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  • Building Self-Sustaining Programs: Business Acumen Learning Collaborative Discussion (1 Hour)
    Presenter(s): Richard Petty, Michelle Crain, Marty Dombrowski, Ryan Nolan
  • Hospital to Home: A Collaborative Between Community Partners Two-Part Series (3 Hours)
    Presenter(s): Patricia Yeager, Joseph Foecking, Indy Frazee, Amanda Strantz
  • Fueling Business Acumen: How CILs are Securing Contracts with Health Plans and Payers (1.5 Hrs)
    Presenter(s): Richard Petty, Bill Henning, Patricia Yeager, Audrey Schremmer
  • Supporting Your CIL Board for Success
    Presenter(s): Paula McElwee, Anne Weeks
  • Fees-for-Service Accounting in CILs: Budgeting and Setting Rates (1 Hour)
    Presenter(s): Cara Steidel
  • Fees-for-Service in CILs: A two-part series (2.5 Hours)
    Presenter(s): Dennis Fitzgibbons

Publications

  • The How-To Guide for Marketing Centers for Independent Living Services to Health Plans and Payers
    Publication Date: December 1, 2018

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