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Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium Receives Funding through CDC Grant
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded $13. 3 million over three years to a collaborative of organizations in the region, led by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health (CCBH) and including the Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium. The CDC grant was awarded Sept.
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Zalar Shares Naloxone Toolkit on The Sound of Ideas
On Thursday, Sept. 5, Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium Director of Education and Initiatives Camille Zalar, MHA, BSN, RN, CARN participated in a discussion with two Opioid Consortium partners on an episode of ideastream’s® The Sound of Ideas, which focused on naloxone as a life-saving, anti-overdose drug.
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HHS Secretary Azar and Key Federal Government Officials meet with The Center’s Leadership to Discuss Opioid Epidemic
On Sept. 4, Brian Lane, president and CEO of The Center for Health Affairs, and Lisa Anderson, senior vice president, joined U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar in Washington, D. C. , for an opioid roundtable discussion.
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Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium Launches Online Naloxone Toolkit
Seeking to increase access to the life-saving intervention naloxone, this week the Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium is launching its online Naloxone Toolkit.
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Opioid Consortium Hospitals Working to Increase MAT Utilization
The opioid crisis has stretched the resources of a system that is working to care for a dramatically larger number of patients who are suffering from opioid use disorder.
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Community Meetings Help Inform 2019 Cuyahoga County Community Health Needs Assessment Priorities
To help inform the final selection of health priorities for the 2019 Cuyahoga County Community Health Needs Assessment, HIP-Cuyahoga held three community meetings on July 31 and August 6.
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Medicare Wage Index Project Brings Millions in Additional Reimbursement to Hospitals
The final rules are out, and Cleveland-area hospitals are expected to benefit from this year’s Medicare wage index project to the tune of $7. 7 million.
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Opioid Consortium Leverages Research Analysis to Develop Strategies for Expanding Access to MAT
The Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium executive committee has approved a set of recommendations aimed at expanding access to MAT, medication-assisted treatment.
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Hospitals and Partners Test Emergency Response Plans to Prepare for the All-Star Game
Once again, eyes across the country were on Cleveland – this time as it hosted the All-Star Game earlier this month – and the region’s hospitals were among the many organizations and public entities working to ensure festivities would go smoothly.
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