Message from the President! Greetings to all members of NWMO MGMA!

I truly hope this message finds you well. By now hopefully

you know our April meeting has been cancelled, but please

be sure to sign up for the CMS webinar series scheduled

for 4/22 concerning “Addressing Your Pain Points:

Behavioral Health.” This is a great opportunity for some

free, valuable education straight from CMS’ Rural Health

Coordinator Michelle Wineinger. I hope to “see” you all

there!

Those of you who know me know that I usually have

something to say or a snappy comeback, but today I am at

a bit of a loss for words. Everyone working in healthcare is

experiencing the stress of COVID-19 in some way. To

borrow a phrase, we are “drinking from the firehose” with

updated regulations from CMS, the Department of Labor

and many other payers. Patient visits are down or even

non-existent for clinics but approaching or exceeding

capacity for hospitals. Employees are either concerned

about getting enough hours and pay to cover their bills, or

they are pushed to physical limits. Yet each and every one

of you and your staff are still vital to the Northwest

Missouri’s part in the effort to overcome.

One of my major concerns is the well-being of my staff. And that

concern extends to my colleagues in this organization. I would

encourage each of you to be a calming force in your professional life in

some way. Reinforce the rules of your clinic (PPE, parking lot check-in,

or whatever it might be), but also reinforce that there is hope. Laugh a

little with staff, with colleagues, and with family. Continue to be one of

the pillars of your practice.

Yet, each of us needs to have a friend, a colleague, a fellow manager or

professional to talk to about the things that trouble us, those things we

must endure, that cannot be joked about. I would suggest this is

where NWMO MGMA can help. Hopefully, established members have

already built a network of contacts so all they need to do is pick up the

phone, dial, and say “Hey, I need to talk.” I would encourage our longer

standing members to reach out to newer members and just say, “Hi!

How ya’ doin’?” and begin to establish that bond between members,

between healthcare workers, that can so quickly become

impenetrable.

This is a stressful, tiring time in our profession. So, don’t forget to rest.

To reflect. To count your blessings. To hug your loved ones (virtually if

necessary). Don’t forget to take proper precautions, whatever those

might be. And to borrow the phrase from the CDC website, “stay calm

and wash your hands.”

Be safe! Stay well! And I’ll see you once we can gather together again!

FACMPE, NWMO MGMA President

NWMO COVID-19 INFO WEBPAGEThis webpage is updated daily with information received by NWMO members, managers and partners, CMS, and other reliable sources. Website Page Link:

https://nwmomgma.wildapricot.org/COVID-19-INFO

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MGMA NATIONAL COVID-19 Resource CenterThe MGMA COVID-19 Resource Center can help you quickly find what you are looking for. MGMA has compiled resources by subject. If you are viewing on desktop, see the topical items on the left. If you are viewing on mobile, you can access the titles through the page menu. Check back frequently: this page will be updated as new resources become available. Note: For the latest regulatory and legislative updates from MGMA Government Affairs, visit theMGMA COVID-19 Action Center.MGMA National Resource Page for COVID-19 Link: https://www.mgma.com/covid-19-resource-center

STATE MGMA COVID-19 ACTION CENTERStay Up To Date - Links from Missouri MGMAIn hopes of supporting you in this intense time, Missouri MGMA has created a COVID-19 Action Center that will serve as a central location for national and state information as well as a registration hub for the Webinars we are conducting. They will be updating this website daily. If there is something you would like to see on here, please let them know. Be sure to check out the daily webinars that are being offered.LINK TO THEIR PAGE: State MGMA Covid-19 Action Center

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Who qualifies?Generally speaking, small businesses that have been economically affected by COVID-19 with fewer than 500 employees qualify for the loan.

How much can I get? 2.5 times your average monthly payroll costs.

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At Rivet, we're with you during these uncertain times. If there is anything we can do to help support you, please let us know.

-The Rivet Team

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2020 New Members

• Josh Wade, The Purple Guys

• Brandy Stephenson, Northland Family Care

• Melissa Smith, Northland Family Care

• Richard Patterson, Patterson Sales, Inc.

Mark

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Calendar

No Cost!

• APRIL 22 - 1:00–2:00pm – Behavioral Health

• JULY 22 - 1:00–2:00pm – CMS Proposed Rules

• OCTOBER 28 - 1:00–2:00pm – CMS Strategic Initiatives

• DECEMBER 2 - 1:00–2:00pm – Overview of the CY2021 Final Rules

“Addressing Your Pain Points!”

Any new updates will be shared at end of each webinar. Type in questions you have during webinar and if there is time they will be addressed. Open to everyone! Registration Links: April 22: https://nwmomgma.wildapricot.org/event-3719662July 22: https://nwmomgma.wildapricot.org/event-3719766October 28: https://nwmomgma.wildapricot.org/event-3719772Dec 2: https://nwmomgma.wildapricot.org/event-3719781

CO-SPONSORED BY GKC MGMA & NWMO MGMA

Michelle Wineinger CMS

Rural Health Coordinator

2020 CMS WEBINAR SERIES

NWMO MGMAMonthly Programs

May 12 - WEBINAR “Delivering an Upfront Patient Cost

Experience” - Andrew Harding, Rivet Health

June 9 “OSHA/CDC–Are Your Methods Working?”

Ashli Gill, Excellence in Practice, LLC

July 14 Board Groups: Difficult Physicians, People, Situations

August 11 Managing Change – Becky Blackwell, TMC

SEPT. 23 SYMPOSIUM - “Caring for the Kingdom”

October 13 Russ Tuttle, More than meets the Eye - Stop Trafficking

November 10 OPEN

December 8 OPEN (Annual Business Mtg)

“Delivering an Upfront Patient Cost Experience”

Date: May 12, 2020

Time: 12:00 am - 1:00 pm

(Call in link to come)

Andrew HardingVP Customer Success

Rivet HealthChapter members, Please register only at: https://nwmomgma.wildapricot.org/event-3406210

ONLINE WEBINAROpen to NWMO and GKC MGMA Members

Everything you need to know from estimating costs, having the

financial discussion, collecting payments, and more!

Bio:Andrew is the Vice President of customer success at Rivet. He brings nearly a decade of revenue cycle experience to support process and organizational change. His primary function is supporting Rivet’s customers in learning, implementation, and adoption of Rivet from patient cost transparency to navigating the waters of insurance contracts.

Date: June 9, 2020

Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Location: Liberty Hospital, Education Center

Ashli will present an overview of regulatory

compliance, risk management and safety programs

as well as an overview of OSHA and what it covers

from bloodborne pathogens to workplace

conditions, to knowing our rights as employees,

managers and business owners. She will cover PPE

and OSHA General Standard for Emergency Action

Plans, critical policies and procedures, exposure

control plan, the infection disease process and

much more.

Ashli Gill, MBAExcellence in Practice, LLC

BIO: Ashli Gill is a management consultant who has spent

her career in the field of healthcare. Ashli shares her

knowledge and skills with medical and dental offices on all

areas of regulatory compliance. She offers smart solutions

to improve the doctor patient relationship as well as the

practice's office team. She has a Master's Degree in

Business Administration, Health Care Management.

"OSHA/CDC - Are Your Methods Working?"

Register for this meeting at: https://nwmomgma.wildapricot.org/event-3406214

For more details about MGMA-Missouri, our annual conference and membership questions, please feel free to email Rebekah or call her at 573-556-6111.

DATE CHANGE: August 5-7 2020

Don't miss our annual educational event where practice managers and administrators from across the state come together to learn,

challenge each other and network.

We've selected speakers that will grow you as a leader and equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to "drive" your practice to

excellence! Come join us as we become even better Masters of Healthcare.

View our brochure and then visit our website to register!

Registration is Open!

AUGUST 5-7, 2020

CMS Kansas City Important Update in Dissemination of Information

Due to a recent change in the dissemination of CMS updates and important information, CMS Kansas City will no longer be sending out our CMS Kansas City Update Newsletter.

For some of our partners, our newsletter was somewhat duplicative of the updates provided via the CMS listservs. If you are not a subscriber to the CMS listservs and would like to receive them (or need to review your current subscription preferences), you can do so online at: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USCMS/subscriber/new?topic_id=USCMS_610

The CMS listserv offers updates on the topics below (as well as others not listed).• Medicare Tools & Information• Medicare-Medicaid Coordination• Innovations• Regulations & Guidance• Research, Statistics, Data, & Systems• Outreach & Education• Regional Office Lists (including the National Webinar List)• Resources & ToolsCSM Kansas City will still continue to send you information from time to time and as needed. We apologize for any inconvenience this change may cause you. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Lorelei.Schieferdecker@cms.hhs.gov.

• All sessions are 1 hour

• Keynote Speaker(s)

• 3 Tracks: KCMPA, AAPC, MGMA

• Start at 8 am to 4:00 pm

• Dress in red attire

• Exhibitors: decorate booths

• Giveaways

• Tailgate Wrap-up party

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Northwest Missouri MGMA 2020 Board of Directors

SECRETARY

Esther Schletzbaum, CPC

(Appointed)

MANAGER AT LARGE

Jason Stalling, MBA

BUSINESS PARTNER AT LARGE

Tempe Harty

BUSINESS PARTNER AT LARGE

Brigitte Berry

(Elected Officers)

PRESIDENT

Brad Carney, FACMPE, CPC

PRESIDENT ELECT

Andrea Wyatt, MBA, CMPE

PAST PRESIDENT

Amie McDonald, BA

TREASURER

Julianne Hemphill, MBA