Calendar of Events

Participants will be asked to comment on the 9 factors that the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA) requires that CMS consider in proposals to revise the Medicare hospital wage index classification system, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's recommendations for alternatives for computing the wage index, and CMS's proposals in the FY 2009 hospital inpatient prospective payment system Proposed Rule.  Dial: 1-800-837-1935; reference conference ID 46680542.  Time: 2-4pm EST.  [Event]

The goal of this annual workshop is to build a cadre of journalists who understand the broad scope – and preventability -- of childhood agricultural injury. The workshop is a project of the National Farm Medicine Center (NFMC) and the National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety (NCCRAHS) at the Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation. Texarkana, TX,  [Event]

A National Association of Community Health Centers Quality Management Course designed for staff that have a foundation in quality improvement principles, the presentations and active workshops will examine real-world situations with additional focus on Health Disparities Collaboratives, FTCA and accreditation. Contact Pam Crouse,  pcrouse@wphca.org or 608-277-7477 for details and to register.  Location: Wisconsin Dells, WI.  [Event]

This Webinar will explore the impact on provider strategies/operations with specific examples of how clients are/should be responding.  Time: 12 Noon.  [Event]

The call topic will be Rural Health Resources - What's Available to the RHC Community. Three speakers will be on the call representing 3 different organizations: 1) State Offices of Rural Health - What are they and how can they be a resource for the RHC community. 2) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy - What is it and how can the Office be of help to the RHC Community. 3) Rural Assistance Center - What is RAC and what resources do they have that can benefit RHCs. Time: 2pm EST; Toll free:  1-888-732-6202; Participant Passcode:  506091.  If you have any questions regarding this initiative, please contact the Project Director, Bill Finerfrock at (202) 543-0348 or by email at info@narhc.org. [Event]

The WARM Symposium will take place at Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield, WI.  Dr. Janet Lindemann, Dean of Medical Student Education, Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota, will be our keynote speaker.  [Event; Registration]

The Rural Health ODF addresses Rural Health Clinic (RHC), Community Access Hospital (CAH) and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) issues, as well as some inclusion of other questions and concerns that occur in clinical practice pertaining to other CMS payment systems that also extend into these settings. Dial: 1-800-837-1935 & Reference Conference ID: 41862024.   [Event]

This national web conference will discuss the importance of evaluating health IT projects, including outcomes related to quality and patient safety, and describe the evaluation tools available on AHRQ’s health IT Web site. The event will also feature an AHRQ-funded grantee who will discuss how these tools can be used to cost-effectively evaluate health IT in a real-world setting. This event is intended for clinicians, clinical managers, health care executives, and others involved in the implementation of health IT systems, equipment, and applications.  Time 12:30-2pm.  [Event]

Health Careers Camps are 5-day programs held around the state of Wisconsin.  These camps allow the students to experience first hand the challenges, opportunities and rewards of health professions. The hands-on activities are facilitated by health profession students, instructors and health care professionals. [Event]

Health Careers Camps are 5-day programs held around the state of Wisconsin.  These camps allow the students to experience first hand the challenges, opportunities and rewards of health professions. The hands-on activities are facilitated by health profession students, instructors and health care professionals. [Event]