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Clinic Visit Value (CVV)

March 25, 2016

If you want to increase funding, establish your PMC more credibly as a medical clinic, and increase community awareness of your services, the CVV course may be exactly what you need. While most PMC messaging speaks to the hearts of donors, the CVV course equips you to engage their minds in concrete terms. Clinics that can communicate to donors an accurate dollar value of the services they provide broaden their messaging dynamic. Team members are able to leverage the financial value, as well as…

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Brand Services

March 25, 2016

Our mission with our Brand Services leadership module is to do the following: Equip the organization to position itself as the leader in the community for life-affirming change by focusing its message and all advertising on that goal. Explore community organizations with partnership potential. Recognizing that these goals can only be achieved when all organization members perform their duties in a professional manner and that they know and support the organization’s mission, this module includes the following components: Position as community…

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Turning it on for the first time!

March 25, 2016

A successful training with one of our clients. How exciting!

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Essentials of Imaging and Clinical Operations

March 25, 2016

Serving in a PMC brings with it standards that are crucial for all team members to know and understand. We base our clinical standards on AWHONN guidelines. From the board of directors to volunteers, all will benefit from clinic accountability training to serve in this high-risk setting. Peace of mind for Medical Director, board, and ED/CEO because of attention given to team education Meets or Exceeds professional standards resulting in RNs who scan with confidence Return on Investment Organizations like AWHONN (Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric…

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Clinical Imaging 1

March 25, 2016

Clinical Imaging 1 This hands-on Sonography course is up to eight months in length, consisting of  three distinct components: Pre-training,  Hands-on training, and Post-training.  From the pre-training worksheets to the post training image submissions with evaluation, the medical professional receives a very comprehensive training in pregnancy confirmation imaging. The methodology we use through Sparrow Solutions Group is a step-by-step process to teach Interpretation Ready Imaging℠ (IRI℠). Our course is based on the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Practice Guidelines, the Association of Women’s Health in Obstetric…

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Clinical Imaging 2

March 25, 2016

This 2-day course is designed for sonographers to both maintain their competency and to progress in their imaging skills. Whether you trained with Sparrow initially or went with another training organization, it is important to keep your skills up-to-date and advancing. Both the ANA Code of Ethics for nurses and the SDMS Code of Ethics for sonographers require that one stays competent in their area of practice. To stay competent, continuing education is key. This course provides sonographer with hands-on scanning, updates on imaging trends, review of…

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Clinical Imaging 3

March 25, 2016

Clinical Imaging 3 prepares the RN to sit for the RDMS boards. As an RN, PA, NP, CNM scanning in the PMC, it is an achievable credential.  According to the Code of Ethics for the Sonographer, anyone who provides ultrasound imaging is always working towards becoming credentialed. Most medical professions categorize themselves as life long learners. With that in mind, credentialing in your area of practice may be a next step for you and your career path. This 6 month course is for the sonographer who desires…

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3D/4D Messaging and Hands-on Training

March 25, 2016

Is 3D imaging new to your clinic?  What’s the best way to talk about 3D imaging in your community? What message will have the greatest impact as you talk about using 3D imaging in your clinical setting? Knowing how to message such an imaging specialty in your clinical setting can be an important part of the impact and acceptance in the community. The entire team needs to be on board with the messaging as nurses and sonographers are trained in…

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Fellowship: Key to Building Strong Teams

March 16, 2016

Have you had your team over for dinner? Connie has! A great way to facilitate team building…

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Making the Most of Mobile Medical

March 15, 2016

Are you a PMC, considering adding mobile medical services to your brick and mortar?  Or are you considering being a mobile only PMC? As the only leadership/sonography training organization that has served as staff on a mobile unit, we are uniquely positioned to strengthen your mobile service platform. It is important for an umbrella mobile organization to provide education related to mobile acquisition, mobile maintenance, mobile service locations, and mobile marketing.  This need is addressed in various levels, depending on the mobile organization’s…

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Temporary Staffing

March 15, 2016

The PMC’s unique setting makes it almost impossible to call a local temp agency when a key staff member suddenly vacates her position, whether temporarily or permanently. The last thing a PMC wants to do is feel rushed and make a bad hire or have to temporarily shut its doors or suspend services while seeking to fill a position. Since 2012, Sparrow has been providing temp staffing to PMCs. In addition to helping the PMC with temporary staffing coverage, the…

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Love this machine! Thanks Alpinion!

March 14, 2016

One of the many ways Sparrow Solutions Group helps local PMCs is with equipment facilitation. We help centers identify their needs and assess equipment available. One company that we’ve been blessed to work with in providing PMCs excellent equipment at a great cost is Alpinion.     “It’s so clear”…mother’s words as she watched her baby open its mouth. Installation Day in Westminster, CO.

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Comfort and Care for Pregnancy and Infant Loss

February 27, 2016

Sparrow Leadership will teach you how to help patients handle loss and the initial stages of grief as it relates to pregnancy.  A program will be set-up to handle these special needs for families from the time of diagnosis through delivery. Additionally, team members will benefit from this training because they too are impacted in serving as healthcare provider and caregiver, when they do not see what they expect to see. Set up a program to handle these special needs…

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AAAHC and Your Clinic: One Organization’s Perspective

February 14, 2016

In December of 2011 Connie, from Sonography Now, attended a training provided by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. It was held in Las Vegas, NV, so it was easy for me to attend. I was joined by an Executive Director who had a desire to see what accreditation is all about. With the two of us in attendance, it was a good combination to see and hear from two sets of eyes and ears, and two clinic perspectives,…

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Education Planning and Coordination

January 25, 2016
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Policies and Procedures…there’s an exciting topic!

March 18, 2014

For some of us, P&P’s are exciting and for some of us, maybe not. Through our partner brand, Equip Leaders Now, we have created a set of P&P’s based on accreditation guidelines and medical standards. The exciting part is, we come to you. You may not be aware of it, but P&P’s should be done with a team. With a team approach, organizational ownership of the P&P’s is sure to happen. More involvement equals more understanding. Our P&P Program begins…

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