Upcoming careLearning Webinars

February 2012

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The PDS Community Is Growing

About the PDS Community

With the recent additions of White County and Baptist Health, the PDS community now includes 10 health systems and independent facilities across the state. PDS is a database of paid claims for all payers and all patients, submitted by participating hospitals. This on-line reimbursement benchmarking tool is used by hospitals to enhance their strategic planning process, gain market data, forecast revenues from business development efforts, prepare for contract negotiations, and more. The PDS community in Arkansas now includes:

• Arkansas Methodist Medical Center
• Baptist Health
• Conway Regional Medical Center
• Howard Memorial Hospital
• Johnson Regional Medical Center
• North Arkansas Regional Medical Center
• Ozark Health Medical Center
• Saline Memorial Hospital
• White County Medical Center
• White River Health System

Information You’ve Never Had Before

For the first time, you can learn where you stand relative to your compare group, and where there are opportunities for revenue enhancement. You can accurately forecast reimbursement before you decide to open a new service or expand an existing one. When you begin contract negotiations, you can walk in with specific targets in mind and negotiate with more conviction. Hospitals who have been using PDS for several years are reporting adding hundreds of thousands dollars and even as much as $10 million more to their bottom line each year because of how they’ve used this data.

We Invite You to Join

We encourage you to consider participating so you too can enjoy the benefits of having this valuable market information. To learn more and to read success stories, please visit us on the web at www.pds-data.com or email Leslie Gold. If you’d like an engagement letter, please email Tina Creel.

ACO is the hottest three-letter word in health care

By Jenny Gold
KHN Staff Writer
JAN 13, 2011

Accountable care organizations take up only seven pages of the massive new health law yet have become one of the most talked about provisions. This latest model for delivering services offers doctors and hospitals financial incentives to provide good quality care to Medicare beneficiaries while keeping down costs. A cottage industry of consultants has sprung up to help even ordinary hospitals become the first ACOs on the block.

>> read the rest of the story…

Introducing the All New HEALTHeCAREERS Network

HEALTHeCAREERS Network has been redesigned, and it’s packed full of:

Faster Results: 100s of new job categories, a “refine by” menu and new search features are making it even easier to find hospital positions or connect with the right job seekers.

A Personal Touch: Once healthcare professionals log in, their experience and content on our site or the AHA Career Center will be specific to them.

Targeted Advertising and Branding Opportunities: The new site and the Career Center now have improved banner zones. And more of them.

Relevant News, Articles and Event Content: We review more than 1,600 media sources to send you the most important, online content.

Visit the AHA Career Center on the all new HEALTHeCAREERS Network today!

Hemispheres – Stroke Competency Series

Meet your annual education competencies and give your staff the tools they need to provide the highest quality care. Hemispheres™ Stroke Competency Series is a multi-level, web-based educational series designed for healthcare professionals to stay up to date on the standards of care for stroke patients. This comprehensive program allows everyone from physicians to students to expand their knowledge and sharpen their skills. Essential for orientation, annual competencies and continuing education.

The Hemispheres subscription consists of:

• Level I – Brain Anatomy and Physiology
• Level II – Stroke Pathophysiology
• Level III – Pre-Hospital and ED Stroke
• Level IV – In-Hospital Ischemic Stroke
• Level V – In-Hospital Hemorrhagic Stroke
• Level VI – Stroke Prevention
• Level VII – Excellence in Stroke Care
• Level VIII – NIH Stroke Scale*

*The NIHSS Training and Certification is provided free of charge

For a complete description of this course CLICK HERE.

Cost Information
Minimum purchase:  $2750 (includes up to 25 participants)
Cost per person:  $110 (after 25 participants)

This  includes access to all 8 courses within the subscription for one year from the date of registration. To receive additional information related to quantity discounts or request a demo, contact careLearning technical support (866-617-3904 or Email careLearning support) or Email Liz Carder, AHA Services, Inc., 501.224.7878.

Continuing Education Credit

38 CNE
Apex Innovations is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission of Accreditation.

38 CME
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Louisiana State Medical Society through the joint sponsorship of the CME of Acadiana and Apex Innovations. The Continuing Medical Education Committee of Acadiana is accredited by the Louisiana State Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CME of Acadiana designates this educational activity for a maximum of 38 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

30 CEH
This continuing education activity is approved by Apex Innovations, an organization accredited by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board of Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS) for up to 30 CEHs.

Author Information
The Hemispheres™ courses were created by Apex Innovations. Apex Innovations designs, manufactures and provides unique tools, software, competencies, resources and educational web-based programs for individuals, universities, organizations and corporations around the world.