Bluestone Releases Community Health Needs Assessment
A community health needs assessment (CHNA) recently released by Bluestone Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital, found some improvements in mental health indicators among the youth population as well as some concerning declines, including an increase in anxiety and depression among seventh through 12th graders in Cuyahoga, Summit and Huron counties.
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The Center for Health Affairs Participates in NDMS Exercise and Hosts NEO Healthcare Coalition Conference
The month of June was packed with emergency preparedness work, as The Center held its annual conference for the Northeast Ohio Healthcare Coalition and participated in the two-day full-scale National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) exercise.
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The Center for Health Affairs Welcomes New Member
Bluestone Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital, a 12-bed hospital dedicated to children’s acute mental health needs, joins the membership.
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The Center for Health Affairs’ Documentary Humanizes the Opioid Crisis, Dismantles Stigma Surrounding Addiction
Released today on The Center for Health Affairs’ YouTube channel, the documentary Igniting Compassion offers a personal look into the lives of Northeast Ohio residents impacted by the opioid crisis and polysubstance use, the clinicians who care for them, and the struggles exacerbated by medical stigma.
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The Center Welcomes Four New Organizations to its Corporate Sponsorship Program
The Center for Health Affairs is thrilled to welcome four new participants in our corporate sponsorship program. Offering an opportunity for organizations in Northeast Ohio and beyond to partner with The Center, the program’s goal is to positively impact the communities we serve.
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The Center for Health Affairs Appoints New Vice Chairs to Board of Directors
The Center for Health Affairs has named Jill Dietrich Mellon, JD, and Mark Malloy, MBA, as vice chairs of its Board of Directors.
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340B Program Faces Ambiguity, Further Restrictions
The 340B Drug Pricing Program is critical to many hospitals and patients across the country and has historically enjoyed bipartisan support, yet it continues to encounter hurdles by regulators and pharmaceutical companies.
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The Center Advocates for Hospitals at Federal Level on Consolidation and Supply Chain
The Center for Health Affairs and its subsidiary, CHAMPS Group Purchasing (GPO), advocated for hospitals at the congressional level this month as lawmakers, including some from Ohio, tackled issues related to hospital consolidation and supply chain. The Center reached out to Sen.
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Site-Neutral Legislative Proposals Would Cost Ohio Hospitals $10.5 Billion Over 10 Years
Congress is considering several legislative proposals that would impose additional site-neutral payment reductions to services provided in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs). Under these policies, the payment for a service provided to a patient is the same regardless of the setting where the service is provided.
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