NCHN Reminders

The 2014 NCHN Annual Educational Conference is getting underway today in St. Louis, Missouri. Among excellent sessions and speakers, the 6th annual Award winners will be announced at the Awards Luncheon on Wednesday at the Conference. Follow NCHN on Facebook and Twitter for updates from the Conference.

The next NCHN Leadership Summit will be in January 2015 and, while the location has not been pinned down, there is consensus that it will be somewhere warm. The date and location will be announced as soon as that information is available.

Leadership Corner

The Matrix Map: A Powerful Tool for Mission-Focused Nonprofits
by Steve Zimmerman
It’s easy to embrace the concept of the Dual Bottom Line, but harder to apply it in a real-world board setting. For example, board members—and many staff—are seldom familiar with all of the programs and activities of the organization. While there may be a strong sense that “all our programs are great,” there may not have been any discussion about which programs are, in fact, those with the greatest or most important impacts.

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NCHN Calendar

20^th NCHN Annual Educational Conference
June 18-20, 2014 - St. Louis, MO

2014 Program Development Committee Call
June 25, 2014 @ 11:00 AM ET

June Coffee/Tea Chat with Dr. Chess
June 26, 2014 @ 11:00 AM ET

Membership Task Force Call
July 8, 2014 @ 11:00 AM ET

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NCHN News

2014 Committee Sign Up: Get Involved

NCHN is a membership organization, which is governed by representatives from the membership. In addition to the importance of volunteer Directors, it is also important to have broad representation of the membership serving on the various NCHN Committees.

The committees operate to assist the elected Board of Directors and the Officers in meeting its goals and objectives of the Association. We are now recruiting committee members for 2014. Please take a few minutes to review the 2014 Committees and their descriptions and sign up here to serve on a committee/s this year.

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Member News

HCC of Rural Missouri celebrates 10 year anniversay

RWHC: Eye on Health newsletter – July 2014

Partner News

EMTS's Larry Cantarano and Andy Hunt are on-site at the 2014 NCHN Annual Educational Conference in St. Louis

Funding Announcements

Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program Grants (USDA)
The Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program is specifically designed to assist rural communities in acquiring distance learning and telemedical technologies so that local teachers and medical service providers who serve rural residents can establish interactive video conferencing links to teachers, medical professionals, and other needed expertise located at distances too far to access otherwise.
(Deadline: July 7, 2014)

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Exchange/Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond Final Rule » READ

HIT News

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Upcoming Events

Government Health IT Conference & Exhibition
June 17-18, 2014 | Wasington, DC
(HIMSS)

The Impact of a Capital Project on Your Health Center
June 18, 2014 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET
(HRSA)

Medicaid 1115 Waivers: How Are They Transforming the Health System?
June 19, 2014 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET
(ASLME)

The Telehealth Implementation Roadmap
June 19, 2014 @ 2:00 PM ET
(Telehealth Resource Centers)

Community Health Needs Assessments and Health Equity Webinar
June 24, 2014 | 4:00 - 5:30 PM ET
(ASTHO)

Tools for the Connected Medical Home
June 24, 2014 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM ET
(WEDI)

Telepsychiatry: From Idea to Solution
June 25, 2014 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM
(ICAHN)

Exploring Pharmacy Revenue Streams in Small and Rural Hospitals
June 26, 2014 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET
(ASHP)

Rural Quality and Clinical Conference
July 16-18, 2014 | Atlanta, GA
(NRHA)

Rural Health Works Workshop
August 6, 2014 | Austin, TX
(Rural Health Works)