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Aligning Z Codes Workflow with Closed-Loop Referral Processes – Two-part Virtual Series, Starts June 3

May 28, 2025

Aligning Z Codes Workflow with Closed-Loop Referral Processes – Two-part Virtual Series, Starts June 3

This two-part virtual series will highlight the practical use of social risk factors by care teams including community health workers, pharmacy technicians, payers and providers in different settings of care including health centers, rural pharmacies, and hospitals health systems. The series wil demonstrate how these align with the crucial role of payers and providers and a focus on the impact o policies and programming.

The audience will learn best practice strategies that have been deployed in Missouri and how the closed-loop referral platforms for social risk factors can be leveraged to create a seamless and well-coordinated approach in improving health outcomes and reducing costs.

Intended Audience:

  • Community health workers working in outpatient primary care,
  • Pharmacy technicians,
  • Hospital inpatient/ED,
  • Community-based organizations,
  • Care coordinators,
  • Nurse care managers,
  • Discharge planners,
  • Hospital social workers,
  • Quality improvement staff,
  • Clinic managers,
  • Operations staff,
  • Providers,
  • Case management staff, and
  • Local public health agencies

Cost: Complimentary to all Attendees

When: June 3 and 26, 10:00 – 11:30

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Webinar: AI: Why it might be the ix for broken patient communication practices, June 16

May 28, 2025

Webinar: AI: Why it might be the ix for broken patient communication practices, June 16

Missed calls. Long wait times. Overburdened staff. For many health systems, communication remains a barrier – not a bridge – to better care.

Join a patient communication expert to explore how AI-powered solutions are improving access, satisfaction and operational efficiency by automating call handling, routing inquiries and answering common patient questions 24/7.

Learning points include:

  • How AI automates and personalizes patient communications without added staff workload,
  • Examples of how health systems are using AI to streamline routing and improve engagement, and
  • Why always-on communication is the new standard – and how AI makes it possible.

Cost: Free

When: Monday, June 16, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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On-Demand Webinar: Interoperability is getting harder: A new update helps you stay ahead

May 28, 2025

On-Demand Webinar: Interoperability is getting harder: A new update helps you stay ahead

Fragmented systems, shifting regulations and rising cyber threats are stretching interoperability teams thin.

Open-source tools help, but without centralized support, many teams are flying blind – introducing unnecessary risk.

NextGen Healthcare’s Mirth Connect 4.6 introduces a new support mode, key security updates and expanded analytics – giving organizations the visibility and reliability they need. Join this webinar to hear directly from NextGen leaders on how these changes affect current users and what steps you should take next.

Key Takeaways:

  • What’s new in Mirth Connect 4.6 – and why it matters now,
  • How cloud-based monitoring tools improve oversight, and
  • The role of the new enterprise license in supporting long-term success

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On-Demand Webinar: FY2026 IPPS/LTCH Proposed Rule Overview for Hospitals

May 28, 2025

On-Demand Webinar: FY2026 IPPS/LTCH Proposed Rule Overview for Hospitals

This webinar will provide an overview of the fiscal year (FY) 202 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)/Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) proposed rule as it relates to the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program, Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program, Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program, and Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.

This educational On-Demand event now appears on www.QualityReportingCenter.com in the Events on Demand tab.

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Missouri DHSS Issues Emergency Waiver to Assist Missourians Impacted by Severe Weather

May 22, 2025

Missouri DHSS Issues Emergency Waiver to Assist Missourians Impacted by Severe Weather

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has issued an emergency waiver to assist Missourians in need of critical prescription medications following the devastating tornadoes and sever weather that struck Missouri on May 16.

The action comes after Governor Mike Kehoe issued Executive Order 25-24 authorizing DHSS to temporarily waive or suspend any statutory or administrative rule under its purview to allow medical professionals to better assist those affected by storms.

The provisions of §195.010-195.100 and their attendant regulations and 195.060, RSMo, are partially waived to allow pharmacists to fill controlled substance prescriptions for patients in disaster-impacted areas without the presentation of a written prescription and if the pharmacist determines within his or her professional judgment that an extended supply is needed to avoid interruptions to patient care.

This will ensure that individuals whose prescriptions or prescription records were lost or destroyed, or whose original prescribing physician is unavailable, can continue to receive needed medications even if the pharmacy has not previously dispensed or refilled the prescription.

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Webinar: The High Cost of Documentation: How Top Health Systems are Fighting Back, June 10

May 22, 2025

Webinar: The High Cost of Documentation: How Top Health Systems are Fighting Back, June 10

Hospitals are facing a double bind: rising denials and razor-thin margins. At the center of both? Documentation.

Without cross-functional alignment and smarter strategies, hospitals risk missed revenue, compliance issues and burnout among clinicians and coding staff alike.

In this virtual panel discussion, health system executives will break down:

  • How documentation is evolving from back-office task to enterprise priority,
  • Tactics for uniting clinical, coding and finance leaders to reduce friction and revenue leakage, and
  • What technology and data tools are moving the needle – and what to avoid

Whether you’re looking to sharpen your denial management strategy or overhaul documentation practices, this conversation will offer tangible insights and hard-won lessons.

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, June 10, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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Webinar: Cybersecurity: Safeguarding Employees in the Age of Scams, June 25

May 22, 2025

Webinar: Cybersecurity: Safeguarding Employees in the Age of Scams, June 25

Are you worried about being a victim of cyber-crime? What about your employees and vulnerable elderly retirees? Each year millions of Americans are targets of financial fraud schemes that use email, text, social media, telephone calls, and other means to steal money from prospective victims. And the problem is growing, as international crime syndicates employ technological advances like AI to make their scams more sophisticated and persuasive.

Join Becker’s on June 25 for a panel discussion with CISOs from Children’s Mercy Kansas City and UAB Health System – where they’ll explore the growing sophistication of scams, break down how AI is reshaping fraud tactics and what to do now to protect your workforce and retirees.

You’ll Leave With:

  • Tips to spot and stop emerging scam tactics,
  • Insights on fraud trends targeting the elderly, and
  • Steps to strengthen organizational defense without slowing operations.

Cost: Free

When: Wednesday, June 25, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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Policy Update: CMS Proposes Updates for FY 2026 Hospice Payment Rates, Comment by June 10

May 22, 2025

Policy Update: CMS Proposes Updates for FY 2026 Hospice Payment Rates, Comment by June 10

This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the deadline for comments on their proposed rule for Medicare Hospice Payment Rates from June 30 to June 10.

Click Here to see the CMS Fact Sheet for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update Proposed Rule for a summary. When commenting, refer to file code CMS-1835-P.

Webinar: Medicare Care Management Billing Strategies, May 30

May 22, 2025

Webinar: Medicare Care Management Billing Strategies, May 30

This webinar will discuss new Medicare care management billing codes that can support care coordination and help your organization improve quality nof care for Medicare beneficiaries. The presenters will discuss actionable steps to help your organization plan for and implement these billing codes.

Cost: Free

When: Friday, May 30, 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

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Webinar: How Westchester Medical Center is Reinventing Emergency Care Coordination, May 28

May 22, 2025

Webinar: How Westchester Medical Center is Reinventing Emergency Care Coordination, May 28

Facing surging EMS volumes and increasing complexity in acute care, Westchester Medical Center – the only level 1 trauma center in New York’s Hudson Valley – is rethinking how teams communicate across emergency care transitions.

Hear directly from medical leaders as they break down how the system is advancing time-to-treatment and streamlining care coordination with a tech-enable EMS-to-ED handoff model that’s already delivering results for stroke, STEMI and other time-sensitive emergencies.

What You’ll Learn:

  • How streamlined EMS registration is reducing ED turnaround time and improving 911 system efficiency,
  • Where unified communications can close gaps in patient flow across pre-hospital, ED and transfer workflows, and
  • How automated workflows are connecting clinical systems to reduce friction and clinician burden.

Cost: Free

When: Wednesday, May n28, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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