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HomeTown Happenings | 2018 Issue I 1 Upcoming Events A Rural Hospital Resource from HomeTown Health, LLC HomeTown Happenings HomeTown Health, LLC| 3280 Cherry Oak Lane, Suite 100 | Cumming, GA 30041| www.hometownhealthonline.com SHIP FY 2018 - 2019 2018 Spring Conference Are you registered for all of the upcoming events HTH and HTHU are offering? Be sure to review all of the upcoming events by visiting the Events page on our webpage at hometownhealthonline.com. Remember to share the upcoming dates with your team. Get connected! Please contact a HomeTown Health team member if you are interested in joining the “HomeTownJ” listserve. SHIP Did you miss the SHIP Grant Kickoff webinars for Iowa on May 30, 2018, and for Georgia/Florida on June 1, 2018? You can view the recordings on the program dashboard. The Hospital Transformation Consortium is built around the “Triple Aim” of improving the U.S. health care system through the improvement of the experience of care, reducing per capita costs of health care, and improving the health of populations. We are excited to announce that the two primary focus areas for the SHIP FY 18-19 include financial stability and population health. The kickoff webinar re- cording will share more about the upcoming program and how your team can get involved. Who on your team could benefit from the program? Share the educational responsibilities with your team and include team members like, but not limited to: board members, senior leadership, mid-level managers, physicians, advanced practice practitioners, financial leaders, revenue cycle, BO team, hospital educators, marketing, case managers, care managers, quality directors, nursing staff, other medical providers, IT managers, community partners (other care providers, Public Health), and all staff and volunteers that come into contact with a patient. New educational opportunities are coming your way from HomeTown Health and HomeTown Health University, brought to you by your HomeTown Health team and our growing business partnerships. As we kickoff the upcoming program year, be sure to monitor your emails for notifications regarding program information and registrations. Hospital Transformation Consortium 2018 Florida Conference What we covered in Savannah! A special thank you to all that were able to join us this year at the 2018 HomeTown Health Spring Conference in Savannah, Georgia! If you were not able to join us at the Spring Conference, you may not have seen all the wonderful topics this year’s agenda included, like presentations and discussions regarding: National Industry Update 2018 Legislative Session Overview Cross Collaboration Through Telehealth Sexual Harassment: #metoo Georgia Medicaid Update Behavioral Health Tools Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia Update And More! View the complete agenda here What did you miss during the Spring Conference Breakout Sessions? Rural Swing Bed Management Program Trainer, Kerry Dunning, working with financial leaders to review the upcoming changes impacting prospective payment system hospitals and critical access hospitals. HCCS trainers identified trends and patterns of coding quality, as well as identified clinical documentation opportunities. The remainder of the session was a Revenue Cycle roundtable moderated by Sandy Sage and facilitated by the experts! The Georgia State Office of Rural Health led a discussion and public update on the status of the Rural Hospital Stabilization Project throughout the Project Phases. Join us in Orlando! The 2018 Leadership class is off to a great start! The 12 participants have already had the opportunity to attend CEO Day at the Capitol, Spring Conference in Savannah, the Healthcare Human Resources Virtual Conference, and three of the six Harvard ManageMentor Program Discussions. As they gear-up for the Leadership Retreat, the Leadership in Hospital Finance Meeting, other program discussions, and their graduation during Fall Conference, we wish them the best of luck and all the encouragement for a successful year! 0.5 CE units We’re taking the Rural Health Artistry to Orlando this year! Our 6th Annual HomeTown Health Florida Rural Hospital Conference will take place on June 21st- 22nd at the Holiday Inn Orlando-Disney Springs Area, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. We’re excited to share: Join us on Thursday, June 21st , for breakout sessions and one-on-ones you won’t want to miss! Meet with our experts individually to discuss hospital specific issues or areas for improvement like: Medicare DDE System Best Practices Revenue Cycle Clean-up Swing Bed Management Tips Then, join the breakout sessions for expert training and peer interaction. You can view the complete agenda here. Our main session on Friday, June 22nd, will cover topics including, but not limited to: National Industry Update Health IT Benefits for Rural Providers Tools for Therapy in Swing Beds Managing Your Denials Legal Updates and More… You will not want to miss this networking opportunity and educational experience! Registration information can be found here. Please also contact Susan Wiese at [email protected] with any planning questions you might have. Plan to join the main session for: Class of 2018 Leadership Update 5 Participant Hours
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HomeTown Happenings | 2018 Issue I 1
Upcoming Events
A Rural Hospital Resource from HomeTown Health, LLC
HomeTown Happenings HomeTown Health, LLC| 3280 Cherry Oak Lane, Suite 100 | Cumming, GA 30041| www.hometownhealthonline.com
SHIP FY 2018 - 2019
2018 Spring Conference Are you registered for all of the upcoming events HTH and HTHU are offering? Be sure to review all of the upcoming events by visiting the Events page on our webpage at hometownhealthonline.com. Remember to share the upcoming dates with your team. Get connected! Please contact a HomeTown Health team member if you are interested in joining the “HomeTownJ” listserve.
SHIP
Did you miss the SHIP Grant Kickoff webinars for Iowa on May 30, 2018, and for Georgia/Florida on June 1, 2018?
You can view the recordings on the program dashboard. The Hospital Transformation Consortium is built around the “Triple Aim” of improving the U.S. health care system through the improvement of the experience of care, reducing per capita costs of health care, and improving the health of populations. We are excited to announce that the two primary focus areas for the SHIP FY 18-19 include financial stability and population health. The kickoff webinar re-cording will share more about the upcoming program and how your team can get involved. Who on your team could benefit from the program? Share the educational responsibilities with your team and include team members like, but not limited to: board members, senior leadership, mid-level managers, physicians, advanced practice practitioners, financial leaders, revenue cycle, BO team, hospital educators, marketing, case managers, care managers, quality directors, nursing staff, other medical providers, IT managers, community partners (other care providers, Public Health), and all staff and volunteers that come into contact with a patient.
New educational opportunities are coming your way from HomeTown Health and HomeTown Health University, brought to you by your HomeTown Health team and our growing business partnerships. As we kickoff the upcoming program year, be sure to monitor your emails for notifications regarding program information and registrations.
Hospital Transformation Consortium
2018 Florida Conference What we covered in Savannah! A special thank you to all that were able to join us this year at the 2018 HomeTown Health Spring Conference in Savannah, Georgia!
If you were not able to join us at the Spring Conference, you may not have seen all the wonderful topics this year’s agenda included, like presentations and discussions regarding:
National Industry Update
2018 Legislative Session Overview
Cross Collaboration Through Telehealth
Sexual Harassment: #metoo
Georgia Medicaid Update
Behavioral Health Tools
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia Update
And More! View the complete agenda here
What did you miss during the Spring Conference Breakout Sessions?
Rural Swing Bed Management Program Trainer, Kerry Dunning, working with financial leaders to review the upcoming changes impacting prospective payment system hospitals and critical access hospitals.
HCCS trainers identified trends and patterns of coding quality, as well as identified clinical documentation opportunities. The remainder of the session was a Revenue Cycle roundtable moderated by Sandy Sage and facilitated by the experts!
The Georgia State Office of Rural Health led a discussion and public update on the status of the Rural Hospital Stabilization Project throughout the Project Phases.
Join us in Orlando!
The 2018 Leadership class is off to a great start! The 12 participants have already had the opportunity to attend CEO Day at the Capitol, Spring Conference in Savannah, the Healthcare Human Resources Virtual Conference, and three of the six Harvard ManageMentor Program Discussions. As they gear-up for the Leadership Retreat, the Leadership in Hospital Finance Meeting, other program discussions, and their graduation during Fall Conference, we wish them the best of luck and all the encouragement for a successful year!
0.5 CE units
We’re taking the Rural Health Artistry to Orlando this year!
Our 6th Annual HomeTown Health Florida Rural Hospital Conference will take place on June 21st-22nd at the Holiday Inn Orlando-Disney Springs Area, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. We’re excited to share:
Join us on Thursday, June 21st, for breakout sessions and one-on-ones you won’t want to miss! Meet with our experts individually to discuss hospital specific issues or areas for improvement like:
Medicare DDE System Best Practices
Revenue Cycle Clean-up
Swing Bed Management Tips
Then, join the breakout sessions for expert training and peer interaction.
You can view the complete agenda here.
Our main session on Friday, June 22nd, will cover topics including, but not limited to:
National Industry Update
Health IT Benefits for Rural Providers
Tools for Therapy in Swing Beds
Managing Your Denials
Legal Updates and More…
You will not want to miss this networking opportunity and educational experience! Registration information can be found here. Please also contact Susan Wiese at [email protected] with any planning questions you might have. Plan to join the main session for:
Class of 2018
Leadership Update
5 Participant
Hours
HomeTown Happenings | 2018 Issue I 2
A Rural Hospital Resource from HomeTown Health, LLC
HomeTown Happenings HomeTown Health, LLC| 3280 Cherry Oak Lane, Suite 100 | Cumming, GA 30041| www.hometownhealthonline.com
What’s New with HTHU? On-Demand Courses and More Be sure to browse through the new courses
for 2018 and 2019. Some of those include,
but are not limited to:
Microsoft 2013 courses
Customer Service courses
Cost Report Training
Hospital Office Education
Facility Compliance
Financial Counseling
Price Transparency/Chargemaster
Revenue Cycle
HIPAA & Security
HIT for Value
Telehealth Transformation
ICAHN Clinical Webinar Series
Population Health
Annual Education, Healthcare
Compliance, Care Management,
CAHPS and more!
Annual Education Standard or Customized
Let us help you improve your facility’s
annual education efficiency! Ask us about
our standard and customizable annual
education packages through hthu.net.
Check out our School of Quality &
Compliance for program ideas!
Healthcare Hospitality Specialist June 14th Patient Access Specialist July 19th
Billing Specialist August 16th
Financial Counselor September 13th
2018 Recertifications PFS/Business Office Staff Have you registered for education?
Click the linked titles below for more
information and easy registration! HTC
information can be found on your
program dashboard.
Monthly Medicare Call:
June 13th @ 2:00pm Eastern
2018 CHHS Recertification:
June 14th @ 12:30pm Eastern
HTC: Population Health Leadership:
June 19th @ 11am Eastern
HTH Quarterly Rural Health Clinic
Billing & Compliance Update:
June 20th @ 2pm Eastern
6th Annual Florida Conference:
June 21st - 22nd: Orlando, Florida
Quarterly Coding Webinar:
June 26th @ 11:00am Eastern
Florida Rural Hospital Webinar Series:
June 27th @ 11:00am Eastern
HTC: Population Health Care
Management Series:
June 28th @ 2:00pm Eastern
Monthly Georgia Medicaid Call:
July 5th @ 10:00am Eastern
HTC: Population Health & Telehealth:
July 6th @ 11:00am Eastern
HTC: Population Health Finance &
Operations Series:
July 10th @ 11:00am Eastern
Monthly Medicare Call:
July 11th @ 10:00am Eastern
HTH Quarterly Compliance Officer
Update:
July 17th @ 10:00am Eastern
June Educational Opportunities
Coming Soon 2018 PAS Recertification:
July 19th @ 12:30pm Eastern
HTC: Population Health - Provider
Quality Series:
July 19th @ 2:00pm Eastern
Iowa Transformation Consortium:
Quarterly Medicaid, MCO, and
Reimbursement Update Series:
July 24th @ 11:00am Eastern
Iowa RHLOP Financial Improvement
Webinar Series - A Journey in Financial
Improvement:
July 24th @ 2:00pm Eastern
Florida Rural Hospital Webinar:
July 25th @ 11:00am Eastern
Hospital Transformation Consortium:
Financial Stability Webinar Series:
July 26th @ 2:00pm Eastern
Monthly Georgia Medicaid Call:
August 1st @ 10:00am Eastern
HTC: Population Health Wellness and
Disease Management Series:
August 7th @ 11:00am Eastern
Monthly Medicare Call:
August 8th @ 10:00am Eastern
2018 BSC Recertification:
August 16th @ 12:30pm Eastern
HTC: Population Health HIT & Data
Series:
August 16th @ 2:00pm Eastern
2018 CAH Reimbursement & Billing
Training Series:
August 21st @ 1:00pm Eastern
Florida Rural Hospital Webinar:
August 22nd @ 11:00am Eastern
HTC: Financial Stability - Quarterly
Physician CDI Series:
August 28th @ 12:30pm Eastern
BCBS- Anthem Webinar:
August 31st @ 10:00 am Eastern
July Educational Opportunities
August Educational Opportunities
HomeTown Happenings | 2018 Issue I 3
Turnover Report
Resources to Stay Connected
Ask the Industry Experts Review the educational opportunities schedule for
the upcoming business partner webinars within
the Healthcare Solutions Series. We look forward
to September education from:
SigmaMed IT Solutions: “Transforming
Workflow: Four Simple Steps to Secure
Your Patient Base and Cash Flow”
September 7th @ 10:00am Eastern
Secure Records Solutions: “Secure
Records Solutions Webinar”
September 21st @ 10:00am Eastern
Please contact Meghan Williams, Customer
Relations if you have any questions about these
upcoming webinars.
Healthcare Solutions
As turnover in Georgia and Florida rural hospitals occurs, HomeTown Health will continuously assist in keeping you current and connected.
For more information on hospital turnover, please review Becker’s Hospital Review Executive Moves page
Interested in Georgia healthcare breaking news? Check out Georgia Health News
Interested in Florida healthcare breaking news? Check out Health News Florida
The Georgia and Florida interactive maps are wonderful tools to utilize when planning facility visits or reviewing hospital demographics.
Click for Georgia Click for Florida
HTH Navigation HomeTown Health Interactive Maps:
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HomeTown Happenings HomeTown Health, LLC| 3280 Cherry Oak Lane, Suite 100 | Cumming, GA 30041| www.hometownhealthonline.com
Save the Date
Look who joined in 2018!
HomeTown Health is happy to welcome our
newest Spring 2018 Business Partners.
Yon Drake
Secure Records Solutions
SigmaMed Solutions
O’Brien and Feiler
Southeastern Medical Waste
Revenue Cycle Associates
ICAHN
CMS Imaging Inc.
Click here for a full list of Business
Partners and HomeTown Health’s Business
Partner Program. Please contact our
Business Partner Director Sherri Ackerman with
any additional questions you may have.
Business Partner Highlight
Schedule your session today!
Join Medicare expert, Dale Gibson, for three
1-hour training sessions for only $1200 per
hospital! Watch him work your claims and learn
some expert tricks for cleaning up your Medicare
claims! Contact a HomeTown Health team
member for scheduling!
DDE Training
Remember to review the policy!
It has been brought to our attention that many
member hospitals can benefit from this Medicare
reminder, so our team of experts requested the
following be shared: one-day stays with both
Medicare and Managed Care claims are
appearing frequently. Medicare policy is that for
a patient to be considered inpatient, then the stay
should exceed two midnights. There are few
exceptions to this rule. Death and inpatient
claims, where a procedure is performed that is on
the inpatient only list, being two. Other than that,
very few one-day stays will be paid by Medicare
or Medicare Managed Care. So remember, as it
has been explained before, “To be a one-day stay
the patient would have to be admitted and the
hospital administered a treatment that created a
miracle; that within 24-hours the patient
condition improved enough to go home.” Please
use this example as a simple reminder.
Medicare: two-day rule
Southwest Georgia HomeTown Health is gearing up for the 2018
Summer Policy Maker Tours for the House Rural
Development Council (RDC). These tours consist
of seven hospital visits and a visit with the
Georgia State Office of Rural Health. HomeTown
Health will be accompanied by individuals like,
but not limited to: Appropriation Committee
Chairman, House Budget Director, as well as
House Legislative Counsel Office members.
Please be looking for more information on those
visits via the HomeTownJ listserve.
Summer Policy Maker
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Staff Contacts
Jimmy Lewis
Chief Executive Officer561.565
770-363-7453
For more information on HomeTown Health Business Partners, Members, and Events,
visit our website at www.hometownhealthonline.com or contact:
Kristy Thomson
Chief Operating Officer
561-339-5081
Susannah Cowart
Director of Customer Relations
229-881-4445
Dale Margaret Gibson
Behavioral Health Analyst
850-619-3034
For more information on education and programs of study, visit our online
university at www.hthu.net or contact:
Jennie Price
Director of Business Development
404-673-2412
Stephanie Love
Client Data Specialist
912-580-7933
Annie Lee Sallee
Revenue Cycle Education Specialist
843-367-7814
Meghan Williams
Customer Relations Coordinator
229-308-4996
Sandy Sage
Revenue Analyst
478-290-4155
Sherri Ackerman
Business Partner Director
770-402-3105
Evelyn Leadbetter
Network Services Manager
706-344-9634
Amy Bush
Financial Services Specialist
229-947-3160
Susan Wiese
Director of Communications & Events
706-491-1132
