Tuesday, May 31, 2011

8th Annual INEBRIA Conference - REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

8th Annual INEBRIA Conference: September 21-23, 2011
Boston, MA, USA

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
Early bird reduced rates available until July 15
Please register at: http://inebria2011.jbsinternational.com/Register.aspx


September 21: Implementing and Sustaining Alcohol and Other Drug Screening and Brief Intervention (AOD-SBI) Meeting: Lessons from Large Scale Efforts
September 22-23: INEBRIA Conference – New Frontiers: Translating Science to Enhance Health
At the Liberty Hotel, Boston, MA

These conferences will communicate new findings from research on screening and brief intervention (SBI, also known as early identification and brief intervention, EIBI), foster professional collaborations, and facilitate the development and dissemination of SBI research with a particular focus on implementation and sustainability.

To register for the conference, go to: www.inebriaboston.org or http://www.bumc.bu.edu/care/inebria/.

For more information contact: info@inebriaboston.org.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

SAMHSA Business Operations Webinar - HIT: Overview of CMS Final Rule on Meaningful Use and Gap Analysis

Thursday, May 26
2:00 pm EST/1:00 pm CST
Register for this webinar


This session will provide an overview of the CMS rule on Meaningful Use and Medicare and Medicaid Provider Incentives for the use of health information technology.

The session will review which providers are eligible for incentive payments and review the specific Meaningful Use Criteria that must be met in order to obtain Medicaid and Medicare Incentive payments.

The presenters will identify how this information can be used to conduct a gap analysis and implement a plan to meet Meaningful Use.

Speakers:

Michael R. Lardiere, LCSW
Director HIT; Sr. Advisor Behavioral Health

National Association of Community Health Centers
mlardiere@nachc.com

Susan Chauvie, RN, MPA-HA
Vice President, Quality for Practice Transformation
OCHIN
chauvies@ochin.org

Michele Russell
Vice President, Business Development
Health Choice Network
MRussell@HCNetwork.org

Angela Strain, GPC
Organizational Advancement Director
CHC Alliance / AHIT
angela@chcalliance.org

Click here for more information on the Business Operations for Behavioral Health Collaborative.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Organizing your process improvement resources with My NIATx

Use My NIATx to organize your favorite resources and stay up to date with the latest NIATx happenings.

The NIATx website is a deep and rich resource, with information, tips and inspiration to help you implement and sustain change within your organization.

With so much available, we wanted to provide a way to easily organize the resources you use the most.

The My NIATx page allows you to save your favorite documents or web pages in a single place on the NIATx website. It's your "go-to" page for the latest NIATx news, upcoming events, and posts to the NIATx support forum.

For more information, view the My NIATx Tutorial.

And let us know what you think. Leave a comment on this blog post or send us an email .