HomeTown’s CEO & Leadership Day at the Capitol

HomeTown Health Gathers Hospital & State Leaders for Annual CEO & Leadership Day at the Capitol HomeTown Health, LLC, a collaborative network of rural hospitals throughout Georgia and the Southeast, brought together more than 50 rural hospital leaders to visit the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on February 8, 2024. This annual event brings rural hospital leaders to the Capitol to …

High School & Post-Secondary Scholarships for Region 10

To assist in the building of your healthcare worker pipeline, please note this scholarship opportunity from the Southwest Georgia Healthcare Group:   For Graduating High School Seniors Intending to Enroll in a Post-Secondary Institution Pursuing a Healthcare Related Education in Region 10 (see County List Below) The Southwest Georgia Healthcare Sector Partnership is pleased to offer scholarship awards ranging from …

From the Desk of Sandy: Take Note – CMS Replacement Files for NCCI PTP Edits

Please Take Note:    Sep 14, 2023 Replacement Files (4th quarter of 2023) – CMS issued replacement files for NCCI Procedure to Procedure (PTP) edits for the October 1, 2023 files.    Effective July 1, 2023, CMS implemented NCCI PTP edits between Column One codes 80305, 80306, and 80307 for presumptive test(s), and Column Two codes G0480 – G0483, and G0659 …

High School Scholarship Opportunity: Region 11

To assist in the building of your healthcare worker pipeline, please note this scholarship opportunity from the South Georgia Healthcare Group: We are pleased to announce the South Georgia Healthcare Group High School Scholarship Application is now available. The South Georgia Healthcare Group (SGHG) is pleased to offer scholarship awards ranging from $250 to $1,000 to high school seniors who …

An Update from MCG: CAHs and the Future of Rural Healthcare

Check out the latest article from MCG: Rural communities account for 19.3% of the U.S. population;1 yet, they face some of the most significant barriers to high quality, cost-effective healthcare. In the past decade, the closure of many rural health facilities, especially Critical Access Hospitals, has accelerated. In January 2019, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) reported 95 rural hospitals had …

Rural Tax Credit Program

A good article, quoting our own Jimmy Lewis! Click here to view full article, written by James Salzer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.