- The Remote Patient Monitoring Playbook: Operations, Best Practices, and ROI: Sep 1 @ 12:00 pm
Description: Remote patient monitoring (RPM) adoption accelerated over the past 18 months in response to COVID-19, but its use going forward will be essential to the future of care delivery in the U.S. RPM and the continuous care models it enables through real-time data access is uniquely suited to the challenges of chronic condition management.
These personal health data provide ongoing insight into a person’s day-to-day health metrics, lifestyle and behavioral decisions, and subsequent trends. At scale, they have demonstrated an ability to reduce urgent care visits, ER visits, and hospital admissions. Moreover, Validic-powered programs have demonstrated sustained engagement – 76% of members are capturing device readings twice a day after 90 days in the program.
- What’s Next for Telehealth? A State and Federal Policy Debrief: Sep 2 @ 12:00 pm
Description: Learning Objectives
CTeL’s Telehealth Cost Impact Research
Initial findings and how our research could impact public policy
Congress and the Administration
Sticking points: Reducing Health Disparities and Fraud, Waste, & Abuse
Trends we are seeing
National Public Health Emergency
Short-term extension vs permanent extension of telehealth waivers
50 State Review of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) Orders
High level review of which states have active PHEs and which states have terminated their PHEs
Trends we are seeing
- Telehealth – New Challenges with Building Trust and Rapport: Sep 15 @ 2:00 pm
Description: We all know that therapeutic relationships and trust are key to achieving the quadruple aim. Thankfully, most of
us have found ways around the intrusion of the EHR and the impact on our relationship with each patient, but
now add telehealth and audio-only visits into the mix. Let’s take a deep dive into strategies to form and maintain
those all-important trusting relationships while we are delivering remote health care services, especially for
mental health.
- Telehealth Implementation; A Guide & Case Study for Critical Access Hospitals: Sep 16 @ 12:00 pm
Description: This webinar provides practical guidance on implementing and sustaining telehealth to optimize health care service delivery, expand access, and enhance care coordination for Critical Access Hospitals (CAH). Just as health care organizations strive to take a person-centered approach to health care, this guide seeks to take a CAH-centered approach to telehealth that keeps the patient and community at the forefront. The target audience is any individual, team or organization seeking to implement or expand telehealth services in the CAH setting.
- Annual IIBHN 2021 Conference: Sep 17
Description: The Idaho Integrated Behavioral Health Network (IIBHN) is focused on systems transformation to increase access and improve the quality of behavioral health services in Idaho. IIBHN is the vehicle to drive change and the conference is the tool to develop professional learning collaboratives to enhance and support the growth of Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) programs through peer-to-peer support, advancing clinical education, facilitating statewide training opportunities and developing a cadre of technical experts for sustainability. The IIBHN shares a common vision to develop a behavioral health integration learning collaborative and to create a community of sharing and giving.
Why Attend IIBHN 2021 Conference
- Network with peers, leaders, and experts in the Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) industry
- Build clinical expertise and leave with practical skills in IBH intervention
- Gain practical IBH program implementation skills and operational understanding
- Participate in an interdisciplinary dialog to explore new perspectives and innovations in IBH
- Explore robust content and the most current research in the field of IBH
- Partner with the larger health neighborhood to improve community health outcomes
- FALL 2021 POLICY WEBINAR SERIES: Medicaid & Audio Only: Sep 17 @ 12:00 pm
Description: When the COVID-19 pandemic began and a sharp pivot towards telehealth was made, policymakers quickly realized that not everyone would have access to video technology. Audio-only was quickly allowed as a modality to deliver services. Now, policymakers are deciding whether the temporary audio-only policies should be made permanent. Panelists will discuss what their Medicaid programs may or have already decided to do.
- TELEHEALTH AWARENESS WEEK: Sep 19
Description: AMERICAN TELEMEDICINE ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR FIRST-ANNUAL TELEHEALTH AWARENESS WEEK – SEPTEMBER 19-25, 2021
Convening a diverse coalition of stakeholders to advance telehealth as a quality care option for all Americans, including events and resources highlighting the value of telehealth in care delivery
- TELEHEALTH AWARENESS WEEK: Sep 19
Description: AMERICAN TELEMEDICINE ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR FIRST-ANNUAL TELEHEALTH AWARENESS WEEK – SEPTEMBER 19-25, 2021
Convening a diverse coalition of stakeholders to advance telehealth as a quality care option for all Americans, including events and resources highlighting the value of telehealth in care delivery
- 2021 American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Health Summit: Sep 21
Description: HRSA ORO Region 10, in collaboration with Region 10 Tribal and Public Health organizations and stakeholders, is hosting a health summit to identify and explore current and salient health issues in Indian Country.
Objectives
- Recognize and celebrate the inherent strengths of the AI/AN Community.
- Share information on federal, state, local, and AI/AN and Urban Indian programs.
- Develop and foster new relationships between and among Federal, State, and Local partners and stakeholders.
- Virtual Office Hours - Update on the Physician Fee Schedule: Sep 21 @ 9:00 am
Description: ATP ADHS Office Hours:
New Physician Fee Schedule Discussion
Trudy Bearden
Senior Consultant
- TELEHEALTH AWARENESS WEEK: Sep 19
Description: AMERICAN TELEMEDICINE ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR FIRST-ANNUAL TELEHEALTH AWARENESS WEEK – SEPTEMBER 19-25, 2021
Convening a diverse coalition of stakeholders to advance telehealth as a quality care option for all Americans, including events and resources highlighting the value of telehealth in care delivery
- 2021 American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Health Summit: Sep 21
Description: HRSA ORO Region 10, in collaboration with Region 10 Tribal and Public Health organizations and stakeholders, is hosting a health summit to identify and explore current and salient health issues in Indian Country.
Objectives
- Recognize and celebrate the inherent strengths of the AI/AN Community.
- Share information on federal, state, local, and AI/AN and Urban Indian programs.
- Develop and foster new relationships between and among Federal, State, and Local partners and stakeholders.
- TELEHEALTH AWARENESS WEEK: Sep 19
Description: AMERICAN TELEMEDICINE ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR FIRST-ANNUAL TELEHEALTH AWARENESS WEEK – SEPTEMBER 19-25, 2021
Convening a diverse coalition of stakeholders to advance telehealth as a quality care option for all Americans, including events and resources highlighting the value of telehealth in care delivery
- 2021 American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Health Summit: Sep 21
Description: HRSA ORO Region 10, in collaboration with Region 10 Tribal and Public Health organizations and stakeholders, is hosting a health summit to identify and explore current and salient health issues in Indian Country.
Objectives
- Recognize and celebrate the inherent strengths of the AI/AN Community.
- Share information on federal, state, local, and AI/AN and Urban Indian programs.
- Develop and foster new relationships between and among Federal, State, and Local partners and stakeholders.
- TELEHEALTH AWARENESS WEEK: Sep 19
Description: AMERICAN TELEMEDICINE ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR FIRST-ANNUAL TELEHEALTH AWARENESS WEEK – SEPTEMBER 19-25, 2021
Convening a diverse coalition of stakeholders to advance telehealth as a quality care option for all Americans, including events and resources highlighting the value of telehealth in care delivery
- FALL 2021 POLICY WEBINAR SERIES: Medicaid & Telehealth Data Collection: Surveys, Studies & Advisory Groups: Sep 24 @ 12:00 pm
Description: COVID-19 has spurred Medicaid programs to expand their telehealth policies. It has also encouraged them to examine the effects and impacts of such policies and engaging stakeholders more often than before. Learn about the efforts some Medicaid programs have made in collecting data and working with other groups as they work on solidifying the next steps in their telehealth policy development.
- How Can We Design AI that Will Help Advance, Not Hinder, Health Equity?: Sep 28 @ 11:00 am
Description: Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming the way physicians and hospitals view and provide medical care. Yet, the latest evidence suggests the common practice of race-correction in clinical AI often exacerbates longstanding inequities in health outcomes and the type of health care received by Black Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and other medically underserved groups.
- FQHC TELEHEALTH BEST PRACTICES: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PANDEMIC: Sep 28 @ 1:00 pm
Description: 1 - Successfully Engaging Hard to Reach Populations with Telehealth
This interactive four-week mini-series will explore the telehealth challenges encountered by FQHCs during the start of the pandemic, including engagement of hard to reach populations, staff engagement, making smart and effective telehealth technology decisions and decisions about where to go with telehealth after the end of the public health emergency.
- Part Two of a Three-Part Series on Patient Engagement: Caregiver and Patient Engagement Through Telehealth: Sep 29 @ 12:00 pm
Description: This webinar series will provide a foundation in understanding how telehealth providers can identify the best candidates for telehealth, how to keep those patients engaged throughout their visit, and how to create more health equity through telehealth. We will examine approaches from different specialty providers and telehealth managers who will inspire innovative approaches providers can use in their own practices.
As the pandemic continues, telehealth continues to be the most viable tool to help patients and providers maintain treatment and deliver healthcare in a safe, effective and affordable manner. Join us for one or all three parts of the series!
- Utah Regional Stroke and Neuro Rehabilitation Conference: Sep 30
Description: This conference was conceived as a new collaborative enterprise between several of the region’s stroke systems and is open to all professional stroke caregivers to learn from each other as we take care of our communities. This event will discuss the most current evidence-based practice and emerging concepts in the stroke continuum of care, and address the most critical issues in acute stroke intervention and rehabilitation.
Objectives:
- Engage national stroke and rehabilitation thought leaders to address common challenges in optimizing stroke care in our region
- Discuss latest advances in stroke systems of care, personalized stroke medicine, neurorehabilitation science, and community stroke support
- Establish a forum to partner with community stroke centers towards improving stroke care and rehabilitation in the region
NRTRC is proud to be part of the 