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ACEMAPP Annual Reports Provide Users with Clinical Placement Data
ACEMAPP annual reports, generated by The Center for Health Affairs and its workforce initiative NEONI, were distributed to hospitals and nursing education programs earlier this month. Each annual report summarized each organization’s ACEMAPP clinical placement data for the 2011-2012 academic year.
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Bill Ryan Weighs in on Summa Partnership with Catholic Health Partners
On Monday, March 4, 2013, The Center for Health Affairs' President and CEO Bill Ryan was quoted in a Crain's Cleveland Business piece by Timothy Magaw on the recently announced Summa Partnership with Catholic Health Partners.
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Policy Snapshot Outlines The Center’s Central Health Policy Priorities
February’s policy snapshot, Dear Lawmaker: Top Considerations from the Northeast Ohio Healthcare Community for 2013, outlines The Center’s central health policy priorities.
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NEONI Hosts Event to Recognize Northeast Ohio Nursing Leaders and Supporting Partners
On the evening of April 25, The Center for Health Affairs and its workforce initiative, NEONI, will celebrate nursing excellence and recognize Northeast Ohio nursing leaders and supporting partners, at Executive Caterers at Landerhaven, in Mayfield Heights.
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Governor’s Stance to Support Medicaid Expansion Applauded
The Center for Health Affairs applauds Governor Kasich’s call to support Medicaid expansion, highlighted during his State of the State address last night. As the leading advocate for Northeast Ohio hospitals, The Center understands that expanding Medicaid is the right thing to do to keep our region’s hospitals strong.
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January Lobby Day Message: Support Medicaid Expansion for Ohio
Northeast Ohio Medicaid Expansion Coalition (NEO-MEC) members lobbied at the statehouse on Jan. 29 with one message: support Medicaid expansion for Ohio.
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Bill Ryan Authors Plain Dealer Guest Column on PILOT Fees
On Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, The Center for Health Affairs' President and CEO Bill Ryan addressed the issue of Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) in a Plain Dealer guest column on PILOT fees entitled, "Hospitals deliver more value than property taxes.
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January Policy Snapshot Outlines The Center’s Healthcare Priorities
As we draw closer to full implementation of healthcare reform, uncertainty and skepticism remain about unanswered questions and the changes to come. January’s policy snapshot, Dear Lawmaker: Top Considerations from the Northeast Ohio Healthcare Community for 2013, outlines The Center’s healthcare priorities on a variety of key issues.
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Third Quarter Key Indicators: Outpatient Volume Growth Continues
Northeast Ohio hospitals are enjoying outpatient volume growth once again, according to the Third Quarter 2012 Key Indicators Report. Data from the last few quarters make it clear that the declining volume witnessed in this indicator following the Great Recession was an aberration from a larger trend.
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