2020 User’s Conference: AWARDS U

Seeing Clearly in 2020

Our User’s Conference, AWARDS U, is back on July 9th 2020!

This year the conference will be fully virtual meaning you can access all of the sessions from the comfort of your home or desk. Given the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all of our lives, please rest assured that our User’s Conference will go ahead as planned.

With so much going on in the human services space – changing regulations, shifting expectations, and now a public health crisis – we’re dedicating this year’s conference to helping you see clearly in 2020. Scroll down to see our schedule for the day plus details on all of the sessions.

Our ticket structure has changed to reflect the virtual format, which makes it easier for more of your staff to attend. After all, when your staff become better AWARDS users, it’s a win-win for your agency and the individuals you serve.

Schedule

Welcome & Introductions

COVID-19 Response and Impact Prize Winners

Break

Calendar 2.0 – Fresh New Look, Robust New Function!

Break

Smarter, More Informative 835 Remittance Posting

Lunch

Made from Scratch: Spicing Up Your Reports with Advanced Techniques

Break

Finding the CURES: Behavioral Healthcare IT in 2020 and Beyond

Closing Remarks

Sessions

It’s finally happening – Calendar is getting a makeover! You’ve requested a more modern AWARDS Calendar with increased functionality. We’ve listened and have been hard at work redesigning and rebuilding the Calendar to be more streamlined and easier to use. Join us for a walk-through of our highly-anticipated, exciting new design!

HUD has mandated that all CoC’s start using Coordinated Entry by October 1, 2020. This session will make sure HMIS customers are aware of what they need to make sure their agencies are meeting the regulations. We will also discuss the changes to the HMIS Longitudinal System Analysis (LSA) Report, the upcoming Coordinated Entry APR, and changes to HMIS to help address the COVID-19 crisis.

Announcing the winners of the AWARDS Impact Prize at our User’s Conference has become an anticipated annual ritual in the Foothold community. These are individuals and teams who have poignant and powerful stories about how they have leveraged AWARDS to create a measurable and ongoing impact on the health and well-being of the communities they serve. Come hear our 2020 winners share their strategies, challenges, and successes. Be inspired and leave with fresh ideas about how you can harness the tools within AWARDS to have a greater impact on your agency, clients, and community.

As the electronic billing world continues to evolve, it’s important for your software to evolve as well. In 2019, Foothold Technology deployed complex enhancements to how AWARDS reads and treats data returned in 835 files from payers. Join us and learn how your agency can take advantage of these new enhancements.

Join Trainers, Natalie Wright-Umoh and Jack Herzberg, for a look into the most exciting new features we’ve released so far in 2020. We’ll review real-world examples of how agencies are using these features to their advantage, and show how to train your staff to use them successfully. We will also give you a sneak peek into some cool functionality that is coming soon!

Implementing a new EHR, managing an ongoing implementation, or trying to improve your existing implementation all bring their unique set of challenges. Taking on these tasks within a change resistant environment can make a difficult situation nearly impossible. This interactive session will look at change management strategies for difficult environments. We’ll also hear from the Implementation Team working with Alliance For Positive Health on how they overcame a change resistant environment and made the best of their AWARDS implementation!

Use ReportBuilders to analyze your data? Need to do something more advanced? We’ll take a look at building reports in AWARDS, using Excel formulas and functions to combine different reports, and creating charts and graphs to visually analyze data. Finally, we’ll take a peek at how AWARDS InSights can help automate these processes.

Foothold Technology has recently restructured its development teams and processes and has revamped the way we prioritize our product development. Join us for engaging discussions around our new processes and teams as well as an overview of what’s coming down the pipeline for AWARDS with our new Product Team leadership and VP of Engineering.

COVID-19 changed our lives in many ways and created challenges we never could have anticipated; yet were expertly handled by the ingenuity of the Behavioral Health, IDD and Homeless Provider communities. Senior Advisor, David Bucciferro, will review some of the changes to regulations in addition to the changes that were a part of the CARES Act of 2020 and the 21st Century Cures Act. Join this conversation among your colleagues to share your experiences and best practices to make this a true learning community for all.

AWARDS is a Federally Certified EHR with a number of interoperability connections and integrated apps. Find out what Foothold is doing to certify for the 21st Century Cures Act, engage with value-based payers and more as we take a look at the different ways AWARDS focuses on consumer care while ensuring your agency’s success. Specific highlights include E-Prescribing, EVV, Interoperability, FHIR, E-Mar and more.