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NCHN Spring 2008 Conference
April 14-17, 2008 in San Diego, CA
(registration form located after this list of speakers)

Presentations and Speakers Include:

Performance Improvement Strategies for Communities and Hospitals: Lessons Learned from the Multi-State Flex Project - Bob Stephen and Darlene Bainbridge, Wipfli

Helping Non-Profits Save Money - Ellen Johnson, Trust Representative 501(c) Agencies Trust

Value Analysis Program - Joann Ort, Ohio State Health Network

Healthy Lifestyle Changes, Chester County Middle Schools - Beverlyann V. Austin, Upper Midlands Rural Health Network

Board Strategy: Inventing Possibilities for 2010 - Mary Kay Chess, PhD., Executive Director, Health Future, LLC.

Veterans Affairs Programs and Networks - Kara C. Hawthorne, Department of Veterans Affairs

Bad Debt Rising: How to Work with Revenue Cycles Services - Carolyn Bruce & Jessica Taylor, Western Healthcare Alliance

Effective Use of Advocacy as a Tool - Tim Fry, National Rural Health Association

Legislative & Federal Health Care Update - Tim Fry, NRHA and Sherilyn Pruitt, HRSA/ORHP

How FLEX-CAHHIT Program and FCC Rural Technology Grants are Expanding Networks Capacity (Panel Discussion) - Keith Williams, Community Health Network; Jack King, Northcentral Montana Healthcare Alliance; Lonnie Stevens, Thumb Rural Health Network and others

How Addressing Employee Wellness Can Deliver Bottom Line Results That Go Beyond Reduced Health Care Costs - Jay Seifert, LoneStart; Jason Friesen, Pioneer Health Network; and David Pearson, TORCH

Dialoging to Get Results - Tina Sundly, Wipfli

A Patient-Centric Electronic Health Record (PC-EHR) with a Chronic Disease Prevention and Management Component - Rita Kukafka, Columbia University

Utilizing Technology to Improve Hospital Financials and Operational Performance - Judy Griffith, Avega (a MedAssets company)

Grant Writing Techniques and Strategies - Eileen Holloran

Hands-On Mapping Workshop - Ann Peton

Becoming an Effective Network Director - Presenters to be Announced

Economic Healthcare by Greg Dent, Community Health Works (09/06/2007)
I recently had the privilege, as a member of the Board of the National Rural Health Association, of speaking to the U.S. House Appropriations, Subcommittee on Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. The point I tried to make in my testimony is how vitally important healthcare is in rural America economically.
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RX for the Uninsured News by Joseph Andrews, Community Health Works (09/06/2007)

We have just completed a member-satisfaction survey. We sent a 10-question survey to 500 of our 2,100 Rx for the Uninsured members and received 137 replies. Our members gave us all A’s. What really touched me, though, was the comments the members made. I thought I would share a few:
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  May
19th -  Executive Committee Conference Call
  June
9th -  Quarterly Membership Conference Call
  July
14th -  Executive Committee Conference Call
  August
18th -  Board of Directors Conference Call
  September
8th -  Quarterly Membership Conference Call
  October
20th -  Executive Committee Conference Call

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