Georgia Medicaid & DCH Reimbursement 2018 HomeTown Health Webinar Series   Georgia Medicaid & DCH Reimbursement June 6, 2018 $ Hello and welcome to the June Georgia Medicaid & Department of Community Health Reimbursement webinar. My name is _______________and I am the _______________here at HomeTown Health and HomeTown Health University, and it’s my pleasure to welcome each of you this month.

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Handouts and Reference Material www.hometownhealthonline.com You have handouts available for download in your handouts pane, but please remember that all of the materials will be available to via the Medicaid Webinar Material link located on hometownhealthonline.com (as seen here in the picture). And of course if you have any questions the hometown team is always available and happy to assist.

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Upcoming Events & Education

GA Medicaid Webinar July 5th @ 10:00 am EST Medicare Webinar June 13th @ 10:00 am EST July 11th @ 10:00am EST Thurs July 5th bc of holiday

DDE Training DDE Training with Medicare Expert Dale Gibson! 3 - 1 Hour Training Sessions Only $1200 per hospital (optional add $150 for the video recording) Work through your claims in your own system! Learn expert tricks while cleaning up your Medicare claims! “The entire DDE series has been beneficial for our team! Dale was able to answer questions, assist with problem claims and offer solutions through this training. It's worth it and we highly recommend it!” -DDE Program Participant

Medicaid MU Workshops Health IT is hosting free Meaningful Use Workshops across the state to provide up-to-date information and one-on-one assistance to providers participating in the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program. Health IT, along with its partners (DXC Technology, GaHIN, GAHITEC and Myers and Stauffer), will discuss new changes occurring within the program, including an overview of MU objectives and measures, audit preparedness, HIE resources and more. Registration is required. 

Medicaid MU Workshops

Coming in July… In addition to our wonderful speaker lineup, we have asked Kate Pfirman, Deputy Commissioner of Georgia Department of Community Health, to join us in July! Kate will be discussing Administrative Simplification with us. Kate Pfirman has been with the state over 20 years and is now a Deputy Commissioner of DCH. She served as the Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Public Health and has held a variety of roles including Division Director at the Governor's Office of Planning (OPB), and Deputy Commissioner at the Department of Human Resources (DHR). Pfirman received her Bachelor's degree in economics from Emory University and her Master's degree in accounting from The American University in Washington, D.C. In addition to our wonderful speaker lineup, we have asked Kate Pfirman, Deputy Commissioner of Georgia Department of Community Health, to join us in June! Kate will be discussing Administrative Simplification (work group, priorities, initiative, core functions, projects, topics under discussion, and so much more!). You can see her bio here on the screen and we encourage you to join us again for the June 6th Medicaid webinar for this and all of our CMO discussions.

Agenda: Opening & Announcements: Evelyn Leadbetter, MPA - Hometown Health Welcome: Jimmy Lewis, CEO Amerigroup Update: Shemekia Brown CareSource Update: Rod Alexander Peach State Update: Jeff West WellCare Update: Thomas Stair Wellcare E/M Policy Clarification: Sandy Sage, RN DXC Update: Janey Griffin, Sherida Banks Palmetto Smart Edits: Sandy Sage, RN Closing: Evelyn Leadbetter & Sandy Sage, RN - HomeTown Health Jennie joining with another quick announcement.

Industry Update HB769 update – various signing features Micro Hospital Innovative center Hospital Board Training Remote Pharmacy Surprise medical billing 100% Tax Credit – IRS Implication Field Trips Policymaker trip Florida Rural Hospital Stabilization Grant Election results Admin simplification Certificate of Need VA Enhanced Access for Rural Patients

Handouts and Reference Material www.hometownhealthonline.com

GA Medicaid Webinar July 5th @ 10:00 am EST Medicare Webinar June 13th @ 10:00 am EST July 11th @ 10:00am EST Thurs July 5th bc of holiday

Contact Information HomeTown Health hthtech@hometownhealthonline.com