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Outpatient Surgery Cases Growing Substantially
The most recent Key Indicators Report showed outpatient surgery cases have grown substantially while total discharges, total days, emergency cases as well as several other indicators closed the fourth quarter with less volume than the same quarter the prior year.
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Behavioral Health RoundTable of Cuyahoga County: Addressing Behavioral Health Needs on Multiple Fronts in 2014
The Behavioral Health RoundTable of Cuyahoga County has been actively working to address the region’s behavioral health needs in 2014. Work being conducted by the RoundTable includes the following:
Exploring the possibility of gathering real-time data on psychiatric readmissions within 30 days.
Grant Funding Acquired to Help Match Students with Public Health Practicums and Capstone Experiences
The need for public health practicums and capstone experiences is continuously growing in Ohio and throughout the country. In order to support the increased demand for available experiences, grant-funding has been acquired to develop a new online technology tool, prep2practice™.
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FY 2015 Wage Index Results Announced: $7.1 Million Expected
Reimbursement Forum members were presented with the preliminary fiscal year (FY) 2015 wage index results at their March 20 meeting where they learned that Northeast Ohio hospitals can expect $7. 1 million in additional reimbursement thanks to The Center’s wage index project.
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Ryan Quoted in Plain Dealer on Medicare Billing Data
On Friday, Apr. 11, 2014, The Center for Health Affairs' President and CEO Bill Ryan was quoted in a Plain Dealer piece on Medicare billing data.
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The Center Provides Support for Marketplace Enrollment Efforts
With open enrollment on the Marketplace quickly nearing its March 31 deadline, The Center for Health Affairs recently provided support to the Carmella Rose Health Foundation to promote public awareness about the importance of Marketplace enrollment.
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Welcome Packets Delivered to Elected Officials
This month The Center for Health Affairs distributed welcome packets to federal, state and local elected officials who represent various areas throughout Northeast Ohio. The purpose of these packets is to introduce and/or reacquaint elected leaders to the region’s most important health policy topics.
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ACEMAPP Annual Reports Provide Users with Nursing Clinical Placement Data
The Center for Health Affairs and its workforce initiative, NEONI, recently generated its ACEMAPP Annual Reports to provide hospital and nursing education program’s customized nursing clinical placement data.
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Pam Waite and Tracy Plouck Give Presentations at Ohio Psychiatric Nurse Administrators (OPNA) Meeting
Pam Waite, director of healthcare workforce and NEONI operations for The Center for Health Affairs, and Tracy Plouck, director of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OHMAS), gave presentations at the March 7 meeting of the Ohio Psychiatric Nurse Administrators (OPNA).
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