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Act Fast: Register for 2024 MHA HR Conference

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Registration is open for the 2024 MHA Human Resources Conference, scheduled for March 5, 2024 at the ACH Hotel Marriott University Area, Lansing.

Attending the conference provides human resource (HR) professionals with an opportunity to network with other industry experts for idea sharing.

Attendees will:

  • Collaborate with other experts in the field to create workable solutions.
  • Develop strategies to find innovative and workable solutions to ensure viability.
  • Learn from experts and peers about creative and innovative solutions to top ongoing challenges.
  • Build relationships that come from the power of in-person knowledge sharing, laughing together and bonding over commonalities in the industry.

Registration is $195 per person. Room reservations can be made by contacting the AC Hotel Lansing directly at 888-428-0927. Room reservations and rates will be confirmed based on availability.

Members should contact Brenda Carr at the MHA for assistance with registration. Questions regarding the conference should be directed to Erica Leyko at the MHA.

Register Now for MHA Human Resources Conference

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Registration is now open for the 2024 MHA Human Resources Conference, scheduled for March 5, 2024 at the ACH Hotel Marriott University Area, Lansing.

Attending the conference provides human resource (HR) professionals with an opportunity to network with other industry experts for idea sharing.

Attendees will:

  • Collaborate with other experts in the field to create workable solutions.
  • Develop strategies to find innovative and workable solutions to ensure viability.
  • Learn from experts and peers about creative and innovative solutions to top ongoing challenges.
  • Build relationships that come from the power of in-person knowledge sharing, laughing together and bonding over commonalities in the industry.

Registration is $195 per person. An overnight room rate of $142 for hotel guest rooms is available for attendees (rooms subject to state and local taxes). Room reservations can be made by contacting the AC Hotel Lansing directly at 888-428-0927. Mention the Michigan Health & Hospital Association to receive the discounted rate. After the cut-off date of Feb. 3, room reservations and rates will be confirmed based on availability.

Members should contact Brenda Carr at the MHA for assistance with registration. Questions regarding the conference should be directed to Erica Leyko at the MHA.

MHA Monday Report July 24, 2023

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capitol buildingGovernor Signs MHA Supported Legislation and Announces Round of GoingPro Awards

Gov. Whitmer signed several MHA-supported bills during the week of July 17 related to the Healthy Michigan Plan, organ donation and vaccine distribution. Those bills include: House Bills 4495–4496 (Public Acts  98-99 of …

CMS Releases Medicare FFS OPPS Proposed Rule

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a proposed rule to update the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) effective Jan. 1, 2024. The rule proposes to: Increase the outpatient conversion …

MHA Webinar Focuses on Crisis Events

Crisis events are unpredictable and often present unique challenges in healthcare. The MHA is convening healthcare and community leaders virtually from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Aug. 25 to exchange ideas and resources for crisis events …

Latest AHA Trustee Insights Focuses on Quality Oversight

The July edition of Trustee Insights, the monthly digital package from the American Hospital Association (AHA), focuses on the board’s role in improving quality. Elizabeth Mort, MD, MPH, former senior vice president of quality and safety …

The Keckley Report

Paul KeckleyThe Health System needs a Heart Transplant

“It’s a time when workforce activism is peaking, and hourly workers in hospitals, long-term care facilities and in home care are targets of organizing efforts by unions. …

In an industry as big and prominent as healthcare, hourly workers including nurses, techs, business office and patient support services are vital to its performance. Those in skilled professions that require licenses are buffered by shortages: that’s the case with nurses, physical therapists and others. But not as much for non-skilled positions where cost-cutting has heightened labor-management tensions. And this comes as most hospitals have recovered to pre-pandemic financial health and CEO compensation in not-for-profit systems has become a lightening rod for industry critics like Arnold Ventures, West Health and Lown Institute among others. …

Hourly workers are the beating heart of the healthcare industry: they don’t have star power, they don’t have a voice, and they don’t feel they’re seen or heard. As the system transitions to AI-powered workforce solutions in bigger organizations, the heartbeat is irregular. It needs attention.”

Paul Keckley, July 17, 2023

MHA in the NewsBrian Peters

The MHA received media coverage the week of July 17 regarding the healthcare workforce, federal legislation to address drug shortages and bills signed by Gov. Whitmer eliminating burdensome provisions in the Healthy Michigan Plan and …

MHA Webinar Focuses on Crisis Events

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Crisis events are unpredictable and often present unique challenges in healthcare. The MHA is convening healthcare and community leaders virtually from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Aug. 25 to exchange ideas and resources for crisis events during the MHA webinar Mass Casualty Response.

This webinar will be an opportunity for healthcare leaders and clinicians to share best practices that prepare hospital teams for unpredictable, tragic events. The conversation will be led by a panel of healthcare leaders including: Amy Brown, MSN, RN, vice president and chief nursing officer at Sparrow Hospital; Denny Martin, DO, chief medical officer at Sparrow Hospital; Jason Pasley, MD, trauma medical director at McLaren Oakland and professor of surgery at Michigan State University; and Michael Weiner, DO, chief medical officer at Michigan State University.

The panel will cover many areas, including:

  • Trauma team representation and incident command systems.
  • Emergency department, surgery and other unit preparation.
  • Hospital security response methods.
  • Support resources for families, staff, friends and community leaders.
  • Public messaging and hotlines.
  • Lessons learned and how those affected move forward.

MHA members can register for the webinar at no cost. Members with registration questions should contact Brenda Carr at the MHA.

Registrations Due May 22 for Person & Family Engagement Webinar

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Registrations closes May 22 for the MHA webinar Person & Family Engagement: A Roadmap to Patient-Centered Care and Outcomes from 8:30 to 10 a.m. ET May 24.

The webinar will review the newly released MHA Person & Family Engagement Roadmap that includes recommended polices to re-engage patients and caregivers and share best practices in person and family engagement. The webinar will outline research demonstrating the harm the pandemic had on person and family engagement and patient outcomes, recommend person and family engagement policies and procedures that build care relationships for the betterment of patients and healthcare staff, and how to use the person and family engagement assessment tool to identify and resolve issues around adoption. Members of the MHA Person & Family Engagement Advisory Council will share how they are adopting patient-centered care.

Care navigators, nurses, and quality, patient experience, population health and health equity professionals are encouraged to participate. Registration is free of charge and open to MHA member organizations only. Members with questions about the webinar should contact Brenda Carr at the MHA.

Webinar Outlines Practices to Re-engage Patients and Families in Care

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Fractured social contracts in today’s world have changed the healthcare landscape and culture. There is a convergence of patient consumerism and digital transformation happening, and those who focus on patient-centered care and person and family engagement will effectively transform experiences, deliver better clinical outcomes and set the standard for healthcare.

The MHA is hosting a webinar from 8:30 to 10 a.m. May 24 to review the newly released MHA Person & Family Engagement (PFE) Roadmap. The webinar participants will hear research supporting person- and family-centered care and its impact on numerous measures of hospital performance, including safety, finances, health equity and satisfaction. The webinar will also examine PFE Roadmap recommended policies and procedures that build care relationships for the betterment of patients and healthcare staff and learn how to use the PFE Roadmap Assessment Tool to identify and resolve issues around PFE adoption.

Care navigators, nurses, and quality, patient experience, population health and health equity professionals are encouraged to participate. Registration is free of charge and open to MHA member organizations only. Members with questions may contact Brenda Carr at the MHA.

Webinar Reveals New Tool to Improve Person and Family Engagement

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The MHA is hosting a webinar from 8:30 to 10 a.m. May 24 to review the newly released MHA Person & Family Engagement (PFE) Roadmap, which includes recommended policies to re-engage patients and caregivers and share best practices for in-person engagement.

Person- and family-centered care creates mutually beneficial partnerships among healthcare staff, patients and caregivers through respect and dignity, information sharing, participation and collaboration. However, the pandemic required many PFE practices to shift to virtual interactions with limited communication between healthcare staff and caregivers. The new roadmap focuses on how patients, caregivers and healthcare staff must refocus on opportunities to connect so patient safety and improved clinical outcomes are preserved.

Care navigators, nurses, quality, patient experience, population health and health equity professionals are encouraged to register. Registration is free of charge and open to MHA member organizations only.

Members with questions may contact Brenda Carr at the MHA.

 

 

MHA Human Resources Member Forum Registration Deadline April 19

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The MHA will host the in-person Human Resources Member Forum at the MHA Headquarters in Okemos from 8:30 a.m. to noon April 26, with a virtual option as well.

The forum is structured as a roundtable discussion among attendees around:

  • Building a culture of belonging and empowerment.
  • Encouraging workers to build and use their skills to advance their careers and become mentors for the next generation.
  • Inviting employees at all levels to help plan the future workforce.
  • Developing strategies for candidate pools, including young adults, minorities and veterans.
  • Boosting the capacity to prevent and curtail violence against staff.
  • Implementing better reporting systems for violent incidents, safety and well-being program evaluation.
  • Creating a strong but balanced stance on zero tolerance for violence.

The forum is free of charge and open to MHA member organizations. Registration for both in-person and virtual attendees will close April 19. Members with questions about registration should contact Brenda Carr at the MHA.

News to Know – March 27, 2023

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  • Registration is now open for the MHA Keystone Center Safe Patient Handling Conference. The all-day event will take place April 13 at the Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest. The free event will provide participants hands-on learning about how safe, early and continuous mobility can help achieve better patient outcomes. Members with questions may contact the MHA Keystone Center.
  • The MHA is issuing a request for proposal (RFP) for a $50 million competitive grant program for Michigan healthcare entities to expand access to pediatric inpatient behavioral health services. The grant program will issue funds to entities across the state of Michigan for either the expansion of existing programs or development of new ones. Copies of the grant RFP materials and the online application are also available on the MHA Behavioral Health webpage. Members with questions may contact Kelsey Ostergren at the MHA.
  • The MHA Health Foundation will host a four-part webinar series MHA Board Governance Education that outlines the trends affecting current and future strategic plans, techniques for effectively communicating with stakeholders on key issues and ways to build trust, drive engagement and develop relationships. The webinars are scheduled for April 19, May 9 and May 23 from noon to 1 p.m. EST. Members with questions about registration should contact Erica Leyko at MHA.
  • The MHA will host an in-person Human Resources Member Forum at the MHA Headquarters in Okemos from 8:30 a.m. to noon April 26, with a virtual option available as well. The forum is structured as a round table with human resources and MHA leaders moderating a discussion among attendees around the Great Resignation of the healthcare workforce and ideas and solutions to combat workforce challenges. Members with questions about membership or registration should contact Brenda Carr at the MHA.
  • The Root Cause Coalition (TRCC) is accepting requests for proposals to present at the 8th Annual National Summit on the Social Determinants of Health Dec. 3-5 in Kansas City. Proposals are being accepted for breakout sessions and poster presentations. Organizations with proven, measurable solutions that address health equity and collectively chart an intentional, meaningful and measurable path for progress are encouraged to submit. Members with questions can contact Lori Bennett at the TRCC.

March 30 Webinar Outlines Considerations for the End of the Public Health Emergency

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The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) COVID-19 public health emergency expires May 11, 2023, which may significantly decrease the flexibility providers have become accustomed to.

The MHA will host The End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) and Preparing for the New Regulatory Environment webinar from 4 to 5 p.m. March 30, 2023, providing practical guidance on unwinding reliance on the COVID-19 public health emergency flexibilities. The webinar will identify the steps hospitals should take to prepare for the end of the federal and state public health emergency, review the status of waivers and extensions of PHE-oriented flexibilities and outline how the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services will work with providers in determining which COVID-19 response policies will end, be modified or remain permanently. Experts from Jones Day and the MHA staff will present and answer questions.

Chief executives, financial, medical and nursing executives, legal counsel, patient account and revenue cycle directors, government relations officers, public relations directors and human resources directors are encouraged to register. The webinar is free of charge and open to MHA member organizations only.

Members with questions should contact Brenda Carr at the MHA.