Listed on this page are the current trainings offer for all IHS Areas. To register for a class, click on the "View Details" button.
NOTE: Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) training events are open only to individuals affiliated with Indian Health Service, Tribal, or Urban Indian health program facilities in the United States.
Note: All trainings listed below are OIT sponsored trainings. Go to Area Sponsored RPMS Training for each individual areas training schedule.
OIT Training Classes in
All Areas
Accounts Receivable
Prerequisite:
Ideally, participants who attend this course should have a basic understanding of the medical billing process.
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
This is a two-day class that focuses on the RPMS Accounts Receivable software application. Training will include: the RPMS medical billing revenue cycle, creating and correcting collection batches, posting payments and adjustments manually, using the flat rate posting and ERA [electronic remittance advice] posting options, managing unallocated cash, generating reports, managing aged receivables, and basic UFMS file reconciliation.
Area: Albuquerque Location:
5300 Homestead Rd NE
Albuquerque, NM
87110
Prerequisite:
Must be a current user of the Laboratory Package
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
This course is designed for experienced users of the Laboratory Package who are interested in adding additional functionality. It is an advanced level course for those individuals who have been assigned the responsibility for implementing and maintaining the Laboratory Package at their site. Participants will be provided a full overview of barcode label printing, development of load/work lists and auto-instrument files for unidirectional and bidirectional instrument interfaces. The use and maintenance of Data Innovations Instrument Manager will be demonstrated and discussed. Use of VA Fileman for editing, searching, and printing information from the Laboratory files, setting up the Microbiology module, menu management, and common troubleshooting will also be included.
Area: Phoenix Location:
Two Renaissance Square
40 North Central
Phoenix, AZ
85004
Start Date: 07/16/2013
End Date: 07/18/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: California Location:
650 Capitol Mall
7-100
Sacramento, CA
95814
Start Date: 08/06/2013
End Date: 08/08/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Portland Location:
NW Portland Area Health Board
2121 SW Broadway, Suite 300
Portland, OR
97201
Start Date: 08/06/2013
End Date: 08/08/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Basic Site Manager
Prerequisite:
Facility staff [RPMS Site Managers] responsible for RPMS system maintenance and IT support.
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
This two and a half day course is designed to provide Site Managers with the basic knowledge and skills to manage their facility’s RPMS system on a daily basis. The course will cover basic RPMS management functions, utilities, operations, security, and identifying, troubleshooting and resolving common Caché, hardware, and software problems. Students will learn the skills to create and modify menus, add new and edit existing users, monitor and tune scheduled RPMS tasks, identify and resolve programming system errors, and manage RPMS devices.
Prerequisite:
Inpatient Pharmacy Informaticists who are members of the VA-IHS BCMA Cross Functional Team to include [a] Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority [CIHA], [b] Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority [CNHSA], [c] Chickasaw Nation Health System [CNHS, [d] Phoenix Indian Medical Center [PIMC], and [e] Whiteriver Indian Hospital. Advanced knowledge of the RPMS Inpatient Suite of Pharmacy Applications and Fileman is required.
Each participant must have access to a computer with internet connection and a separate telephone line to dial into the web conferencing number. Participants must also have access to both their facility’s RPMS roll & scroll system and EHR GUI. It is expected that each site's participants will function as an EHR Working Team and be located in one central location at their facility during this training and deployment activity.
CE Information:
No Continuing Education is Available for this Activity
Description:
Bar Code Medication Administration [BCMA] assistive technology is a software application which is used by the Veterans Health Administration [VHA] facilities to document medication administration activities and reduce medication errors. Ensuring the software is usable is paramount to successful adoption by the end-users. The primary purpose of this activity is to assist Hospitals within the Indian Health Care System prepare their RPMS Inpatient Suite of Pharmacy Applications for BCMA in order to ensure [a] patient medication saftey, [b]facilitate efficiency, and [c] improve accuracy associated with the Medication Administration Management process.
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque Location:
Virtual Web Conference Learning Activity
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Start Date: 06/07/2013
End Date: 06/07/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque Location:
Web Based Virtual Learning Activity
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Area: Headquarters Albuquerque Location:
Virtual Web Conference Learning Activity
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Start Date: 07/12/2013
End Date: 07/12/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque Location:
Virtual Web Conference Learning Activity
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Start Date: 07/19/2013
End Date: 07/19/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Behavioral Health System v4.0 Data Entry
Prerequisite:
Familiarity with keyboard
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
The RPMS Behavioral Health System v4.0 provides a graphical user interface to the Behavioral Health System application. The focus of this training is on direct provider entry of clinical data and other functionality in BHS v4.0 GUI. Some of the functionality featured in this training includes electronic signature, enhanced intake functionality, simplified data entry, and modified reports. The Reports and Manager Utilities modules of BHS v4.0 are not in the GUI format and an introduction to these functions will be conducted in the RPMS traditional “roll and scroll” format.
Over the course of the two-day training the following areas will be covered:
Data Entry Menu: to record, display and print clinical data related to client care including individual and group encounters, treatment plans, suicide reporting forms and case management information
Reports Menu: An introduction to tracking and managing patient, provider, and program activities and statistics
Manager Utilities Menu: An introduction to setting site-specific parameters related to security, program management and exporting data to the Area offices and HQE
Area: Oklahoma Location:
701 Market Center Drive
Oklahoma City, OK
73114
Start Date: 06/25/2013
End Date: 06/26/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Billings Location:
2900 Fourth Ave North
Billings, MT
59101
Start Date: 06/25/2013
End Date: 06/26/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Alaska Location:
COB Building
4000 Ambassador Drive
Anchorage, AK
99508
Start Date: 09/17/2013
End Date: 09/18/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: California Location:
650 Capital Mall
Sacramento, CA
95814
Start Date: 09/17/2013
End Date: 09/18/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Behavioral Health System v4.0- eLearning
Prerequisite:
None Listed
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information is Available
Description:
Please see the Details section
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 06/12/2013
End Date: 06/12/2013
Class Status: OPEN
BHS Manager Utilities and Reports Overview
Prerequisite:
None Listed
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information is Available
Description:
The IHS Office of Information Technology is offering RPMS distance learning training via Adobe Connect. This hour and a half training will focus on an overview of the Manager Utilities menu and the Reports functionality in the RPMS Behavioral Health System v4.0. The target audience is any behavioral health program manager, clinical director/supervisor or other staff members who are responsible for running internal and external reports.
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information is Available
Description:
Behavioral Health System v4.0 Treatment Plan, Suicide Reporting Form, and Administrative/Community Activities
The IHS Office of Information Technology is offering RPMS distance learning training via Adobe Connect. This hour and a half training will focus on usage of the Treatment Plan, Suicide Reporting Form and Administrative/Community Activities functionalities of the RPMS Behavioral Health System v4.0. The target audience is any provider, clinical supervisor, health care administrator, or RPMS support staff that is located at a facility that utilizes, or is going to be implementing RPMS BHS v4.0.
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 05/22/2013
End Date: 05/22/2013
Class Status: OPENIN-PROGRESS
BHS v4.0 Manager Utilities & Reports
Prerequisite:
RPMS experience
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
The BHS v4.0 Manager Utilities and Reports course is an advanced class for behavioral health Program Managers and/or Clinical Directors who are responsible for internal and external reports and exporting of behavioral health data. The class will be taught primarily in the roll and scroll version of the software therefore, proficiency in RPMS is strongly encouraged.
Over the course of the two-day session, the training will focus on:
Site Parameters in the Manager Utilities module: Exploring set up of the site parameters including discussion of access to records, coding queue, links to PCC, etc.
Data Entry Module: Generating “canned” reports that are available on the data entry menus such as Treatment Plans Needing Reviewed, GAF scores for one Patient, No Show report for a patient, etc.
Reports Module: Producing other management reports that are only available in the reports module exploring the functionality of the GEN and PGEN reports including exporting the information to a spreadsheet. Emphasis is placed on preparing the participants to generate reports that enable them to provide the outcome information for grants or to provide standardized reports to governing bodies, tribal leaders, etc.
Area: Oklahoma Location:
701 Market Center Drive
Oklahoma City, OK
73114
Start Date: 06/27/2013
End Date: 06/28/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Billings Location:
2900 Fourth Ave North
Billings, MT
59101
Start Date: 06/27/2013
End Date: 06/28/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Alaska Location:
COB Building
4000 Ambassador Drive
Anchorage, AK
99508
Start Date: 09/19/2013
End Date: 09/20/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: California Location:
650 Capital Mall
Sacramento, CA
95814
Start Date: 09/19/2013
End Date: 09/20/2013
Class Status: OPEN
BSM: Basic Taskman Management
Prerequisite:
None Listed
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information is Available
Description:
This 60 minute session covers Basic Taskman management.
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 06/06/2013
End Date: 06/06/2013
Class Status: FULL
BSM: Device Management [Windows]
Prerequisite:
None Listed
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information is Available
Description:
This 60 minute session covers Device Management [Windows.
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 06/13/2013
End Date: 06/13/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Contract Health Management Information System
Prerequisite:
None Listed
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
The CHSMIS module is a facility-based automated document and fiscal management system for the IHS Contract Health Services Program. The CHSMIS is a fully integrated component of the RPMS and utilized shared data files for patients and vendors. The system generates authorizations for payment for CHS and maintains an up-to-date commitment register of all currently obligated and paid CHS funds. CHMS automates document preparation functions including document generation, printing and approval for payment. The application provides for electronic communication of authorization information to the National Data Center and Fiscal Intermediary located in Albuquerque, NM.
Area: Aberdeen Location:
Federal Building
115 Fourth Ave SE
Aberdeen, SD
57401
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
The Standard IHS Diabetes Register in RPMS is a basic tool for keeping a list of your diabetes patients, their disease type, complications, case review dates, etc. The Register facilitates the addition, inactivation, and removal of patients from the Register. The system capitalizes on data contained in the PCC and minimizes redundant data entry for local Diabetes Coordinators. Detailed instructions for implementing and utilizing the Diabetes Management System are featured in this course: The Diabetes Register, Diabetes Flow Sheet, Diabetes Health Summary, Monitoring of Care Items, Automated Diabetes Audit Program/Reports Module, and Accessibility to all PCC Clinical Data are explored during this course.
Area: Portland Location:
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Indian Board
2121 SW Broadway, Suite 300
Portland, OR
97201
Start Date: 06/04/2013
End Date: 06/06/2013
Class Status: FULL
Area: Portland Location:
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Indian Board
2121 SW Broadway, Suite 300
Portland, OR
97201
Start Date: 09/24/2013
End Date: 09/26/2013
Class Status: FULL
Area: Portland Location:
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Indian Board
2121 SW Broadway, Suite 300
Portland, OR
97201
Start Date: 12/03/2013
End Date: 12/05/2013
Class Status: FULL
EHR Behavioral Health for CACs
Prerequisite:
Clinical Application Coordinators and Behavioral Health Program Managers with a background in the Resource Patient Management System Electronic Health Record [RPMS-EHR] and Behavioral Health System [BHS] healthcare documentation. This is a Structured Classroom Activity. Participants Must be in attendance at one of the Identified Classrooms.
CE Information:
No Continuing Education is Available for this Activity
Description:
This is a three day course oriented towards Clinical Application Coordinators [CACs] and Behavioral Health Program Managers involved with the set-up and implementation of an integrated model EHR at their facility.
Upon completion, participants should be able to [a] Identify Needs of Behavior Health Programs, [b] Delineate Workflow and Document a BH Encounter, [c] Set Up BH Clinics, [d] Set Up BH Providers, [e] Examine Privacy & Security Issues, [f] Examine and Create BH TIU Business Rules, [g] Review & Revise BH TIU Note Templates, [h] Create Quick Notes for BH, [i] Examine & Manage Alerts, [j] Create & Manage BH Consults, [k] Create Picklists, [l] Manage EHR Suicide Form, [m] Review National BH Reminders, [n] Examine Use of Vista Imaging for BH, and [o] Troubleshoot EHR for BH.
Area: Alaska Location:
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium [ANTHC]
4000 Ambassador Drive
Anchorage, AK
99508
Area: Tucson Location:
Pasqua Yaqui
7490 S. Camino De Oeste
Tucson, AZ
85757
Start Date: 08/13/2013
End Date: 08/15/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Oklahoma Location:
Oklahoma Area Indian Health Service
701 Market Drive
Oklahoma City, OK
73114
Start Date: 08/13/2013
End Date: 08/15/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Navajo Location:
Gallup Indian Medical Center
516 E. Nizhoni Blvd.
Gallup, NM
87301
Start Date: 08/13/2015
End Date: 08/15/2015
Class Status: OPEN
EHR CAC Review Course [Site Specific]
Prerequisite:
Cllinical Application Coordinators and RPMS Package Informaticists - Must be Present within a Structured Classroom Setting
CE Information:
None
Description:
"CAC Course Description"
Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Mountain Time
This classroom "hands-on" training will be taught using Web Conferencing Technology and Satellite Classrooms at the [a] Office of Information Technology in Albuquerque, New Mexico – Mountain Time& multiple other locations [see website]. The instructors will teach via Classroom and Live Adobe Connect® using the educational techniques of lecture, discussion, scripts, and “hands-on” computer experience with the RPMS EHR clinical application. Area CACs and Area IT Professionals will serve as instructors, facilitators, mentors, and monitors at each of the computer training rooms.
Prerequisites
This class will be oriented towards Clinical Application Coordinators, Pharmacy Informaticist, Laboratory Informaticist, HIM Professionals, Site Managers, “EHR” Implementation Team Leaders” and other “EHR Team Members” involved with the set-up and implementation of EHR at their facility. Facilities that have loaded Pharmacy 5/7 and EHR at their facility prior to this class will be able to work on their own systems during the training. This review course assumes that participants are Intermediate to Advanced RPMS Users and have experience with RPMS Packages to include:
• Patient Registration
• Scheduling
• Pharmacy
• Laboratory
• Radiology
• Patient Tracking
• Diabetes Management System
• Immunization
• Women’s Health
• Clinical Reporting System
• Q-Man
• PCC Management Reports.
Area: Phoenix Location:
Reno-Sparks Tribal Health Clinic
1715 Kuenzli Street
Reno, NV
89431
Prerequisite:
Participants must have access to a computer with internet connection and a telephone line to dial into the web conferencing number. Participants must also have access to both their facility’s RPMS roll & scroll system and EHR GUI. It is expected that each site's participants will function as an EHR Working Team and be located in one central location at their facility during this training and deployment activity. It is also recommneded that the health care facility reduce appointments and reassign workloads in order to allow time to adjust to work processs and provide minimum disruption of on-going operations.
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Credits are Available
Description:
Indian Health, Tribal, and Urban [I/T/U] Healthcare Facilities often have limited technical knowledge and limited time for learning, planning, and shepherding an implementation process for Electronic Health Records. Indian Healthcare I/T/U Facilities often need help implementing the RPMS Electronic Health Record [EHR] to align with their practice and enable them to qualify for Meaningful Use [MU] incentives. This is an intensive "Hands-On", "At-the-Elbow", site-specific EHR activity designed for "Super User" and "End User" health care professionals responsible for using the RPMS EHR to document a clinical patient encounter at their facility. The teaching-learning strategies of demonstration, skills building practice, simulation, scavenger hunts, role-playing, and EHR case scenarios will be used. Topics include but are not limited to [a]Medication Management, [b] Computer Provider Order Entry [CPOE], [c] Note Documentation, [d] Clinical Documentation, [e] Standard Elements of the EHR configuration, [f] Aligning Workflow and Processes, and [g] Change Management. Direct "At-the-Elbow" support will be available during the "Go-Live".
EHR Laboratory Information System & Office Hours - [Site Specific]
Prerequisite:
Recent Participation in [a] EHR Lab for Small Sites w/out a Laboratory Professional [b] EHR Laboratory Information System or [c] EHR Reference Lab Optimization. Participants must have a background in the Resource Patient Management System Electronic Health Record [RPMS-EHR] healthcare documentation. Each participant must have access to a computer with internet connection and a separate telephone line to dial into the web conferencing number. Participants must have access to their facility’s RPMS EHR system [roll and scroll, EHR GUI] as the Clinical Applications Coordinator [CAC] and Laboratory Information System Manager [LISM]. It is expeceted that participants will use the RPMS database at their own facility and that they will participate as a Team in the same room on the same Web Conference.
CE Information:
No Continuing Education is Available
Description:
Course & Office Hours is a hands on, e-learning site-specific activity designed for Clinical Informaticists, Non-Laboratory Professionals, and Medical Laboratory Professionals. Participants should have responsibilities for processing Laboratory Tests at their facilities as well as maintenance and integration of the Laboratory into the Electronic Health Record [EHR]. Participants will continue working with laboratory file structure and maintenance for configuring the database to the workflow at their facility and to provide ongoing support of the laboratory package. Participants will continue to build the skills necessary to utilize RPMS, edit CPT codes for Laboratory Tests, populate Lab Taxonomies, create Lab Data Objects, integrate Reference Lab with EHR Orders [Quick Orders, Order Sets, Generic Orders and Order Menus], accession Lab Tests, result Reference Lab Tests, and maintain and troubleshoot the Reference Lab Interface. .
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque Location:
Web Based Training - Bemidji Area Only
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Start Date: 06/03/2013
End Date: 06/07/2013
Class Status: OPEN
EHRP11 Office Hrs-What's New and Changed in EHR v1.1 P11/PXRM Clinical Reminders 1009
Prerequisite:
None Listed
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information is Available
Description:
Overview of EHRv1.1 p11 new functionality [PHN, Eye Glass Prescriptions, Anticoag Component], fixes and enhancements that will be delivered. Review of PXRM 1009 Clinical Reminders patch updates and database preparation that must be accomplished.
We anticipate these patches will be released in the next few weeks. Office Hours will provide an overview of the changes and new features with time allowed for Q&A. Sites should attend office hours now to prepare for these releases.
Area: Headquarters Location:
Web Based Session
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Start Date: 05/28/2013
End Date: 05/28/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Headquarters Location:
Web Based Session
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Start Date: 05/29/2013
End Date: 05/29/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Headquarters Location:
Web Based Session
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Start Date: 06/05/2013
End Date: 06/05/2013
Class Status: OPEN
HAVE NO FEAR ICD-10 IS HERE
Prerequisite:
Implementation of Code Set Versioning. ICD-10-CM/ICD-10-PCS CODE BOOKS [2011, 2012 or 2013].
Target Audience: Coders, Billers, CHS HIM and Billing Supervisors, Clinical Managers, such as Physicians, Nurses and other clinicians in Management or active in ICD-10 implementation Steering Committee members and Clinical Documentation Specialists.
CE Information:
AHIMA CE [11 hours]
Description:
The “Have No Fear ICD-10-CM is Here” course is a basic introduction into the International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision, Clinical Modification [ICD-10-CM] diagnosis codes that will be used by the compliance date of October 1, 2014. This course is intended to give participants an indication of the implementation considerations that their organization will need to plan by providing: a general overview of the structure and guidelines, indexes, tables, tabular lists and coding exercises. It is designed for users of codes and those that are responsible for implementation of ICD-10.
Area: Phoenix Location:
Please see Details section
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Prerequisite:
Implementation of Code Set Versioning. ICD-10-PCS CODE BOOKS [2011, 2012 or 2013]. Target Audience: Coders, Billers, CHS HIM and Billing Supervisors, Clinical Managers, such as Physicians, Nurses and other clinicians in Management or active in ICD-10 implementation Steering Committee members and Clinical Documentation Specialists.
CE Information:
AHIMA CE [11 hours]
Description:
The “Have No Fear ICD-10-PCS is Here” course is a basic introduction into the International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision, Procedure Classification System] [ICD-10-PCS] inpatient procedure codes that will be used by the compliance date of October 1, 2014. This course is intended to give participants an indication of the implementation considerations that their organization will need to plan by providing: a general overview of the structure and guidelines, indexes, tables, tabular lists and coding exercises. It is designed for users of codes and those that are responsible for implementation of ICD-10.
Area: Oklahoma Location:
Please see Details section
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Start Date: 08/21/2013
End Date: 08/22/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Tucson Location:
Please see the Details section
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Start Date: 08/21/2013
End Date: 08/22/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Aberdeen Location:
Please see the Details section
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CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information is Available
Description:
The IHS Office of Information Technology is offering RPMS distance learning training via Adobe Connect. This hour and a half training will provide an introduction to the iCare population management application and how it can be utilized by behavioral health providers to support care management. In addition this training will focus on the iCare Suicide Community Alert.
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 07/02/2013
End Date: 07/02/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 09/11/2013
End Date: 09/11/2013
Class Status: OPEN
iCare: A Population Management Tool
Prerequisite:
None Listed
CE Information:
TBD
Description:
This is an intensive three day hands-on training on the iCare population management software. This course is designed to teach participants about the unique features and functionalities of iCare that include Care Management Event Tracking [CMET], HIV Management System, Meaningful Use, and Improved Patient Care. Participants will learn how to identify groups of patients who share user-defined characteristics [eg. Age, Diagnosis, Community, Scheduled Eye Clinic Appointments, Women’s Health Visits, Patients Assigned to a Provider, etc.] and create panels [patient lists] based on user definitions. Participants will customize their panel layouts, settings, and views of diverse patient data to identify care needs and manage and track clinical reminders and National Performance Measures. Tracking progress toward meeting meaningful use Performance and CQ measures for eligible providers and hospitals will be demonstrated. Additionally participants will learn how to use the CMET functions to electronically track and manage certain pre-defined events related to breast, cervical, colon, and skeletal health. Hands-on practice includes, but is not limited to: creating iCare panels based on a variety of clinical scenarios setting up user preferences, site parameters, and user access creating multiple layout templates entering and editing patient data in the patient record batch processing normal pap smears and mammogram screenings adding TIU notes utilizing iCare function buttons targeting care needs for populations and individual patients tracking the incidence of communicable diseases and suicidal behaviors identifying unmet performance measures at the provider and facility level creating IPC micro-systems viewing and uploading data to IPC Portal. The training consists of lecture, demonstration of the tool, and hands-on exercises utilizing individual computer terminals for each student and a simulated training database.
Area: Albuquerque Location:
5300 Homestead Rd NE
Albuquerque, NM
87110
Prerequisite:
The intended audience is experienced iCare users and/or participants who have a basic knowledge of the iCare application.Participant should have completed iCare: CMET Part 1.
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
This is Part 2 of a 2-part Webex training on Care Management Event Tracking, an IT tool designed to provide healthcare personnel with the basic knowledge and skills to electronically track and manage a variety of tests, screenings, and diagnostic procedures that have occurred at a site through to completion. In Part 2 the instructor discusses and demonstrates the set up of CMET site parameters, CMET User Preferences,CMET layouts, and CMET filters. She utilizes the batch process function for processing normal mammogram screenings and pap smears. She presents a variety of clinical scenarios to illustrate its uses for tracking CMET events for panels of patients and managing the events for an entire site.
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 06/21/2013
End Date: 06/21/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 09/19/2013
End Date: 09/19/2013
Class Status: OPEN
iCare: CMET Part I
Prerequisite:
The intended audience is experienced iCare users and/or participants who have a basic knowledge of the iCare application.
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
This is Part 1 of a 2-part Webex training on Care Management Event tracking, an IT tool designed to provide healthcare personnel with the basic knowledge and skills to electronically track and manage a variety of tests, screenings, and diagnostic procedures that have occurred at a site through to completion. In Part 1 the instructor presents and overview of the mechanics and workflow for tracking and managing specific pre-defined events related to breast, cervical, colon, and skeletal. She uses the CMET worksheet to document the CMET workflow and describes the tickler icons used to identify steps that are due/past due or completed. Participants view the CMET data in the patient view and track an event to completion.
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 06/19/2013
End Date: 06/19/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 09/17/2013
End Date: 09/17/2013
Class Status: OPEN
iCare: Nuts and Bolts Part 2
Prerequisite:
iCare: Nuts & Bolts Part 1
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
In Nuts and Bolts Part 2 the instructor demonstrates panel creation and modification utilizing population search options and filters to identify different populations of patients who share common characteristics [age, gender, scheduled appts, community of residence]. She customizes panel layouts and views of patient data for a focused review of patient care needs. The instructor utilizes iCare to enter/edit patient data in RPMS. She demonstrates unique iCare functionalities including a mail merge and graphing. She explains the iCare set-up of user preferences, site parameters, user access, taxonomy maintenance, and background jobs.
The intended audience is users who are new to iCare and follows Nuts and Bolts Part 1.
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 08/15/2013
End Date: 08/15/2013
Class Status: OPEN
iCare: Nuts and Bolts Part I
Prerequisite:
None Listed
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
This is Part 1 of a 2 part beginning level iCare training designed to provide healthcare personnel with the basic knowledge and skills to use the application at their site.
Joanna Kelsey presents an overview of iCare and how it works, including user setup, initial user preference set up, taxonomy maintenance, and background jobs. She will show some panel examples to illustrate practical uses of iCare for a wide variety of healthcare personnel. The use of windows based and iCare tools will be demonstrated.
The intended audience is users who are new to iCare or just want a refresher.
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 08/14/2013
End Date: 08/14/2013
Class Status: OPEN
iCare: Office Hours
Prerequisite:
None Listed
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
coming soon
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 06/25/2013
End Date: 06/25/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 07/22/2013
End Date: 07/22/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 08/21/2013
End Date: 08/21/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 09/13/2013
End Date: 09/13/2013
Class Status: OPEN
iCare: What's New with iCare v2.3
Prerequisite:
iCare Nuts and Bolts I and II
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
The new functionality included in iCare v2.3 is discussed. The intended audience is users who are familiar with iCare and have some experience with the application.
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 07/17/2013
End Date: 07/17/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Immunization Package 101
Prerequisite:
None Listed
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
The RPMS Immunization Package training teaches the new Immunization Package user the fundamentals of the application, including: setting site parameters, adding and editing patient immunization data, generating reminder/recall letters, and running reports. The course will also provide the more advanced user hands on practice utilizing the Lists and Letters function of the package to run various queries.
Area: Albuquerque Location:
5300 Homestead Rd NE
Albuquerque, NM
87110
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
The RPMS Introduction to the Patient Registration Application course is designed to teach the new Patient Registration user the fundamentals of the application including: adding a new patient, editing an existing patient file, entering information necessary for billing, and printing routine reports. The course additionally includes vital information for Patient Registration personnel such as the team approach to the revenue generation cycle and customer service proficiency.
Area: Tucson Location:
7900 South J Stock Road
Tucson, AZ
85746
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
This will be an overview of the anticipated release of the new Patient Registration GUI.
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 06/25/2013
End Date: 06/25/2013
Class Status: FULL
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 07/17/2013
End Date: 07/17/2013
Class Status: FULL
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 08/27/2013
End Date: 08/27/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 09/24/2013
End Date: 09/24/2103
Class Status: OPEN
PCC Data Entry I [ User Training]
Prerequisite:
None Listed
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
Audience: Newly-hired PCC Data Entry Operators, other Operators without formal PCC training, and experienced Operators needing a refresher course or needing an update on new features of the PCC Data Entry System. Objectives: Students will learn about the Patient Care Component and its relational file structure. Students will learn to review a variety of PCC Encounter Forms and abstract appropriate data into the PCC utilizing some 100 data entry mnemonics. Students will learn ICD Coding skills and use of the PCC ICD Coding Tool. Students will learn how to display visits and produce health summaries to validate what they have entered. Students will learn how to modify and delete erroneous data. Students will learn how to merge and transfer data from multiple visits into the appropriate PCC visit record. Teaching Method: The course consists of a video presentation, lecture with handouts, and numerous computer hands-on exercises and practice sessions.
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information is Available
Description:
Will be posted soon.
Area: Oklahoma Location:
701 Market Center Drive
Oklahoma City, OK
73114
Start Date: 07/22/2013
End Date: 07/25/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Bemidji Location:
522 Minnesota Ave AW
Bemidji, MN
5661
Start Date: 07/22/2013
End Date: 07/25/2013
Class Status: OPEN
PMAS Scheduling [BMW]
Prerequisite:
None Listed
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information is Available
Description:
The Practice Management Application Suite [BMW] is a browser-enabled graphical user interface [GUI] for the Indian Health Service [IHS] Resource and Patient Management System [RPMS] applications. This course is designed to teach users the fundamentals of the application. This hands-on training will include: Navigating in the appointment workspace, Creating a new appointment, Editing existing appointments, and Creating an appointment for a non-registered patient. Users will also learn how to utilize the Wait List and generate Reports. This course is designed for all Scheduling users.
Area: Headquarters
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 05/22/2013
End Date: 05/22/2013
Class Status: FULLIN-PROGRESS
Area: Headquarters
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 06/26/2013
End Date: 06/26/2013
Class Status: FULL
Area: Headquarters
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 07/24/2013
End Date: 07/24/2013
Class Status: FULL
Area: Headquarters
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 08/28/2013
End Date: 08/28/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Headquarters
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 09/25/2013
End Date: 09/25/2013
Class Status: OPEN
PMAS Scheduling Settings and Availability [BMW]
Prerequisite:
None Listed
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information is Available
Description:
The Practice Management Application Suite [BMW] is a browser-enabled graphical user interface [GUI] for the Indian Health Service [IHS] Resource and Patient Management System [RPMS] applications. This course is designed to teach users the fundamentals of the application. This hands-on training will include: Creating new clinics, Adding availability, Editing availability, and Creating patient letters. This course is designed for Supervisors and Super Users responsible for clinic and availability setup.
Area: Headquarters
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 05/23/2013
End Date: 05/23/2013
Class Status: FULL
Area: Headquarters
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 06/27/2013
End Date: 06/27/2013
Class Status: FULL
Area: Headquarters
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 07/25/2013
End Date: 07/25/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Headquarters
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 08/29/2013
End Date: 08/29/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Headquarters
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 09/26/2013
End Date: 09/26/2013
Class Status: OPEN
POS Pharmacy Billing
Prerequisite:
See Description box for prerequisites
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
The RPMS Basic Point of Sale Application course is designed to teach the new Point of Sale users the fundamentals of the application including: add/edit insurers, working rejections, processing manual claims, and printing routine reports. The course additionally includes vital information for Point of Sale personnel such as the team approach to the revenue generation cycle and customer service proficiency.
Area: Billings Location:
2900 Fourth Ave North
Billings, MT
59101
Start Date: 05/21/2013
End Date: 05/22/2013
Class Status: OPENIN-PROGRESS
Area: Navajo Location:
Navajo Area IHS
W. Highway 264, NAIHS Building
Window Rock, AZ
86515
Start Date: 05/21/2013
End Date: 05/22/2013
Class Status: FULLIN-PROGRESS
Area: Alaska Location:
COB Building
4000 Ambassador Drive
Anchorage, AK
99508
Start Date: 07/23/2013
End Date: 07/24/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: California Location:
650 Capital Mall, 7-100
Sacramento, CA
95814
Start Date: 07/23/2013
End Date: 07/24/2013
Class Status: OPEN
QMAN/VGEN/Reporting
Prerequisite:
Skill in navigating RPMS menus and options.
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
Audience: Health care providers, facility and program administrators, medical records personnel, planners and epidemiologists, and information systems personnel.
Length: 3 days. Hours: 8:30 - 4:30 daily.
Objectives: Students will be able to formulate and execute ad hoc searches of the PCC database to produce lists of patients with various medical conditions and patients with important service needs such as immunizations, pap smears, health education, and specialty care. Students will learn to produce age distributions, custom letters, and mailing labels for patients selected in ad hoc searches. Students will learn to select and execute reports for facility and program management, quality assurance, workload statistics, and community epidemiology. In addition, students will learn to capture or store files of PCC data and export those files to Excel.
Teaching Method: The course consists of two sections: QMan, the PCC Ad Hoc Query tool and PCC Management Reports with a focus on using VGEN for ad hoc reporting and exporting data to PC based programs such as Excel. Each section consists of lecture with overheads, demonstration of the tool, and hands-on exercises utilizing individual computer terminals for each student and a simulated patient database.
Area: Phoenix Location:
Two Renaissance Square
40 North Central Ave
Phoenix, AZ
85004
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
This session will cover the RCIS package.
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 05/29/2013
End Date: 05/29/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Reference Lab Interface
Prerequisite:
Course is intended for personnel who will set up and maintain the reference laboratory interface.
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
The Laboratory Reference software is a component of the IHS Laboratory module of the RPMS system. It is designed to use the Generic Interface System [GIS] or Ensemble/LEDI to automate the electronic placement of orders into an external reference laboratory database and the receipt of test results from an external reference laboratory using HL7 messaging. It meets Meaningful Use Requirements for Clinician Provided Order Entry [CPOE] and interoperability.
This purpose of this course is to train participants on how to configure RPMS software and files to create, use, and maintain a bidirectional interface with an external reference laboratory.
Area: Billings Location:
2900 Fourth Ave North
Billings, MT
59101
Start Date: 07/30/2013
End Date: 07/31/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Referred Care Information System
Prerequisite:
None Listed
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
This is a one day course. The RCIS Package has been designed to automate the Referral process by tracking clinical and administrative data for all referred care, including in-house referrals, referrals to other IHS facilities and referrals to outside contract providers. This automated process provides timely and accurate referral data on individuals and groups of patients for the key clinical and administrative managers at care delivery sites.
Area: Aberdeen Location:
Federal Building
115 Fourth Ave SE
Aberdeen, SD
57401
Prerequisite:
Facility and Area Staff spanning CEO’s, AO’s, HSA's, CAC’s CD’s, HIM, IT, MU, Business Office critical stake holders that will be working with new Meaningful Use and ICD-10 requirements.
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information is Available
Description:
This is a two day conference that focuses on Meaningful Use [MU] and ICD-10 requirements. The conference will foster synergetic expectations among all critical stake holders transitioning between [1] MU Stage I and MU Stage II [2] ICD-9 and ICD-10. The NIHB and state Medicaid programs from New Mexico, Arizona and Utah will be present for mini breakout sessions.
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque Location:
Hard Rock Casino & Resort Hotel
11000 Broadway Blvd SE
Albuquerque, NM
87105
Start Date: 05/28/2013
End Date: 05/29/2013
Class Status: CLOSED
RPMS Suicide Reporting Form
Prerequisite:
None Listed
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
This training will focus on documentation of incidents of suicide, including ideation with plan and intent, attempts and completions using the RPMS Suicide Reporting Form [SRF]. At the conclusion of this 90 minute training participants will be able to: 1. Increase awareness and use of the RPMS Suicide Reporting Form 2. Provide guidance on completion of the RPMS Suicide Reporting Form 3. Increase RPMS SRF exported data The target audience is any provider, clinical supervisor or health care administrator located at a facility that utilizes RPMS.
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 06/19/2013
End Date: 06/19/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 06/20/2013
End Date: 06/20/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 08/07/2013
End Date: 08/07/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Area: Headquarters Albuquerque
Web Based Training Session
Start Date: 08/08/2013
End Date: 08/08/2013
Class Status: OPEN
Third Party Billing
Prerequisite:
Ideally, participants who attend this course should have a basic understanding of the medical billing process and should also be familiar with RPMS.
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information is Available
Description:
This class focuses on the RPMS Third Party Billing software application. Training will include: an overview of the RPMS revenue cycle, adding and editing insurance in Patient Registration, generating and editing claims, billing secondary payers, reading 837 files and troubleshooting denials, printing paper claims, exporting electronic claims, generating reports, and UFMS file reconciliation.
Area: Albuquerque Location:
5300 Homestead NE
Albuquerque, NM
87110
Prerequisite:
Ideally, participants who attend this course should have a basic understanding of the medical billing process and should be familiar with RPMS.
CE Information:
No Continuing Education Information Available
Description:
This class focuses on the RPMS Third Party Billing and Accounts Receivable software applications. Training will include: adding and editing insurance in Patient Registration, generating and editing claims, printing paper claims, exporting electronic claims, posting payments and adjustments, generating reports, and basic UFMS reconciliation.
Area: Tucson Location:
7900 South J Stock Road
Tucson, AZ
85746
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