Webinars
Community Health Worker Continuing Education Training
As CHWs are not a profession regulated by the State of Montana, there are no requirements for continuing education. However, organizations may require ongoing professional development and everyone benefits from refreshing skills and further knowledge. There are some specific training modules developed for CHWs that are hosted by MORH/AHEC, and there are professional development opportunities offered by a variety of organizations that support community health. This page shows the most relevant resources and will be updated semi-regularly. If you have a training you would like advertised to Community Health Workers, please email admin@mtchw.org or mackenzie.petersen@mso.umt.edu.
Community Health Worker specific trainings
The Montana Asthma Program at the Department of Public Health and Human Services collaborated with MT ORH/AHEC to create a course called ‘Asthma Basics for CHWs’. This is a free, online short course. You can access this course through MT ORH/AHEC or click on the image above.
Aprenda a ser promotor(a) de salud a través de un curso en línea. Este curso virtual es un programa de formación integral impartido a través de una plataforma en línea, diseñado para dotar a las personas de los conocimientos. Para más información, por favor contacta beth.carter@montana.edu
Messengers are CHWs who are Apsáalooke community members and who have established trust and respect with the Crow Indian people.
You can access this course through MT ORH/AHEC or click on the image above.
Caring for Indigenous Montanans
Across Montana, Indigenous people delay or avoid care due to the treatment they receive when in the healthcare setting. This treatment compounds existing barriers to care such as lack of providers, and transportation times when patients do not feel comfortable or welcomed in the healthcare setting. The Caring for Indigenous Montanans training responds to this problem by building capacity in Montana’s healthcare providers by providing them an introductory training in culturally appropriate care.
This training combines a traditional module-based self-guided training format with a filmed portion wherein learners can hear directly from Indigenous patients from each nation in Montana. Some Tribes have also included information from non-Native providers who can share their experience working with Indigenous communities and provide mentorship on how to best work cross-culturally. Finally, learners will have the opportunity to hear from Knowledge Keepers of Indigenous Nations or elders to learn about traditional views of health and why understanding the differences between Tribes is important.
This training is a collaborative effort between the Montana Tribes, Montana DPHHS Office of American Indian Health, and MORH/AHEC. MORH/AHEC received permission from Tribal Councils to come onto reservations across the state and to film people and the landscape. The creation of each training was supervised by individual Tribes and Montana DPHHS Office of American Indian Health.
You can access this course through MT ORH/AHEC or click on the image above.
Past Educational Webinars
Integrating Community Health Workers (CHW) & Community Integrated Health (CIH) Professionals into your Revenue Stream
October 3, 2024 10-11:30 am MST
An educational webinar with Joy Krush & Susan Rohde with Eide Bailly on how to integrate CHWs and CIH professionals into the revenue stream of Montana organizations. Data was taken from a CHW & CIH survey conducted in June 2024 that aimed to identify the current job functions of CHW & CIH and how these roles were applied within organizations in Montana.
Joy Krush, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CDIP
Joy has more than 30 years of experience in health care industry with an emphasis in coding, health information management, compliance, charge capture and documentation improvement. She is trained in ICD-10, CPT, and Clinical Documentation Integrity with understanding of MSDRGs and APC payment methodologies.
She provides reviews of facilities chargemaster to evaluate overall accuracy of coding, revenue codes and line-item descriptions and assists with implementation of chargemaster recommendations. Performs coding and documentation reviews for facility reimbursement and has experience with managing appeals to RAC and other payers for DRG and APC denials. Joy assists clients with day-to-day revenue cycle questions, including questions and processes relative to provision of telehealth services.
Memberships include AHIMA, NDHIMA, ACDIS, HFMA and NAHRI. Joy has served as president of the North Dakota Health Information Management Association and in several other positions with NDHIMA. She is a past member of AHIMA Revenue Cycle Practice Council and current co-chair of the Northern Plains chapter for NAHRI.
Susan Rohde, RHIT, CCS-P, CPC
Susan has more than 28 years of experience in health care industry with an emphasis in coding, health information management, medical necessity, and documentation. She specializes in reviewing documentation for accurate reimbursement within Evaluation and Management (E/M) and all surgical specialties, including Interventional Radiology, Anesthesia, Neurosurgical, and Orthopedics, for both ICD-10-CM and CPT codes.
Susan helps navigate the ever-changing coding and documentation world and can help your organization in maximizing its coding potential via proper documentation, provider and coding staff education, and understanding of guidelines and regulations.
Memberships include AHIMA, NDHIMA, AAPC, NSCHBC, HFMA and MGMA. Susan is currently serving on the education committee for NSCHB.
Click here for the Presentation Slides 10.3.2024
Click here for Eide Bailly created Tool of Services for CHW & CIH
Integrating Community Health Workers into Care Coordination
January 2024 – Presented by Faith Jones, HealthTech