As many of you know, MARHC’s new Outreach Coordinator, Sarah Schlemeier, has been traveling the state meeting with member and non-member clinics. Sarah has met with representatives from 48 clinics so far this year. She has spent the majority of her time in clinics on the eastern side of the state and is making her way west. For members, Sarah acts as the association’s liaison. Her goal is to put a face with the association and help clinics and hospitals feel comfortable reaching out to MARHC with any questions or concerns. In meetings with non-members, she talks about the association and benefits of membership. Regardless of membership status, the conversation will include updates from the a
You are invited to attend the Missouri Telehealth Network Training Conference! This conference is an opportunity to learn more about telehealth and Show-Me ECHO. When: April 27 and 28, 2016 Where: 2401 Lemone Industrial Boulevard, Room 251, Columbia, MO Visit the Missouri Telehealth Network online for an agenda and registration information. If you have questions, contact Mary Beth Schneider at schneiderm@health.missouri.edu or 573.884.7958.
MARHC is excited to announce that we have welcomed six new clinics to the association this year. Our newest members are: Cardinal Glennon Haven Health Care Clinic Jefferson Medical Group Managed Care, Inc. Ozark OB-Gyn Randolph County Health Department We look forward to working with these clinics, and all members, as MARHC continues to advocate for the needs of rural health clinics in state government and facilitate educational and professional development opportunities for clinics. Members, if you know someone at our new member clinics, please be sure to reach out and thank them for joining MARHC.
As of April 1, CMS' changes to rural health billing will go into effect. One of these changes will be a modified definition of a face-to-face visit. These changes could significantly impact your clinics' total encounters. Don't miss out on learning the new billing guidelines- make plans to attend the MARHC Spring Billing Conference on March 29, 2016 in Jefferson City. This one-day conference is packed with sessions hosted by experts to help you better understand billing policies. You can register for the conference online here and view a full agenda here.
All of us have policies and procedures that we use and work from in our offices. These guide the actions that need to be taken or decisions that need to be made throughout any given day. These can change when the “powers that be” decide that they need to be changed. Changes can be good or bad – depending on the view. Policies can be changed frequently or quickly, and sometimes it practically takes an “Act of Congress” to make changes. These are written rules and there are a lot of them. People can interpret these written rules to be different than their original intent or to be more or less inclusive on the topic at hand. Everything in life is left up to someone’s interpretation! Right? So,
