Category: Training Opportunity

Free Online Training for Health Care Providers

January 30, 2024

Free Online Training for Health Care Providers

These online, on-demand training sessions were developed by the New Hampshire Disability and Health State Program and were selected in partnership with the Center’s for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) disability and Health 10- State Programs Workgroup.

Why Take this Training:

  • Online and On-Demand
  • Free Continuing Education
  • Better care for people with disabilities

Trainings:

  • Responsive Practice: Providing Health Care and Screenings to Individuals with Disabilities
    • In this training, health care providers will learn to:
      • Describe the disparities in health experienced by people with disabilities
      • Recognize barriers people with disabilities face when accessing health care & preventive services
      • Acquire strategies & approaches to provide disability-competent, responsive care

Register for Providing Health Care and Screenings to Individuals with Disabilities

  • Responsive Practice: Accessible and Adaptive Communication
    • In this training, health care providers will learn to:
      • Presume that patients with disabilities are competent to understand, communicate & participate in own care
      • Identify and use alternative methods of communication
      • Set clear and reasonable expectations for future communications to be successful

Register for Accessible and Adaptive Communication

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National Rural Health Resource Center Now Accepting Applications – Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project

January 26, 2024

National Rural Health Resource Center Now Accepting Applications – Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project

According to experts, it’s important to build cultural competence in health care as providers begin to focus on health equity and value-based care. A

The National Rural Health Resource Center is now accepting applications for the Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project which provides selected small rural hospitals and certified RHCs with technical assistance to strengthen key elements of value-based care.

Ideal Candidates:

All eligible Small Rural Hospitals (SRHs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) are encouraged to apply. Ideal applicants are those that demonstrate:

  • Need and readiness for comprehensive TA
  • A level of financial stability
  • A strong, stable leadership committed to active engagement in all phases of the project

This project will best support candidates that are not currently or have not previously received similar TA and do not have readily available support and access to VBC transition tools and resources.

For questions regarding eligibility, application or scoring process:

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Click Here for Eligibility and Application Information

Opportunity for Participation: Safety Program for Telemedicine – Improving Antibiotic Use

January 25, 2024

Opportunity for Participation: Safety Program for Telemedicine – Improving Antibiotic Use

Have you adapted your antibiotic prescribing approach for Telemedicine? Please consider joining the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHQR) Safety Program for Telemedicine: Improving Antibiotic Use.

This no-cost, cutting-edge program, to improve patient safety and antibiotic use in telemedicine is designed for:

  • Primary care
  • Urgent care
  • Direct to consumer practitioners

Benefits of participation:

  • Learn evidence-based strategies from nationally renowned experts in telemedicine diagnosis and antibiotic prescribing
  • Ear CEU/CME and ABIM MOC points
  • Improve efficiency and patient satisfaction with antibiotic prescribing in your practice with scripting for live and patient portal interactions
  • Perform better on antibiotic-related quality measures (HEDIS, MIPS)
  • Practices participating in a prior similar program saw a 9% decrease in antibiotic prescribing overall and a 15% decrease for acute respiratory infections

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AHRQ Safety Program for Telemedicine

Join an information webinar to learn more:

Still have questions? Please send an email to safetyprogram4telemedicine@norc.org

HRSA Targeted Technical Assistance for Rural Hospitals – Apply by February 7

January 25, 2024

HRSA Targeted Technical Assistance for Rural Hospitals – Apply by February 7

The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) supported Targeted Technical Assistance for Rural Hospitals (TTAP) program is accepting applications for two years of technical assistance. Hospitals seeking to enhance their financial and operational capacity are encouraged to apply.

TTAP is a federally funded initiative that offers comprehensive technical assistance to rural hospitals to address financial and operational challenges and maintain essential health services for their communities.

TTAP is not a grant program for hospitals. Participating hospitals will receive:

  • technical assistance at no cost
  • all applicants are eligible to participate in webinars and training events
    • focused on best practices for financial and operational improvement
    • held throughout the grant period

Eligible rural hospitals, including Critical Access Hospitals and Inpatient Prospective Payment System facilities, can apply to participate in TTAP. Hospitals that demonstrate the greatest need for TA and readiness to engage in in-depth technical assistance are priority.

To Apply:

  • complete a brief application via the program website
    • the application will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete
    • no need to complete in one sitting
    • online applications accepted on a rolling basis
      • application deadline announced for each new project year

Technical assistance for this project is provided by the Center for Public Health Practice and Research at the Georgia Southern University and will begin March 2024.

Applications are now accepted through February 7.

TTAP Programming

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Application Help for SAMHSA Rural EMS Training Grant – January 24, 4 PM ET

January 22, 2024

Application Help for SAMHSA Rural EMS Training Grant – January 24, 4 PM ET

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will award up to $200,00 per year for a two-year program to recruit and train Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel in rural areas with a focus on addressing substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders of substance use and mental health.

Applicants can ask questions at the end of this technical assistance webinar and/or view a recording of the session on SAMHSA’s website.

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When: Wednesday, January 4, 4:00 p.m. ET

Cost: No charge

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AHRQ Safety Program for Telemedicine: Improving Antibiotic Use – June 2024

January 19, 2024

AHRQ Safety Program for Telemedicine: Improving Antibiotic Use – June 2024

The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) seeks participants for a free, 18-month program beginning in June 2024 to promote appropriate antibiotic use for patients seen via telemedicine.

Two million infections per year are caused by antibiotic resistant organisms, leading to 35,000 deaths per year in the Untied States. Meanwhile, one-third of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions and half of the prescriptions for acute respiratory infections are unnecessary.

AHRQ is recruiting clinics and providers that want to improve antibiotic prescribing. Clinics and providers wanting to improve antibiotic prescribing will receive training and one-on-one expert coaching in diagnosis and treatment via telemedicine.

Benefits of Participation:

  • Improve efficiency and patient satisfaction with antibiotic prescribing, using approaches such as scripting for live and patient portal interactions
  • Perform better on antibiotic-related quality measures
  • Receive continuing education credits (CEUs), continuing medical education credits (CMEs), and American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification (MOC) points through live and/or self-paced materials

What You Will Learn:

  • Learn evidence-based strategies from nationally renowned experts in telemedicine diagnosis and antibiotic prescribing
  • Gain dedicated access to free expert consultation
  • Providers can receive CMEs, CEUs, and MOCs
  • Improve efficiency, using approaches such as scripting for live and patient portal interactions
  • Improve patient safety and reduce harm from antibiotic side effects
  • Improve patient satisfaction and communication with your patients and their families around appropriate antibiotic use
  • Improve performance on antibiotic-related quality measures such as Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures for bronchitis/bronchiolitis, upper respiratory infections, and pharyngitis, and meet Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) criteria from CMS

The deadline to enroll is May 23, 2024

Cost: There is no cost to participate. Participating practices will not receive any payment for participation

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“Ask the Experts” Medicare Cost Report Camp – Nashville, TN March 12-13

January 12, 2024

“Ask the Experts” Medicare Cost Report Camp – Nashville, TN March 12-13

The American Institute of Healthcare Compliance (AIHC) has partnered with KraftCPAs LLC to bring you this exciting program opportunity to certify as a Cost Report Specialist. Certification is optional after camp.

Benefits of Camp:

  • Network with other professionals
  • Learn the Medicare cost report process
  • Train to become a Certified Cost Report Specialist (optional)

This training camp is designed for novice or seasoned cost report preparers and is recommended for:

  • Chief Financial Officers
  • Accounting staff
  • Revenue cycle professionals
  • Reimbursement professionals
  • Employees tasked with gathering information for Medicare cost report

Experienced Cost Reporting Professionals who would like to enhance their skill set by obtaining a professional certification will have the option to certify as a Certified Cost Report Specialist (CCRS) after successful completion of the Medicare Cost Report Training Camp.

Upon registration, you are given ready access to downloadable information such as:

  • COVID and Cost Reporting
  • Overview of DSH
  • FAQs
  • E-Filing requirements
  • Documentation requirements
  • Abbreviations and terms
  • A sample cost report
  • Cost report and compliance video

Click Here to download information packet w/camp syllabus

Cost:

  • AIHC Members – $695
  • Non-members – $825

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Technical Assistance Webinar, January 17 – Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) Evidence Based Telehealth Network Program (EB-TNP)

January 11, 2024

Technical Assistance Webinar, January 17 – Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) Evidence Based Telehealth Network Program (EB-TNP)

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to integrate behavioral health services into primary care settings using telehealth technology (HRSA-24-010).

The purpose of this program is to integrate behavioral health services into primary care settings using telehealth technology through telehealth networks and evaluate the effectiveness of such integration.

The goal for the BHI is to support evidence-based projects that utilize telehealth technologies through telehealth networks in rural and underserved areas. Applicants are encouraged to propose novel ways to achieve equity in access to affordable, high-quality, culturally and linguistically appropriate telebehavioral care for rural and underserved patients across the U.S.

HRSA will award approximately $8.75 million to up to 25 grantees over a period of five years.

Join the technical assistance webinar on January 17 at 3:30 p.m. EST to learn about this funding opportunity.

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3RNet January Training for Rural Health Care Recruiters – January 9 at 1:00 p.m. CT

January 9, 2024

3RNet January Training for Rural Health Care Recruiters – January 9 at 1:00 p.m. CT

3RNet, formerly known as the National Rural Recruitment & Retention Network, is the national nonprofit with expertise in finding and placing clinicians in underserved areas.

Each month, 3RNet holds a live training session explaining how to post jobs and find job seekers on its site.

When:

January 9, 2024, 1:00 p.m. CT

Register Here

HRSA Targeted Technical Assistance for Rural Hospitals – Apply by January 31

:January 5, 2024

HRSA Targeted Technical Assistance for Rural Hospitals – Apply by January 31

Applications are being accepted to receive two years of technical assistance through this Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) supported program for rural hospitals struggling to maintain health care services. The Targeted Technical Assistance for Rural Hospitals Program (TTAP) offers comprehensive technical assistance to rural hospitals to address financial and operational challenges and assist rural communities with maintaining essential health services.

Selected hospitals are supported through a systematic and evidence-based process for identifying, prioritizing and implementing short-term, mid-range and long-term strategies for positioning their organizations for financial sustainability.

During their tenure in the program, hospitals receive comprehensive technical assistance in:

  • financial and operational assessment,
  • financial sustainability planning,
  • strategy implementation,
  • monitoring and evaluation.

Application Process:

  • applications accepted on a rolling basis until the program is at capacity
  • applicants not selected may be considered for future cohorts
  • cohorts of 4-6 hospitals enrolled annually
  • each cohort will participate in the program for a 2-year period with an additional year of follow-up

Technical assistance for this project is provided by the Center for Public Health Practice and Research at the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University and will begin March 2024.

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