CHAMPS Announces $40 Million in GPO Savings
Upon the completion of 2018 group purchasing data analysis, the CHAMPS Group Purchasing team of national account managers and contract analysts announced GPO savings of $40 million, which is an average savings of 9% per member.
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A Statement from The Center for Health Affairs on HHS Proposed Rules on Stark, Anti-kickback Laws
The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a set of proposed rules aimed at modernizing both the Stark law on physician self-referral and anti-kickback statute.
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The Center Submits Comments Requesting Changes to the CY 2020 OPPS Proposed Rule
The Center for Health Affairs submitted comments this week advocating for changes to the calendar year (CY) 2020 Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) proposed rule.
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Crain's Source Lunch Piece Features Brian Lane
On Sunday, Sept. 22, a Crain's Source Lunch piece was published featuring The Center for Health Affairs' President & CEO Brian Lane. In the piece, Lane responds to seven questions posed by Crain's Cleveland Business healthcare reporter Lydia Coutré.
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Brian Lane Meets with the Offices of U.S. Senators Brown, Portman on Critical Health Policy Issues
As part of a trip to Washington, D. C. , for the American Hospital Association’s Regional Policy Board meeting, The Center for Health Affairs President and CEO Brian Lane met with the offices of U. S.
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Craciun Participates on Panel at Cleveland Clinic’s First Populations Health Symposium
Kirstin Craciun, director of community outreach, participated on a Sept. 17, 2019 panel at Cleveland Clinic’s first Populations Health Symposium with:
Merle Gordon, director of the Cleveland Department of Public Health
Rita Horwitz, president and CEO of Better Health Partnership
Dr.
Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium Receives Funding through CDC Grant
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded $13. 3 million over three years to a collaborative of organizations in the region, led by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health (CCBH) and including the Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium. The CDC grant was awarded Sept.
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Zalar Shares Naloxone Toolkit on The Sound of Ideas
On Thursday, Sept. 5, Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium Director of Education and Initiatives Camille Zalar, MHA, BSN, RN, CARN participated in a discussion with two Opioid Consortium partners on an episode of ideastream’s® The Sound of Ideas, which focused on naloxone as a life-saving, anti-overdose drug.
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HHS Secretary Azar and Key Federal Government Officials meet with The Center’s Leadership to Discuss Opioid Epidemic
On Sept. 4, Brian Lane, president and CEO of The Center for Health Affairs, and Lisa Anderson, senior vice president, joined U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar in Washington, D. C. , for an opioid roundtable discussion.
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