HTHU Dashboard Look | Webinars Move to Teams As HomeTown and HTHU continues in its commitment to serve rural healthcare partners through education and training, we want to share about two exciting updates that will impact your learning experience starting in July and throughout the fall. First, the HTHU user experience is getting a visual facelift, which includes some changes …
Sustainable improvement in rural healthcare isn’t about pushing people harder—it’s about building smarter systems that help teams work better every day. ENROLL IN THE WEBINAR The Reality Rural Hospitals Face Every Day Rural hospitals are being asked to do the impossible. Teams are managing workforce shortages, rising costs, tighter reimbursement pressures, aging infrastructure, and growing community expectations—all at the same …
During its tenure, HomeTown Health University (HTHU) has partnered directly with rural health organizations nationwide, as well as rural health advocacy organizations, such as hospital associations and education foundations, state offices of rural health and similar state-affiliated organizations. HTHU’s goal is simple – get training into the hands of rural health professionals through direct subscription, grant programs and strategic partnerships. …
For over 15 years, HomeTown Health & HomeTown Health University have supported State Offices of Rural Health, and similar organizations, in improving quality outcomes through the provision of education and technical assistance to rural hospitals through the SHIP (and Flex!) programs. Our goal – help rural hospitals gain the skills needed to maintain compliance, adopt best practices, meet financial goals, …
Now Available: Artificial Intelligence Practitioner for Rural Health HomeTown is proud to have released the FIRST Certification centered on Artificial Intelligence for Rural Health in July 2025. “Doing nothing is not an option.” says HomeTown Health CEO, Jimmy Lewis. A rural healthcare professional who applies artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to solve real-world problems and ensure the responsible use of AI …
HomeTown & HomeTown Health University, alongside Tyler Wallace, PhD, are excited to announce the release of the AI-PRH, Artificial Intelligence Practitioner in Rural Healthcare certification. This comprehensive, nine-course self-paced curriculum is designed to get you and your team up to speed. It covers the full spectrum of essential topics, including: 🔹 AI Literacy & Foundations 🔹 Advanced Prompting Techniques 🔹 …
HomeTown Health, LLC held its 25th Annual Fall Conference at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia, October 16-18, 2024. The annual event includes breakout sessions and presentations from industry experts, hospital leaders, established public figures and healthcare leaders on a local and state level. Additionally, it is a time where HomeTown Health recognizes rural hospital employees for their success at …
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 …
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 …
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 …