In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare industry faced unprecedented challenges. As we’ve acclimated to a new normal, it’s time to shift gears from reactive to prescriptive staffing practices. In this webinar, Chase Farmer, Chief Commercial Officer at Medical Solutions, will explain key considerations on predicting and meeting future workforce needs using cutting-edge data-driven methodologies. Farmer will dive into the benefits, challenges and solutions of flexible work arrangements. Adaptability and data-driven approaches aren’t just nice-to-haves—they’re crucial for your organization’s future stability and success. Join us to learn how to align your staffing strategies with your organizational goals. You’ll leave armed with knowledge on how to effectively meet the dynamic staffing demands of the healthcare industry.

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In February, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a comprehensive plan to educate and promote patient access to the full rights and protections for emergency medical care afforded under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). In May, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services identified a new method for the general public to directly file complaints for alleged EMTALA violations.  

These changes bring heightened awareness and attention to hospital obligations under EMTALA. For Medicare-certified hospitals, adherence to EMTALA regulations and interpretative guidelines is critical to avoiding significant fines and the potential loss of Medicare participation. This webinar series through the Iowa Hospital Association will provide essential insights to ensure your hospital remains compliant with federal regulations and enhances patient care.

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continuously updates the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for hospitals to reflect the evolving healthcare landscape and standards of care. Appendix W, the section of the CMS State Operations Manual outlining Critical Access Hospital (CAH) survey protocols, regulations and interpretive guidelines, underwent extensive updates and revisions in March 2020.

Strengthen Your Compliance Program
This five-part webinar series will provide hospital leaders and staff the knowledge and strategies needed to navigate the 300-page Appendix W manual. Led by Nancy Ruzicka, BS, RPh, MBA, MJ, CHC, a seasoned expert in Medicare CoPs, this series will provide invaluable insights to help your CAH meet and exceed Medicare compliance standards. 

What You’ll Learn
This comprehensive series covers the entire CAH manual and beyond. By attending you’ll gain: 

• In-depth understanding of CAH-specific regulations and interpretive guidelines

• Strategic insights into recent revisions and effective compliance strategies

• Competitive edge on challenging standards that impact both Illinois CAHs and nationwide trends, ensuring your hospital stays ahead of the curve

Key Topics
Subjects covered in this series include:

• Frequently cited CoPs

  • Patient rights

  • Physical environment and maintenance

  • Medication administration

  • Emergency preparedness

  • Swing bed services

• Regulatory changes

  • Patient rights

  • Infection prevention program

  • Antibiotic stewardship program

  • Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI)

  • Swing bed requirements (including Appendix PP tags)

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With incidence of violence against healthcare workers increasing in recent years, hospitals are actively seeking ways to ensure the safety of all patients, staff and visitors on their premises. A result of the improvement plan from IHA’s 2023 Emergency Preparedness Exercise on violence in healthcare, this webinar will delve into the Essentials of Aggression Management (EoAM). EoAM is a comprehensive program that trains healthcare workers to recognize and defuse aggressive behavior before it becomes violent. 

The webinar will focus on the following elements of EoAM:

• The EoAM aggression continuum identifying six behavioral changes between calm and physically violent.

• Practical de-escalation and self-defense techniques at each level of the aggression continuum.

• Positive recovery from incidents of workplace violence.

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continuously updates the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for hospitals to reflect the evolving healthcare landscape and standards of care. Appendix W, the section of the CMS State Operations Manual outlining Critical Access Hospital (CAH) survey protocols, regulations and interpretive guidelines, underwent extensive updates and revisions in March 2020.

Strengthen Your Compliance Program
This five-part webinar series will provide hospital leaders and staff the knowledge and strategies needed to navigate the 300-page Appendix W manual. Led by Nancy Ruzicka, BS, RPh, MBA, MJ, CHC, a seasoned expert in Medicare CoPs, this series will provide invaluable insights to help your CAH meet and exceed Medicare compliance standards. 

What You’ll Learn
This comprehensive series covers the entire CAH manual and beyond. By attending you’ll gain: 

• In-depth understanding of CAH-specific regulations and interpretive guidelines

• Strategic insights into recent revisions and effective compliance strategies

• Competitive edge on challenging standards that impact both Illinois CAHs and nationwide trends, ensuring your hospital stays ahead of the curve

Key Topics
Subjects covered in this series include:

• Frequently cited CoPs

  • Patient rights

  • Physical environment and maintenance

  • Medication administration

  • Emergency preparedness

  • Swing bed services

• Regulatory changes

  • Patient rights

  • Infection prevention program

  • Antibiotic stewardship program

  • Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI)

  • Swing bed requirements (including Appendix PP tags)

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In February, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a comprehensive plan to educate and promote patient access to the full rights and protections for emergency medical care afforded under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). In May, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services identified a new method for the general public to directly file complaints for alleged EMTALA violations.  

These changes bring heightened awareness and attention to hospital obligations under EMTALA. For Medicare-certified hospitals, adherence to EMTALA regulations and interpretative guidelines is critical to avoiding significant fines and the potential loss of Medicare participation. This webinar series through the Iowa Hospital Association will provide essential insights to ensure your hospital remains compliant with federal regulations and enhances patient care.

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Finance is one of the biggest drivers of stressors in the workplace and one of the factors that determine employee engagement and productivity. Poor financial habits or circumstances culminate in mental stress and poor healthcare outcomes. Across all backgrounds, 50% of Americans are anxious about their finances, and 67% have no retirement savings. The average Millennial now has six figures worth of debt and is a primary caregiver to children and aging parents. By 2025, this cohort will comprise 75% of the global workforce and hold less wealth than the preceding generation. So, as an employer, how can you help? 

In this session, we’ll share stats and insights about the state of financial literacy and retirement in the U.S. across all demographics. We’ll cover metrics around the impact of financial wellness in reducing stress and empowering employees to better manage debt, understand and engage in employee benefits, pay for medical bills, and save for retirement or their children’s education. We’ll also discuss how providing a truly integrated financial wellness program can arm employees with the knowledge and information they need to reach their financial goals confidently.

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continuously updates the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for hospitals to reflect the evolving healthcare landscape and standards of care. Appendix W, the section of the CMS State Operations Manual outlining Critical Access Hospital (CAH) survey protocols, regulations and interpretive guidelines, underwent extensive updates and revisions in March 2020.

Strengthen Your Compliance Program
This five-part webinar series will provide hospital leaders and staff the knowledge and strategies needed to navigate the 300-page Appendix W manual. Led by Nancy Ruzicka, BS, RPh, MBA, MJ, CHC, a seasoned expert in Medicare CoPs, this series will provide invaluable insights to help your CAH meet and exceed Medicare compliance standards. 

What You’ll Learn
This comprehensive series covers the entire CAH manual and beyond. By attending you’ll gain: 

• In-depth understanding of CAH-specific regulations and interpretive guidelines

• Strategic insights into recent revisions and effective compliance strategies

• Competitive edge on challenging standards that impact both Illinois CAHs and nationwide trends, ensuring your hospital stays ahead of the curve

Key Topics
Subjects covered in this series include:

• Frequently cited CoPs

  • Patient rights

  • Physical environment and maintenance

  • Medication administration

  • Emergency preparedness

  • Swing bed services

• Regulatory changes

  • Patient rights

  • Infection prevention program

  • Antibiotic stewardship program

  • Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI)

  • Swing bed requirements (including Appendix PP tags)

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Webinar 3: How to Build a Business Plan for Hospital Growth
Sponsored by Montrose Behavioral Health

Growing or starting a new service can be key to a rural hospital’s financial viability. Learn how to start the process with a business plan. This interactive session will dive into the essential components of a business plan focused on hospital growth. You’ll hear where to find new ideas; the “what” and “why” of a business plan; your first filters for any idea; how to learn about your customers and your competition; how to craft a strong marketing plan; and how to forecast financial results.

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Improved health, greater access to care and newly available social supports are among the positive effects of health equity initiatives for individuals and communities. Yet health equity work can also produce positive financial results. For example, healthier patients require less intensive healthcare services, and patients connected to primary care will not rely on the emergency department for routine care. Demonstrating the return on investment (ROI) of your health equity efforts will help propel sustainable change. 

In this webinar, leaders from the Chartis Center for Health Equity & Belonging will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to advocate for and implement health equity strategies within your organization. The session will highlight the critical role of measuring and evaluating the benefits of health equity initiatives, providing insights into methods of measurement for both financial and non-financial impact.

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continuously updates the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for hospitals to reflect the evolving healthcare landscape and standards of care. Appendix W, the section of the CMS State Operations Manual outlining Critical Access Hospital (CAH) survey protocols, regulations and interpretive guidelines, underwent extensive updates and revisions in March 2020.

Strengthen Your Compliance Program
This five-part webinar series will provide hospital leaders and staff the knowledge and strategies needed to navigate the 300-page Appendix W manual. Led by Nancy Ruzicka, BS, RPh, MBA, MJ, CHC, a seasoned expert in Medicare CoPs, this series will provide invaluable insights to help your CAH meet and exceed Medicare compliance standards. 

What You’ll Learn
This comprehensive series covers the entire CAH manual and beyond. By attending you’ll gain: 

• In-depth understanding of CAH-specific regulations and interpretive guidelines

• Strategic insights into recent revisions and effective compliance strategies

• Competitive edge on challenging standards that impact both Illinois CAHs and nationwide trends, ensuring your hospital stays ahead of the curve

Key Topics
Subjects covered in this series include:

• Frequently cited CoPs

  • Patient rights

  • Physical environment and maintenance

  • Medication administration

  • Emergency preparedness

  • Swing bed services

• Regulatory changes

  • Patient rights

  • Infection prevention program

  • Antibiotic stewardship program

  • Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI)

  • Swing bed requirements (including Appendix PP tags)

Learn More About This Event

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continuously updates the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for hospitals to reflect the evolving healthcare landscape and standards of care. Appendix W, the section of the CMS State Operations Manual outlining Critical Access Hospital (CAH) survey protocols, regulations and interpretive guidelines, underwent extensive updates and revisions in March 2020.

Strengthen Your Compliance Program
This five-part webinar series will provide hospital leaders and staff the knowledge and strategies needed to navigate the 300-page Appendix W manual. Led by Nancy Ruzicka, BS, RPh, MBA, MJ, CHC, a seasoned expert in Medicare CoPs, this series will provide invaluable insights to help your CAH meet and exceed Medicare compliance standards. 

What You’ll Learn
This comprehensive series covers the entire CAH manual and beyond. By attending you’ll gain: 

• In-depth understanding of CAH-specific regulations and interpretive guidelines

• Strategic insights into recent revisions and effective compliance strategies

• Competitive edge on challenging standards that impact both Illinois CAHs and nationwide trends, ensuring your hospital stays ahead of the curve

Key Topics
Subjects covered in this series include:

• Frequently cited CoPs

  • Patient rights

  • Physical environment and maintenance

  • Medication administration

  • Emergency preparedness

  • Swing bed services

• Regulatory changes

  • Patient rights

  • Infection prevention program

  • Antibiotic stewardship program

  • Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI)

  • Swing bed requirements (including Appendix PP tags)

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To support you in completing the 2024 IHA Racial Health Equity Progress Report (Progress Report), IHA staff will host an informational webinar that walks you through the submission process. The program will cover the benefits of completing the Progress Report and responses to frequently asked questions. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions.

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As outside forces seek to influence healthcare, the role of hospital and health system leaders to influence outcomes and set a strategic direction carries greater weight. Leadership that’s brave and bold is essential to adapting to big shifts underway, like AI’s potential to reimagine healthcare, and the potential for cyber actors to disrupt care delivery. This year’s IHA Leadership Summit will empower you to meet this leadership moment with thought-provoking sessions to guide you in defining healthcare’s future, with hospitals and health systems firmly at the center. See our program brochure.

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Dive into the complex world of Medicare regulations during HCPro’s popular Medicare Boot Camp—Utilization Review Version. IHA is again offering the intensive two-day program, updated each year, that focuses on Medicare regulatory requirements for patient status and the role of the utilization review (UR) committee. The course’s nationally recognized curriculum will provide you with a foundational understanding of Medicare regulations that are critical to proper compliance, correct reimbursement and stabilizing inpatient payments. 

This expert-led program will expand your Medicare knowledge by:

• Teaching using the actual rules: You will learn how to find and apply CMS rules and guidelines to ensure Medicare beneficiaries are placed in the correct status and billed correctly for the services they receive;

• Supplying you with the resources and skills needed to navigate the Medicare website and to research and prioritize your Medicare questions long after the boot camp ends; and

• Examining case studies to help you understand the concepts and apply them to real-world situations.

You’ll learn key competencies, including how to:

• Determine a patient’s correct inpatient or outpatient status under Medicare fee-for-service guidelines;

• Conduct compliant utilization review of Medicare patients;

• Implement condition code 44 or self-denial processes correctly and compliantly; and

• Understand the role of a UR team in your organization and how it contributes to compliance and accurate reimbursement.

New for 2024, the course will cover:

• Medicare Advantage plan coverage determinations, prior authorizations and internal coverage policy rules; and

• New limited use Medicare Change of Status Form and related appeal regulations. 

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Webinar 4: Do Well While You Do Good: Strengthening Rural Hospital Boards
Sponsored by Optum

Hospital trustees are hospital leaders, aligned with the mission and committed to the organization’s success. Yet, management and governance roles must be kept separate to meet external requirements and achieve organizational goals. Learn more in this interactive session focused on best practices for a hospital board’s structure and responsibilities. You’ll also hear case studies of challenging situations hospital boards have faced, so your trustees can prepare for and provide guidance on any issue that arises.
 

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