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Opioid Consortium Urges Lawmakers to Improve Care Coordination for SUD Patients
The Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium continues to participate in a broad effort to amend regulations to improve care coordination for patients with substance use disorders. This month, the Opioid Consortium sent letters to Sens.
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AHA, City and County Health Officials Visit Cleveland to Study Leading Practices in Collaborative Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
On March 14, the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) led a listening session with Cuyahoga County hospital, public health and community organizations that have been working to improve community health through collaborative health assessment and improvement planning.
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Toni Hare Announces Retirement and CHAMPS Oncology Succession Plan
CHAMPS Oncology Vice President Toni Hare, RHIT, CTR, announced today she will retire on May 3, 2019 after more than 29 years of dedicated service to CHAMPS Oncology, a business affiliate of The Center for Health Affairs.
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Professional Workforce Shortage Findings Cited by Local Media Outlets
The Center for Health Affairs' 2018 survey of Northeast Ohio hospitals and allied health higher education programs, which identified significant allied health professional workforce shortages, has received recent coverage by a local news outlet:
Crain's Cleveland Business reported on the professional workforce shortage findings in their Feb.
Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium Video Highlights Partnership
The Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium has released a new video, highlighting the collaborative work underway by area hospitals to address the opioid crisis in the region. The Opioid Consortium video features representatives of the membership, who speak about the contributions being made to the overall effort.
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Hospital Naloxone Co-Prescribing Intervention Demonstrates Success
One local health system has found substantial benefit from an intervention designed to improve naloxone co-prescribing for patients who are prescribed opioids.
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Polar Vortex Tests Hospital Emergency Preparedness
On the heels of Winter Storm Jayden, which brought significant snowfall to Northeast Ohio in late January, temperatures plunged in the region due to a polar vortex that blasted the area with below-zero temperatures.
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The Center Delivered Value in Five Core Programs in 2018
In its work on behalf of the hospital membership, The Center for Health Affairs focused on delivering value in five core programs in 2018:
Community Health Outreach
Emergency Preparedness
Hospital Finance & Reimbursement
The Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid…
The Center Releases Data on Allied Health Professional Workforce Shortages
A 2018 survey of Northeast Ohio hospitals and allied health higher education programs by The Center for Health Affairs has identified significant allied health professional workforce shortages. Most notably, a tremendous gap exists between the demand for and supply of medical assistants in the region.
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