HealthTec^dl - Distance Learning for Georgia Health Nonprofits

Rural Health Clinics are a great tool to improve reimbursement for physician practices in rural areas in the appropriate circumstances. This webinar will discuss why RHCs can be advantageous for providers and in some cases why they are a costly mistake in this reimbursement environment. Healthcare reform has radically changed the reimbursement dynamics for starting RHCs and may affect your decision to become a rural health clinic or not.

The Evaluation Resource Center is pleased to announce an upcoming webinar on Dashboards for health nonprofits. Nonprofit health organizations are increasingly interested in using dashboards to share key organizational and evaluation data, yet there is often uncertainty as to what a dashboard can do and how to begin developing one.

An effective fundraising program holds the potential to significantly impact the bottom line of healthcare providers in rural communities, advancing programs and services, enhancing facilities and technology, and actively engaging community leadership. Efficient allocation of staff and resources, and the purposeful engagement of volunteer leadership, can position even small organizations to successfully enlist the charitable support of the communities they serve.

Stemming from a keynote address and report titled “Connecting The Dots: Community Health and Economic Vitality” that brought together county level health data and rankings with county-level economic data and rankings, this presentation aims to answer the question, what do you do about it and explores how to go about finding, or developing, that answer for Georgia.

The attendees will learn the differences in how to successfully implement the ICD-10 Clinical Modification (CM) and Procedural Coding System (PCS) while distinguishing the affected facilities and potential road blocks to successful implementation in October of 2014. Considering the scale of the project and resource challenges common to rural health, key areas will be highlighted on how to get the project moving if it hasn’t started yet and/or how to maintain current progress.

The Evaluation Resource Center is pleased to announce the launch of our alumni services with a webinar on Collective Impact and Evaluating Collaborative Efforts. No individual or organization alone can solve large, complex social problems — we need to work together. This one-hour webinar explores the concept of "Collective Impact" and will engage participants in a discussion about how this relates to your collaborative work and how you can evaluate and communicate your contribution to collaborative efforts.

The program is the second of four webinars on “Building Effective Boards” from the Georgia Charitable Care Network and funded by the Healthcare Georgia Foundation is Engaging the Board in the Work of the Organization.

The Georgia Free Clinic Network, with support from Healthcare Georgia Foundation, hosted the first of a four part series on Developing Effective Boards. In this first online session, the following topics are presented by non-profit consultant Terri Theisen of Theisen Consulting LLC: Where do you find them?; Equal expectations of Board members ; Select and orient new members; Assessing performance ; the Board building cycle; Identifying needs.

The Georgia Free Clinic Network, with support from Healthcare Georgia Foundation, hosted the first of a four part series on Developing Effective Boards. In this first online session, the following topics are presented by non-profit consultant Terri Theisen of Theisen Consulting LLC: Where do you find them?; Equal expectations of Board members ; Select and orient new members; Assessing performance ; the Board building cycle; Identifying needs.

With health reform on its way down the pipeline, millions of Americans and thousands of Georgians will possibly for the first time in their lives, be covered by health insurance; but this change will take time and there are still many who will go and remain uninsured. Safety Net providers offer health care services to the uninsured and underserved when they have no where to turn. During this webcast, three leaders of Georgia’s health safety net will outline the current conditions, needs, issues and challenges of the safety net and the opportunities presented under health reform.

For nonprofits and their clients, health literacy is an issue directly related to access, cost and quality health care. It is essential for self-management, reducing disparities and eliminating costs. This webcast will be a primer for nonprofit practitioners on the value and need of health literacy on the cusp of health reform.

This webcast will highlight the objectives of the Foundation’s advocacy campaign to enhance the capacities of state and local leaders to advocate for effective public health policy.

Healthcare Georgia Foundation is collaborating with representatives of Georgia’s leaders in health advocacy to develop and pilot a child health quality initiative with important implications for the structure and delivery of health services. This webcast will feature a panel of leaders who will explore the opportunities for the collaborative pilot to improve health and healthcare for all Georgians with a focus on high-priority issues of pediatric asthma and childhood immunizations.

Join HealthTec^dl in this forecast of Georgia's budget, tax and legislative agenda for 2010. Sarah Beth Gehl and Linda Lowe, the state's most thoughtful and experienced analysts, will share their unique insights into the emerging issues that constitute how health and human services will be structured, delivered, and financed. More importantly, you will hear how to best engage your organization and constituents in the legislative process, one that will have a profound effect on the health and quality of life of Georgians. Bring your questions to this open and interactive session.

Passage of health reform legislation is most likely to include major investments in public health at the state and local levels and new opportunities to revamp how public health and the health care delivery system interact. This audio conference will review what is in the legislation, describe the path ahead for decision makers, and begin a discussion of how health reform can advance public health in Georgia.

Program evaluation is an essential management tool for nonprofit organizations. This workshop will help nonprofit managers understand the process, define staff roles and responsibilities, and learn what a "good" evaluation plan should include.

A strategic marketing plan is a roadmap your organization needs to take in order to achieve its marketing and communication goals. This workshop will address the principles and benefits of marketing planning, and equip participants with the fundamentals required to build and/or improve a strategic marketing plan.

Keys to successful development efforts include a compelling case for support, strong volunteer and staff leadership, and an effective, realistic plan. Topics of discussion will include planning and preparation, applying the appropriate fundraising strategies, using the right solicitation methodologies, defining the types and roles of volunteers and staff, effectively engaging volunteers and donors, and managing expectations – all while dealing with an uncertain economy.

Keys to Unlock the Treasure called Volunteers by Marty Atherton, Volunteer Management Consultant, will guide you in laying a strong foundation on which to build an excellent volunteer program. With information about volunteers in this current economy, the message is timely! This is not just about people donating their time only, but in cultivating relationships so that volunteers also become donors.

The presentation will educate the viewers on how to design and deliver health programs for migrant and seasonal farmworkers. Viewers will also receive a brief history of the border agricultural workers from their origins in rural Mexico to the agricultural fields of America and how culturally relevant health services are provided.

How will the 2009 General Assembly treat your organization and those you serve? Are you prepared for the tough legislative decisions? Join HealthTecdl in this forecast of Georgia's budget, tax and legislative agenda for 2009. Presented by the state's most thoughtful and experienced analysts, Alan Essig and Linda Lowe will share their unique insights into the emerging issues that constitute how health and human services will be structured, delivered, and financed. More importantly hear from these experts how best to engage your organization and community in the legislative process that will have a profound effect on the health and quality of life of Georgians. Bring your questions to this open and interactive session.