Organizational Strategic Plan Development is Underway
2017 marked not only a new era of leadership at The Center for Health Affairs but also an opportunity to closely examine the direction of the organization as a whole.
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Members Convene for Regulatory Updates and Obesity Focus
The Center’s June 22 CHNA Roundtable meeting provided members the opportunity to hear regulatory updates related to community health needs assessments (CHNAs). There has been significant action at the federal level to attempt to pass healthcare reform legislation.
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CGS Visits Reimbursement Forum Members
On Thursday, June 21, The Center’s Reimbursement Forum members met with representatives from CGS Administrators, LLC (CGS) to discuss Medicare audit and reimbursement issues.
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ASPR Emergency Preparedness Funds Support Healthcare Coalition Conference
The Northeast Ohio (NEO) Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) Healthcare Coalition Conference on emergency preparedness was held Friday, June 9 at Auburn Career Center in Painesville, Ohio.
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Observations, Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Year-End Hospital Volumes Continued to Grow in 2016
The latest Key Indicators Report on hospital market trends by The Center for Health Affairs examined year-end hospital volumes in 2016. Among the many trends affecting providers in Northeast Ohio was the average length of stay for psychiatric and chemical dependency, which increased by 4.
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Hospitals Come Together to Fight Opioid Crisis in Cuyahoga County
On Friday, May 19, The Center for Health Affairs announced a partnership with Northeast Ohio hospital members Cleveland Clinic, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, University Hospitals, MetroHealth and St. Vincent’s Charity Medical Center to combat the opioid crisis in the region.
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The Center Teams up on Healthcare Financial Management Association Presentation
On May 22, The Center for Health Affairs' director of community outreach, Kirstin Craciun, MPP, MSW, presented information on Northeast Ohio community benefit spending and state-level population health planning at the Northeast Ohio chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s 2017 Gerry Haggerty Annual Leadership Institute.
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Jarm Meets with Lawmakers to Discuss Federal Healthcare Reform
On Thursday, May 11, The Center for Health Affairs' president and CEO Tim Jarm joined hospital CEOs from MetroHealth, University Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic and St. Vincent’s Charity Medical Center for a discussion on federal healthcare reform with Ohio congressional representatives David Joyce (R-Russell Twp.
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3,500 Nurses Needed in Next Three Years
On Wednesday, May 10, ABC News 5 cited The Center's data on nurses needed in the coming years to address a shortage of nurses in the area, especially nurses capable of taking on leadership and management roles.
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