com/AJC+Sunday+Article+-+Hospital+CEO+pay+has+some+ill+at+easeHomeTownHealth - AJC Sunday Article - Hospital CEO pay has some ill at easehometownhealth.wikispaces.com
We at HomeTown want to update you on the work HomeTown is doing this summer in having policymakers visit the field to see rural hospitals. http://hometownhealth.wikispaces.com/HomeTown+Health+Conducts+Second+Policy+Maker+Visit+to+Rural+Hospitals+June+22-23HomeTownHealth - HomeTown Health Conducts Second Policy Maker Visit to Rural Hospitals June 22-23hometownhealth.wikispaces.com
Urgent!!! Provider Tax Due tomorrow June 30 for questions or comments visit: http://bit.ly/jKWIDN HomeTownHealth - HomeTownJField Observations & Policy Updateshometownhealth.wikispaces.com
A conference call/webinar was held yesterday afternoon to discuss the Medicaid Rate Add-On: read more @ http://hometownhealth.wikispaces.com/Medicaid+Add-On+Update+form+Subcommittee+MeetingHomeTownHealth - Medicaid Add-On Update form Subcommittee Meetinghometownhealth.wikispaces.com
Provider checks postponed 1 day -for up to date info. visit: http://hometownhealth.wikispaces.com/HomeTownJField+Observations+%26+Policy+UpdatesHomeTownHealth - HomeTownJField Observations & Policy Updateshometownhealth.wikispaces.com
HomeTown Health CEO, Jimmy Lewis, facilitated a forum for the Governor’s Office officals to hear about the problems that rural hospitals are facing with state Medicaid reimbursement and policy. Also in attendance were several HomeTown Health Business Partners: Draffin & Tucker, Quadax, Strategic Healthcare Partners and Pineland Mental Health.
n photo (left to right): Blake Fulenwider, Health Policy Advisor to Governor Deal, Jimmy Lewis, CEO HomeTown Health, LLC, Dale Spell,CEO Appling HealthCare Systems, Linda Fausett, HomeTown Health, LLC, Debbie Dlugolenski, Georgia State CFO and Director of OPB and Stefanie Papps, OPB Policy Analyst for the Health and Human Services Division
Next stop is Appling Medical Center to meet with CEO Dale Spell and his staff to learn about their successes and challenges with Medicaid patients and State Health Benefit Plan members. For more updates through out the day visit: http://bit.ly/jKWIDNHomeTownHealth - HomeTownJField Observations & Policy Updateshometownhealth.wikispaces.com
HTH Team
DAY ONE of Georgia Budget Writers Tour Rural Hospitals in Southeast Georgia http://hometownhealth.wikispaces.com/HomeTownJField+Observations+%26+Policy+Updates
OPB Proposed HomeTown Field Trip June 22-Thursday 23, 2011 through out S. East GA to view the detail schedule please go to: http://www.hometownhealthonline.com/LegislativeNews.aspx Legislative Newswww.hometownhealthonline.comLegislative News
Yesterday the Hospital Advisory Subcommittee met to discuss ways to resolve the Medicaid Add-On Overpayment issue: Learn more about disucssion and conclusions @ http://www.hometownhealthonline.com/LegislativeNews.aspxLegislative Newswww.hometownhealthonline.comLegislative News