The eighth annual Moving Toward Solutions Conference will provide educators, providers and community stakeholders with practical strategies for the day-to-day implementation of teen pregnancy prevention and adolescent sexual health programs.
Featured speakers will include:
Pre-conference Session #1: August 16
Terri Couwenhoven will offer a pre-conference session on Sexual Health Education for Special Needs Students.
Pre-conference Session #2: August 16
Dr. Randall Turner will offer a pre-conference session on The Art of Attraction: Recruiting and Retaining Participants for Your Program.
Monday, August 17
Erika Oliver will present the opening keynote, Happy Crap: Unleash Your Positivity Power for Prevention! and will also present a workshop session.
Tuesday, August 18
Dr. Eric Buhi will present the closing keynote address on Technology Apps and Sexual Health and will also present a workshop session.
The annual event brings together Michigan Health Center staff and board members to learn from each other and expert faculty on clinical, finance, operations, governance, and administrative topics. The conference provides a great opportunity to make new connections, hear new ideas, engage with peers and refuel as you return to your Health Center with new resources, tools, and approaches to strengthen your programs, services, and operations.
This year, the annual conference will be held at the beautiful Grand Traverse Resort & Spa on August 30 – September 1. Register today!
Don’t forget to reserve your room. The deadline for hotel reservations is July 29, 2015. Reservations can be made by calling 1.800.236.1577. Be sure to ask for the Michigan Primary Care Association room block to receive the discounted rate.
This is an opportunity for anyone interested/able to participate and become a certified instructor in either MHFA or YMHFA. This training is free except for your staff time, mileage, meals and lodging. Its an intensive training but can be useful for school staff and others you work with.
Please email Kim Batsche-McKenzie at batsche-mckenziek@michigan.gov potential certified instructor names, complete with the individual’s email addresses and training location preference. This offer will be available on a first come first serve basis until the trainings are filled.
Hosted by the Michigan Department Health and Human Services
Child and Adolescent Health Center Program
Amway Grand Hotel
Grand Rapids, MI
Registration Fee: TBD
Registration is now open for the statewide Outreach and Enrollment Training & Networking Event presented by MPCA in partnership with Enroll Michigan. The day-long training will be held at The James B. Henry Center, in Lansing, Michigan, on October 13, 2015.
The day will feature practical sessions for Community Certified Application Counselors and Navigators focused on maximizing outreach, education and enrollment effectiveness, as well as sessions on Medicare, storybanking, enrolling immigrants and Michigan Medicaid Modernization. Online registration is open until October 13, 2015 and hotel reservations should be made no later than September 25, 2015 to secure the group rate. Read more
This webinar will give an overview of the new Medicaid bulletin for Behavioral Health Providers. We will discuss which providers are eligible, CPT codes that are payable, enrollment process and other helpful information.
Facilitator: Kris Knitter, SCHA-MI Revenue Cycle Specialist
Webinar Materials:
Scha-Mi Behavioral Health Webinar
This webinar will discuss CPT coding and ICD10 coding to make sure you are getting the most detailed claims out the door for payment. We will also discuss the use of modifiers as to when they are needed as well as working denials on the back end. The cleaner the claims, the more consistent the revenue stream will be.
Join the School-Based Health Alliance and your peers from around the nation for three days of learning and networking—and a trip to Capitol Hill to let policymakers know that school-based health centers are redefining health for kids and teens!
This is your opportunity to advocate for school-based health centers with Michigan legislators. Don’t miss your chance – register by February 3rd!
To prepare:
1. Bring identification (e.g.: driver’s license) to enter the building.
2. Conference call for advocacy day participants will take place on Tuesday, January 31st at 1:30 p.m. The call-in number is: 1-800-617-4268. The pin number is 38589321#. A reminder will be sent prior to the call, but please mark your calendar.
3. Additional details, including your legislative appointments and parking information, will be sent prior to February 7th. Registration will close on February 3rd.