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Conference Series Shines Spotlight on the Importance of Ohio Health Literacy
Did you know that one out of every four people in Cuyahoga County reads at or below a fifth grade level? A lack of basic literacy skills contributes to problems understanding health information, but even those with advanced degrees can have trouble grasping health information.
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July Policy Snapshot Examines Supreme Court Decision on Health Reform
By now the dust has started to settle on the Supreme Court’s highly anticipated ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Read MoreThe Center Takes Steps to Address Pharmaceutical Shortages in Northeast Ohio
A recent survey of The Center’s members reveals that the highly-publicized national pharmaceutical shortages are more than just theoretical and that the challenges associated with this issue are hitting close to home.
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Greg Moody to Speak at NEONI Legislative Forum in September
On September 14, 2012, hospital administrators, nursing students and other interested stakeholders will have the opportunity to learn more about today’s healthcare policy environment from Greg Moody, Director of the Office of Health Transformation, who will be the keynote speaker at NEONI’s Legislative Forum.
Read More$1.4 Million Grant Helps Northeast Ohio Hospitals with Emergency Preparedness Preparation
The Center for Health Affairs was awarded $1. 4 million in hospital emergency preparedness funding 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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NEONI Presents Nursing Workforce Supply and Demand Tool at National Conference
NEONI’s Vice President Lisa Anderson, RN, MSN, BSN, and Cypress Research Group’s President Patricia J. Cirillo, Ph. D.
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Bill Ryan Quoted in Plain Dealer Story on Medicaid Expansion
On Monday, July 2, 2012, The Center's President and CEO, Bill Ryan, was quoted in a Plain Dealer piece on the topic of Medicaid expansion in Ohio saying, "his members are 'supportive of anything that gets insurance to populations who are currently uninsured.
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Bill Ryan's Letter to the Editor, Medicare is Basis for Medical Billing Errors, Published by The Plain Dealer
President and CEO of The Center for Health Affairs, Bill Ryan, wrote a letter to the editor in response to the series on medical billing published by The Plain Dealer on Sunday, June 24, 2012.
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June Policy Snapshot Explores Drug Shortages
We have probably all witnessed the healing properties of an antibiotic that cures a pesky infection at some point in our lives. But what happens to a patient when the medicine that has been successfully holding their cancer at bay suddenly becomes unavailable?
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