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$1.3 Million RWJF Grant to Support Northeast Ohio Work to Reduce Readmissions
On May 1, Better Health Greater Cleveland was selected by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for a third round of funding to support Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q), a national initiative that has engaged 17 communities, including Cleveland, to improve the quality and value of healthcare.
Read MoreNEO MMRS Conference Offers Learning Opportunity for Emergency Preparedness Professionals
Earlier this month Andrea Bishop, project manager for The Center's Emergency Preparedness initiative, spoke at a regional conference regarding the Ohio Patient Tracking System.
Read MoreBehavioral Healthcare Highlighted in June Issue Brief
The Center’s most recent issue brief, Behavioral Healthcare Checkup: Are We Where We Need to Be? , focuses on the behavioral healthcare system in Northeast Ohio. Today it is widely accepted that behavioral health is just as important to our overall wellbeing as is physical health.
Read MoreRyan's Op-Ed, Plan for family health center is better for East Cleveland, Published in Plain Dealer
President and CEO of The Center for Health Affairs, Bill Ryan, wrote an Op-Ed on the closure of Cleveland Clinic's Huron Hospital, which was published by The Plain Dealer in the Forum section on Sunday, June 12, 2011.
Read More550 High School Students Shadow Healthcare Professionals at Northeast Ohio Hospitals
The Center's workforce initiative, NEONI, has wrapped up its Healthcare Career Shadowing 2010-2011 academic year. During the school year, 550 high school students from 10 Northeast Ohio counties shadowed in 24 hospitals throughout the region.
Read MoreLatest Policy Snapshot Examines Regional Approach to Trauma Care
None of us likes to think about the scenarios that could cause us or a loved one to require trauma care, but if that care is needed for life-threatening injuries, we all want to be assured that the appropriate healthcare provider will be there to handle our health needs.
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The Center for Health Affairs, the Leading Advocate for Northeast Ohio Hospitals, Launches a New Website and Identity
For more than 95 years, The Center has been synonymous with advocacy for Northeast Ohio hospitals. And to strengthen the visibility and position of the organization, The Center recently launched a new website, position statement and identity.
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Ohio Board of Regents Awards The Center Grant Funding to Facilitate Allied Health Clinical Placements
The Center for Health Affairs and its workforce initiative, NEONI, have been awarded a Workforce Innovations Solutions grant in the amount of $20,374. 62, from the Ohio Board of Regents.
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Helping Hospitals Identify Gaps, Prioritize $1.5 Million in Emergency Preparedness Funding
The Center for Health Affairs, the leading advocate for Northeast Ohio hospitals, is winding down a successful year of emergency preparedness work and gearing up for the next year of grant funding and ongoing preparedness planning.
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