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Opioid Consortium to Improve Access to Nasal Naloxone
The Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium is moving forward with its work to increase access to nasal naloxone, a critically important tool in the fight to prevent opioid overdose deaths.
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Anderson Weighs in on Hospitals Posting Prices Online
In recent weeks, Senior Vice President of Member Services Lisa Anderson has been quoted by the media on hospitals posting prices online, a new requirement as of Jan. 1. ideastream Article on Hospitals Posting Prices Online
On Friday, Jan.
The Center Urges Lawmakers to Pass H.R. 6378, Reauthorize HPP
The future of the hospital preparedness program (HPP) is on the line and The Center for Health Affairs is urging lawmakers to enact H. R. 6378, federal legislation preserving this critically important work. In late September, the U. S.
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HIP-Cuyahoga’s Efforts to Bridge Clinical Medicine and Public Health Highlighted in AMCNO Article
The November/December 2018 issue of the Academy of Medicine of Cleveland and Northern Ohio’s (AMCNO) Northern Ohio Physician profiles HIP-Cuyahoga’s efforts to bridge clinical medicine and public health on page 11. Co-written by Dr.
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Opioid Consortium Concludes Nurse Education Program Pilot Testing
The Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium has concluded pilot testing of its nurse education program, which is expected to launch in early 2019. The pilot ran for the month of November and was completed by 25 nurses, with representation among all Consortium member institutions.
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State Medical Board Pulls Proposed Office-Based Opioid Treatment Rules
A set of state rules regarding office-based opioid treatment will not move forward. Following its Nov. 28 hearing, the State Medical Board of Ohio decided to pull the proposed rules, which had been a cause for concern.
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Final OPPS Includes Expanded Site-Neutral Payments for HOPDs
Early this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published its final rule on the 2019 hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS), ending speculation over how they planned to move forward with site-neutral payments to hospital off-campus provider-based departments (HOPDs).
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Tornado Scenario Tests Region’s Patient Evacuation Capabilities
On Nov. 14, a tornado hit Northeast Ohio, requiring five area hospitals to evacuate a total of 1,000 patients. Or at least that was the scenario used in an exercise designed to test the region’s acute-care patient evacuation and transportation capabilities.
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Opioid Consortium Policy Agenda Moves Forward
The Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium policy agenda progressed this month as the collaborative advocated for changes to two key issues that would strengthen efforts to combat opioid addiction and overdose.
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