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Supplier Diversity Session Will Focus on Advancing Health Equity and Economic Opportunity Initiative  

Communities Lifting Communities (CLC), in partnership with the Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC), is working to advance health equity and economic opportunity through the regional collaboration of hospitals, health systems, and partner organizations to collectively address the underlying racial, social, economic, and systemic conditions that fuel health inequities.  

Don’t Miss Upcoming Settlement Claim Filing Deadlines

Managed Care Advisory Group (MCAG) — a Hospital Council endorsed business partner — recovered over $40 million for its health care clients last year, and 2023 promises to be a big year for settlement opportunities.   If your hospital missed out on previous opportunities, don’t worry — there are a number of upcoming settlement deadlines:   Cathode...

HCAI Makes Changes to Hospital Supplier Diversity Report

The Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) has made changes to its Hospital Supplier Diversity Report, which hospitals are required to submit annually on their minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprise procurement efforts.   

The Cost of the Status Quo: The Consequences of Prolonged ED Boarding 

The Washington Post recently published the article "An autistic teen needed mental health help. He spent weeks in an ER instead." It is beyond distressing to hear repeated stories about the suffering of patients and families like Zach’s, spending days and in this case months in the emergency department waiting for a transition to behavioral...