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IN THIS ISSUE: July 27, 2010 Rural HIE Summit Webinar | Meaningful Training | | CA Legislative Rural Caucus Workforce Hearing | Free Heat Illness Prevention Webinar | Rural Roundtable
Rural HIE Summit Part 2: CSRHA would like to thank everyone who participated in the Rural HIE Summit, Wednesday July 21, 2010. We made a great deal of progress yesterday defining the Rural HIE market needs with lively participation from our rural providers, RHIOs, policy makers and consultants. (To view notes from this meeting please click here.) We owe special thanks to all of you who gave your time, to the California Endowment for hosting the meeting and the California HealthCare Foundation for supporting this meeting and to Lori Hack for facilitating the discussion. We will conclude the session by Webinar on Thursday, If you would like to attend this Webinar please contact Shannon Means indicating you will be attending this Webinar. ***It is recommended that anyone who is interested in this Webinar also participates in CalHIPSO's Meaningful Use Training Webinar. Please see below. Meaningful Use Training Webinar The final rule on Meaningful Use, and the differences between the interim and final rules -The government incentives available to providers and eligibility requirements through Medicare or Medi-Cal -The time frame for meeting meaningful use -The changes providers will need to implement in order to qualify for payments -How CalHIPSO can assist practices with EHR implementation and achieving Meaningful Use California State Legislature’s Rural Caucus On Tuesday, August 10, 2010, the California Legislature’s Rural Caucus will hold a hearing at the state Capitol focused on rural health workforce issus. The hearing is being sponsored by CSRHA and stakeholders in California’s rural health system. One of the greatest challenges facing California’s rural health care system is a shortage in available health care workforce. Rural health care workforce shortages touch all levels of the rural health care system from doctors and nurses to auxiliary and technical support staff. There are new health care workforce resources available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and federal health care reform, and there are best practice programs being worked on throughout rural California. At the same time there are increased pressures on rural health care workforce stemming from the push for eHealth adoption, implementation of federal health care reform, and advances in treatment and care through telemedicine. The hearing will be focused on providing information to Legislators and their staff the big picture issues involving health care workforce in rural California, who is doing what, what needs to be done and what resources are, should or could be in play to help move California forward in resolving rural healthcare workforce issues. Besides painting the big picture of health care workforce issues the hearing will specifically cover recruitment, education, retention and emerging rural health care workforce issues. Please RSVP to this hearing by contacting Shannon Means indicating you will be attending the hearing. If you have any questions please contact the CSRHA office or the Legislature’s Rural Caucus Chair, Assembly Member Connie Conway’s Chief of Staff, Dillion Gibbions at 916-319-2034 or dillon.gibbons@asm.ca.gov.
2010 Health Illness Prevention Webinar CSRHA in partnership with The Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP) would like to invite you attend a free Webinar on August 11, 2010 from 10am-11am titled 2010 Health Illness Prevention. Heat illness can be deadly – but by making heat safety part of the job, employers and workers can work longer, feel stronger and stay healthy. This summer’s campaign includes a combination of media, education and enforcement efforts. Strategically targeting the most underserved populations of outdoor workers and including messages in Spanish, Punjabi, Hmong, Mixteco, and English, the campaign addresses heat safety, prevention and workers’ rights. This Webinar will introduce community health clinics and outreach workers to the 2010 Health Illness Prevention Campaign and discuss how they can be involved in preventing heat illness amongst outdoor workers. Educational Materials developed by the Campaign include:
You can learn more about the campaign at www.99calor.org. To register for this free Webinar please contact Shannon Means indicating you will be attending this Webinar. Rural Health Information Technology Roundtable CSRHA invites you to attend our quarterly Rural Roundtable on September 10, 2010 at the Piccadilly Inn Shaw in Fresno, CA. This Rural Roundtable will feature a special extended agenda focusing specifically on Health Information Technology (HIT). This Roundtable is FREE to all CSRHA members. If you are not a current member of CSRHA join now! The cost to attend this Roundtable for non-members is $30. To register for this Roundtable please contact Shannon Means indicating you will be attending this meeting. The Roundtable will serve as an opportunity for community leaders to engage in a solution based dialogue with other community leaders on regional, state and national health related issues. This Roundtable will be an important, educational and interactive meeting with the most up-to-date information available. Agenda:
To register for this Roundtable please contact Shannon Means indicating you will be attending this meeting. View current rural job openings, click here A special thank you to our organizational sponsors!
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