Combating the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): Week of Oct. 25
Combating the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): Week of Oct. 25The number of Michiganders ages 16 and older who have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine reached 69% Oct. 28, according to the state tracker. More than 59% of those ages 12 and up were fully vaccinated as of Oct. 26. …
Senate Introduces Behavioral Health Funding, Including MHA Priorities
Senate Introduces Behavioral Health Funding, Including MHA PrioritiesState legislative action continued during the week of Oct. 25, including committee votes on bills impacting behavioral health and certificate of need. The state Senate introduced a $350 million supplemental spending request …
New Healthcare Workplace Safety Posters Available
As healthcare workers across the country, including Michigan, are experiencing a growing rate of incidents of violence, the MHA has developed workplace safety posters for members to display throughout …
Best Practices Reviewed for Collecting Patient Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Data
MHA members are invited to participate in the webinar Collection of SOGI Data Best Practices for the Acute Care Setting, which will be held 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. ET Nov. 10. In this training, Chris Grasso, vice president, health informatics and data services, and …
Michigan Harvest Gathering 2021 Campaign Kicks Off at News Conference
In his remarks at the 2021 Michigan Harvest Gathering news conference kickoff, MHA CEO Brian Peters noted the negative impact food insecurity has on health and how Michigan hospitals, for the 24th consecutive year, are supporting the Michigan Harvest …
Webinar Provides Tips for Successful Surveys from The Joint Commission
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and other regulatory agencies are continually revising requirements that result in changes to The Joint Commission standards. In addition, there are problematic areas that are …
Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Cuts Hospital Costs, Improves Patient Care
The MHA Keystone Center is working alongside the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan through the Michigan Opioid Partnership to provide funding and technical assistance for the emergency department-based medication for opioid use disorder program. The program will …
Medicare Advantage Enrollment Continues to Rise
Medicare Advantage enrollment in Michigan totaled approximately 1.12 million in October, an increase of 13,000 beneficiaries since July. The October MA enrollment is spread across 45 MA plans that are currently operating in the state, with approximately …
The Keckley Report
The Keckley ReportThree Major Policy Shifts in the 2022 Healthcare Regulatory Environment
“With Campaign 2022 underway, the fifth wave of the pandemic in check and divided Congress, big shifts in the regulatory environment for every industry including healthcare are unlikely. Instead, administrative actions taken by federal/state agencies, legal challenges in the courts, oversight reports from government watchdogs prompting actions and executive orders issued by the White House and Governors will drive changes in the regulatory climate.”
Paul Keckley, Oct. 25, 2021
MHA in the News
The MHA responded to several media requests the week of Oct. 25 that focused on hospital price transparency and the on-going staffing crisis.