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Mentor Health IT Program has a Successful Start!
On June 5, 2014, partners of the MENTOR Health Information Technology Training Program met at Johnson Memorial Health Services in Dawson to celebrate the successful kickoff of the program.
The MENTOR Health IT program was created from a federal grant through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to connect health networks with the surrounding community and provide individuals with health information technology (HIT) training to meet the needs of rural Minnesota.
Federal policies and mandates require electronic medical record (EMR) systems, quality reporting and information exchange which has created the need for employees with advanced skills and knowledge to effectively use HIT.
Currently there are 33 students enrolled in the 6-month course, followed by a 2 month apprenticeship. After completion, this newly trained workforce will be able to support the planning, implementation, usage and optimization of HIT to support better care, greater access to care and lower costs to the patients, healthcare facilities and providers.
Thanks to the $900,000 dollar grant awarded to the River Valley Health Network from HHS there is no cost to students to attend the training.
Partners of the MENTOR Health IT training program include the River Valley Health Network (RVHN) , Normandale Community College, Medi-Sota, Minnesota West Community and Technical College (MnWest), South West Minnesota Private Industry Council (SW MN PIC) and Healthland.
The MENTOR Health IT training will be offered again in January and September of 2015. For more information please contact Bernice Robinson, LqPHN Executive Director or Lisa DuFrane, LqPHN Program Manager at 320-698-7199.
River Valley Health Network (RVHN), a collaboration of four independent rural health care organizations in western Minnesota, is excited to announce that Lori Andreas has been selected to be its new Executive Director. As the Executive Director, Ms. Andreas will oversee the cooperation and collaboration of all RVHN members, provide strategic planning for collaboration, development and support of various products, programs, and services, and create grant proposals as needed. In addition, the Executive Director supports RVHN by providing budgetary oversight for the organization and RVHN programs. Ms. Andreas will begin as the Executive Director on Monday, August 2, 2021. Lori Andreas has an extensive career with 15 years of health care experience where she has provided result-orientated performance. She has served as CEO at Appleton Area Health and as President of the Minnesota Rural Health Cooperative. RVHN works collaboratively with its members to enhance the health care services they provide while remaining independently operated. RVHN also supports the collaborating health care organizations to research and apply for different grant opportunities, recruit new providers, and identify and meet health care needs for southwestern Minnesota. The four organizations that comprise RVHN are Appleton Area Health (Appleton, MN), CCM Health (Montevideo, MN), Johnson Memorial Health Services (Dawson, MN), and Madison Healthcare Services (Madison, MN). More information on River Valley Health Network can be requested by emailing River Valley Health Network at info@rvhn.org.
Lac qui Parle Health Network, a collaboration of three independent rural health care organizations in western Minnesota, has added CCM Health as a member and changed its name to River Valley Health Network (RVHN). The four organizations that comprise RVHN are Appleton Area Health (Appleton, MN), CCM Health (Montevideo, MN), Johnson Memorial Health Services (Dawson, MN), and Madison Healthcare Services (Madison, MN). RVHN works collaboratively with its members to enhance the health care services they provide while remaining independently operated. RVHN also supports the collaborating health care organizations to research and apply for different grant opportunities, recruit new providers, and identify and meet health care needs for southwestern Minnesota. More information on River Valley Health Network can be requested by emailing River Valley Health Network at info@rvhn.org .