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HomeTown Happenings | 2020 Issue III 1
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 Receive updated industry news from Jimmy Lewis CEO, HTH! Please contact a HomeTown Health team member if you are interested in joining the “HomeTownJ” listserve.
Check out our blog page for education,
information, Business Partner updates,
Jimmy’s latest announcements, and more!
Blog Location:
http://www.hometownhealthonline.com/blog/
HomeTown Health Blog
Please save the date for the HomeTown Health Fall Conference!
October 20-23, 2020
This will be a great opportunity to
reconnect and network with other
Hospitals and with our Business
Partners. Don’t miss it !
If you have any questions CONTACT:
Susan Wiese - (706) 491-1132
• Spring Conference:
April 14 - April 16, 2021
• Fall Conference:
October 20 - October 22, 2021
HTH Fall Conference
Save the Date!
Conference Dates for 2021!
Georgia COVID-19 Healthcare Industry Updates!
HTH COVID-19 Web Page
HomeTown Health is monitoring CMS for
the latest information on the COVID-19
Pandemic and Public Health Emergency.
You can follow the updates on
Facebook or on our website @
Hometownhealthonline.com
If you need help tracking the
CARES Act funds, contact our partners:
Albany 229-883-7878
Atlanta 404-220-8494
For more information contact us at:
• Florida Conference:
June 24 - June 25, 2021
Florida
Iowa
• Iowa Conference:
March 17 - March 19, 2021
HomeTown Happenings | 2020 Issue III 2
Turnover Report Ask the Industry Experts
Healthcare Solutions
Resources to Stay Connected
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
BPs Keeping You Informed
Important Read
Education Simplified
CE Broker Recognized Provider
HTHU is pleased to announce its recognition by CE Broker for multiple Boards and Licensure agencies. If you have licensed professionals at your organization who have HTHU accounts (or who will be creating them) the “Primary Certification Number” field should be completed with their License Number in order for CEUs to be properly accounted for to CE Broker.
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
CTCA’s TeleOncology Program: Providing world-class Oncology Care to Patients in Rural Communities Presented by CTCA How Technology Can Drive Employee Engagement to Increase Retention, and Reduce Labor Costs Presented by Staffbridge Checkout our other Business Partner webinars now at the: Healthcare Solution Free Training Center
Latest Updates
Since the beginning of our organization, businesses were not just considered another vendor; they are true partners ‐ equal stakeholders with member hospitals ‐ working with us to help provide resources and solutions to Georgia’s rural healthcare market. Together, we ensure the highest level of solutions for hospitals’ survival.
For the most current list of HomeTown Health endorsed Business Partners with their service line, please see our website.
Business Partner Highlight
Georgia HB&L Training
Need Certified HB&L Training?
HomeTown Health is pleased to offer a newly updated Hospital Board & Leadership (HBL) Training Program for rural hospitals. HomeTown Health’s curriculum was certified on 10.14.19 by the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center at Mercer University School of Medicine as having satisfied the training requirements found in Georgia Code Title 31- Chapter 2- Section 16. For more information or to register your hospital for this training, visit: https://hthu.net/home-page/hbl/ or, contact Terry Edwards at: [email protected]
• 2020 CHHS Recertification
Available Now on HTHU!
• 2020 PAS Recertification
July 16 @ 12:30pm - 2pm EST
• 2020 Billing Recertification
August 13 @ 12:30pm - 2pm EST
• 2020 FCC Recertification
September 10 @ 12:30pm - 2pm EST
What’s New From HTHU?
Summer Recertification Schedule SunLink Healthcare Technology would
like you to be aware:
CMS is modifying Conditions of
Participation (CoPs) to require all
hospitals and inpatient facilities,
including CAHs, to send electronic
patient event notifications of patient’s
admission, discharge, or transfer to
another healthcare facility or provider.
Bridging the care continuum will improve
care coordination by prompting a
receiving healthcare provider, facility, or
practitioner to deliver appropriate care in
an automated process: CMS
Interoperability and Patient Access final
rule, visit:
https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-
Guidance/Guidance/Interoperability/index
Does this affect CAHs? Yes. This
requirement is the same for all hospitals,
Acute and Critical Access Hospitals. All
hospitals need to ensure they are
electronically sharing patient event
notifications with patients’ primary
providers.
How are hospitals impacted? CMS
reimbursement is reduced if hospitals
don’t comply.
Contact: Sunlink Healthcare Tech here
with your questions.
• Prior Authorization Changes Effective
July 1, 2020: PPS Facilities on 131 Bill
Type
• CCM: Adjusting Your Conversations for
Outcomes from Others
• CCM: Coordinating between Settings,
Building Partnerships & What is
Unique to the RHC
• HIPAA Privacy and Security During a
Public Emergency
hthu.net/swingbed - all new all-in-one
access to Swing Bed Resources, ask about
access for your facility!
For a full list of HTHU courses/programs,
please take a look at our Course Catalog on
HTHU.net!
Online Courses and More!
HomeTown Happenings | 2020 Issue III 3
Third Quarter 2020
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
Grant Related Training
For registration links for the above indicated
webinars, please visit the related Grant Program
Web-page, or contact the HTH team.
Click the linked titles below for more
information and easy registration
2020 HTH GA Monthly Medicaid:
July 1st @ 10:00 am Eastern
2020 Monthly Medicare Update:
July 8th @ 10:00 am Eastern
HTH Pre-Appointment Training:
Hospital Board Liability and
Accountability
July 13th @ 4:00 pm Eastern
Physician Quality Series
July 16th @ 1:00 pm Eastern
2020 PAS Recertification:
July 16th @ 12:30 pm Eastern
HTH Florida Rural Hospital:
July 22nd @ 11:00 am Eastern
Denial Prevention Through
Appropriate Contract Language
& Best Practice Utilization
Management
July 23rd @ 11:00 am Eastern
July Educational Opportunities
Leadership Innovation
July 24th @ 11:00 am Eastern
Quarterly Coding & CDI:
July 28th @ 11:00 am Eastern
Managing Swing Beds Through
Change
July 28th @ 2:00 pm Eastern
Road Trip to Success Under PDPM
July 29th @ 2:00 pm Eastern
Technology in Care Coordination
July 31st @ 11:00 am Eastern
2020 HTH GA Monthly Medicaid:
August 5th @ 10:00 am Eastern
A Vision & Education for Rural
Behavioral Health (VERB)
August 5th @ 2:00 pm Eastern
HTH Pre-Appointment Training:
Hospital Board Liability and
Accountability
August 11th @ 4:00 pm Eastern
2020 Monthly Medicare Update:
August 12th @ 10:00 am Eastern
2020 Billing Recertification:
August 13th @ 12:30 pm Eastern
Physician Quality Series
August 13th @ 1:00 pm Eastern
Quarterly CAH Reimbursement &
Billing Training:
August 18th @ 1:00 pm Eastern
Denial Prevention Through
Appropriate Contract Language
and Best Practice Utilization
Management,
August 20th @ 11:00 am Eastern
Quarterly RHC: Focus on Quality:
August 20th @ 1:30 pm Eastern
Managing Swing Beds Through
Change
August 25th @ 2:00 pm Eastern
HTH Florida Rural Hospital:
August 26th @ 11:00 am Eastern
20th Annual Spring Conf. Sessions
2020-21 GA SHIP
Georgia FLEX Program- All CAHS Welcome
GA Board Training Program
August Educational Opportunities
HTH Pre
Training: Hospital Board
Liability and
Accountability
October 6th @ 4:00 pm East-
ern
HomeTown Happenings | 2020 Issue III 4
For the latest updates from
HomeTown Health and HomeTown
Health University team, photos
from recent events, and other news,
follow us on Facebook at:
www.facebook.com/HomeTownHealthOnline/
www.facebook.com/HTHU.net/
Third Quarter 2020
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
Grant Related Training
For registration links for the above indicated
webinars, please visit the related Grant Program
Web-page, or contact the HTH team.
Click the linked titles below for more
information and easy registration
Road Trip to Success Under PDPM
August 26th @ 2:00 pm Eastern
Technology in Care Coordination
August 28th @ 11:00 am Eastern
2020 HTH GA Monthly Medicaid:
September 2nd @ 10:00 am Eastern
VERB Year Two - Healthcare
Worker Resilience
September 2nd @ 2:00 pm Eastern
2020 Monthly Medicare Update:
September 9th @ 10:00 am Eastern
2020 FCC Recertification:
September 10th @ 12:30 pm Eastern
Leadership Innovation
September 18th @ 11:00 am Eastern
September Educational Opportunities
20th Annual Spring Conf. Sessions
2020-21 GA SHIP
Georgia FLEX Program- All CAHS Welcome
GA Board Training Program
HTH Pre
Training: Hospital Board
Liability and
Accountability
October 6th @ 4:00 pm East-
ern
Physician Quality Series
October 15th @ 1:00 pm Eastern
Quarterly Coding & CDI:
October 27th @ 11:00 am Eastern
Managing Swing Beds Through
Change
October 27th @ 2:00 pm Eastern
HTH Florida Rural Hospital:
October 28th @ 11:00 am Eastern
Road Trip to Success Under PDPM
October 28th @ 2:00 pm Eastern
Technology in Care Coordination
October 30th @ 11:00 am Eastern
Healthcare HR Virtual Workshop:
September 22nd @ 10:00 am Eastern
HTH Florida Rural Hospital:
September 23rd @ 11:00 am Eastern
Quarterly Hospital CFO Update:
September 25th@ 10:00 am Eastern
HTH Pre-Appointment Training:
Hospital Board Liability and
Accountability
October 6th @ 4:00 pm Eastern
2020 HTH GA Monthly Medicaid:
October 7th @ 10:00 am Eastern
VERB Year Two - Healthcare
Worker Resilience
October 7th @ 2:00 pm Eastern
2020 Monthly Medicare Update:
October 14th @ 10:00 am Eastern
Denial Prevention Through
Appropriate Contract Language
and Best Practice Utilization
Management
October 15th @ 11:00 am Eastern
October Educational Opportunities
HomeTown Happenings | 2020 Issue III 5
Staff Contacts
Jimmy Lewis
Chief Executive Officer
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
770-875-4397
Terry Edwards
Learning and Development Specialist
706-223-0946
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
Director of Education
706-344-9634
Amy Bush
Financial Services Specialist
229-947-3160
Susan Wiese
Director of Communications & Events
706-491-1132
Stephanie Love
Client Data Specialist
912-580-7933
Lisa Carhuff
Program Manager
478-919-7981
Lesa Schlatman
Program Manager
563-650-7901
Melissa Herndon
Education Development Specialist
706-888-0084
