Tag: KeyLearnings

Virtual Maternal Health Quality Improvement Courses Available

Member News, Patient Safety and Quality

The Michigan Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (MI AIM) is offering virtual modules to support maternal health quality improvement efforts. All obstetric team members at MI AIM participating birthing hospitals are encouraged to complete the courses.

This approximately three-hour series consists of the following three modules:

MI AIM Collaborative Orientation

Focuses on criteria for each program year by highlighting requirements for birthing hospital participation, data collection and reporting, and quality improvement implementation.

MI AIM Data Overview

Walks through the KeyMetrics system, learning how to navigate the pages within the dashboard, filter between hospital, region and state data, and interpret data and graphs.

Fundamentals of Quality Improvement

Provides an exploration of the Quality Improvement Model, the Plan, Do, Study, Act cycle, instructions on conducting a GAP analysis and for crafting SMART goals.

Members with questions may visit the KeyLearnings FAQ page, or contact the MHA Keystone Center.

*Please note: Continuing education credits are not currently available. Participants requiring a certificate of completion should contact the MHA Keystone Center.

MHA Monday Report June 23, 2025

Member News, Monday Report

Senate Health Policy Holds Testimony on Opioid Legislation

The Senate Health Policy Committee held testimony on legislation related to treating patients with opioid use disorders during the week of June 16. Collectively, Senate Bills 397–405 make numerous changes to improve coverage and access for Michiganders to receive …

MHA Shares Recent Medicare and Medicaid Enrollment Analysis

The MHA recently updated its analysis of Medicaid and Medicare enrollment based on May 2025 data. The analysis includes program enrollment as a percentage of each county’s total population and the split between fee-for-service and …

Recording and Materials Available from Medicare Quality Based Program Webinars

The MHA recently partnered with DataGen to host two webinars focused on the three Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) quality-based programs. These programs, mandated by the Affordable Care Act of 2010, can reduce hospital inpatient FFS payments …

MHA Guide to Behavioral Health Sites of Care Now Available

In an effort to help Michigan communities make informed decisions about where to seek behavioral healthcare services, the MHA has developed the Guide to Michigan’s Behavioral Healthcare Crisis Continuum. This material offers a broad overview of …

Michigan CNOs Convene at MHA Headquarters for Statewide Meeting

Chief nursing officers from across Michigan convened June 12 at the MHA headquarters in Okemos for a statewide, in-person meeting focused on healthcare policy, leadership and workforce safety. The meeting was led by Amy Brown, …

Latest AHA Trustee Insights Examines How Boards are Reimagining Workforce

The June edition of Trustee Insights, a monthly digital publication from the American Hospital Association, highlights how board members can support workforce planning and leverage innovation to strengthen healthcare delivery. One article outlines key questions …

Keckley Report

The May 2025 CPI Report: Good News, Bad News for Healthcare

“Last Wednesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its Consumer Price Index Report for May, 2025: “The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis in May, after rising 0.2% in April. Over the last 12 months, the all-items index increased 2.4% before seasonal adjustment.” …

The public’s appetite to slow health spending, expose prices and costs and address the system’s waste, fraud and abuse is strong and growing. It’s certain to figure prominently in Congress’ budget negotiations and increasingly in household spending decisions.

The CPI is a lag indicator. It does not foretell the health economy of the future. That’s the discussion that’s needed.”

Paul Keckley, June 16, 2025

News to Know

MHA Endorsed Business Partner SUNRx is inviting 340B member hospitals to register for the Regional 340B Roundtable July 8 at Belterra Resort in Florence, IN.

 

MHA in the News

The Becker’s Healthcare Podcast published an episode June 16 that features MHA CEO Brian Peters joining host Scott Becker to discuss the current healthcare landscape and what the future looks like. Peters spent time discussing …