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The Essential Learning Series is an affordable online learning experience offering industry-specific training to help health care professionals level up their skill set and achieve career goals.

Each topic features three live, interactive modules, led by subject matter and industry experts, that explore insights and share peer-to-peer best practices. Participants also will review case studies and real-time industry updates to prepare them to develop and execute strategies in their own organizations. The curriculum clearly outlines learning objectives and outcomes required for participants to achieve content mastery and earn professional development credits.

The Essential Learning Series topics will encompass myriad content areas, including, but not limited to:

    • Human resources (workforce optimization).
    • Safety net financing.
    • Telehealth (health care information technology, HIPAA, electronic medical record management).
    • Health care analytics.

Upcoming Series

Safety Net Financing and Policy: Beyond the Basics

If you are new to safety net financing or need a refresher, join America’s Essential Hospitals’ Essential Learning Series, “Safety Net Financing and Policy: Beyond the Basics.This annual learning series will teach junior staff members the foundation of policies and practices specific to the finances of hospitals with a safety net mission.

In three 75-minute live sessions, this online series examines safety net financing through the lens of key policy issues and the operational forces that shape reimbursement for essential hospitals.

Join us to engage in peer-to-peer learning and interactive reviews, gain new technical expertise, and explore best practices. Learn current industry insights as context for your organization’s processes, practices, and funding decisions. We will provide a digital binder of pertinent resources.

Learning Objectives

Upon completing this learning series, participants will be able to:

  • Articulate the core principles and fundamentals of safety net funding.
  • Create strategies that help hospitals and other health care organizations meet current and future funding needs.
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Course Schedule

Module 1: Policymaking Overview and Medicare Policy
March 6
1-2:15 pm

Explore safety net financing from a high level, then discover how Medicare policies interact with safety net financing, including through Medicare cost reports and site-neutral payments.

Instructors:
Beth Feldpush, DrPH, Senior Vice President of Policy and Advocacy
Eva Johnson, JD, Principal, Eyman Partners


Module 2: Medicaid Policy
March 20
1-2:15 pm ET

Learn about the unique aspects of the federal and state partnership, including program basics, elements of financing the nonfederal share of Medicaid, and state and local financing opportunities. Key topics include the federal medical assistance percentage, disproportionate share hospital payments, supplemental payments, directed payments, and provider assessments.

Instructors:
Barbara Eyman, JD, Principal, Eyman Partners
Beth Feldpush, DrPH, Senior Vice President of Policy and Advocacy


Module 3: 340B Policy
April 3
1-2:15 pm ET

Gain insight on the 340B Drug Pricing Program, including program history, eligibility, compliance, and outlook.

Instructors:
Beth Feldpush, DrPH, Senior Vice President of Policy and Advocacy
Sarah Mutinsky, JD, Principal, Eyman Partners


Pricing:

  • Member: $149
  • Nonmember: $249

Refund Policy

Requests for refunds must be received in writing by March 6. No refunds will be granted after March 6. For more information on refund and program cancellation policies, please contact our office at 202.585.0100 or email events@essentialhospitals.org.

This learning series will award American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) continuing education credits. To receive full credit hours, you must be present for all three sessions and register your attendance via digital sign-in and sign-off on the Zoom educational platform. 

Who Should Attend

  • Revenue cycle managers
  • Analysts
  • Billing managers/directors.
  • Internal auditors.
  • Compliance and coding professionals.
  • Programmers and program managers.
  • Deputy directors.
  • General accountants.
  • Reimbursement managers/directors.
  • Quality Connection professionals.

Advance Preparation: None

Program Level: Early to Intermediate

Delivery Method: Group Live

Questions? Contact Vashon Coehins, manager of education, at vcoehins@essentialhospitals.org.

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