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August 19: Sustainable Hospital Expense Reduction: Integrating Benchmarking and Process Improvement Activities WEBINAR
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 am
Purpose: Despite expanded insurance coverage and reduced charity care burdens under the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, hospitals are certain to face daunting financial pressures as a result of declining reimbursement and payment reforms incentivizing operating efficiencies. Therefore, a key component of hospitals' work to prepare for the implementation of national healthcare reform should be immediate work to improve their basic operating performance, which means streamlining operations and reducing cost structure.
Objectives: At the completion of this webinar, participants will:
- Understand why a cost reduction methodology that integrates benchmarking and process improvement activities is the most effective way to achieve sustainable cost reductions in hospitals
- Become familiar with a defined set of cost benchmarking and process improvement tools that achieve both your financial objectives and buy-in from key staff members
- Understand how to use these tools in combination to enhance the power of each and gain maximum benefit for your organization
Target Audience: CEOs CFOs, and hospital trustees.
Registration:AzHHA member rate: $200.00 per connection
Non-member rate: $400.00 per connection
For additional information and to register visit www.azhha.org/educational_services and click on Education Events
Questions: Please call 602-445-4300 ask for Educational Services or email edservices@azhha.org
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August 24: Investing in Physician Leadership Development: Factors that Frustrate and Facilitate Effectiveness WEBINAR
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 am
Purpose: Healthcare organizations are working hard to establish and enhance physician alignment and engagement. To accomplish this you need effective physician leaders. Integrated Healthcare Strategies and the Governance Institute co-sponsored a survey of nearly 430 CEOs, CMOs, and VPHRs to learn more about the factors that frustrate and facilitate effective steps that can be taken by organizations to enhance the effectiveness of their physician leaders, strengthen physician leader development plans and develop strategies to retain and attract physician talent.
Target Audience: CEOs, CMOs, Vice President/Directors of Human Resources, and hospital trustees.
Registration:AzHHA member rate: $200.00 per connection
Non-member rate: $400.00 per connection
For additional information and to register visit www.azhha.org/educational_services and click on Education Events
Questions: Please call 602-445-4300 ask for Educational Services or email edservices@azhha.org
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August 26: Pricing Transparency: Perspectives from the Provider, Payor and Patient WEBINAR
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 am
Purpose: Economic pressures, rising healthcare costs, consumerism and an increase in self-pay patients, are increasing pressure to disclose costs prior to services being rendered. A patient estimation solution is critical to enable you to respond to customers' needs as well as prepare them for their out-of-pocket expenses and to increase your ability to collect earlier in the revenue cycle.
State specific legislation is driving many payors to react and develop systems and processes to provide patient estimates which incorporate benefits. Consumers are striving to understand what is important to them. They want to know what their out-of-pocket expenses will be and where they can get their questions answered. Since consumers are now beginning to demand answers in order to make educated informed decisions about healthcare tests, treatments and procedures, selection of physicians, hospitals and other providers, payors are also trying to accommodate their members and providers in supplying useful information regarding pricing and quality. During this webinar, we'll examine these three perspectives and learn how providers and payors can work together to meet the demands of the consumer.
Objectives: At the completion of this webinar, participants will:
- Learn the three perspectives of providers, payors and consumers as it relates to pricing
- Learn how one provider approached this issue in regards to the people, the process and the technology
- Learn how they can approach this issue proactively
Target Audience: CEOs, COOs, CFOs, revenue cycle and patient financial services staff.
Registration:AzHHA member rate: $200.00 per connection
Non-member rate: $400.00 per connection
For additional information and to register visit www.azhha.org/educational_services and click on Education Events
Questions: Please call 602-445-4300 ask for Educational Services or email edservices@azhha.org
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August 31: The Physician Assistant Modernization Act: Implications for Hospitals WEBINAR
Time: 9:00 - 10:00 am
Purpose: Legislation was passed in Arizona that made sweeping improvements to current Physician Assistant (PA) regulation. Under the new law, which will take effect January 1, 2011, the number of PAs a physician may supervise doubles from two to four, and a requirement that physicians file a notice of supervision with the regulatory board has been eliminated. Other changes include the repeal for how often the physician and PA meet, as well as certain exemptions for students in accredited PA programs. The new law also enacts various technical improvements. This webinar will explain in detail the changes to the new law and how they will impact hospitals.
Target Audience: CEOs, CMOs, CNOs, department directors, compliance officers, and hospital legal counsel.
Registration:AzHHA member rate: $200.00 per connection
Non-member rate: $400.00 per connection
For additional information and to register visit www.azhha.org/educational_services and click on Education Events
Questions: Please call 602-445-4300 ask for Educational Services or email edservices@azhha.org
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September 9 & 14: 34 Patient Safety Practices Every Healthcare Facility Should Know (Two-Part WEBINAR)
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 am
Purpose: This two-part webinar will cover 34 Safe Practices for Better Healthcare, updated in April 2010. They represent the most current evidence based practices, are intended to be universally applicable and have been endorsed by the National Quality Forum and many other organizations. This webinar is a must attend for any hospital or other healthcare facility that is serious about patient safety.
The 34 practices are divided into seven broad categories. Each will be discussed and resources will be provided to help implement each of these practices. They tie in closely to some of the CMS CoP hospital requirements and the Joint Commission standards. Every healthcare facility should know these practices and assess their level of compliance. Improving the safety of healthcare can reduce errors and complications, save lives, ensure reimbursement, and increase the confidence of the public. The 2010 update for Safe Practices for Better Healthcare is a 436 page document.
Objectives: At the completion of this two-part webinar, participants will:
- Recall the 34 safe practices that every healthcare facility should know
- Explain implementation of preventing wrong site surgery and discuss recent studies to show how frequently this is occurring
- Discuss recommendations to reduce pressure ulcer prevention and why documentation of this is so important when the patient is readmitted for reimbursement
- Describe actions that can be taken to prevent fails
- Recall recommendations for pediatric imaging to reduce unnecessary exposure to ionizing radiation
Target Audience: CNOs, CMOs, quality and performance improvement staff, patient safety officers, nurse managers, staff nurses, physicians, compliance officers, nurse educators, Joint Commission coordinators, risk managers, pharmacists, director of pharmacy, HIM directors, hospital trustees, radiology staff, infection control staff, and all others interested in improving patient safety in healthcare.
Registration:AzHHA member rate: $400.00 per connection (both webinars)
Non-member rate: $800.00 per connection (both webinars)
For additional information and to register visit www.azhha.org/educational_services and click on Education Events
Questions: Please call 602-445-4300 ask for Educational Services or email edservices@azhha.org
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September 16: Preparing for the Meaningful Use Final Rules WEBINAR
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 am
Purpose: The new rules requiring meaningful use of electronic health records (EHR) will fundamentally change the way all hospitals collect, store and move information. Incentives and penalties have gotten everyone's attention, but healthcare leaders must manage a more comprehensive picture of their operation to pave the way for success. This webinar not only looks at what the rules require, but it will put those changes into the larger contexts of systemic change and health reform. Executive hospital leadership, whether at subsection (d) or critical access, must first create new processes and culture to achieve the aims of the technical transformation coming with EHRs.
Objectives: At the completion of this webinar, participants will:
- Better understand the meaningful use final rules
- Understand the process for shepherding the organization through the systemic changes
- Understand the implementation is not just an IT project, rather an entire culture change for the organization
Target Audience: CEOs COOs, CFOs, CNOs, CIOs, HIS directors, HIM directors, medical records directors, compliance officers, legal counsel, privacy and security officers, medical staff services, and others interested in meeting the meaningful use criteria.
Registration:
AzHHA member rate: $200.00 per connection
Non-member rate: $400.00 per connection
For additional information and to register visit www.azhha.org/educational_services and click on Education Events
Questions: Please call 602-445-4300 ask for Educational Services or email edservices@azhha.org
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October 5: Managing Staff Training for OSHA Compliance WEBINAR
Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Purpose: With all of the compliance issues facing healthcare facility management today, it is easy to miss some of the OSHA requirements for training hospital staff. Hospitals are often focused on the accreditation requirements from the Joint Commission, CMS, state, and local authorities having jurisdiction, they may forget some of the other regulatory agencies they need to keep up with. OSHA Compliance is requirements for hospital staff to ensure a safe working environment.
Objectives: At the completion of this webinar, participants will:
- Understand the expectations of OSHA for training staff in a safe work environment
- Indentify the requirements for training and discuss where to find the information you need in the mystic code of federal regulations (CFRs)
- Learn the need to identify the training need, who needs it, and how to provide the program and document for record requirements
- Learn methods used to provide good training for hospital staff with resources available to build a safety program that will protect from injury
Target Audience: HR directors, education coordinators, hospital safety directors, hospital engineers, and compliance officers
Registration:
AzHHA member rate: $200.00 per connection
Non-member rate: $400.00 per connection
For additional information and to register visit www.azhha.org/educational_services and click on Education Events
Questions: Please call 602-445-4300 ask for Educational Services or email edservices@azhha.or
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October 14-15: AzHHA's 2010 Annual Membership Conference: "Bringing the Future into Focus"
Date: October 14 & 15
Location: The Buttes Resort, Tempe, AZ
Featured Speakers:
Lowell B. Catlett, Ph.D is an exciting futurist...Regent's Professor/Dean and Chief Administrative Officer at New Mexico State University's College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.
Ron Galloway, Director of the noted documentary film "Why Wal-Mart works and why that makes some people crazy", and the documentary film "Rebooting Healthcare."
John Nance, author of Why Hospitals Should Fly, named the 2009 "Book of the Year" by the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Chris Van Gorder, president/CEO Scripps in San Diego and 2010-2011 Chairman, American College of Healthcare Executives
AzHHA's 2010 Annual Membership Conference brings hospital leadership from throughout the state for two days of education, networking and knowledge exchange. The conference will also feature a President's Reception to honor our outgoing President/CEO, John Rivers, who is retiring after 25 years, and welcome our incoming President/CEO, Laurie Liles. Registration is now open for the Annual Conference. Register today as you will not want to miss this year's event.
For additional information and to register visit www.azhha.org/educational_services and click on Education Events
Questions: Please call 602-445-4300 ask for Educational Services or email edservices@azhha.org
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By the Book - AzHHA's On-Line Bookstore
Welcome to By the Book
AzHHA's online bookstore delivers you the most up-to-date healthcare publications, books and other resources. By the book features a large selection of readings pertaining to areas that impact hospitals, including patient safety, workforce, compliance, finance and leadership. Whether you are looking for a book or resource to help you in your job, or to assist your entire staff, this online bookstore is to help. To access the online bookstore, click here.
While we feature the latest and more popular readings, we are open to our suggestions on other books to offer. Please feel free to e-mail edservices@azhha.org with your recommendations.
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careLearning
careLearning, your education management solution. careLearning is a comprehensive, Internet-based learning and learner management system for healthcare providers. Keeping employees trained appropriately and their skills and competencies up-to-date is a constant challenge for hospitals and healthcare providers. Add on the expenses associated with developing curriculum and difficulty of scheduling and it's easy to understand why healthcare provides are looking for alternatives to training.
Explore various types of learning with the help of careLearning: Mandatory Education, Competencies, Continuing Education, Hospital Specific Private Courses, Webinars and Nursing Education.
Learn more about careLearning or to download a brochure.
Questions, please call LeAnn Swanson, AzHHA Education at 602-445-4300 or e-mail: edservices@azhha.org
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Monthly Donor Network WEBINAR
Join us the third Wednesday of each month as we feature different speakers and discuss resources designed to increase organ donation at Arizona hospitals.
There is no cost to participate but if you would like to participate please email edservices@azhha.org to receive information on accessing the webinar a few days prior. Numerous people at your site are encouraged to participate in the webinar through one registration (utilizing one computer and one telephone line).
The next webinar is Wednesday, August 18
Upcoming Dates: September 15 & October 20
The Donor Network of Arizona and the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association are part of an HHS national breakthrough collaborative for organ donation. These monthly webinar series are being presented jointly in an effort to educate Arizona hospital professionals about organ donation and to increase our statewide conversion rate.
Questions: Please call 602-445-4300 ask for Educational Services or e-mail edservices@azhha.org
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