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LINCOLN—The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act includes complex
provisions which will ultimately impact Nebraska’s budget,
employers, health care providers and the patients they serve. The Nebraska
Hospital Association (NHA) and the Nebraska Chapter of the Healthcare Financial
Management Association (HFMA) will present “Health Care Reform: How Will It Impact Nebraska?”
to be held on August 31, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at The Cornhusker
Marriott in Lincoln. This program will help decision makers better understand
the complexities involved in the new health care system.
Click here for more information.
— NHA, July 29, 2010
LINCOLN—Local clinicians had difficulty estimating how big the splash would be from a free medical clinic that opened at the People's City Mission
(PCM) one year ago.
Little was known beyond the nice features of the remodeled clinic building at 401 N. Second Street.
Pastor Tom Barber, the mission's director, prefers the creative independence that comes with operating outside the grant process with its emphasis on collaboration.
Read more.
— Lincoln Journal Star, July 29, 2010
WASHINGTON—New census data released Tuesday confirm a huge spread in the rate of uninsured from state to state and the big difference in impact that can be expected as a result of the health care overhaul recently passed by Congress.
The statistics are for 2007 and show health insurance coverage by state and for each of the country's roughly 3,140 counties.
The numbers do not include the impact on millions of people who lost their jobs and health insurance after the recession began in December 2007.
Read more.
— Washington Post, July 28, 2010
The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association recently recognized the
following Nebraska hospitals for their success in using Get With The Guidelines to improve quality of care for heart disease and
stroke patients: Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Medical Center, Omaha; Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center, Omaha; Alegent
Health Lakeside Hospital, Omaha; Alegent Health Midlands Hospital, Papillion; Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha; Faith Regional Health Services, Norfolk; Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center, Lincoln;
and The Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.
Get With The Guidelines is a hospital-based quality-improvement program designed to ensure hospitals consistently care for cardiac and stroke patients following the most up-to-date guidelines and recommendations. The program addresses coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke. Currently more than 1,400 hospitals participate in the program.
Read more.
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NHA, July 29, 2010
BLAIR—Memorial Community Hospital and
Health Systems has been expanding over
the last few years, and one of its most
important wings will be opening up later
this year.
The Surgery Procedure Center will
open in October, doubling the number of
operating rooms from one to two. It will
handle every kind of surgery imaginable,
from cataracts and general surgery (which
includes breast biopsy, mastectomy, colon
resection, laparoscopic cholecystectomy and hernia repair) to gynecology and
orthopedics.
Read more.
—
Blair Enterprise, July 23, 2010
WASHINGTON—A subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee recently approved a bill specifying discretionary funding for federal health and human services programs for fiscal year 2011. The Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill provides $292.3 million for nursing workforce development programs and $5.1 million for rural physician training grants. Among other provisions, it also includes $561 million for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to fight health care fraud, a $250 million increase over FY 2010; $687.1 million for programs to prevent and reduce obesity-related chronic disease; $50 million to create a Cures Acceleration Network within the National Institutes of Health; and $40 million for two medical home demonstrations. For more information, see the
bill summary.
— AHA News Now, July 28, 2010
WASHINGTON—A group of lawmakers, many of whom voted against the Democrats’
health care overhaul, are asking the administration to preserve a role in the
renovated health system for insurance agents and brokers. They fear becoming an
endangered species under the new law, just as travel agents have suffered from
the availability of Web-based booking offered by companies such as Travelocity
and Expedia. Read
more.
— Politico, July 27, 2010
WASHINGTON—Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE) this week continued his push to eliminate a controversial tax-reporting provision of the new health care reform law, vowing to offer his repeal bill at every turn.
“I will file this amendment on every viable vehicle that comes to the Senate floor,” Johanns said Monday at a health care forum hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “Sooner or later, we’ll get a vote and we’ll see who stands with our job creators and who does not.”
Read more.
— The Hill, July 26, 2010
LINCOLN—The NHA Annual Convention is Nebraska’s largest statewide
health care event, providing three days of one-on-one networking
opportunities with Nebraska health care decision makers: chief
executive officers, chief financial officers, chief operating officers,
chief nursing officers, human resource managers, purchasing,
marketing, IT and safety/quality managers and many others. This year's event
will be held October 27-29, 2010 at The Cornhusker Marriott Hotel in Lincoln.
Trade show exhibitor space is now sold out; however, more sponsorship
opportunities are available, including sponsorships of the keynote speaker,
pre-conference networking lunch, custom keycards and more.
Click here to learn more.
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NHA, July 29, 2010
LINCOLN—The Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA) Research and Educational
Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2010 Graduate Studies Tuition
Aid Program and the Undergraduate Health Care Career Scholarship Program. Hospitals
across the country, especially in rural states like Nebraska, are experiencing a severe
shortage of health care professionals.
“For more than twenty years this program has helped talented people reach their career
aspirations while simultaneously helping to build Nebraska’s pool of health care
professionals and leaders,” said NHA President, Laura J. Redoutey, FACHE. “It is a
wonderful opportunity for anyone interested in pursuing a health-related profession.”
Read more.
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NHA, July 29, 2010
The ED Pay-for-Call Issue: What Hospital Executives Need to Know
August 3, 2010 – Webinar
Saint Elizabeth “IMAGINE, BELIEVE & ACHIEVE” Benefit Auction
August 4-6 and August 16-26 – Lincoln
Charity Golf Tournament
to benefit
Jefferson Community Health Center
August 6, 2010 – Fairbury
Creating Value in Hospitals Through Strategic Financial Planning & Management
August 10, 2010 – Webinar
Medical Records: Ensuring Compliance With the CMS CoP Requirements
August 12, 2010 – Webinar
SAVE THE DATE: NHA/HFMA Health Care Reform: How Will It Impact Nebraska?
August 31, 2010 – The Cornhusker, Lincoln
SAVE THE DATE: NHA
2010 Annual Convention
October 27-29, 2010 – The Cornhusker, Lincoln
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