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FY 2013 GRHA Board of Directors
President
Denise Kornegay
Immediate Past President
Sallie Barker
President Elect
Ann Addison
Vice- President
Shelly Spires
Treasurer
Sheila Freeman
Secretary
Laura Bland Gillman
Board Members
Carla Belcher
Tim Trottier
Mary Mathis
Sue Nieman
Charles Owens
Chris Parker
Chuck Adams
Paula Guy
Monty M. Veazey
Joseph Barrow
Robert J. Briscione
Matt Caseman
Meet our Board of Directors
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Serving Those Who Have Served (Veterans Mental Health Event)
Magnolia Coastlands AHEC May 14, 2013 Porter Center, Oconee Fall Line Technical College Dublin, GA
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Free GRHA archived webinars are available for viewing:
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2013 County Health Rankings
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May Health Observances
National Arthritis Month
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Learn how to speed up payments, avoid billing errors, and perform stronger!
Alabama-Georgia
Rural Health Clinic Conference
June 4th -5th
Auburn Marriott Opelika
Hotel & Conference Center
3700 Robert Trent Jones Trail
Opelika, AL 36801
334-741-9292
Conference Room Rate $109 per night plus tax
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Save the Date
2013 GRHA Annual Conference
October 21st - 23rd
Savannah, Georgia
More information coming soon!
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GRHA thanks Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston GA, the Association of Rural Health Professional Coders, and all the participants for another great ICD-10 Workshop!
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Hospital officials muted on Medicaid expansion here
By Andy Miller
April 30, 2013
State hospital associations across the Southeast and the nation are stumping hard in favor of expanding their states' Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act.
The Georgia Hospital Association is an exception, however.
GHA, in a recent email to Georgia Health News, says it is studying the expansion issue. "We are still in the process of collecting data on the issue,'' said Kevin Bloye, a GHA vice president. "Hopefully, we'll be able to offer more on this in the near future."
A state's decision to reject Medicaid expansion would hurt a local hospital industry financially, experts say. The 2010 health reform law is expected to cost hospitals billions of dollars by reducing Medicare reimbursements and phasing out federal payments that compensate hospitals for providing free care to the indigent.
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ICD-10
It's closer than it seems
Medscape Modules Available on ICD-10
CMS, through Medscape Education, has released two ICD-10 video lectures andan expert article providing practical guidance for the ICD-10 transition. The video lectures are specifically for physicians, while the article covers more general topics for all health care providers. Continuing medical education (CME) credits
are available to physicians who complete the modules, and anyone who completes them can receive a certificate of completion.
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Mark Your Calendar
NRHA
2013 Annual Conference
May 7-10
Louisville, Ky
Registration
The Medical Practice Solutions Group
"The Affordable Care Act and Your Practice" Event
May 7, 2013
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Registration 2nd Annual Medical Recruitment Fair Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals August 23-25, 2013 Lake Lanier Islands Resort Buford, Georgia Registration
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