Registration Open for Workplace Violence Prevention Safe Table

MHA EventsThe MHA Keystone Center Patient Safety Organization (PSO) is hosting a Workplace Violence Prevention Safe Table from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Thursday, July 25 at the MHA Headquarters. Lunch will be provided before the safe table at 11:30 a.m.

The MHA Keystone Center PSO has partnered with Tom Peterson, MD, FAAP, chief safety officer, Trinity Health and his team to offer this free event.

Participants will learn how to:

  1. Use workplace violence metrics to identify gaps, opportunities and progress.
  2. Successfully design and implement a Zero-Tolerance Code of Conduct and a Code of Conduct program.
  3. Implement critical preventive tools such as electronic risk scoring and safety planning, early preventive response teams, and a zero-tolerance policy and process.
  4. Share other proven workplace violence prevention strategies from their organization and collaborate with other hospitals and health systems.

The target audience for this event is chief quality officers, chief safety officers, chief nursing officers, vice presidents of quality, safety, and risk, vice presidents of clinical transformation, nursing leaders, directors of quality improvement, directors of patient safety and performance improvement directors.

Nursing and risk management credits are being pursued.

Members with questions may contact the MHA Keystone Center PSO.

MDHHS Announces $10 Million Maternal Health Reimbursement Opportunity

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced April 22 its intention to reimburse Michigan birthing hospitals for committing to participate in The Joint Commission Maternal Levels of Care (MLC) Verification Program and the Michigan Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (MI AIM) Collaborative.

In addition to dedicated funding available to cover the hospitals’ cost of the MLC verification, $9 million general fund dollars will be dispersed amongst MI AIM-participating hospitals for fiscal year (FY) 2024. This funding for hospitals is also included in the FY 2025 budget.

To receive funds, hospitals must be a MI AIM participant and complete an application for The Joint Commission’s MLC Verification program by Aug. 1, 2024.

How to Apply for The Joint Commission’s MLC Verification Program

All birthing hospitals in Michigan are eligible, regardless of Joint Commission certification status.

To join MI AIM, members must submit a 2024 Commitment Agreement by email to Laura Houdeshell-Putt.

For more information, members may visit the Michigan MLC Toolkit webpage or contact the MHA Keystone Center.