Throughout the year, the Association offers various Webinars, Audioconferences, on-site programs and on-line education (carelearning.com) that focuses on health care issues which affect Virginia health systems. Click on the program title below to download the brochure and registration materials. To register for a program, print the PDF version and submit to VHREF.
Please click on hotels for a list of nearby hotels if overnight room reservations are required in Glen Allen, Virginia, as well as directions to VHHA headquarters in Glen Allen.

For more information on any program listed below, contact the director of education.

Be sure to visit www.carelearning.com for your on-line educational courses.

Education News, September 2009




Negotiation Effectiveness
Webinar
November 17, 2009
Fee: $200 per connection

Healthcare professionals are consistently called upon to be effective negotiators.  The content of this program addresses the importance of developing effective negotiation skills.

Target Audience: COOs, CNOs, nursing leadership, hospital leadership, department heads, JC coordinators, safety officers and staff, PI staff, RMs, nursing home administrators and those interested in management.


Inpatient Prospective Payment System Update 2010
Webinar
December 3, 2009
Fee: $200 per connection

This program will provide an update on Medicare hospital reimbursement issues, focusing on the Inpatient PPS final rule that was released by CMS on August 27, 2009.  In addition to the update, the session will summarize current hot topics and potential changes related to Medicare reimbursement for hospitals.

Target Audience: CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CMOs, CNOs, inpatient coding staff, coding, billing & claims transaction personnel, internal auditing staff, nurse auditors, financial analysts, compliance personnel, cost accounting staff, charge master coordinators, cost reporting personnel , physicians, nurses and other interested personnel.


Fifty Tips to Reduce Medication Errors: Complying with CMS and TJC Standards
Webinar
December 10, 2009
Fee: $200 per connection

In this program, the problematic JC and CMS hospital CoP medication management standards will be addressed.

Target Audience: CEOs, COOs, CNOs, CMOs, nurses, pharmacists, RMs, QI directors, TJC coordinators, patient safety officers, compliance officers and all involved with medication administration.


APCs Update for 2010
Webinar
January 19, 2010
Fee: $200 per connection

Participants will learn about the 2010 updates to the key features of the APC payment system.

Target Audience: CEOs, COO, CFO, CNOs, outpatient clinical/nursing satff, outpatient department managers, nurse auditors, ED nursing staff, provider-based clinic nursing staff, coding personnel, bill and charge maste coordinators, cost reporting personnel and compliance staff.


National Patient Safety Goals 2010 Update: Ensuring Compliance
Webinar
January 19, 2010
Fee: $200 per connection

Attendees will learn strategies to ensure compliance with the NPSGs.

Target Audience: CEOs, COOs, CNOs, CMOs, nursing leadership, pharmacists, OR directors, RMs, QI directors, TJC coordinators, patient safety officers and compliance officers.


Complying with EMTALA 2009: Additional Regulations
Webinar
January 21, 2010
Fee: $200 per connection

The federal EMTALA law and the accompanying regulations are complex.  This program is structured to make the requirements understandable with the liberal use of examples and will include discussion of a recent case that will create an enormous expansion of hospital and practitioner liability under federal law.

Target Audience: CEOs, COOs, CNOs, CMOs, ED managers and physicians, ED staff nurses, women's health directors, OB directors and nurses, outpatient directors, TJC coordinators, QI directors, RMs and compliance officers.


Best Practices in Point of Service Collections: A Payment Navigation Initiative
Webinar
January 21, 2010
Fee: $200 per connection

This webinar will share lessons in best practice approaches to estimating and collecting patient oblogations as well as present the case studies from progressive institutions that are effectively educating patients of their payment obligation and capturing those payments prior to service, using a real-time, fully automated solution.

Target Audience: CEOs, CFOs, business office directors, business development managers, directors of patient access, revenue cycle and patient financial services and other interested financial personnel.


Assuring Fair Market Value for Hospital-Based Specialty Contracts: What Hospital Executives Need to Know
Webinar
January 28, 2010
Fee: $200 per connection

The increasing focus on physician alignment has led many hospitals to develop a range of complex and creative physician financial arrangements.  The focus of this presentation will be on a case study pertaining to a recent pathology arrangement developed at Presbyterian Healthcare Services.

Target Audience: CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CMOs, board members, business development and strategic planning leadership, compliance officers and legal counsel.

Outpatient Market Positioning Strategies: Maximizing Effectiveness and Increasing Volume Demand
Webinar
January 28, 2010
Fee: $200 per connection

Learn a proven process for evaluating markets, identifying opportunities and determining strategically supportable strategies that will maximize the success of the outpatient program.

Target Audience: CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CMOs, CNOs, business development and strategic planning leadership and ambulatory/outpatient services.

Mastering the 2009 Inpatient Rehab Rule: It's Much More than a Payment Update
Webinar
February 2, 2010
Fee: $200 per connection

This webinar focuses on the key aspects of the 2009 CMS rule for inpatient rehabilitation and steps that providers can take to successfully meet these demands.

Target Audience: CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CNOs, CMOs, directors of inpatient rehab programs, acute care managers responsible for inpatient rehab units, planning and strategy staff responsible for furthre development of inpatient rehab programs and key rehab managers and staff.

Preparing for the Four Vulnerabilities in TJC Survey for EOC, Emergency Management and Life Safety Standards
Webinar
February 4, 2010
Fee: $200 per connection

Attendees will receive specific guidance on how to interpret the four volnerabilities that apply to the EOC, Emergency Management and Life Safety Chapters and will focus on complying with these standards.

Target Audience: CEOs, COOs, CMOs, CNOs, JC coordinators, safety officers, RMs, QM and PI directors, facility and engineering managers, fire safety professionals and any staff involved with EOC and Life Safety responsibilities.



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