The newsroom includes access to Council Connect, our twice-monthly newsletter on Hospital Council’s work. Key articles and issues of interest, along with the President’s Message, are included below.
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Celebrating Hospitals and Health Care Workers During National Hospital Week
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This week, hospitals throughout our region, California, and the country will be celebrating National Hospital Week. While this is an annual time to recognize the vital roles hospitals and health systems play in our communities, more importantly, it’s an opportunity to celebrate all health care workers — who are essential to their success.
Platform Drastically Reducing Time it Takes for Psychiatric Patient Transfers
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XFERALL, a real-time, national behavioral health network that proactively matches patient needs to facility capabilities, launched earlier this year in California and the results have been remarkable.
Changes Coming to COVID-19 Data Reporting
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) is making changes related to COVID-19 reporting.
Supplier Diversity Session Will Focus on Advancing Health Equity and Economic Opportunity Initiative
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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.
Engagement With Elected Officials More Important Than Ever
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The American Hospital Association’s Annual Meeting is always of great importance and this year’s timing couldn’t be better as Congress headed back to session this week.
Don’t Miss Upcoming Settlement Claim Filing Deadlines
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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:
Hospital Challenges Amplified in Rural Areas
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Financial challenges. Workforce issues. Potential $25 minimum wage. Seismic mandate. Rising pharmaceutical costs. Unfair health plan payment practices.
HCAI Makes Changes to Hospital Supplier Diversity Report
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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 Time to Help Hospitals is Now
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In an area as large as Hospital Council’s, which stretches from the Oregon border to Bakersfield, it’s not always easy to find common ground. Your concerns are often vastly different — rural, suburban, and urban communities don’t always have the same needs. But lately, there’s a common thread that has united nearly all hospitals in not just our region but throughout the state — financial issues that are significant, are emergent, and are not going away anytime soon.
State Grant Proposal Will Fund Workforce Development
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Who Bay Area Good Jobs Partnership for Equity (BAGJPE), a nine-county coalition of Bay Area workforce investment boards What The state intends to invest up to $10 million to support two-year, regional economic development projects aligned with workforce development strategies. This […]
