Respirator Selection for Agricultural Producers
AgriSafe
Webinar: June 5, 2012 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM CDT
OBJECTIVES: General respiratory hazards and respiratory classifications will be reviewed to assist the participant in gaining a better understanding of respiratory hazards and protection.
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HIT Policy Committee Advisory Meeting
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
June 6, 2012 | 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM ET
Washington, DC
The June 6, 2012 Health IT Policy Committee Meeting will now be held at the Dupont Circle Hotel, 1500 New Hampshire Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20036. The agenda has also been changed to begin at 9:30am EDT to allow for discussions on ONC's Request for Information on Governance for the Nationwide Health Information Network.
Members of the public are welcome to attend in person. Participation in the meeting will be also be available via webconference or audio teleconference. The webconference will enable participants to hear the live audio and see the live viewing of the slides. The teleconference will only provide the live audio. The public will be invited to make comments at the conclusion of each meeting. Detailed instructions for participating remotely and meeting materials will be posted to the ONC's Federal Advisory Committee website as they become available.
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Moving Research in Agricultural Safety and Health to Practice: The NIOSH R2P Program
AgriSafe
Webinar: June 6, 2012 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM CDT
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Webinar: Prescribing Medications to Individuals Who Are Homeless
SAMHSA
June 7, 2012 | 2:00 - 3:30 PM ET
Prescribing medications to individuals who are homeless is challenging. Factors that complicate prescribing include lack of trust in the provider; being on the street without shelter; issues of theft and loss of medications; frequent relocation; mental illness, substance abuse, or other health issues; lack of outreach activities and resources; and lack of family and social support. This webinar will address strategies to overcome these factors.
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Rural Health Open Door Forum
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Conference Call: June 12, 2012 @ 2:00 PM ET
Dial: 800.837.1935
Conference ID: 52260523
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Assess Needs & Resources, Putting County Health Rankings into Action
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
Webinar: June 12, 2012 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM CDT
One of the first steps in local health improvement is to take stock of your community's needs, resources, strengths, and assets. You will want to understand what helps as well as what hinders progress toward improving your community’s health. Learn about guidance, tools and resources for understanding your community’s strengths, resources, needs, and gaps.
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HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Webcasts
HRSA - MCHB
MCH Learning supports communication, education and collaboration between state and federal maternal and child health professionals who serve the nation's mothers, families and children. Join our live webcasts with presenters in real time or access archived webcasts at any time.
June Webcasts
- Lessons Learned from Innovative Approaches to Promote Healthy Weight in Women
June 4, 2012 | 2:00 - 3:30 PM ET
- The National Pediatric Readiness Project
June 18, 2012 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET
- Kids in Disasters: Facing Our Challenges
June 20, 2012 | 12:30 - 2:00 PM ET
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
June 18 - 20, 2012
Kansas City, MO
The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services provides counsel and recommendations to the Secretary with respect to the delivery, research, development, and administration of health and human services in rural areas.
Persons interested in attending any portion of the meeting should contact Aaron Wingad at the Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) via telephone at (301) 443-0835 or by email at awingad@hrsa.gov. The Committee meeting agenda will be posted on ORHP's Web site http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/rural/.
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Version 5010 – Are You Ready?
CMS
Webinar: June 20, 2012 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET
Please join CMS staff for an informative webinar for healthcare providers, clearinghouses and vendors on Version 5010. Version 5010 refers to the standards that HIPAA-covered entities (health plans, health care clearinghouses, and certain health care providers) must use when electronically conducting certain health care administrative transactions, such as claims, remittance, eligibility, and claims status requests and responses. All covered entities should have been fully compliant with Version 5010 by January 1, 2012; however, an enforcement delay is in effect until June 30, 2012.
Stay tuned for further information on the details of your region’s session and registration information.
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NRHA Rural Quality and Clinical Conference
July 18 - 20, 2012
Seattle, WA
NRHA’s Rural Quality and Clinical Conference is an interactive conference for quality improvement coordinators, performance improvement coordinators, rural clinicians, quality improvement organizations, and nurses practicing on the front lines of rural health care.
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NRHA's March for Rural Hospitals
July 30 - 31, 2012
Wasington, D.C.
NRHA is hosting this free education and advocacy event.
Join experts in D.C. to learn how to save Medicare Dependent Hospitals (MDHs) and the Low-Volume Hospital (LVH) program, and take this important message to Capitol Hill:
If congressional action is not taken by Oct. 1, millions of dollars in reimbursements to these facilities will be lost, hospital services will be reduced, and rural hospital doors will close.
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