Tag: MHA Keystone Center

MHA Keystone Center PSO Launches SAFER Webinar Series

Member News, Patient Safety and Quality

The MHA Keystone Center Patient Safety Organization (PSO), in partnership with EisnerAmper, is launching a new webinar series focused on the 2025 Safety Assurance Factors for Electronic Health Record Resilience (SAFER) guidelines. The free series will help healthcare professionals strengthen patient safety practices and implement artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly within clinical systems.

Participants must register in advance and will receive a Zoom link via email upon confirmation.

The three-part series includes the following sessions:

  • Navigating the Updated 2025 SAFER Assessment scheduled from 3 to 4 p.m. May 29. Dean Sittig, co-author of the SAFER Guides will highlight recent changes to the 2025 SAFER guidelines, including new recommendations for improving the safety and responsible use of AI in healthcare.
  • Deploying a Guided Risk and Safety Program to Protect Your Patients and Providers scheduled from 3 to 4 p.m. June 16. Presenters will outline how to leverage tools such as electronic health records and AI to mitigate risks in clinical workflows. The session will cover strategies for implementing effective governance structures, including control design, testing and continuous surveillance.
  • Adopting Safe AI scheduled from 1 to 2 p.m. July 24. This session will focus on managing the AI lifecycle in healthcare. Speakers will explore how to identify potential risks and opportunities, implement AI responsibly, and maintain oversight through governance and monitoring frameworks.

The series is designed to help participants understand the 2025 SAFER Assessment updates, identify and mitigate patient safety risks, and establish safeguards to support safe AI integration.

Series participants will gain an understanding of what the 2025 SAFER Assessment updates entail and how to run a program that identifies patient safety risk, mitigates controls and implements AI with the appropriate governance structure in place.

Arvid Kumar, managing director, EisenAmper, and Dean F. Sittig, PhD, co-author of the SAFER Guides Professor Emeritus at UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI), will facilitate this interactive event series.

Members with questions may contact the MHA Keystone Center.

MHA Monday Report May 5, 2025

Member News, Monday Report

Wellpath Supplemental Testimony Highlights Week of Advocacy Efforts

The MHA provided testimony April 30 to the House Appropriations Committee about healthcare services provided to prisoners by Michigan hospitals that have not been reimbursed by Wellpath, a third-party …

MHA Annual Membership Meeting Brings Opportunities for Learning and Connection

The MHA membership will convene in person for the MHA Annual Membership Meeting June 25 –27 at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. The annual membership meeting is an opportunity to learn, network and celebrate …

Healthcare Leaders Convene for the Return of the MHA Keystone Center Safety & Quality Symposium

More than 100 healthcare professionals gathered April 28 and 29 in East Lansing for the return of the MHA Keystone Center Safety & Quality Symposium. Attendees included individuals across the continuum of care including quality, …

mha advancing safe care awardCorewell Health Suicide Care & Prevention Team Receives MHA Advancing Safe Care Award

The MHA announced the winner of its 2025 Advancing Safe Care Award April 28, honoring Corewell Health’s suicide care and prevention team. The award was announced during the MHA Keystone Center Safety & Quality Symposium. …

Members Engage in PFE Webinar During Patient Experience Week

More than 50 patient experience, nurses and quality professionals participated in the MHA Person & Family Engagement (PFE) Improvement Sprint webinar Hospital Staffing and Structures Needed to Support and Coordinate PFE Activities during Patient Experience …

MI AIM Opens Applications for $25,000 Grant for Participating Birthing Hospitals

The Michigan Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (MI AIM) recently announced its partnership with United Healthcare to offer $25,000 to three birthing hospitals in Michigan to purchase equipment to support staff education. All Michigan …

The Five Things I Love Most About Nurses

In a few short days, I will celebrate one year as the inaugural chief nursing officer for the MHA. This position has given me the privilege of bringing together nurse leaders from across the state and country, …

Keckley Report

The 7 Issues Hospital Trustees worry About Most

“This Sunday, the American Hospital Association will convene for its Annual Meeting in DC featuring 50 speakers covering a wide range of topics. It comes at a precarious time for hospitals as Congress begins its budget reconciliation bill process that is expected to include a number of cuts to healthcare spending negatively impacting hospital finances directly. This week also marks the Trump Administration’s 100-day milestone which has seen its popularity decline and economic uncertainty mount. …

Transformational change in the U.S. health system is not contemplated by trustees because near-term survival requires their full attention. That’s a view reinforced by the hospital CEO and consistent with their admittedly limited understanding of the entire system. …

AHA and its Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare have successfully defended hospitals against unwelcome regulations and disruptive competitors. It has successfully reinforced antipathy toward health insurers and deflected criticism of its prices to forces outside its control i.e. labor costs, drug and supply chain costs, unnecessary regulation, under-payments by Medicare and Medicaid and more.”

Paul Keckley, April 28, 2025

New to KnowNews to Know

The MHA is issuing a request for proposal for a $2.5 million competitive grant program for Michigan healthcare entities to expand access to hospital-based peer recovery coach services.

MHA in the News

The MHA was successful in placing several news stories during the week of April 28 related to potential federal Medicaid funding cuts. The Lansing State Journal published an op-ed from MHA CEO Brian Peters that …

Healthcare Leaders Convene for the Return of the MHA Keystone Center Safety & Quality Symposium

Member News, Patient Safety and Quality
MHA Safety & Quality Symposium April 28 and 29 at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing, MI. 

More than 100 healthcare professionals gathered April 28 and 29 in East Lansing for the return of the MHA Keystone Center Safety & Quality Symposium. Attendees included individuals across the continuum of care including quality, safety and risk professionals, healthcare executives and person and family advocates who engaged in two days of sessions and dialogue focused on today’s most pressing issues.

Keynote speakers included Gerald B. Hickson, MD, founding director, Vanderbilt Health Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy and current chair of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Hickson spoke on building systems that model respect while supporting safety and high-quality care. Steven Berkowitz, MD, founder and president, SBM Healthcare Consulting, shared insights on the growing role of artificial intelligence in healthcare, emphasizing the importance of approaching it with both enthusiasm and caution.

Breakout sessions over the day and a half event, addressed a range of topics including preparing for cyberattack-related downtimes, normalizing help-seeking to support workforce well-being, enhancing physical and situational security, strengthening caregiver support and improving access to care. The MHA Keystone Center Symposium also included the reveal of the 2025 Advancing Safe Care Award recipient.

MHA Endorsed Business Partner Tarian, led a Threat Assessment Workshop reviewing behavioral assessment models, techniques for recognizing people of concern, threats through formal and informal communication and how to counter potentially violent actions.

The event was sponsored by HPS with exhibitors from ERC Risk Solutions, i2G Systems, MED Alliance Group Inc., ModusOne Health, Novo Nordisk, Tarian and TruMed Systems.

Members with questions should contact the MHA Keystone Center.

MI AIM Opens Applications for $25,000 Grant for Participating Birthing Hospitals

Member News

The Michigan Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (MI AIM) recently announced its partnership with United Healthcare to offer $25,000 to three birthing hospitals in Michigan to purchase equipment to support staff education.

All Michigan birthing hospitals participating in the MI AIM collaborative are invited to apply by July 1, 2025. Applicants must complete all required fields in the survey for consideration. Any submissions with unanswered fields will be considered incomplete and will not be scored.

The MHA Keystone Center will connect with applicants via email to confirm their award status.

Members with questions about the grant or eligibility may contact Naomi Rosner at the MHA Keystone Center.

MHA Monday Report April 21, 2025

Monday Report, Member News

MHA Member Provides Testimony to House Health Policy Committee; Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact Bills Clear Committee

The House Health Policy Committee heard testimony from stakeholders on legislation to establish a Physician Assistant Licensure Compact in the state and Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact bills were voted to the House floor …

MHA CEO Brian Peters Joins 2025 State of Reform Health Policy Panel

The 2025 Michigan State of Reform Health Policy Conference convened April 17 in East Lansing, MI. The morning session began with a panel moderated by Farah Hanley, managing principal, Health Management Associates alongside MHA CEO …

MHA Keystone Center Receives Harry L. McKinley Workplace Safety Leadership Award

The MHA Keystone Center was honored April 15 at the Michigan Workplace Safety Conference for providing essential workplace safety resources to Michigan healthcare organizations and their staff. The Harry L. McKinley Workplace Safety Leadership Award …

CMS Releases FY 2026 LTCH Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a proposed rule to update the Medicare fee-for-service long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system for fiscal year (FY) 2026. Specifically, the rule proposes …

RFP Available for Hospital-Based Peer Recovery Coach Services

The MHA is issuing a request for proposal (RFP) for a $2.5 million competitive grant program for Michigan healthcare entities to expand access to hospital-based peer recovery coach services. The funding was appropriated by …

Updated Hospital Medicaid Communications Toolkit Available

The MHA recently updated a toolkit of communications resources to support hospitals in advocating against potential Medicaid funding cuts in their local communities. The toolkit includes: Talking points Template letter-to-the-editor Template press release Social media …

CMS Releases FY 2026 Hospital IPPS Proposed Rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a proposed rule to update the Medicare fee-for-service inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2026. The rule proposes to: Increase the standard …

MW-TEC to Host Informational Webinar on Social Work Apprenticeship Opportunities

The Michigan Workforce Training & Education Collaborative (MW-TEC) will host an informational webinar at 10 a.m. April 23 discussing social work apprenticeship opportunities. With a growing demand for behavioral health workers, apprenticeship programs can serve …

Latest AHA Trustee Insights Outlines the Value of Nursing Board Leadership and Compliance Duties

The April edition of Trustee Insights, the monthly digital package from the American Hospital Association (AHA), highlights the podcasts, videos, webinar and other resources available on today’s most pressing healthcare issues. National Nurses Week honors the …

Keckley Report

For U.S. Healthcare, Public Reaction to Tariffs is Instructive

“Last week, new cycles paid close attention to the economy with news mixed: The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index hit a five year low of 50.80. But the Consumer Price Index showed a slight decline (2.4% in March) as gas prices continued to drop. And speculation about a recession drew coverage as Goldman, BlackRock, JP Morgan and others raised their estimates of its likelihood. …

While tariffs and trade policy are not understood by the vast majority of the U.S. population, most of the population feels the complicated issues around trade policy, tariffs and the economy beyond their control. The same can be said for views about U.S. healthcare.  Most don’t understand the system and how it operates. They think it’s complicated and expensive and believe corporate interests are playing a larger role.  What they do understand is what they spend and how unpredictable those expenses are. Like tariffs, they’re anxious and concerned. …

As Congress debates Budget Reconciliation aka ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ this week and the IRS’ Income Tax deadline hits taxpayers tomorrow, what’s spent on healthcare by the government and by taxpayers will not escape notice. The majority of Americans and lawmakers think the system is underperforming and unnecessarily expensive. And acrimony between insurers, hospitals, physicians and drug companies will deepen old wounds and lend to public confusion.

The Trump administration’s first 3 months is getting mixed reviews largely because tariffs are not understood. The same is true for the health system. Its prices and their underlying costs are largely hidden and the public’s tired of excuses.

Tariffs might be a good thing for the economy or something else. Like healthcare, the public’s anxious about the future of the U.S. economy and unsure about what’s next.”

Paul Keckley, April 14, 2025

New to KnowNews to Know

In the latest episode of the MiCare Champion Cast, Laura Appel, executive vice president of government relations & public policy at the MHA, explores how proposed reductions to Medicaid could disrupt access to care and harm Michigan hospitals, patients and communities.

MHA in the News

MHA CEO Brian Peters was quoted in a Crain’s Grand Rapids article pushing back against the release of a Lown Institute report about Michigan nonprofit hospital community benefit spending. The report intentionally omits IRS Form …

MHA Monday Report April 14, 2025

Member News, Monday Report

U.S. House Advances Budget Resolution, Sets Up Potential Medicaid Cuts

The United States House of Representatives advanced a Senate budget resolution April 10 that calls for a minimum of $1.5 trillion in federal spending reductions. A separate budget resolution previously passed by the House in …

Registration Now Open for MHA Annual Membership Meeting

Registration is now open for the MHA Annual Membership Meeting June 25 through 27 at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. The annual meeting will feature an outstanding lineup of speakers, including Geeta Nayyar, MD, …

AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack Addresses MHA Board

The MHA Board of Trustees welcomed AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack to its April 9 meeting at the MHA’s Capitol Advocacy Center in downtown Lansing. The board meeting primarily focused on how to effectively …

MHA to Host GME Capitol Day May 21

The MHA is hosting the 2025 MHA Graduate Medical Education (GME) Capitol Day from 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. May 21 in Lansing. The event is an opportunity for Michigan’s physician residents from teaching hospitals …

MI AIM Spring Regional Training Approaching

The Michigan Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (MI AIM) is offering regional training sessions for inpatient maternal health providers focused on implementing the hypertension safety bundle and addressing common challenges with implementation. The one-hour …

MHA Virtual Member Forum on Cybersecurity and Cyberattack Response

The MHA, in conjunction with its statewide Health Information Technology Strategy Committee, is hosting the virtual member forum Cybersecurity and Cyberattack Response from 9:30 to 11 a.m. May 9 as an ongoing effort to strengthen …

MHA Shares Medicare and Medicaid Enrollment Analysis

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

Excellence in Governance Fellowship Offers Meaningful Dialogue Among Trustees and Experts

Applications are now being accepted for the 2025-2026 the MHA Excellence in Governance Fellowship. Launched more than 20 years ago, is a rigorous and comprehensive program delivering tools and knowledge in effective governance, improving quality …

The Power of Patient-Centered Care

It’s no secret that patient experience within hospitals and health systems has evolved over the years – especially following the COVID-19 pandemic. With Patient Experience Week (PX Week) around the corner, it’s a good time to recognize the …

Keckley Report

The 5 Emergent Issues for Boards in Trump-DOGE Healthcare

“This was a week for healthcare that’s unprecedented in modern history …

None of these is a surprise. Since the Trump inauguration January 20, a shake-up in federal government has been promised and last week’s actions show it’s serious.  Polls show a majority of Americans distrust the federal government, Congress, the media and the health system, so disruption is expected. But the nation’s divided about solutions, and healthcare is no exception.  …

The events of last week portend more pressure on healthcare Boards and management to execute. In these 5 areas, each organization should revisit current policies and strategies and refresh where appropriate. And each organization should evaluate current relationships with trade groups with whom advocacy efforts are coordinated to assure they’re responsive to the realities of healthcare in the Trump-DOGE era.”

Paul Keckley, April 6, 2024

New to KnowNews to Know

  • Kara Heck, MHA, BSN, RN-BC, CCRN, chair of the MHA Safety & Quality Committee, shares a testimonial encouraging healthcare leaders to attend the MHA Keystone Center Safety & Quality Symposium, taking place April 28–29, 2025, at the Kellogg Conference Center & Hotel in East Lansing.
  • The American Hospital Association (AHA) is accepting applications for the annual 2026 AHA Foster G. McGaw Prize now through May 6, 2025.

Laura Appel speaks with 9&10 News.

MHA in the News

The MHA received media coverage the week of April 7 on potential Medicaid funding cuts, pediatric behavioral health and healthcare costs. 9& 10 News aired a story April 9 on potential federal Medicaid funding cuts. MHA …

MI AIM Spring Regional Training Approaching

Patient Safety and Quality, Member News

The Michigan Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (MI AIM) is offering regional training sessions for inpatient maternal health providers focused on implementing the hypertension safety bundle and addressing common challenges with implementation.

The one-hour virtual sessions will include time for discussion and collaboration among regional hospital teams following the presentation. Nurses, physicians and other maternal health inpatient clinicians are encouraged to attend and may choose from either a morning session from 8 to 9 a.m. or an evening session from 5 to 6 p.m. on April 23, 2025. There is no cost to participate, but registration is required with the links provided.

These sessions are funded by the HRSA AIM grant (A30MC49987) as a continuation of the regional trainings conducted in Fall 2024. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of MyMichigan Health and Michigan Health & Hospital Association. MyMichigan Health is accredited by the Michigan State Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. MyMichigan Health designates this activity for a maximum of one (1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

Members may contact the MHA Keystone Center for registration questions. Dominique Abram and Meagan Chuey at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services are available for event related questions.

MHA Monday Report April 7, 2025

Member News, Monday Report

Deadline Nearing to Register for the MHA Keystone Center Safety & Quality Symposium

The April 18 registration deadline is quickly approaching for the MHA Keystone Center Safety & Quality Symposium, scheduled for April 28 –29, 2025, at the Kellogg Conference Center & Hotel, East Lansing. Multiple breakout sessions, …

New Resources for Patient Rights in Psychiatric Hospitals

The MHA recently collaborated with the Mental Health Association of Michigan and Disability Rights Michigan to develop resources outlining patient rights in psychiatric hospitals across Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin and Ohio. These assets are modeled after …

Michigan HR Professionals Gather at the MHA Human Resources Conference

More than 100 healthcare human resources (HR) professionals from across the state gathered at the MHA Human Resources Conference March 25 in Lansing. Attendees participated in small group discussions that developed innovative ideas focused on …

MiCare Champion Cast Header PhotoHow Could Medicaid Cuts Impact Michigan?

The MHA released a new episode of the MiCare Champion Cast exploring how proposed reductions to Medicaid could disrupt access to care and harm Michigan hospitals, patients and communities. Laura Appel, executive vice president of …

MHA Rounds image of Brian PetersMHA CEO Report — Prioritizing Rural Health

While snow continues to fall in northern Michigan, spring is officially here, and for many, that means our weekend travel plans shift from skiing and snowmobiling to camping, hiking and boating. Rural Michigan is an amazing travel destination for many, …

Keckley Report

Healthcare is Low Hanging Fruit for Trump: Disruption is the Aim

“The health system is low hanging fruit for federal spending hawks and government reformers. It’s increasingly evident the Trump administration’s well aware. …

This week, Congress returns to DC to continue its budget reconciliation deliberations against a backdrop of growing anxiety about an economic downturn and potential recession.  The stock market is down 10% from its February 19 high and consumer sentiment about the economy hit a 12-year low last week. Notably, households of low and middle-income means are experiencing record levels of debt and unpaid bills: these include 4 million in lower-paying healthcare jobs and 3 million unpaid family caregivers who can’t afford to pay for outside care. And physicians, now 3 months into their fifth-year without a Medicare reimbursement increase, are simply mad and burnt-out.

Today, every healthcare organization (public/private) is operating in limbo: leaders are worried, lenders are more cautious, researchers and public health agencies are paralyzed, state and local health officials are preparing for the worst and hospitals, medical practices, ancillary and long-term care providers face an insecure, disgruntled workforce.

The playbook for everyone in U.S. healthcare—payers, providers, suppliers and advisors—is being re-written.”

Paul Keckley, March 30, 2025

News to Know

  • The MHA was recently awarded $2.5 million to expand hospital-based peer recovery coach (PRC) services and is requesting members complete a brief survey by April 11 to assess current use and interest in PRC programs.
  • The Michigan Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (MI AIM) is offering regional training sessions April 23 for inpatient maternal health providers focused on implementing the hypertension safety bundle and addressing common challenges with implementation.
  • MHA Endorsed Business Partner AMN Healthcare will host the free webinar Balancing the Complexities of the Healthcare Workforce in Rural Markets from 11 a.m. to noon ET April 10.

MHA CEO Brian Peters speaks during a virtual media roundtable about Medicaid.

MHA in the News

A virtual media roundtable hosted April 3 by the Michigan League for Public Policy included MHA CEO Brian Peters as a panelist, where he discussed the consequences for potential Medicaid funding cuts by Congress. Crain’s …

MHA Monday Report March 31, 2025

Member News, Monday Report

Healthcare Laws Set to Take Effect April 2025

More than 30 healthcare laws signed by Gov. Whitmer from last term are set to take effect on or after April 1. Some of these laws include state level Affordable Care Act codifications, increased …

Feedback Requested for Peer Recovery Coach Funding

The MHA was recently awarded $2.5 million to expand access to hospital-based peer recovery coach services. The funding was appropriated by the Michigan Legislature as part of the state fiscal year 2025 budget to …

MDHHS Seeks Committee Members for MMRC Program and Recommendations Workgroup

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Maternal Mortality Surveillance Program is seeking professionals and community members to join the Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) and Recommendations Workgroup. These committees play a …

HHS Renews Ongoing Opioid Crisis PHE

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced March 18 the renewal of the public health emergency (PHE) declaration addressing the ongoing opioid crisis. This extension, which lasts for 90 days, allows continued federal …

MDHHS Launches New Public Health Dashboard

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) recently launched the Michigan Public Health Dashboard, a tool designed to improve access to key health data and support informed decision-making. This publicly accessible resource assists …

MHA Members Share Strategies for Advancing Person and Family Engagement

Members of the MHA Person & Family Engagement (PFE) Advisory Council will share how integrating the MHA Roadmap to Person and Family Engagement develops and strengthens PFE efforts in their organizations through two upcoming PFE …

How Policy Shapes the Patient Experience: Reflections from a Public Policy Fellow

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement Patient Safety Congress brought together voices from across the healthcare spectrum March 9 – 11, uniting leaders, learners and advocates in a shared goal of delivering safer care to …

Keckley Report

The Fundamental Flaw of the Affordable Care Act

Today marks the 15th anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). It is the most consequential and controversial health legislation in our country’s history since LBJ’s Social Security Amendments created Medicare and Medicaid in 1965.

When passed March 23, 2010, 41% of adults held a favorable view of the law vs. 44% who were unfavorable. Today, 64% have a favorable view vs. 36% unfavorable (KFF). The 900-page law sought expansion of insurance coverage, reduced health costs and improved quality of care. But its results to date are mixed: coverage increased from 84% to 92% but costs have grown unabated and quality improvements have been significant in some areas and negligible in others.

In retrospect, the ACA is fundamentally flawed because it failed to recognize changes in the healthcare marketplace upon which systemic improvements could be achieved …

The ACA defaulted to a focus on insurance coverage and neglected attention to cost containment and quality improvement. As its implementation unfolded from 2010-2013, insurance coverage drew the lion’s share of attention and political opposition grew. Key amendments i.e. the deletion of mandates (proposed by conservative think-tanks to stabilize risk pools) and the June 2012 Supreme Court decision that delegated Medicaid expansion to states neutered its impact. Would-be systemic reforms became incremental changes comfortable to insiders and non-responsive to outsiders.

The ACA is fundamentally flawed because its Beltway-based collaborators did not accurately assess the environment and assumed incremental improvement to the status quo was enough. They were wrong; the public’s demanding more.

The ACA is an important component in health policy today but its fundamental flaw should be acknowledged.”

Paul Keckley, March 23, 2025

News to Know

  • Registration is open for the highly anticipated MHA Keystone Center Safety & Quality Symposium, scheduled for April 28 and 29, 2025, at the Kellogg Conference Center & Hotel, East Lansing.
  • The American Hospital Association (AHA) is accepting applications for the annual 2026 AHA Foster G. McGaw Prize now through May 6, 2025.

Lauren LaPineMHA in the News

Lauren LaPine, senior director, legislative and public policy, MHA, appeared on the MIRS Monday podcast published March 24 to discuss the state behavioral health system. LaPine spoke about the challenges associated with patients boarding in …

MHA Monday Report March 24, 2025

Member News, Monday Report

Senate Hears MHA Testimony on Medicaid; Licensure Compact House Bills Advance

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee of the Department of Health and Human Services heard testimony from the MHA on Medicaid funding and various licensure compact bills advanced in the House during the week of March …

Registration Open for MHA Virtual Member Forum on Cybersecurity and Cyberattack Response

The MHA, in conjunction with its statewide Health Information Technology Strategy Committee, will host the virtual member forum Cybersecurity and Cyberattack Response from 9:30 – 11 a.m. May 9. During the webinar, leaders from six …

MHA Keystone Center Safety & Quality Symposium Approved for CE Credits

Registration is open for the highly anticipated MHA Keystone Center Safety & Quality Symposium, scheduled for April 28 – 29, 2025, at the Kellogg Conference Center & Hotel, East Lansing. The symposium, offering continuing education …

Applications Open for 2026 AHA Foster G. McGaw Prize

The American Hospital Association (AHA) is accepting applications for the annual 2026 AHA Foster G. McGaw Prize now through May 6, 2025. The prize honors health delivery organizations that demonstrate alignment between community health needs …

Latest AHA Trustee Insights Outlines Techniques to Build Skills in Three Critical Areas

The March edition of Trustee Insights, the monthly digital package from the AHA, highlights podcasts, videos, webinars and other resources available on today’s most pressing healthcare issues. March articles include: Ways for boards …

Keckley Report

Are the 7 Presumptions on which the U.S. Health System is Built still Relevant?

“Years ago, I taught an introductory class at Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management to medical students also pursuing an MBA degree. Its intent was to equip future caregivers with the aptitude to lead healthcare organizations in the development of strategies for growth and innovation. …

I remain optimistic healthcare leaders will look beyond near-term incrementalism to long-term transformational change. Lacking the attention it deserves; the U.S. system will become a large public utility for most and a concierge alternative for the few.

The 7 presumptions on which the U.S. system is built are no longer valid as a foundation for its future. They need modernization. And well-intended leaders in healthcare should use that process to define the system’s future state while there’s time to consider options.”

Paul Keckley, March 17, 2025

New to KnowNews to Know

  • In order to continue sharing with key stakeholders the important impact hospitals make to their communities, the MHA invites members to share examples of strong community impact programming through a brief survey.
  • The Michigan Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (MI AIM) is offering regional training sessions April 23 for inpatient maternal health providers focused on implementing the hypertension safety bundle and addressing common challenges with implementation.