The MHA is urging its members to contact their state legislators and ask them to vote no on any effort to dismantle Michigan’s auto no-fault insurance law in the final days of the lame-duck session.
The Legislature has one week remaining in its legislative schedule for 2018. More than 250 bills have passed from the House or Senate chamber in the first three weeks of action, marking an increase in activity compared to past end-of-year sessions.
With the conclusion of the 2018 Michigan Harvest Gathering, the MHA and its members have contributed nearly 40,000 pounds of food and more than $60,000 to help feed the 1.6 million people who are suffering from hunger in Michigan.
As hospitals shift from inpatient to outpatient volume, automate workflow and seek skill sets outside of traditional healthcare professions, leaders must prepare workforce strategies that are forward-thinking, consumer-centric, flexible and innovative.
The MHA, along with DataGen, recently hosted a national webinar to review the final rule to update the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS), effective Jan. 1, 2019.
Weekly news and updates from the MHA.
Upcoming events and important healthcare news for the week of Dec. 10.
Application periods will be open soon for two programs to assist medical residents in repaying loans for their medical training.
The MHA Legislative Policy Panel convened its last meeting of the year Dec. 6 to discuss legislative activity during the lame-duck session in progress and preview how the 2018 election outcome will impact healthcare policy in 2019.
The latest episode of the MiCare Champion Cast, the MHA’s podcast on issues surrounding healthcare, covers the impact that health information sharing has on patient care.
Physicians, clinicians and others who wish to strengthen their leadership skills are encouraged to register for the Healthcare Leadership Academy: Business Strategy for a Changing Landscape.
Breakthrough, the MHA’s newest membership meeting, is an experience that inspires and mobilizes healthcare leaders to pursue real change.
The MHA hosted a webinar Dec. 5 with the MSA Hospital and Clinic Reimbursement Division to review the new facility settlement subsystem of the Community Health Automated Medicaid Processing System (CHAMPS), which is scheduled to go live Dec. 17.
Rural communities often face adversity, particularly due to a lack of resources. Limited access to healthcare and food play a crucial role in health disparities and social determinants of health.
Michelle Norcross, MSA, senior director of safety and quality, MHA Keystone Center, discusses factors that create health inequities and available resources to drive improvement.
Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment in Michigan totaled approximately 814,000 in October, an increase of 4,000 beneficiaries since July.
Weekly news and updates from the MHA.
Upcoming events and important healthcare news for the week of Dec. 3:
The MHA Foundation webinar Riding the Disruption Wave in Healthcare: What to Know and How to Stay Relevant will take place from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. The webinar will help hospitals leaders find a sound strategy during the...
The MHA is partnering with DataGen to offer webinars that will assist members in understanding changes to the Medicare program.
The Nov. 28 meeting of the MHA Board of Trustees began with the election of two new members: Melany Gavulic, RN, president & CEO, Hurley Medical Center, Flint, and Connie Koutouzos, CEO, Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, Inc.