Category: Webinar

Webinar: Emergency Preparedness – The Benefits of a Comprehensive Plan

July 11, 2024

Webinar: Emergency Preparedness – The Benefits of a Comprehensive Plan

A robust emergency preparedness plan is fundamental for any rural healthcare provider.

The lessons learned from the COVID era are starting to fade and that can lead to a lapse in focus for CAHs.

This presentation will cover the core elements of an emergency preparedness plan and empower rural hospitals to ensure the lights stay on and patients are safe regardless of the scenario.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand and know how to apply the core components of Emergency Preparedness in a rural healthcare setting:
    • Planning
    • Procedures
    • Communication
  • Training & Testing
  • Learn the elements of a strong Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA)
    • Engagement with the local or state emergency planning commission
    • Understanding vulnerabilities within your community
    • Stay vigilant in the post-COVID era
  • Gain a clear picture of how the day-to-day decisions at the executive level affect Emergency Preparedness
  • Establish the framework for practical and effective drills

Cost: Free

When: Wednesday, August 21, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. CT

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NRHA Webinar: Questions Answered – Healthcare Architecture Experts and Rural Administrators Panel

July 11, 2024

NRHA Webinar: Questions Answered – Healthcare Architecture Experts and Rural Administrators Panel

This Q&A panel will focus on the critical nuances of healthcare facilities architecture and how they affect your organization’s funding, reimbursement models and programming.

HFG is experienced with CAH replacements, master planning, construction administration and everything in between.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand how your facility’s architecture and interior design affect business operations
  • Identify stages of the design-build process that rely on your input
  • Prepare for any construction projects on the horizon

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, August 13, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. CT

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NRHA Webinar: Enhancing Rural Health in Colorado – Innovations in Hospital Transformation Program (HTP)

July 11, 2024

NRHA Webinar: Enhancing Rural Health in Colorado – Innovations in Hospital Transformation Program (HTP)

This webinar includes an in-depth exploration of Colorado’s Hospital Transformation Program (HTP) and covers how a population health platform can overcome key challenges hospitals face with:

  • Manual reporting
  • Increasing reimbursement revenues
  • ACO/HIE data

Discover why provider orgs need to participate in new quality programs and hear about the successes made by Lincoln Health, leading the way to effective and result driven outcomes after they implemented a population health platform.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, July 18, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. CT

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NRHA Webinar: Optimizing Capital and construction Spend: Strategies for Rural Healthcare Leaders

July 11, 2024

NRHA Webinar: Optimizing Capital and construction Spend: Strategies for Rural Healthcare Leaders

As rural health systems expand to meet patient needs, rethinking capital strategies is crucial to delivering projects that are operationally efficient and cost-effective.

This presentation will focus on developing integrated and comprehensive strategies to:

  • Enhance planning
  • Design
  • Execution of building projects

Learn how to manage unexpected cost increases and delivery delays, ensuring both short-term performance and long-term resilience against:

  • Shortages
  • Unexpected events and
  • Market fluctuations

Join Mark Webb, Principal at Vizient, as he shares his extensive expertise in capital and construction management within the healthcare sector.

With over 25 years of experience in hospital administration, operations, and construction, Mark will provide valuable insights into managing rising building material costs and financial costs and financial stress in the healthcare industry.

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, July 16, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. CT

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Register Now: Practicing Equity in Authentic Community Engagement, August 14

July 10, 2024

Register Now: Practicing Equity in Authentic Community Engagement, August 14

Authentic Community Engagement (ACE): people want it, people talk about it, but it is rare to see organizations implement “authentic” community engagement. If Community Engagement (CE) is going to be successful, it has to be authentic.

This session will provide attendees with an understanding of ACE that can lead to developing effective strategies that will have deeper impact in the communities you serve.

Learning Objectives:

  • Increase the knowledge of ACE by describing the beliefs, values and principles of “authentic” community engagement
  • Deepen the understanding of ACE by referencing to historical impacts of authentic community engagement and its potential to effect community betterment
  • Learn how to imagine and implement authentic community engagement as a strategy to address infant and maternal mortality
  • Develop skills to help better engage those with lived experience and the broader community, including men and fathers with greater “authenticity”

Cost: Free

When: Wednesday, August 14, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

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Free Webinar: How to Conduct an Ethical Investigation, July 18

July 9, 2024

Free Webinar: How to Conduct an Ethical Investigation, July 18

This educational webinar is for anyone who is involved or will be involved, in investigating or handling complaints related to health care compliance matters.

Why You Should Attend This Webinar:

  1. It’s FREE but Registration is Required (Click link below to register)
  2. Compliance in health care is complex and from time to time, an employer may need to investigate concerns about an employee’s workplace behavior

Investigating and resolving an allegation correctly and ethically strengthens and protects your organization.

A proper investigation gives management needed information and a factual basis on which to make its decisions. It also reinforces both fairness of the employee discipline process and your commitment to learning about employee concerns

The objectives and scope of investigations vary widely, but its overriding purpose is always to find out the relevant facts. Each investigation may be unique and handled differently and following standard techniques can help you investigate in a fair, ethical transparent and consistent manner.

This webinar will cover the common mistakes investigators make:

  • In planning the investigation and understanding their role
  • When dealing with the employee who raised the concern about actual or suspected misconduct
  • When interviewing the investigation participants
  • When documenting the investigation, especially the investigation report

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, July 18, 12:00 p.m. CT

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Webinar: Introduction to MRHA Connect

July 9, 2024

Webinar: Introduction to MRHA Connect

The Missouri Rural Health Association (MRHA) has announced an engagement competition on MRHA Connect – a groundbreaking, community-driven online platform designed to foster collaboration among rural Missouri

  • Healthcare professionals
  • Advocates
  • Academics
  • Subject matter experts
  • Community leaders

Start engaging, collaborating and sharing today, to climb the leaderboard.

Joining MRHA Connect is simple. Visit Home – Missouri Rural Health Association (mrhassociation.org) and sign up for free to become a member of this dynamic community.

Don’t miss this opportunity to:

  • Connect with your peers
  • Share strategic advice
  • Solve challenges
  • Develop new approaches to rural healthcare in Missouri

Attendees at the Intro to MRHA Connect Webinar will be entered into a drawing to win a $50 gift card.

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HHS Finalizes Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Rule – Impacts for RHCs – Monday, July 15

July 8, 2024

HHS Finalizes Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Rule – Impacts for RHCs – Monday, July 15

The National Association of Rural Health Clinics (NARHC) will host the free, FORHP-supported webinar, with information on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services final rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities and the RHC impacts, including:

  • Requirement to post a notice of nondiscrimination
  • Requirements to post notice of availability of translation and auxiliary aid services in top 15 foreign languages
  • Requirement to establish and train employees on policies and procedures related to nondiscrimination

Additional time for Q&A will be provided.

Advanced registration is required.

Cost: Free

When: Monday, July 15, 2:00 p.,. ET

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CDC Update on Avian Flu, July 16

July 8, 2024

CDC Update on Avian Flu, July 16

On July 16, through its Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity Group, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will give updates on highly pathogenic A (H5N1) virus, also known as avian flu.

On this hour-long call, speakers will provide clinicians with information on testing, using antivirals, and infection prevention and control recommendations.

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) (H5N1) virus is widespread among wild birds and continues to cause outbreaks in poultry and spillover to mammals.

To date, there have been three human cases of HPA! A(H5N1) virus infection identified in dairy farm workers in the United States. The risk to the public from HPAI A (H5N1) viruses is low; however, people who have job-related or recreational exposure to infected birds or animals, including dairy cattle, are at greater risk of HPAI A(H5N1) virus infection.

Continuing education credits are available.

To join this call, please click the link below when it is time for the call to start.

Cost:  Free

When: Tuesday, July 16, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET

Webinar Link: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1618350375

Passcode: 143703

Webinar ID: 161 835 0375

Webinar: Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals, July 16

July 2, 2024

Webinar: Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals, July 16

The Missouri Hospital Association (MHA) and the Missouri Rural Health Association (MRHA) invite you to join this webinar for a conversation with the National Rural Health Association (NRHA).

The discussion will focus on the new White House initiative, in partnership with Google and Microsoft, to provide a range of free or discounted cybersecurity services to rural hospitals across the country to help them in their efforts to prevent cyberattacks.

Rural hospitals and clinics face a unique challenge in cybersecurity, balancing limited resources with the increasing sophistication of cyberthreats, which puts patient data and critical healthcare infrastructure at risk.

Registration is required.

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, July 16, 12:00 p.m.

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