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Three-Part Hospital Community Benefit Webinar Series Launches in January
The Center for Health Affairs is hosting a three-part webinar series launching Jan. 27 on hospital community benefit. The purpose of the series is to explain the nuances of community benefit and allow member hospitals and health systems to spotlight some of their core programs serving their communities.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives in Northeast Ohio
The much-anticipated approval of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched a flurry of activity in Ohio and across the country as plans went into action to begin shipping out and putting into use 100 million doses of the new vaccine.
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The Center for Health Affairs Partners with National Enrollment Services to Provide Access to Expanded Employee Benefits
The Center for Health Affairs, the 104-year-old advocate for Northeast Ohio hospitals, today announced a partnership with National Enrollment Services (NES), a leading provider of Government Tax Credit and Voluntary Benefits Programs for healthcare employees.
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Brian Lane Moderates Case School of Medicine Forum on Hospital, Public Health Collaboration
In preparation for this week’s presidential debate in Cleveland, the Case School of Medicine hosted a series of virtual forums featuring leaders in the healthcare field covering pressing issues affecting global healthcare today.
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Northeast Ohio Hospitals, Partners Busy with Emergency Preparedness and Response Work
While COVID-19 has been a focal point of emergency preparedness and response work over the last six months, it isn’t the only thing keeping The Center and its partners busy.
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Patricia Terstenyak Named Director of Community Health at The Center
The Center for Health Affairs is pleased to announce that Patricia Terstenyak, MPH, has been named director of community health.
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The Center Receives Over $207,000 in Year 2 Funding Under CDC Overdose Data to Action Grant
The Center for Health Affairs was awarded $207,076 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support the second year of activities associated with the CDC Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) grant program.
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Healthy Northeast Ohio Data Website Enhanced With New Health Indicators, User Guide
Healthy Northeast Ohio, the online resource for population health data across five counties in the region, has been updated to include 21 new health indicators drawn from the 2019 Cuyahoga County Community Health Needs Assessment.
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The Center’s Wage Index Project to Bring Hospitals Millions in Additional Medicare Revenue in 2021
Northeast Ohio hospitals will receive an estimated $9. 63 million in additional Medicare revenue in federal fiscal year 2021 as a result of The Center for Health Affairs’ Medicare wage index project. Under the hospital inpatient prospective payment system final rules, released Sept.
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