Programs

& Services

Training that is
Current, Compelling, and Compliant.

Board Training Program

HomeTown Health is pleased to offer a  Hospital Board & Leadership (HBL) Training Program for rural hospitals. This curriculum was certified on 10.14.19  by the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center at Mercer University School of Medicine as having satisfied the training requirements found in O.C.G.A. § 31-2-16 and received approval for continuation of training in September of 2021. The Hospital Board & Leadership (HBL) Training Program now meets both Georgia standards, as well as accreditation from IACET.org, allowing you to receive continuing education units that meet the highest international best practice ANSI/IACET standards. For more information about the program, please visit: www.hthu.net/hbl or contact:
Terry Edwards at [email protected] or 470.655.6950 ext. 105.

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Leadership Development Program

The HomeTown Health Executive Leadership Development Program is designed to equip emerging leadership candidates with the tools necessary to become future Senior Executives, Senior Managers, & Directors. Develop personal management skills and a better understanding of the changing healthcare industry to help meet the need for strong leaders in healthcare.

To apply or to nominate a member of your hospital or organization, complete the online nomination form here.

Info Sheet: 2024 Executive LDP Leadership rev12152023

Deadline: December 31, 2023.
Questions?  Contact Sherri Ackerman at [email protected]

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Grant Programs

HomeTown Health is dedicated to serving hospitals with key information, education and services through available grant programs such as state-specific FLEX and SHIP grants. These programs vary by grant standards and focus areas, state location and other key factors which HomeTown pairs with industry experts and resources for hospital participants.

For more information about current grant opportunities, please contact [email protected]

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Online Education & CEUs

HomeTown Health University, the educational arm of HomeTown Health, offers more than 700 accredited courses and over 25 certifications/certificate programs to healthcare professionals through www.hthu.net

Choose training courses ranging from Revenue Cycle education to Behavioral Health, Population Health, HIT & Transformation, Long-Term Care & Swingbed, Quality & Compliance and much more.

For more information about available CEUs, visit www.hthu.net/ceu.

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Webinars

Value Added Services

The Mission of HomeTown Health is to ensure that rural health care is preserved at the local community level wherever possible and that a continuum of care is available to the rural populations.

What does this mean? It means that HomeTown Health is committed to meeting the urgent and very real needs of its member hospitals with a hands-on approach, doing whatever it takes to get issues addressed and problems resolved expeditiously and at the appropriate level.

HomeTown Health, LLC adds value to hospital members through:

  • Advocacy & Representation
  • Communications
  • Web Based Services
  • Education
  • Cost Reduction Programs
  • Strategic Planning
  • Networking & Support

Advocacy & Representation

HomeTown Health’s first priority is to convey the urgent needs of our rural hospitals to key governmental decision makers concerning the consequences of local, state and federal legislation, mandates, and changes, as well as changes related to reimbursement, accreditation and other regulatory updates. HomeTown constantly monitors legislation affecting rural hospitals and relays that information to its members on an ongoing basis.

Other ways HomeTown Health gets its message across:

  • CEO Days at the Capitol
  • Coordination of Legislative Grassroots Efforts
  • Close Communication with key decision makers within DCH, Office of Rural Health, along with key legislators on the state and federal levels.

Member hospitals are represented in the following ways by HomeTown Health:

  • Monthly Department of Community Health Board Meeting
  • Governor Affairs Spring Meeting
  • Quarterly CMO President Policy Meeting
  • Rural Hospital Stabilization Committee
  • GA Medicaid Simplification Committee
  • Provider RAC Committee

Web-Based Services

Our website provides you with:

  • Overview of HomeTown Health and Staff
  • Calendar of Events
  • Member Hospital Listing & Contact Information
  • Business Partner Listing & Information
  • Legislative and Healthcare News Updates
  • HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance Tools
  • Training tools via www.hthu.net
  • Vital links and current information to make your job easier and to make your hospital more profitable.
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)

Cost Reduction & Support Partnerships

HomeTown Health can provide you with valuable resources to help you with the following cost reduction programs and through support partnerships:

  • Group Purchasing Benefits with various service providers and business partners.
  • Partnership with HTH Best Practice Business Partners across a wide-variety of scopes and services, at discounted rates.

Communications

HomeTown Health communicates with its members through:

  • E-mail Updates
  • Telephone Calls
  • Hospital Visits
  • Spring and Fall Stakeholder Meetings
  • Web Site – hometownhealthonline.com
  • On-Line Meetings

Education

HomeTown conducts meetings specifically for educational purposes focusing on subjects relevant to current rural healthcare challenges. Annual focus group meetings include CEO’s, CFO’s, Nurse Executives, Business Office Managers, Case Managers, HR Managers, Materials Managers, HIPAA Compliance Officers, and Radiology Managers.

Training Methods Include:

  • On-Site Training
  • Annual Focus Group Meetings
  • HomeTown Health University, www.hthu.net,  Online 24/7 training
  • Virtual Conferences

Strategic Planning

HomeTown Health provides a two-day strategic planning session for its members at no cost. A strategic plan includes:

  • A medical capacity analysis to determine how many physicians your community will support and how many you have to see if you need to recruit more physicians.
  • S.W.O.T. Analysis -Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
  • Plan of Action

This session educates your county commission, key community leaders and hospital boards on today’s healthcare environment from a statewide perspective and engages them in a plan of action to strengthen the financial viability of your hospital. HomeTown has conducted more than 25 strategic plans with excellent results.

Networking & Support

HomeTown Health is working to help its member hospitals to find ways to address the challenges of today’s complex healthcare environment:

  • HomeTown Search Engine: Send your inquiries or questions to Jimmy Lewis or Kristy Thomson and we will submit to the entire membership with answers back for you within the hour.
  • Call HomeTown anytime, day or night, for answers to questions or help in a crisis.
  • HomeTown Health will escalate your unresolved problems or crisis issues all the way to the Governors office in order to help you resolve the problem.

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