At a May 7 webinar exclusive to association members, staff from the Managed Care Advisory Group will provide an overview of their settlement recovery service. Attendees will hear how this service significantly streamlines the process of recovering settlement funds to which hospitals are entitled. Two upcoming settlements (one related to Discover merchants and another on acute care hospital...
CENTRAL VALLEY: Hospital Council has been made aware of increasing unionization activity in the section, and is working with partners at the California Hospital Association to help member hospitals navigate these challenges.
At a May 7 webinar exclusive to association members, staff from the Managed Care Advisory Group will provide an overview of its settlement recovery service. Attendees will hear how this service significantly streamlines the process of recovering settlement funds to which hospitals are entitled. Two upcoming settlements (one related to Discover merchants and another on acute care hospital opioids) will also be discussed during the webinar.
On May 19 from 10 to 11 a.m. (PT), Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) will host a webinar to address planning, preparedness resources, and available support in advance of a potential public safety power shutoff. Additionally, PG&E will demonstrate the data portals customers can access for important planning information. This presentation is tailored for critical...
All hospitals must submit an ambulance patient offload time (APOT) reduction protocol — required under Assembly Bill 40 (2023) — to the Emergency Medical Services Authority annually on or before June 30. In an article published last week, the California Hospital Association recommends that hospitals submit their protocols as soon as possible.
CENTRAL VALLEY: Fresno County is expecting a $300 million budget deficit from last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) cuts. These cuts, coupled with an expected increase in uninsured individuals seeking medical care, present further financial challenges. Due to previous coverage expansions under the Affordable Care Act, Fresno County has, essentially, not had to pay...
Current Programs
Hospital Council is now offering members-only on-demand programs that provide the knowledge you need, on your time schedule. Take a look at what we have available and make sure to check back frequently for updates to our library of topics.
New Hospital Council Associate Member EnlightenMed is a physician-led, multi-specialty medical group advancing new models of care for rural communities. By embedding hybrid telemedicine physicians into local care teams, EnlightenMed enables hospitals and health systems to expand access to advanced primary care management and remote patient monitoring while strengthening workforce capacity.
ShiftMed, Hospital Council’s newest business partner, leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver a workforce platform with real-time visibility into open shifts, predictive labor insights, and integrated workforce management tools that help organizations modernize operations, strengthen workforce resilience, and better control total labor spend.