MHA Annual Membership Meeting Registration Opens
Registration is now open for the MHA Annual Membership Meeting June 26 through 28 at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. The annual meeting will feature an outstanding …
MHA Webinars Share Ways Virtual Care and New Recruitment Models Support PFE
The MHA will host two webinars May 2 and May 30 on virtual care and recruitment models in healthcare that support person and family engagement (PFE). It is through dialogue, relationship building and shared decision-making among patients, caregivers and healthcare staff that …
Advancing Safe Care Award Nominations Due April 26
Nominations for the 2024 Advancing Safe Care Award close on April 26. The award recognizes Michigan hospitals for improving care safety and reliability, with eligible nominees including teams dedicated to transparency in care …
Applications Open for Excellence in Governance Fellowship
Applications are currently being accepted for the 2024-2025 Excellence in Governance Fellowship, which will be held from October 2024 through June 2025. The MHA Excellence in Governance Fellowship is a rigorous and comprehensive program delivering …
Latest AHA Trustee Insights Focuses on Importance of Children’s Health
The April edition of Trustee Insights, the monthly digital package from the American Hospital Association (AHA), focuses on the value nurse leaders bring to the governing board. An article outlines information from several studies citing how nurses promote health equity …
The Keckley Report
8 Reasons Hospitals must Re-think their Future
“Last Monday, CMS announced the base payment rate it will pay Medicare Advantage plans in 2025: plans will see an average 3.7%, or $16 billion, increase in payments once risk scores are factored in but a cut to base payments of 0.16% since 2025 risk scores were expected to be 3.86%. That’s the math. …
These rules are a big deal. CMS appears poised to challenge the industry’s formidable strengths and force changes.
Together, these rules will disrupt day to day operations in every MA plan, intensify friction with providers over network design, coverage and reimbursement negotiations and confuse enrollees who might have to pay more or change plans. …”
News to Know
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The results of special elections conducted April 16 restores the two-person Democratic majority in the Michigan House of Representatives with the elections of Mai Xiong (D-Warren) in the 13th House District and Peter Herzberg (D-Westland) in the 25th House District.
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Healthcare leaders are encouraged to nominate a colleague who advances health equity for the New Detroit Just Lead: Advancing Racial Equity 2024 Leadership Award.
MHA in the News
The Detroit News published an article April 15 on all Michigan projects that were earmarked in the final government spending bill for 2024, which included $756,000 for the MHA Keystone Center to support the development and deployment of evidence-based best practices and hands-on training to nursing home staff for the prevention of infections. …