CHAMPS GPO Celebrates Five-Year Partnership with Capstone Health Alliance
On Monday, July 1, CHAMPS Group Purchasing celebrated its five-year anniversary as an aggregation partner with Capstone Health Alliance. Through this partnership, CHAMPS members gain access to 700+ aggregated agreements and together, CHAMPS and Capstone group purchasing experts collaborate to provide a best in class customized client service model.
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The Center Advocates for Northeast Ohio Hospitals During Hill Visits
The Center for Health Affairs highlighted key policy priorities during Hill visits with members of the Northeast Ohio congressional delegation in late June. As part of meetings with the offices of Reps.
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Heidi Gullett Working to Help Northeast Ohioans Reach Their Fullest Health Potential
Dr. Heidi Gullett wears a lot of hats.
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The Center is Planning Enhancements for its Volume Statistics Data Program
The Center for Health Affairs’ Volume Statistics data program is gearing up for exciting new developments. The program, which has been in existence for many years and operating continuously since 2002, provides Northeast Ohio hospital members with valuable data on hospital utilization activity.
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Community Health Worker Training Held as CHWs Prepare to Survey Residents in Targeted Communities
To bolster efforts to gather important information about the health of individuals living in selected Cuyahoga County communities, HIP-Cuyahoga held a community health worker (CHW) training on June 20, 2019. The training prepared CHWs to survey residents in targeted communities.
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The Center Urges Congressional Delegation to Support H.R. 2552
The Center for Health Affairs this month asked members of Congress representing Northeast Ohio to support legislation intended to restore funding to certain off-campus hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs). H. R. 2552, the Protecting Local Access to Care for Everyone Act, is intended to ensure the U. S.
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Anderson Weighs in on Medical Consumer Protection Act
On Friday, June 7, 2019, The Center for Health Affairs' Senior Vice President Lisa Anderson was interviewed for an ideastream® piece on the proposed "Medical Consumer Protection Act" which would give Ohio employees the right to sue if forced to have flu shots or other vaccines.
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Congress Reauthorizes Funding for Emergency Preparedness Work
The Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP), the initiative through which the federal government funds regional emergency preparedness work by health systems across the country, was reauthorized for continued funding this month by Congress. The reauthorization had been overdue, with funding set to expire this year, but S.
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The Center Congratulates Board Director Susan Fuehrer on New Role
The Center for Health Affairs congratulates its board director, Susan Fuehrer, on being named the new president of social determinants of health and health equity at MetroHealth, one of The Center's Northeast Ohio hospital members.
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