Category: Training Opportunity

Online Training Opportunity – Clinical Documentation Improvement 2024

March 11, 2024

Online Training Opportunity – Clinical Documentation Improvement 2024

The American Institute of Healthcare Compliance (AIHC) is offering this online, on-demand training. Work online at your own pace with no scheduled classes to attend. This course is preapproved for 12 continuing education units with AIHC.

Typically, professionals complete the course and certify within 6 – 8 weeks.

Overview of Course Topics:

  • Overview of CDI in the Medical Office
  • Basics of Compliant Documentation
  • Documentation of Medical Necessity
  • Operative Notes & Compliant Documentation
  • E/M Progress Notes and Documentation Improvement
  • E/M Office/Outpatient Visit Documentation Considerations
  • E/M Other Services and Documentation Considerations
  • E/M and Documentation of Time
  • E/M and Documentation of MDM
  • Medications, Supplies and Diagnostic Tests
  • HIPAA, Confidentiality and You, the Clinical Documentation Professional

Who Should Attend This Training:

  • Experienced health information management professionals
  • Office nurses
    • RNs, LPNs
  • Professional coders
  • Professional documentation auditors
  • Anyone tasked with the responsibility of improving documentation standards for Medical Practices

Cost:

  • AIHC Members pay $375
  • Non-members pay $625

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Training Opportunity – Conducting Internal Investigations

March 11, 2024

Training Opportunity – Conducting Internal Investigations

Is your organization capable of auditing, detecting and investigating potential risks? Consider online training to sharpen your compliance skills.

Earn your Certified Internal Forensic Healthcare Auditor (CIFHA) credential online:

  • No classes to attend
  • Course materials are on-demand and available to you for 3 months
  • Those experienced in compliance and auditing may complete this training in 2-3 months
  • If you need more than 3 months, you may purchase an extension for a small fee

Cost:

  • AIHC Members pay $750
  • Non-members pay $1,250

Learn More and Register

Training Opportunity – HIPAA Right of Access Compliance

February 20, 2024

Training Opportunity – HIPAA Right of Access Compliance

In 2019, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) launched the HIPAA Right of Access Initiative to advocate for individuals trying to obtain their health records in a timely manner at a reasonable cost as required by covered entities in the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

If your organization is not responding timely to requests for medical records, a complaint to the OCR can trigger an investigation resulting in fines and other consequences, such as being posted on the OCR HIPAA website and a forced Corrective Action Plan.

A dedicated government webpage lists HIPAA News Releases Y Bulletins listing OCR cases after investigating organizations which includes Right of Access settlements.

Click here to access the page for “lessons learned” through penalties and settlements.

The American Institute of Healthcare Compliance now offers a Right of Access online training program with option to certify (online, with an assigned proctor).

Brief Course Overview

  • Introduction to Right of Access, Release of Information and HIPAA
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI), Advancing Technologies and Protected Health Information
  • Introduction to Information Blocking
  • Right of Access & the Privacy Rule
  • OCR and the Right of Access Initiative
  • Providing Access to Patient Information
  • Releasing Information to Personal Representatives
  • Disclosure to Law Enforcement
  • Court Orders and Subpoenas
  • Medical Record Access Requirements
  • 42 CFR Part 2 – Substance Abuse Confidentiality Regulations
  • Comply to Right of Access to PHI to Avoid HIPAA Violations

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Right of Access provision 45 C.F.R. 164.524

Cost

AIHC Members pay $375

Non-Members pay $625

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2024 NOSORH Rural Health Grant Writing Institute: Register by Friday, February 16

February 9, 2024

2024 NOSORH Rural Health Grant Writing Institute: Register by Friday, February 16

The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) invites you to a unique learning experience where you can enhance your grant writing skills, turn rurality to your advantage, learn to connect with funders and more.

This virtual learning series is tailor-made for beginners aiming to develop the skills needed to research and draft winning program proposals from various funders.

The institute runs March 4 – April 29, 2024. Virtual learning sessions will take place Mondays from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET

Curriculum Highlights:

  • Getting Started on Writing a Proposal
  • Developing a Strong Evaluation
  • How to Use Data to Make the Case for Rural
  • Finding Funding and other Resources to Support Your Proposal

Participants will benefit from:

  • Tools, templates and tips to assist in grant writing
  • Opportunities for
  • One-on-one support
  • Peer review
  • Discussion with other new and experience grant writers

Interested persons must register by Friday, February 16.

Cost: $750

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Elevate Your Leadership in 2024

February 5, 2024

Elevate Your Leadership in 2024

The National Rural Health Association’s (NRHA’s) CEO Certification Program is launching the ninth CEO Cohort in March 2024.

Program Highlights

  • Comprehensive curriculum made by rural hospital CEOs for rural hospital CEOs
  • Practical strategies and effective tools to grow knowledge base and leadership confidence
  • Exclusive networking opportunities with rural healthcare industry experts and rural hospital leaders like you

Kick Off Date: March 12, 2024, 4:00 p.m. EST

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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.

View Funding Opportunity

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

Cost: No charge

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