New Certification Release: AI Practitioner in Rural Healthcare
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Be Prepared. Be Empowered. Be Certified. |
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Three Reasons to Become Certified:
1. Gain cutting-edge knowledge and skills in artificial intelligence, becoming a valuable asset to your organization 2. Learn strategies to leverage AI technology effectively to improve patient care and operational efficiency
3. Enhance your professional credibility with the AI-PRH certification |
Developed by Tyler Wallace, PhD, this entry level certification empowers learners to not only understand, but embrace the roles and impacts of AI in the rural healthcare industry.
This comprehensive, nine-course self-paced curriculum is designed to get you and your team up to speed. It covers the full spectrum of essential topics, including:
🔹 AI Literacy & Foundations
🔹 Advanced Prompting Techniques
🔹 Risk Management & Responsible Use
🔹 AI Governance & Ethics
🔹 Change Management for AI Integration
🔹 Real-World Healthcare Case Studies
Wondering... is this course for me? If you work in rural healthcare, the answer is YES! This course is designed for all professionals, not just IT, not just leaders, not just 'techy' folks - if you want to learn more about AI and how it can be utilized in rural healthcare, this certification is FOR YOU.
"AI is here to stay. Doing nothing is not an option." - Jimmy Lewis "Stop feeling behind and start leading the way." - Tyler Wallace, PhD, Instructor |
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| Upcoming Webinars & Events Monthly Medicare Update July 9 | 10 AM EST
Florida Rural Hospital Education & Training July 15 | 8 am EST | Tallahassee, FL
Monthly GA Provider Reimbursement Webinar
August 6 | 10 AM EST
Free Webinar: Price Transparency Enforcement Is Here: What Every Hospital Must Do Now to Avoid Penalties and Protect Revenue (8/15/25) August 15 | 10 AM EST Revenue Cycle Bootcamp August 22 | SORH Office | Cordele, GA
Free Webinar: Integration of a Physician Advisor into a Rural Hospital September 12 | 10 AM EST
HomeTown's Annual Fall Conference October 22-24 | Callaway Gardens | Pine Mountain
Login at https://lms.hthu.net to register, enroll, attend live webinar sessions or view recordings of all webinar events! |
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Revenue Cycle Teams: Join us for Bootcamp! |
When: Friday, August 22, 2025 | 9:00am - 4:00pm Where: State Office of Rural Health, 502 South 7th Street, Cordele, GA
For Who: Revenue Cycle Staff With Trainers: Sandy Sage and Rachel Savary How Much: $295 per attendee
Attend for Free: Georgia SHIP Consortium Participants Attend for Free - Appling Healthcare, Bleckley Memorial, Dodge County, Jefferson Hospital, Memorial Hospital & Manor, Optim Medical Center, Warm Spring Medical Center
Training includes: - Educating in Charge Capture
- Battling Appeals
- Capturing Refunds
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Price Transparency Strategies
- Key Performance Indicators
- Bad Debt: Write-offs & Reporting
Training topics and trainers subject to change. Learn more and register now! |
Florida Rural Hospitals: Join us in Tallahassee |
A face-to-face Education & Training session on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 from 8:30am-4:00pm at Carepoint Health and Wellness Center, 2200 S. Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301.
Join us at a reception at AC Hotel Tallahassee Universities at the Capitol, on Monday, July 14th, 2025 at 5pm-7pm to mingle with our Business Partners and catch up with the HomeTown team along with your peers.
View Agenda Here!
Open to Florida Rural Hospitals (at no cost!) & Florida-Approved Business Partners
Click here for hotel reservation info!
Hospital Attendees: Register Here | Business Partners: Register Here |
Fall Conference Registration Now Open! |
HomeTown Health's 26th Annual Fall Conference is happening October 22-24, 2025 at the Lodge & Spa at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia. Sessions will include industry, agency and state updates, as well as legal, artificial intelligence and telehealth impacts. Breakout sessions offer training on swing beds, revenue cycle, rural health clinics, critical access hospital initiatives and more.
View agenda and make your plans today!
Don't miss the Business Partners Showcase featuring product demonstrations and best practices. And while attending showcase, rub shoulders with some of the brightest minds in the industry, taking advantage of opportunities for cross-sector collaboration with peers, subject matter experts and partners.
Hospital Attendees: Register Here | Business Partners: Register Here |
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Welcome New Business Partners |
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Approved Service Line:
Leadership, Strategy, Operational Excellence Coaching |
The Quality Coaching Co. partners with rural healthcare organizations to strengthen leadership, align strategic priorities, and optimize operations. Through customized coaching, training, and consulting solutions, we help hospitals build high-performing teams, execute strategy with precision, and improve performance in patient care, compliance, and efficiency. Our services are grounded in proven frameworks like Lean Six Sigma, CliftonStrengths, and the Baldrige Excellence Framework—tailored to meet the unique needs of rural health leaders. Learn more at www.the-qcc.com/.
Contact: Jarvis T. Gray, MHA, FACHE, CLSSMBB
Founder & CEO, The Quality Coaching Company, jarvis@the-qcc.com or (404) 737-1944 |
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Approved Service Line:
Complex Claims |
Founded in 2023, with a team of over three decades of healthcare expertise and a powerful legal network, Transcend Health is uniquely equipped to accelerate medical claims processing and maximize revenue recovery. We handle even the most challenging cases, including claims related to Veterans Affairs (VA), Motor Vehicle Accidents (MVA), Workers’ Compensation (WC), and Third-Party Liability (TPL). We ensure that our clients get every dollar they are owed.
Navigating the complexities of healthcare revenue cycle management demands more than just experience; it requires precision, proactive strategies, and a truly supportive partner. At Transcend Health, we deliver customized solutions designed to boost facility revenue, streamline workflows, and ensure complete regulatory compliance. This means that providers can finally focus on what matters most: providing exceptional patient care.
Please contact W. Charles Day - CEO, at 941-280-4001, www.transcendrcm.com |
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CareSource Georgia Grant Challenge |
News from CareSource: We’ll soon be launching the CareSource Georgia Grant Challenge to recognize organizations and programs around the following priority areas: physical, behavioral and dental integration; maternal health; the aging, blind and disabled population; and social determinants of health.
We believe the Hometown Health’s member facilities would be great nominees and would like to cordially invite them to submit a nomination. The form is short and can be accessed here. Your assistance in spreading the word to potential nominees through y’all’s network would be greatly appreciated. After the nomination period closes, a selection committee will select the top 4 organizations that best align with the grant challenge priorities. There will be four grant awards of $75,000.
To find more details about the selection process, frequently asked questions and key dates, please visit the CareSource Georgia Grant Challenge website. The challenge officially opened June 26th.
Nominations for the challenge are due by July 31, 2025. If you have any questions about the CareSource Georgia Grant Challenge, please send them at any time to caresourcefoundation@caresource.com.   |
2025 Recertification Webinars Open for Enrollment |
Recording Now Available:
USDA Communities Facilities Program
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USDA Community Facilities Program 06/27/2025: The Community Facilities Program provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities. Join Mark Richman, Vice President, InnoVative Capital, LLC to explore this USDA Loan Program and the process of applying for community facilities.
Learning Outcomes: - Understand the purpose of the USDA CF Program
- Deep dive into the USDA Direct Loan Application Process
- Provide Guidance on required supporting documentation Optimize communication procedures and requests with USDA offices
Login and enroll now to view! |
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Georgia Critical Access Hospitals: Online Education Access through Flex |
Georgia Critical Access Hospitals - don't forget to login at HTHU and take advantage of the online training courses made available to you through this year's Flex grant program.
Access includes: - School of Population Health - with more than 50 courses available
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School of Primary Care & Rural Health Clinics - with more than 100 courses available
Find these catalogs when you login at https://lms.hthu.net. |
Upcoming Webinars from Partners
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Free Webinar: August 15th
Price Transparency Enforcement Is Here: What Every Hospital Must Do Now to Avoid Penalties and Protect Revenue
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This webinar will equip you with understanding CMS Price Transparency requirements, including critical 2025 updates, deadlines and the difference between technical compliance and true regulatory alignment. Come away recognizing high-risk gaps in current machine-readable files, shoppable services and good faith estimate processes that may trigger audits, penalties, or reputational damage. Working with SlicedHealth you will reduce manual workload as well as meet transparency standards and secure long-term revenue integrity.
Learning Outcomes:
• Understand the full scope of CMS Price Transparency Requirements
• Recognize High-Risk Gaps
• Assess Compliance Readiness
• Implement Proven Strategies
• Deploy Effective Tools and Automation
Click here to learn more and enroll now! Click here to login and register now! |
Free Webinar: Sept. 12th
Integration of a Physician Advisor
into a Rural Hospital
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Fisher-Titus, a non-profit health system in Ohio, successfully transformed their utilization management (UM) and clinical documentation improvement (CDI) processes through the integration of an MCG-trained physician advisor. In this session, Fisher-Titus clinical leaders will describe how they addressed poor provider engagement, outdated denials management processes, and underutilization of MCG Health. Click here to login and enroll now! |
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Questions? Need Assistance? Contact us at hthtech@hometownhealthonline.com Reach us by phone at 470.655.6950 |
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