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Hospitals Meet to Discuss Upcoming Open Enrollment Period
On Wednesday, July 6, The Center for Health Affairs convened a meeting with the Region V U. S. Office of Health and Human Service (HHS), Enroll America and its Cleveland-based hospitals to discuss the upcoming open enrollment period for Ohio’s Federally-facilitated Marketplace.
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The Center Connects Members to CGS’ Medicare Billing Committee
Since his appointment in January to the Cigna Government Services (CGS) Provider Outreach and Education (POE) Advisory Committee, Bob Kaliszewski, project manager at The Center for Health Affairs has served as a conduit between hospital billing representatives and the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC).
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Cirillo Presents on Nurse Turnover at National Forum
Patricia Cirillo, PhD, vice president of initiatives and analytics, The Center for Health Affairs, presented Nurse Turnover and Geographic Relocation Patterns at The 2016 National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers’ Annual Conference in Orlando, Fla. April 27 – 29.
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ASPR Funding for Hospital Emergency Preparedness Announced
The Center for Health Affairs was awarded $789,110 in hospital emergency preparedness funds for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. These funds, awarded through the Ohio Department of Health and the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), the division of the U. S.
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Centennial Featured in Special Issue of Cleveland Magazine
The Center for Health Affairs and CHAMPS Healthcare's centennial is the subject of a special issue of Cleveland Magazine being released this month, along with the magazine's June 2016 issue.
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Patient Tracking System Now Available to Ohio Hospitals and Emergency Agencies
OHTrac, a web-based patient tracking system, is now available for hospitals and response agencies in Ohio to use when responding to mass casualty incidents or disaster situations in the state.
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ACEMAPP Clinical Rotation Pilot Ends with Positive Results
A four-week ACEMAPP clinical rotation pilot with approximately 30 Cleveland State University (CSU)-Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) pre-medical and medical students and the Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. (NEON), recently ended with positive results.
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The Center’s Comment Letter: Healthy Ohio Waiver Contrary to Demonstration Waiver Goals
Today, after extensive review and discussion with hospital members over the last month, The Center for Health Affairs formally submitted its concerns regarding the Healthy Ohio waiver in a comment letter to the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM).
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Bill Ryan Comments on UH Anniversary
On Saturday, May 14, The Center for Health Affairs’ President and CEO Bill Ryan was quoted in a Crain’s Cleveland article on the upcoming 150th anniversary of University Hospitals (UH).
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