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Bill Ryan's Letter to the Editor, Medicare is Basis for Medical Billing Errors, Published by The Plain Dealer
President and CEO of The Center for Health Affairs, Bill Ryan, wrote a letter to the editor in response to the series on medical billing published by The Plain Dealer on Sunday, June 24, 2012.
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June Policy Snapshot Explores Drug Shortages
We have probably all witnessed the healing properties of an antibiotic that cures a pesky infection at some point in our lives. But what happens to a patient when the medicine that has been successfully holding their cancer at bay suddenly becomes unavailable?
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The Center's Bill Ryan Weighs in on WKYC's Healthcare Discussion
On Thursday, June 28, 2012, The Center's CEO, Bill Ryan, weighed in on the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act on WKYC's @ The Table Segment. Click below to watch Ryan discuss the decision's impact on hospitals.
Read MoreDeclining Volume Not Isolated to Northeast Ohio According to Latest Key Indicators
Northeast Ohio hospitals once again experienced overall declining volume in the first quarter of 2012, according to the latest Key Indicators Report, a trend, which, in the past, has largely been attributed to a slowly recovering economy in Greater Cleveland.
Read MoreWork Groups Assemble to Continue Developing Approaches to Address Community-Wide Care Transitions
A small group of nearly 40 key stakeholders across various healthcare settings came together once again to continue the momentum of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Aligning Forces for Quality initiative aimed at improving care transitions and reducing 30-day readmissions across settings at the Case Western Reserve University Wolstein Research Building…
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Nursing Leaders Discuss Pitfalls of Social Media in Healthcare
On Thursday, June 14, 2012, the NEONI Steering Committee and Greater Cleveland Organization of Nurse Executives (GCONE) hosted a presentation on The Legal Pitfalls of "Friending" Social Media in Healthcare.
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474 Northeast Ohio High School Students Shadow Local Healthcare Professionals
In 2002, The Center for Health Affairs workforce initiative, NEONI, launched a Healthcare Career Shadowing Program for high school students to learn first-hand about local healthcare career opportunities and job skills by spending one day in a real-life healthcare workplace environment.
Read MoreOhio HealthCare Federal Credit Union Now Serving NEO Healthcare Workforce
The Center for Health Affairs Announces Partnership with Healthcare Credit Union
Contact: Deanna Moore, The Center for Health Affairs
deanna. moore@chanet. org or 216. 255. 3614
The Northeast Ohio healthcare workforce can now join a not-for-profit credit union solely dedicated to Ohio’s healthcare employees.
Northeast Ohio Hospitals Generate More Than 168,000 Regional Jobs
Contact: Deanna Moore, The Center for Health Affairs
deanna. moore@chanet. org or 216. 255. 3614
More than 168,000 area jobs and $10 billion in household income are attributable to the hospitals located in Northeast Ohio.
