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Statement from Brian Lane, President & CEO of The Center for Health Affairs and CHAMPS Healthcare, on the Surge of COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Northeast Ohio
Below is a statement from Brian Lane, president & CEO of The Center for Health Affairs and CHAMPS Healthcare, on the recent surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Northeast Ohio:
“The latest wave of COVID-19 – in the form of the Delta variant – is creating a surge in hospitalizations in Northeast…

The Center for Health Affairs and Entanglement Partner to Bring Quantum-Bridging Solutions to Members, Clients
The Center for Health Affairs and its business affiliates CHAMPS Group Purchasing and The Essentials Group have joined together with Entanglement Inc. to provide The Center and CHAMPS’ membership with advanced computing capabilities, professional services, AI, and quantum & quantum-inspired optimizations.
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Former HHS CIO, CDO Jose Arrieta Named to HealthComp, Inc. Board of Directors
Jose Arrieta, founder of IT solutions small business Imagineeer and former U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) chief information officer and interim chief data officer, joins the HealthComp, Inc. Board of Directors.
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Federal, State ‘Surprise Billing’ Regulations Effective in Early 2022
In January 2022, Ohio hospitals will have two new sets of regulations to follow regarding out-of-network billing and reimbursement: one set at the federal level and the other at the state level. Federal Rules
The federal requirements follow the No Surprises Act, which is effective Jan.

Northeast Ohio Healthcare Coalition Plans Emergency Preparedness Training on Key Issues
The year ahead will be filled with important training and education opportunities for members of the Northeast Ohio Healthcare Coalition, the broad group of organizations that come together to plan for and coordinate emergency response activities.
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ICYMI: Healthy Northeast Ohio Holds First-Ever Regional Convening
The Healthy Northeast Ohio team hosted its first-ever virtual Regional Convening on Thursday, June 24. The event included opening remarks from The Center for Health Affairs’ own Lisa Anderson, and Terry Allan, health commissioner of the Cuyahoga County Board of Health.
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Online Opioid Education Courses Open to Ohio Nurses
The Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium, the multi-member hospital partnership responsible for coordinating regional activities aimed at stemming Northeast Ohio’s opioid epidemic, is excited to offer flexible online opioid education courses designed to support Ohio’s hospital nurses who are caring for patients with opioid use disorder.
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The Center for Health Affairs and Dignity Health Global Education Launch Healthcare Education Partnership
The Center for Health Affairs and its business affiliates CHAMPS Group Purchasing and The Essentials Group have joined with Dignity Health Global Education to provide The Center and CHAMPS’ membership with specialized healthcare workforce development opportunities.
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The Center for Health Affairs Partners with AsterionDB to Offer Members a More Resilient & Secure Healthcare Network Enterprise
The Center for Health Affairs, the leading advocate for Northeast Ohio hospitals, today announced a strategic partnership with AsterionDB, an innovative company that provides a zero-trust secure storage and converged computing platform application built upon the industry-leading Oracle Database.
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