Disaster Recovery and EHR Systems-A special Workshop you should not miss!!!

Are you attending The Forum this April?  
Get the most out of your travel to Denver and consider arriving a day early for this special workshop on Disaster Recovery and EHR Systems!

Presented by The Colorado Rural Health Center and Data Services for Healthcare (DASH)  
 

S A V E  T H E   D A T E
Tuesday April 2, 2013
10:30 am - 3 pm
Colorado Rural Health Center
3033 S. Parker Road, Suite 606
Aurora, CO 80014

Why your IT staff or leadership MUST attend this workshop:

• We will present the latest innovations and concepts in developing and deploying an affordable and appropriate disaster recovery plan for your facility
• Disaster recovery and contingency plan policies and procedures will be reviewed. Every participant will leave with an up to date HIPAA DR and Contingency plan policy and procedure template you can quickly adopt at your facility!
• Take a virtual tour of a Data Center that would provide the highest level of data security
• We will facilitate several roundtable discussions with industry experts on solutions for each participant's DR planning issues and concerns

Additionally we will have the following presentations:

1.    Update on what IT staff should do relevant to the recent HIPAA Omnibus Rule

2.    Presentation on an innovative solution to internal audit of your EHR, PACS and other systems that create, maintain or store PHI

3.    Presentation on Mobile Device Security trends and new solutions 

Who should attend:

• Critical Access Hospital IT leadership and staff
• Rural PPS hospital IT leadership and staff
• ClinicNet Safety net clinics who have IT staff
• Federally Qualified Health Centers

Fee: There is a nominal $25 fee to cover lunch and refreshments. Recognizing the burden attending may pose to our rural facilities DASH is offering a limited number of $200 scholarships to defray travel costs. These will be issued on a first come/first serve basis.  Details on signing up for these scholarship will be included on registration forms.

For more information email David Ginsberg, Senior Advisor at dg@coruralhealth.org

Registration Coming Soon!

Sequestration: Medicaid EHR Incentive Payments Will NOT be Reduced

Many of our members have been asking if Sequestration will affect the Medicare EHR incentive payments. In a March 13, 2013 announcement on the CMS EHR Registration and Attestation site CMS states the following:

Medicare payments will be reduced by 2% - Medicare payments will be reduced by 2% as a result of sequestration. This reduction will affect any Medicare EHR Incentive payment made by CMS on or after April 1, 2013. Medicaid payments are exempt from sequestration and as a result Medicaid EHR Incentive Payments will not be reduced. 

Regardless of when you submitted your attestation information, if the payment is occurring on or after April 1, 2013 this reduction is in effect.

HRSA Offers Free Vouchers for Health IT Professional Examinations

Validating Core Health IT Knowledge and Skills

Voucher Requests End April 1

• Are you interested in validating your core Health Information Technology (IT) and skills?
• Are you a graduate of a community college Health IT program?
• Are you seeking opportunities to advance your career?
• Are you a healthcare provider who would like to expand your knowledge of Health IT?
• Do you have employees who support your Health IT needs and would like to receive certification in this skill set?

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), in collaboration with The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is offering free vouchers to take the Health IT Professional Exams (HIT Pro Exams). These exams assess competency in one of six Health IT workforce roles:

Clinician/Practitioner Consultant

Implementation Manager

Implementation Support Specialist

Practice Workflow & Information Management Redesign Specialist

Technical/Software Support Staff

Trainer

Why Should You Take the Exam?
Validate Competencies: Competency examinations enable Health IT professionals, employers and other stakeholders to assess their own knowledge and experience.
Staff Development: The examinations can be used by employers to enhance the Health IT skills and capabilities of personnel. Staff who become certified can be instrumental in helping your organization qualify for incentive payments for the meaningful use of electronic health records.
Organizational Credibility: These exams help organizations demonstrate to customers that their staff possess the key skills needed to meet the challenges of effectively implementing and utilizing Health IT.

To request a voucher or additional information, email healthit@hrsa.gov
For more information, please visit ONC’s Health IT Professional Exam website

Disaster Recovery and EHR Systems-A special Workshop you should not miss!!!

Are you attending The Forum this April? 
Get the most out of your travel to Denver and consider arriving a day early for this special workshop on Disaster Recovery and EHR Systems!

Presented by The Colorado Rural Health Center and Data Services for Healthcare (DASH) 
 

S A V E  T H E   D A T E
Tuesday April 2, 2013
10:30 am - 3 pm
Colorado Rural Health Center
3033 S. Parker Road, Suite 606
Aurora, CO 80014

Why your IT staff or leadership MUST attend this workshop:

• We will present the latest innovations and concepts in developing and deploying an affordable and appropriate disaster recovery plan for your facility
• Disaster recovery and contingency plan policies and procedures will be reviewed. Every participant will leave with an up to date HIPAA DR and Contingency plan policy and procedure template you can quickly adopt at your facility!
• Take a virtual tour of a Data Center that would provide the highest level of data security
• We will facilitate several roundtable discussions with industry experts on solutions for each participant's DR planning issues and concerns

Additionally we will have the following presentations:

1.    Update on what IT staff should do relevant to the recent HIPAA Omnibus Rule

2.    Presentation on an innovative solution to internal audit of your EHR, PACS and other systems that create, maintain or store PHI

3.    Presentation on Mobile Device Security trends and new solutions 

Who should attend:

• Critical Access Hospital IT leadership and staff
• Rural PPS hospital IT leadership and staff
• ClinicNet Safety net clinics who have IT staff
• Federally Qualified Health Centers

Fee: There is a nominal $25 fee to cover lunch and refreshments. Recognizing the burden attending may pose to our rural facilities DASH is offering a limited number of $200 scholarships to defray travel costs. These will be issued on a first come/first serve basis.  Details on signing up for these scholarship will be included on registration forms.

For more information email David Ginsberg, Senior Advisor at dg@coruralhealth.org

Registration Coming Soon!

Coding Certification Bootcamp in Rifle, CO

May 21, 22 & 23, 2013

Grand River Hospital Conference Center

501 Airport Rd, Rifle, CO

Click here to register

Questions?

Contact Danette Swanson ds@coruralhealth.org

Registration Assistance: Samantha Hiner at 720.248.2757

Free ICD-10 Webinar

2.0 CEU’s from the AAPC

Webinar Cost: FREE

Webinar Date: Thursday April 25th from 11am – 1pm Mountain time

• An informative webinar to give a coder’s viewpoint of the ICD-10 transition and to alleviate fears of what the new code set will mean to coders and billers.
• We will review guideline changes, new concepts and problematic code sets, along with in-depth discussions of the impact to outpatient coders, tips on how to begin the education and training process, and tips on how to avoid potential pitfalls during the implementation process. 

Registration is temporarly unavailable.
Stay posted for further details.

Coding Certification Bootcamp in Rifle, CO

May 21, 22 & 23, 2013

Grand River Hospital Conference Center

501 Airport Rd, Rifle, CO

Click here to register

Questions?

Contact Danette Swanson ds@coruralhealth.org

Registration Assistance: Samantha Hiner at 720.248.2757