Spring Conference Registration Now Open |
Mark your calendars and complete your registration now! Our 26th Annual Spring Conference on Jekyll Island is a few short months away and we're looking forward to seeing you there. This year's conference includes: - Breakout Sessions (Wednesday)
- Rural Health Clinics
- Revenue Cycle Professionals
- Critical Access Hospitals
- Board
- Swing Bed Teams
- Main Sessions (Thursday & Friday)
- Hear from: Glenda Grant, Dr. Tyler Wallace, Lynnette Rhodes, Nita Ham, Michele Madison & Jarvis Gray
- Networking
- Town Hall
Early Bird Registration: Now - March 3rd Room Block Ends: March 6th
Hospital Attendees | Business Partners
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HTHU Partners with LinkedIn Learning |
HomeTown Health University (HTHU) is proud to announce its partnership with LinkedIn Learning - bringing more than 30 of our rural-centered healthcare courses to the LinkedIn Learning audience.
Professionals who are exploring LinkedIn Learning, can find courses around Healthcare Worker Resiliency, Effective Care Coordination & Discharge Processes, HIPAA, Health Insurance Basics, Relational Coordination & Teamwork, Patient Safety, Patient Experience, Rural Healthcare Leadership, Medication Reconciliation, De-escalation and Healthcare Communication best practices.
View our LinkedIn Learning course listing. Note: HTHU Learners are encouraged to continue learning through the HTHU system for complete transcript. The HTHU system does not track completions from LinkedIn Learning. |
New Series: Hospital Leadership Engagement |
The HomeTown Health Leadership Engagement Series is designed to equip leaders and rural healthcare professionals with practical tools, guidance and program awareness. The webinar series, led by the HomeTown Team and Jarvis Gray of The Quality Coaching Company, will meet quarterly throughout 2026 and 2027, taking time each session to talk through key leadership principles, impacts of investment in leadership, personal and professional development and strategic improvement for facilities.
Topics include: - March 2026: Empower. Lead. Transform.
- June 2026: Doing More with Less: Lean Six Sigma for Rural Hospitals
- September 2026: Building Resilience: The Energy of Wellbeing & Charging Your Batteries
- December 2026: The 30-Day Improvement Challenge
Sessions are open to all. Join the series and plan to be online for our first session - Empower. Lead. Transform - on March 6th.
Rural healthcare teams carry extraordinary responsibility, often delivering high‑quality care with limited resources, amid rapidly shifting policy changes and shifting community needs. This workshop explores why investing in leadership training is one of the most powerful ways to strengthen rural health systems and support the people who keep them running.
Participants will examine how strong leadership skills—communication, collaboration, decision‑making, and resilience—directly influence patient outcomes, staff retention, and organizational stability. We’ll highlight how leadership development empowers teams to navigate challenges, build trust, and create a culture where every voice matters. This session is designed to inspire action. Attendees will leave with a renewed understanding of why leadership is not a luxury for rural healthcare—it’s a lifeline. HomeTown Health will showcase practical strategies for championing leadership development within their own organizations and communities.
Register Now through HTHU |
Rural Health Transformation Program Updates |
HomeTown Health is committed to keeping you informed and empowered as Georgia embarks on the most significant rural health transformation in decades. We will continue to monitor developments and provide updates, resources and support to help your hospital maximize the benefits of these programs, as we also continue to partner with the Department of Community Health and others for guidance on next steps for participation in this program.
Georgia & Florida have confirmed their funding amounts and guidance is still forthcoming about next steps within the respective states. Georgia was awarded $218.8 million for the first year of the five-year program, and Florida was awarded just over $209 million. Read the releases from the state governments here: Florida | Georgia
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The Agency for Health Care Administration is leading the Florida Rural Hospital Transformation Program (RHTP) efforts with program guidance, funding opportunities, and implementation updates. Stay up to date with the latest information: Georgia DCH is keeping hospitals updated on the GREAT Health Program (Georgia's Rural Health Transformation Program)
webpage at https://dch.georgia.gov/great-health-program-georgias-rural-health-transformation-program. Updates from the past month include:
Your hospital’s Letter of Intent to participate in the AHEAD Model is due to DCH no later than March 15, 2026 at 5 p.m. Action will be taken and funds distributed on Letters of Intent as they are received.
January 15, 2026: Value Based Care Webinar presented by Stuart Portman, Executive Director, Medical Assistance Plans Division, DCH
The backbone of the state’s application is the beginning of a new value-based model of care throughout rural Georgia, intended to be a version of the AHEAD model at the CMS Innovation Center.
View on YouTube | Slides Additional Resource Links
If you have any questions while reviewing these documents, please contact GREATHealth@dch.ga.gov. Also, feel free to reach out to Kristy Thomson to discuss. |
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| Upcoming Webinars & Events Monthly GA Provider Reimbursement Webinar
February 4 | 10 AM EST Monthly Medicare Update February 11 | 10 AM EST Quarterly RHC Webinar
January 11 | 1:30 PM EST Quarterly CFO Webinar January 26 | 10 AM EST Login at https://lms.hthu.net to register, enroll, attend live webinar sessions or view recordings of all webinar events! |
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July 14
Florida Virtual Education & Training
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October 21 - 23
Fall Conference at Callaway
| | Live Webinar: February 6, 2026
A Day in the Life of a Patient Oracle Health
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Experience a Clinical Day in the Life as this story follows one patient’s comprehensive care journey. Watch as clinicians, consumers, and administrators leverage Oracle Health’s connected ecosystem of easy-to-use innovative solutions, equipped with predictive intelligence and AI-powered workflows. You’ll see how these key themes help to gain clinical, financial, and operational efficiencies, while easing the burden of your clinicians and enhancing care delivery across your community.
Learning Outcomes: - Understanding patient charges: Capturing through an integrated record
- Understanding interoperability in practice
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Understanding a clinically-driven revenue cycle charge capture to increase clean claim rates
- Seeing AI in practice as part of the patient experience
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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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