MHA Board Meeting Focused on Workforce, Other Healthcare Challenges
At its Feb. 9 meeting, the MHA Board of Trustees had robust conversations about key priorities for healthcare and the MHA. Among them were the MHA’s role as healthcare and public policy continue to evolve; workforce development and shortages (including $300 million appropriated by the Michigan …
Vital Healthcare Workforce Funding Passed by Michigan Legislature
The Michigan Legislature passed Feb. 9 House Bill 5523, a supplemental spending bill that includes $300 million for healthcare facilities for recruitment and retention of healthcare workers. While this funding will not solve the long-term …
Governor’s Budget Recommendation Supports Healthcare Workers, Protects Hospitals
The fiscal year 2023 executive budget recommendation was presented to the Legislature Feb. 9 by State Budget Director Chris Harkins. The governor’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year protects key hospital priorities and includes …
Michigan Legislature Addresses Multiple Healthcare Bills
The Michigan Legislature took up several bills impacting hospitals during the week Feb. 7. Some of the covered topics included legislation to expand the essential health provider loan repayment program, make changes to nonopioid directive forms, new regulation for pharmacy benefit managers …
Register by Feb. 14 for Virtual MHA Breakthrough
The MHA Breakthrough event will be held virtually from 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 17, and registration is encouraged by close of business Feb. 14. For many months, leaders have had limited opportunities to study challenges and learn from each …
Virtual Training Offered Feb. 15 for FY 2019 Medicaid DSH Audit
Myers and Stauffer LC, Michigan’s contractor for the federally mandated Medicaid disproportionate share hospitals audits, encourages hospital staff to participate in the upcoming virtual training at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 15. Hospital staff will also benefit from viewing …
Housing as Healthcare Webinar to Explore Population Health Improvement
Homelessness can take many forms, with people living on the streets, in encampments or shelters, or with family and friends. While the federal government reports 1.5 million people a year experience homelessness, other estimates find up to twice this number of people are without …
Responses to Cybersecurity Attacks, Mitigation Strategies Focus of Member Forum
The healthcare sector remains a target-rich environment for cyberattacks due to a large amount of sensitive data related to patient care and operations. The MHA will host a cybersecurity member forum from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 24 at the Henry Center for Executive Development. The forum is …
PSO Annual Meeting to Focus on Well-being and Workplace Violence
The MHA Keystone Center Patient Safety Organization (PSO) Annual Meeting brings together national safety and clinical experts each year to discuss hot topics in healthcare. It will be held virtually from 9 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. March 9. …
Headline Roundup: Workforce Funding, Executive Budget and More
The MHA responded to several media requests the week of Feb. 7 on topics including passage Feb. 9 of House Bill 5523 that provides $300 million in healthcare workforce funding, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Feb. 10 executive state budget recommendation and COVID-19 hospitalizations. …
The Keckley Report
Two Events this Week Will Shape U.S. Healthcare for 2022
“On the foreign policy front, the potential Russian invasion of the Ukraine has forced talks this week among heads of state …
“And on the domestic front, the Consumer Price Index for January will be released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and all eyes will be on the inflation rate …
“The U.S. health system is directly impacted by both sets of events though the immediate impact might not be readily obvious.”
Paul Keckley, Feb. 7, 2022
News to Know
- Nominations for the 2022 Ludwig Community Benefit Award are due Feb. 18.