Wednesday, November 5, 2014

NRHA November Educational Webinars

National Rural Health Association Partnership Services
Educational Webinars- November 2014
3 Lifesaver Uses of a Hospital Intranet
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
12:00-1:00 pm Central Time

Hospitals large and small today struggle with the constant fire hose of critical information that must be shared with and understood by their staff. The stakes are high and most organizations admittedly don't do as well as they could making sure key internal audiences have the timely communication they need.

This session will focus on 3 of the most critical areas of communications in today's highly regulated healthcare environment:
  • Policy Management 
  • Emergency Preparedness and Response 
  • Human Resources 
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Ten Questions Leadership Should Be Asking About Their Revenue Cycle
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
12:00-1:00 pm Central Time

This presentation will provide CFOs and CEOs of hospitals with an effective game plan for monitoring and measuring the performance of the department that has the most direct impact on the organization's fiscal health: the business office.

We will share with you ten questions you should be asking your business office manager in order to ensure the fiscal health of the organization. These questions provide a clear, succinct roadmap for managing the business office that includes guidance about best practices and process improvement in key areas that will have the maximum positive impact on revenue cycle management.

In this presentation, we will elaborate on these questions and discuss how they can be used by CFOs and/or CEOs to collaborate with their Business Office Manager to create action plans that correct underperforming areas and establish processes that ensure continuous improvement and superior performance.

Learning objectives:
  • Understand key drivers to insure AR is being managed effectively 
  • Learn key questions to ask revenue cycle leaders to insure optimal reimbursement and compliance 
  • Discover tools and vendors that are available to assist with key revenue cycle issues 
  • Determine how to quantify the impact of a revenue cycle improvement initiative 
  • Learn best practices to manage the patient responsibility for payment 

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Closed Medication Safety Loop Across the Care Continuum: Creating The Final Picture Thursday, November 13, 2014
12:00-1:00 pm Central Time

Staff from the Atlantic General Hospital, a 62 bed acute care hospital in Worcester County, Maryland, will share key strategies that have helped them to accelerate quality improvement and reduce adverse drug events using a closed loop medication delivery.

This webinar will also examine:
  • collaboration and partnerships for creating design 
  • IT requirements 
  • medication protocols 
  • implementation 
  • accountability for accuracy 
  • timelines 
Learn more and register now.


Health System Group Practice: Development and Engagement
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
12:00-1:00 pm Central Time

This webinar will explore the need for, the design process and the outcomes of a project in 2011/2012 where a group of physicians and the hospital CEO re-designed the Medical Practice Council (MPC), a forum for employed physicians to discuss both clinical and organizational concerns. Through a series of facilitated sessions, the constituents established a new MPC purpose, structured decision-making process, a "compact" of mutual expectations and a collective vision that has laid the groundwork for better clinical care coordination and physician satisfaction with the sponsoring organization. The facilitator was involved 8 years earlier in the initial structural integration and has completed 20+ organizational integrations over the last 20 years.

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Lessons Learned from our Journey in Enterprise-wide Automation
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
12:00-1:00 pm Central Time

Join us to hear about why one rural hospital in Canadian, TX decided it was time for a change with their Electronic Medical Record. With the need to satisfy the organization as a whole, Hemphill County Hospital was looking for a solution that was going to give them real alignment and real change. Looking for true integration throughout their hospital and finding a strategic partner that would carry them through the future was a tough and long process but worth the time. Though the journey was not easy, learn how they went about their decision making and the methods used in their vendor selection.

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How Teleneurology Affected Our Hospital
Thursday, November 20, 2014
12:00-1:00 pm Central Time

This webinar will highlight teleneurology and stroke care. Eagle has partnered with FHN Memorial Hospital to reveal how teleneurology has affected their hospital in short amount of time.

Objectives:
  • Understand the drivers for teleneurology adoption in a rural hospital 
  • Learn of a rural hospital's success with teleneurology 
  • Understand how the rural hospital measures success of a teleneurology program 
  • Appreciate how the teleneurology program impacts the rural hospitals ability to retain patients 
  • Provide an opportunity to ask questions and engage with a rural hospital's stroke coordinator 
Learn more and register now.