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Advisory Committee Recommends Improvements to Volume Statistics Program
On Nov. 6, the Volume Statistics Advisory Committee met to review the program and discuss possible definition changes and enhancements.
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Wage Index Project Moves Forward
In an effort to maximize reimbursement for its member hospitals, The Center for Health Affairs has once again contracted with the Reimbursement Alliance (RA) Group to conduct a wage index analysis of Northeast Ohio hospitals for federal fiscal year 2015.
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Crain's Features Data on Emergency Department Admission Rates, Regional Cases
The Dec. 2-8, 2013 print edition of Crain's Cleveland Business features data from The Center's most recent issue brief, which discusses growing emergency department visits and utilization. Crain's specifically highlights The Center's data on emergency department admission rates and overall cases in the region.
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Report Examines Regional Average Length of Stay for Newborns
Starting in the 1970s, the average length of stay for newborns after delivery began declining.
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NEONI’s 2013 - 2014 High School Shadowing Program in Full Swing
Since its kickoff in October, NEONI’s 2013 - 2014 Healthcare Career Shadowing Program has assigned 168 students from 32 high schools to shadowing experiences in nine different hospitals.
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ASPR Grant Hospitals Receive Site Visits from The Center’s Emergency Preparedness Team
This fall The Center’s Emergency Preparedness team has conducted 27 site visits to Northeast Ohio hospitals that receive Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) funding, with four visits scheduled to complete before the end of the year.
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Case Western Releases Table Illustrating Exchange Rates for Cuyahoga County
On Wednesday, Nov. 6 Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management released a compilation of Health Insurance Marketplace net premium rates for all competitors in Cuyahoga County for 2014.
Read MoreNursing Simulation Resources Identified in Ohio
Through a recent survey spearheaded by The Center for Health Affairs, the leading advocate for Northeast Ohio hospitals, nursing simulation resources have been identified for future simulation planning and program efforts throughout Ohio.
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Ryan Quoted in Crain's Story on Obamacare, Spike in High-Deductible Plans
On Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, The Center for Health Affairs' President and CEO Bill Ryan was quoted in a Crain's Cleveland Business piece on the rise in high-deductible plans and hospitals' concerns that they will see an increase in bad debt because of it.
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