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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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GRHA Welcomes New Members
Individual
Dr. John A. Glenn Jr. |
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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Ms. Lindsey Corey has an article in this month's Rural Roads on the Georgia Rural Health Association. There is also a piece on GRHA's Executive Director, Matt Caseman.
GRHA Anniversary
Mile Markers- Matt Caseman |
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Help Prevent Fraud Campaign to Provider/Partner/Stakeholder
Information You Need: CMS "Help Prevent Fraud" Campaign
If you help people with Medicare, watch for the CMS "Help Prevent Fraud" Campaign on TV and in newspapers in your area.
The campaign tells people how they can protect themselves against fraud by checking their billing statements and reporting suspicious charges. People should also report other suspicious activities, like being asked over the phone for their Medicare/Social Security number or banking information. Medicare will NEVER call for this information.
People can report suspicious activities by calling 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227).
You Can Help!
You can help, by making sure people with Medicare have the information they need to identify and report fraud. Check out the CMS Fraud Prevention Toolkit for materials to help.
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Pre-existing Insurance Information
Many people who have been unable to get health insurance can now get coverage through the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP), created under the Affordable Care Act. PCIP is provided through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and administered by GEHA in more than 20 states.
Benefits Summary
PreExisting Condition Plan-Enrollment Form
PreExisting Condition Plan-Spanish
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Institute for health improvement Open Campus for students and health care faculty
IHI has an open campus for students and faculty on all of their course offerings for improvement in healthcare, a wealth of information and only for students and faculty, it is free!
They also have scholarships for current members of the healthcare field practicing in FQHCs, rural health clinics, etc, so while students and faculty are free, others that provide care for underserved populations can access it at a discount.
http://www.ihi.org/offerings/ihiopenschool/Pages/default.aspx |
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Measuring the Affordability of Employer Health Coverage
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In the latest post from the series "Notes on Health Insurance and Reform," Kaiser Family Foundation experts examine how draft regulations defining the affordability of employer coverage would affect the cost of health insurance for low and middle income families.
All previous posts are also online. Additionally, you can subscribe to the columns and have them fed to your RSS reader. |
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Free Webinar Series
'Issues in Rural Health Planning'
Details
Georgia Rural Health Association Annual Conference
September 19-21, 2011
Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA
School Based Health Clinic Summit
September 20, 2011
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
How to start a school based health clinic
Where to find funding
Clinic models
Best Practices, and more!
Please RSVP as space is limitted.
Contact: Marty Nall
Director of Training & Education
Georgia Partnership for Telehealth, Inc.
marty.nall@gatelehealth.org
912-550-8347
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
Rural Health Clinic and Critical Access Hospital Conferences
September 27-30, 2011
Kansas City, MO
Details and Registration Information
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of GA
Annual Meeting & Conference
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
9am - 3:30pm
Clayton State University- Student Activities Center
Morrow, GA
Flyer
2011 GAPHC Conference
Leaders in Quality Health Care
Westin Savannah Harbor
October 19-21
Click here to Register
Georgia Academy of Family Physicians
Annual Scientific Assembly & Exhibition
November 10-12, 2011
Cobb Galleria Atlanta, GA
Register at www.gafp.org
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