Final OPPS Includes Expanded Site-Neutral Payments for HOPDs
Early this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published its final rule on the 2019 hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS), ending speculation over how they planned to move forward with site-neutral payments to hospital off-campus provider-based departments (HOPDs).
Read More
Tornado Scenario Tests Region’s Patient Evacuation Capabilities
On Nov. 14, a tornado hit Northeast Ohio, requiring five area hospitals to evacuate a total of 1,000 patients. Or at least that was the scenario used in an exercise designed to test the region’s acute-care patient evacuation and transportation capabilities.
Read More
Opioid Consortium Policy Agenda Moves Forward
The Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium policy agenda progressed this month as the collaborative advocated for changes to two key issues that would strengthen efforts to combat opioid addiction and overdose.
Read More
Cuyahoga County’s First Joint Community Health Assessment will Help Partners Achieve the Goal of Transforming Health Together
In the ongoing effort to improve health outcomes in Cuyahoga County, local partners, including Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland Department of Public Health, Cuyahoga County Board of Health, Health Improvement Partnership-Cuyahoga (HIP-Cuyahoga), The Center for Health Affairs and University Hospitals (UH), have conducted a joint community health…
Read More
The Center Creates Overview of State Issue 1
On Nov. 6, Ohioans will be asked to vote on an issue appearing on the statewide ballot: state Issue 1. Issue 1 would make substantial changes to how drug-related crimes are handled by the criminal justice system in the state.
Read More
The Center Submits Comments on Proposed Outpatient Prospective Payment System Rule
With hospitals in Northeast Ohio predicted to lose in excess of $37 million, The Center for Health Affairs in late September submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the calendar year 2019 Medicare outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) proposed rule.
Read More
Opioid Consortium’s Nurse Education Initiative Pilot to Begin in November
The nurse education initiative of the Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium is moving into the pilot phase. The program, which will include four separate modules upon completion, will soon be tested by at least 50 nurses representing all Consortium hospitals. The curriculum provides an introduction to substance use disorders.
Read More
Hospital Preparedness Program Awaits U.S. Senate on Funding Reauthorization
The future of the Hospital Preparedness Program rests with the U. S. Senate. This is the program that ultimately funds The Center for Health Affairs’ emergency preparedness work. In late September, the House of Representatives passed legislation to extend the Hospital Preparedness Program through federal fiscal year 2023. H.
Read More
Wise to Serve on Panel for Capstone Suppliers
On Thursday, Oct. 18, CHAMPS Group Purchasing's Vice President Tracy Wise will serve on a panel for Capstone suppliers at their 2018 Annual Forum in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Forum kicks off Tuesday, Oct. 16, followed by two days of interactive sessions, world-renowned speakers and special events.
Read More
