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Michigan Center for Rural Health Michigan State University

 

CONFERENCES/EVENTS



 

Participant Information: 


Brochure - Please click here for the brochure, which includes the conference agenda, conference and Gettel Award information. The brochure also includes a registration form that may be mailed, faxed or emailed into MCRH offices, if you do not with to register online
Agenda - Please click here for the agenda.
Payment Form - After registering online, please click here for the payment form. After filling out the form, you may fax, email or mail in the form to MCRH offices

Lodging Information - Conference attendees must reserve their own room at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort. A room rate of $110.00 a night has been arranged. When making reservations, please use code MCR041013. To reserve your room online, visit www.soaringeaglecasino.com or click here. You may also reserve your room by calling 1-877-2EAGLE2. 

Exhibitor/Sponsor Information:


Exhibitor/Sponsor Prospectus -Please click here for the Exhibitor/Sponsor Prospectus, which includes a registration form. Upon filling out the registration form, please fax, email or mail into MCRH offices. Exhibit space is filling fast! Reserve your space today. 

Upon registering for the conference, you will be emailed a confirmation, receipt and a survey monkey link to indicate what sessions you would like to attend. 

Lodging Information - Conference attendees must reserve their own room at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort. A room rate of $110.00 a night has been arranged. When making reservations, please use code MCR041013. To reserve your room online, visit www.soaringeaglecasino.com or click here. You may also reserve your room by calling 1-877-2EAGLE2. 

Presentations

Presentation handouts will not be available at the Conference. If you wish to have printouts - please download and print prior to your arrival. Presentations will be uploaded onto the Site continuously as provided by the Speakers.

Thursday, April 11, 2013 

Time Presentation Presentation
8:30-9:15 a.m. An Alignment and Accountability Framework for Improving the Patient and Employee Experience
Jane McLeod and Sue Tetzlaff, War Memorial Hospital and Capstone Leadership Solutions 
 
9:15-10:15 a.m. HIPAA and Bring Your Own Mobile Devices Greg Billings, Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law  
10:45-11:45 a.m. Rural Health Clinic Billing
Robin Veltkamp and Julie Wiegand, Health Services Associates, Inc.
Implementing a Department Wide Survey Process: Getting Client Feedback to Improve Your Community's Health and Well-Being
Angelique Joynes, Allegan County Health Department
1:30-2:30 p.m. Positive Practices in Prevention
*presentation unavailable
prior to conference
Bonnie Nothoff, Michigan Dental Hygienists Association
 
Michigan's HIE Landscape and the Opportunities for Rural Medicine

Timothy Pletcher, Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services
 
Introduction to GLHIE
Carol Parker, Great Lakes HIE

Michigan Health Connect
Doug Dietzman, Michigan Health Connect

Upper Peninsula HIE
Paula Johnson, Upper Peninsula Health Information Exchange
3:00-4:00 p.m. Pay for Performance - Improving Quality and Revenue through Patient Centered Medicine
Fred Jirous, Medical Advantage Group and Marge Young, Pine Medical Group, P.C.
Health Information Technology and Meaningful Use: Disruptive Villains or Synergistic Superheroes
Shannon Bettenbrock, Altarum Institute
4:00-5:00 p.m. The Spirometry Clinics... A Benefit to the RHC and our Patients
Dr. Mitzie Hewitt, Northern Pines Health Center
Mergers and Acquisitions in Rural Environments. Business Drivers
David Graser, Marquette General Health System

 

Friday, April 12, 2013 

Time Presentation
8:00-9:00 a.m. CMU Medical School 
Dean Yoder, Central Michigan State University
&
WMU Medical School 

Dean Jenson, Western Michigan University
9:00-10:00 a.m. Michigan Primary Care Transformation Project: A Tool in Improving Population Health Device
Dr. Marriott, Centers for Health Care Transformation and Research; Amanda First,Centers for Health Care Transformation and Research
10:30-11:30 a.m. Health Care Reform Legal Update
Brian Bauer, Hall Render Killian Heath and Lyman

Mark your calendars today for the 2013 Critical Access Conference! November 7th and 8th, 2013 at Shanty Creek Resort, Bellaire, MI.
More Information Coming Soon! 



 

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