Events
Annual Forum on Aging in Rural Oregon
The Oregon Office of Rural Health believes that rural and frontier Oregon communities can be ideal places to age. The annual Forum on Aging in Rural Oregon is an event where people can gather to talk about their experiences, learn from one another, share resources and bring forth new ideas to inspire communities to create their own solutions to improve care for elders.
Annual Oregon Rural Health Conference
The annual Oregon Rural Health Conference is the largest gathering in Oregon dedicated to sharing information and showcasing innovative approaches to health and the delivery of health care in rural and frontier Oregon. The conference brings together providers, administrators, consumers, policy makers and others to exchange ideas and share expertise.
Rural Health Clinic Workshop
The ORH provides Rural Health Clinic (RHC)-specific programming at the annual Oregon Rural Health Conference. Past topics have included RHC Compliance, data, billing and reporting, among others. The ORH strives to provide timely information and policy updates for RHC staff and providers, working with locally and nationally recognized experts. If you have questions or suggestions for future presentations, please contact: Rondyann Gerst | gerst@ohsu.edu | 503-312-3907.
Webinars
All ORH Webinars are listed below. For specific webinars, please use these links:
Forum on Aging Webinars | RHC Webinars
- Positive Approaches to Care — 10 Steps to De-escalate a Crisis
June 19, 2020A virtual training by Rod Harwood, MDiv, MA, QMHP-C, Older Adult Behavioral Health Coordinator
When a person living with dementia feels threatened or overwhelmed, they may become aggressive. This training enhances caregiver understanding of the root cause of this behavior and offers strategies for preventing escalation and restoring a resident’s sense of safety and control.
This training will:
- Provide an overview of how the brain works for those living with dementia, and how, when feeling threatened, the primitive part of their brain becomes “the boss” of their behavior.
- Understand the role of the 5 senses and how they drive behaviors.
- Provide an introduction to the “Positive Approach to Care” in supporting those living with dementia.
- Learn 10 ways to help a person de-escalate when under stress.
- Advanced RHC Billing and Coding
June 6, 2020
Advanced Rural Health Clinic Billing and Coding webinar takes a deeper look at RHC services and how to report them. It reviews in-depth claim examples based on a variety of patient visit scenarios. These include: RHC telehealth billing, mental health billing, specialists in the RHC, preventive services, care management services, and negative payments.
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Slides - Basic RHC Billing and Coding
June 6, 2020
The Basic Rural Health Clinic Billing and Coding webinar reviews RHC services and how to report them. It includes all of the basics for building and reporting RHC Medicare claims. It covers RHC locations and providers, incident to, surgeries, injections, RHC services vs. non-RHC services, specialists and global billing.
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Slides - Hospice & Long-Term Care in the Year of the Virus
May 26, 2020
Dr. Michael Knower (St. Charles Hospice) and Lee Garber (Regency Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of Prineville) provide insight into impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on fragile, vulnerable, and clinically complex long-term care facility residents and hospice patients. Learn about how COVID-19 unfolded in the community of Prineville, Oregon; its impacts on care delivery; how care providers are complying with regulations; and the myriad of challenges experienced.
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Slides - Assistive Technology: Programs, Devices, Applications, and More
April 29, 2020
Kevin Roebke (Oregon Public Utility Commission) and Brian Sacre, (Access Technology Inc.) provide insight into state assistive technology programs including the Oregon State Assistive Technology Program (OSATP), National Deaf Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDEDP), and Telecommunication Devices Access Program (TDAP). Learn about assistive technologies each program offers as well as eligibility, benefits, how to select a potentially expensive piece of technology, and how to get connected to affordable phone and internet services.
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Slides - Rural Health Clinic COVID-19 Listening Session #3
April 23, 2020
RHC leaders have a roundtable discussion regarding operating in the present environment amid COVID-19.
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Notes - RHC Emergency Preparedness, Part 2
April 22, 2020
Kate Hill discusses RHC Emergency Preparedness Training and Testing with an example of a Table Top Drill and After Action Report (AAR).
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Slides - Rural Health Clinic COVID-19 Listening Session 2
April 9, 2020
RHC leaders discuss concerns and challenges internally and in their community.
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Local EOC List January 2020
Notes - Telehealth for Oregon Rural Health Clinics: Resources and Reimbursement
April 7, 2020
Rose Locklear (Oregon Office of Rural Health) and Tammy Norville (National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health) walk you through a new resource created to help you navigate the policy and resources related to telehealth amid the COVID-19 crisis.
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Slides - RHC Emergency Preparedness and COVID-19, Part 1
April 8, 2020
Kate Hill discusses RHC COVID-19 strategies to use in your clinic and requirements of RHC Emergency Preparedness 42 CFR 491.12.
Webinar
Slides - Rural Health Clinic COVID-19 Listening Session 1
March 26, 2020
RHC leaders discuss top concerns which include: supplies, testing, community, policies and procedures, amid COVID-19 pandemic.
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Questions Answered - RHC Compliance 101, Part 2
January 15, 2020
Kate Hill from The Compliance Team, will go into more detail regarding compliance requirements in Rural Health Clinics.
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TCT Emergency Preparedness Checklist - RHC Compliance 101, Part 1
January 8, 2020
Kate Hill from The Compliance Team, covers compliance requirements in Rural Health Clinics form completion through survey.
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Calendar
August 2020
Contact
Oregon Office of Rural Health | ruralweb@ohsu.edu | 503-494-4450 | toll-free 866-674-4376