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2011 GRHA Board of Directors
President
Nannette Turner
Immediate Past President
Greg Dent
President Elect
Sallie Barker
Vice President
Denise Kornegay
Treasurer
Sheila Freeman
Secretary
Deidre Howell
Board Members
Ann Addison
Carla Belcher
Laura Bland Gillman
Johnny Grant
Sue Nieman
Charles Owens
Chris Parker
Rhett Partin
Caroline Holley Womack
Matt Caseman |
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NOTICE
To make hotel reservations at Callaway Gardens Lodge & Spa you will need to call this number: 706-489-3300 and ask for reservations. You will need to tell the reservation agent you are booking a room with the Georgia Rural Health Association Annual Conference and want the group rate. |
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"Diabetes Update 2011: Current Trends, Treatments and Practices"
When: August 24, 2011
Where: Warner Robins Conference Center.
Sponsored by: Houston Health Care and Magnolia Coastlands AHEC
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Rural Health Clinic Conference Video Presentations are now available on the GRHA website!
Rural Health Clinic Conference 2011 Archived Flyer |
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GRHA Welcomes New Members
Individual
Sally vander Straeten
Gena Agnew
Student
Jeffrey Lee |
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Georgians for a Healthy Future
Georgians for a Healthy Future has a new fact sheet called Pathways to Coverage. It's a very basic one-page overview of where and how you can access health insurance in Georgia today, aimed at a general consumer audience.
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For those of you who want to stay up to date through social networks, please join the Georgia Rural Health Association Facebook page and follow us on Twitter!   By joining our social media sites, you have the ability to stay updated on the latest rural health information in Georgia. Please help us spread the word! Thank you for your support and feel free to contact us with any questions. |
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MAG/GMGMA WORKSHOPS
The Medical Association of Georgia (MAG) in partnership with the Georgia Medical Group Management Association (GMGMA) will condut innovative CME-accredited workshops across the state in 2011.
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GEORGIA RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL MEETING & CONFERENCE
GRHA- KEEPIN' IT RURAL: 30 YEARS & COUNTING
Call for Abstracts -
Students Poster Session
Speaker Sessions
Deadline Extended
Georgia Rural Health Association 2011 Awards of Excellence
Please visit our website for award descriptions and a Nomination Form. Completed nominations must be received by August 15, 2011.
Links are on our Homepage under Save the Date or
Call the GRHA home office- 478-552-3620 and request a form |
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Legal 'Oversight' May Leave Rural Health Clinics Behind
A seemingly small omission from the 2009 economic stimulus law could spell big trouble for the country's thousands of rural health clinics. The problem? If you're billing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on an HCFA 1500 form, you're eligible for meaningful use incentive payments; if you're billing on a UB-04 form-which certified rural health clinics are required to do-you're not.
Click here for the contact information to lobby your representatives in Washington about the oversight!
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The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan-New Coverage Option for the Uninsured
If you have had a hard time finding health insurance because of a pre-existing condition or if you've been turned down for insurance coverage and feel like you're out of options, you're not out of luck. You may now be eligible for a new program created by the Affordable Care Act -- the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan.
Read Full Article
PCIP Fact Sheet |
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GA Oral Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program Application Deadline
Dental Loan Repayment Applications DUE August 1
Applications for the Georgia Oral Health Workforce Advancement Loan Repayment Program are due August 1. The program pays up to $25,000 pre-dental and dental education loan debt for new graduates or young practitioners. In return, applicants agree to practice full-time dentistry for 12 months, in a Georgia Dental Health Professional Shortage Area or Georgia Division of Public Health dental program.
For application forms or more information, contact Ketarya Dent at 706.721.2383 or kedent@georgiahealth.edu.
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Sumner Honored With A Medical Director Quality Award
The Georgia Medical Care Foundation (GMCF) has honored Jean Rawlings Sumner, M.D. with a Medical Director Quality Award. She was one of two Georgia physicians who received this annual award presented by Adrienne Mims, MD MPH during the last Georgia Medical Director Association's Symposium at Callaway Gardens.
The Georgia Rural Health Association is proud to have Dr. Sumner speaking at this year's annual conference. As is evident in the organizations that Dr. Sumner actively supports; she is a great advocate for geriatric patients and rural health care. |
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Text messaging helps users quit smoking, study finds
The story is getting a bit clearer about whether text reminders and support can help smokers kick the habit.
FierceMobileHealthcare reported a few months ago about two studies that completely contradicted each other. One said texting reminders at key moments could help smokers break the habit. The other indicated the exact opposite, saying text-based smoking cessation programs were ineffective at best.
Now, a new study from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine bolsters the case for text messaging to kick the habit. It conducted a large-scale study of a program called "Text2stop," with 6,000 smokers, providing them multiple motivational text messages a day more than 31 weeks.
The messages were front-loaded at five per day for five weeks, and then tapered down to three per day for the remaining 26 weeks. Some messages contained simple praise for participating, while others were more specific, such as: "Cravings last less than 5 minutes on average. To help distract yourself, try sipping a drink slowly until the craving is over."
The results: Participants who received the messages were twice as likely to quit as those in the control group, who received texts only twice per week.
One interesting function: If users found themselves losing the battle against cravings, they could text the word "crave" or "lapse" and would be contacted to a live chat for extra support.
Voxiva, creators of Text4Baby, and who just debuted a new smoking cessation app, Text2Quit, are touting the study as importantsupport for its own product, noting that the two smoking cessation programs are similar.
To learn more:
- read Mobiledia's coverage
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New Educational Resources Now Available for the 2011 Physician Quality Reporting System
CMS is pleased to announce that three new educational resources on the 2011 Physician Quality Reporting System are now available on our website:
§ Satisfactorily Reporting 2011 Physician Quality Reporting System Measures: Claims and Registry - This fact sheet provides guidance on claims-based and registry-based reporting, and describes steps that eligible professionals/practices should take prior to undertaking Physician Quality Reporting System reporting. This also provides helpful tips for eligible professionals and their billing staff.
§ Physician Quality Reporting System Made Simple for Reporting the Preventive Care Measures Group - This fact sheet provides quick, easy-to-understand instructions for eligible professionals on how to satisfactorily participate in the 2011 Physician Quality Reporting System using the Preventive Care Measures Group.
§ Physician Quality Reporting System (Physician Quality Reporting, formerly called Physician Quality Reporting Initiative or PQRI) Reporting Periods for 2011 - This fact sheet explains the two reporting periods for the 2011 Physician Quality Reporting System: 12 months (Sat Jan 1 through Sat Dec 31, 2011) and 6 months (Fri July 1 through Sat Dec 31, 2011).
To review all available Physician Quality Reporting System educational resources, please visit http://www.CMS.gov/PQRS/30_EducationalResources.asp. |
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What's Up Doc? What You Need to Know About Med School
LIVE Webinar for Those Interested in Applying to a Georgia Medical School
July 21, 2011 2:00PM Info & Registration: http://healthtecdl.org/events/details/Whats-up-Doc.cfm
NRHA Quality and Clinical Conference
July 20-22, 2011Rapid City, S.D
Registration Information
ATA Policy Summit/ in cooperation with The Continua Health Alliance
July 27, 2011
The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center
Info and Registration
Fifth Annual National Conference on Health Communications, Marketing, and Media
August 9 - 11, 2011
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
Information
Georgia Rural Health Association Annual Conference
September 19-21,2011
Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA
ANNA FALL MEETING 2011
For Nephrology Nurses, Managers, and Advanced Practice Nurses
September 24-26, 2011
Hilton Atlant
Atlanta, GA
Register by August 12, 2011 to take advantage of reduced rates |
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