MHA Service Corporation Board Highlights Solutions and Mission
The MHA Service Corporation board held its final meeting of the 2023-2024 program year June 26 focused on supporting the MHA Strategic Action Plan priorities of workforce support and innovation, viability, behavioral health and …
2025 Medicare Fee-for-Service Home Health Proposed Rule Released
2025 Medicare Fee-for-Service Home Health Proposed Rule ReleasedThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released a proposed rule to update the home health prospective payment system for calendar year 2025. The rule includes updates to the Medicare …
What I Learned as a Provider Working in Public Policy
What I Learned as a Provider Working in Public PolicyCarlie Austin, BSN, RN, shares her journey serving as the maternal infant health policy specialist at the MHA. As a clinician, what drew you to a role tied to public policy? If I had to …
MHA Webinar Tying Person and Family Engagement to Culture and Performance
MHA Webinar Tying Person and Family Engagement to Culture and PerformanceThe MHA is hosting the webinar Tying Person and Family Engagement to Culture and Performance from noon to 1 p.m. Aug. 20. The webinar will outline a process for structuring value-based employee competencies that …
MHA CEO Report — A Program Year in Review
MHA CEO Report — A Program Year in ReviewI am pleased to share we just completed a successful MHA Annual Meeting, continuing a long-standing June tradition whereby we celebrate the conclusion of one MHA program year, and prepare for the next. Each program year is unique with the different challenges it presents. …
The Keckley Report
The Healthcare Workforce Crossroad: Incrementalism or Transformation
“Congress returns from its July 4 break today and its focus will be on the President: will he resign or tough it out through the election in 120 days. But not everyone is paying attention to this DC drama. In fact, most are disgusted with the performance of the political system and looking for something better. Per Gallup, trust and confidence in the U.S. Congress is at an all-time low.
The same is true of the healthcare system: 69% think it’s fundamentally flawed and in need of systemic change vs. 7% who think otherwise (Keckley Poll). And 60% think it puts its profits above all else, laying the blame at all its major players—hospitals, insurers, physician, drug companies and their army of advisors and suppliers.
These feelings are strongly shared by its workforce, especially the caregivers and support personnel who service patient in hospital, clinic and long-term care facilities. Their ranks are growing, but their morale is sinking. Career satisfaction among clinical professionals (nurses, physicians, dentists, counselors) is at all time low and burnout is at an all-time high. …
It’s easier to talk about healthcare’s workforce issues but It’s harder to fix them. That’s why incrementalism is the rule and transformational change just noise.”
News to Know
News to Know- July 22 is the deadline to register by mail or online to be eligible to vote in the Primary Election on Aug. 6.
- The MHA recently submitted comments on the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affair’s Psychology proposed rules.