Education E-Bulletin

Education E-Bulletin December 08, 2011

For additional information and to register for any of the events listed below, visit Educational Services and click on Education Events.

Questions, please call 602-445-4300 or email edservices@azhha.org

  • January 17, 2012: CMS Hospital CoP Telemedicine Regulations: Ensuring Compliance WEBINAR

    Time:  8:00 - 9:30 am

    Purpose:  CMS recently finalized the new rule on telemedicine.  This new regulation will impact large hospitals, small and rural hospitals, and critical access hospitals.  The process hospitals use to credential and grant privileges to physicians and other practitioners who provide care through telemedicine was changed; it is now less burdensome.  Learn strategies to ensure compliance with the new regulations and interpretative guidelines.

    Target Audience:  This webinar targets CEOs, COOs, CMOs, CNOs, Medical Staff Leaders, Credentialing and Privileging Professionals, Teleradiology Professionals, Regulatory Affairs Directors, Radiology Directors, The Joint Commission Coordinators, Performance Improvement Leaders, Risk Managers, Safety Officers, Legal Counsel and Compliance Officers.

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  • January 19, 2012: Recruited New Doctors. Acquired Physician Practices. Now What? WEBINAR

    Time:  10:00 - 11:00 am

    Purpose: Too often, hospitals lose money on underperforming employed physician practices.  Many organizations focus on recruitment and acquisition.  By what happens after the acquisition when you need to grow the business?

    This webinar will be presenting a case study full of multiple strategies for both marketing and physician relations that will support growing business for employed physician practices.

    Target Audience:  This webinar targets CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, CNOs, and marketing and PR professionals.

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  • January 24, 2012: Walking the Social Media Tightrope WEBINAR

    Time:  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Purpose:   Social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) continues to grow and affect how people relate to each other.  Caregivers and health care professionals are under pressure to "friend" and otherwise use social media platforms to reach patients and others.  The use of these platforms can create risks due to altered expectations of patient privacy, treatment, and appropriate patient-caregiver relationships.  Understanding the legal risks presented by social media is critical to today's health care environment.

    Target Audience:   This webinar targets CEOs, COOs, CMOs, CNOs, all hospital leadership, HR directors, marketing and public relations, HIM directors, IT directors, risk managers and legal counsel.

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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 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, January 18

    The Donor Network of Arizona and the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association are part of the 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.

     

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