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FY 2014 GRHA Board of Directors
President
Dr. Ann Addison
Immediate Past President
Denise Kornegay
President Elect
Shelly Spires
Vice- President
Dr. Mary Mathis
Treasurer
Sheila Freeman
Secretary
Laura Bland
Board Members
Carla Belcher
Charles Owens
Chuck Adams
Monty M. Veazey
Joseph Barrow
Robert J. Briscione
Sam Johnson
Sherrie Williams
John Butts
Matt Caseman
Meet our Board of Directors
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GRHA welcomes new Individual Member
Chris Cook
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2014 County Health Rankings
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Save the Date
2014 Medical Fair
Location: Wyndham Atlanta Galleria
Date: 09/05/2014- 09/07/2014
More information coming soon!
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Senate passes one year SGR patch
By David Lee
March 31, 2014
Minutes ago the Senate passed a 12 month delay of cuts scheduled to take affect under the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate. In addition to the delay of these cuts, the bill (H.R. 3402) would extend the Medicare Dependent Hospital Program, Low-Volume Hospital adjustment, current rural and "super-rural" ambulance payment rates, and the rural "work floor" in the geographic practice cost index. NRHA is appreciative of efforts made to extend these programs permanently in the Senate as well as the one year extension of the programs.
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| Gov. Deal etches a path toward legalizing medical marijuana
By Greg Bluestein
Atlanta Journal Constitution
March 31, 2014
Infighting between lawmakers scuttled the legislative push to allow the limited use of medical marijuana, but a path ahead is now becoming clearer.
We told you last week how Deal is exploring administrative action to allow families to use a form of cannabis oil to treat debilitating seizures, part of a strategy to take executive action where lawmakers failed. He elaborated on just what he's considering at a campaign stop in Athens over the weekend.
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A growing number of primary-care doctors are burning out. How does this affect patients?
Martin Kanovsky, an internist in Chevy Chase, used to see patients every 15 minutes and worry at times about what he might be missing by moving so fast. In December, the 61-year-old doctor reduced his practice to a small pool of people who pay a premium for longer visits and round-the-clock access to him. "There's no such thing as double-booking," he said.
Janis Finer, 57, a primary-care physician in Tulsa, Okla., gave up her busy practice two years ago to care full time for hospitalized patients. The lure? Regular shifts, every other week off and a 10 percent increase in pay.
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Funding available for primary care practices using patient-centered research
Department of Health and Human Services
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is seeking applications from primary care practices to receive patient-centered outcomes research findings and implementation support. Applicants must propose a comprehensive approach to improve their capacity to implement new PCOR evidence into the delivery of care and work to utilize PCOR findings to improve the percentage of patients who successfully are managing blood pressure and high blood cholesterol, and receiving advice to take aspirin to prevent heart disease and to quit smoking.
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Mark Your Calendar
National Rural Health Association
37th Annual Rural Health Conference
April 22-25
Las Vegas, Nevada
Learn more
Georgia Charitable Care Network
10th Annual Conference: Harnessing the Power of Change
May 5-6, 2014
Glendalough Manor
Tyrone, GA
For registration information, click here.
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