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Celebrate
Minnesota hospitals during National Hospital Week May 10-16
It’s National Hospital Week (#HospitalWeek), the largest national
celebration of health care and a time to recognize the hard working
professionals in our hospitals who support the health of their communities
through compassionate care, constant innovation and unwavering dedication.
National Hospital Week is the perfect opportunity for your hospital to promote
its good work within your community and celebrate the dedicated women and men
who make it all happen. MHA encourages you
to share the ways your hospital works to enhance its community by posting on
social media using the hashtag #MyHospital. You can find more tips and resources in this digital tool kit created by the American
Hospital Association.
MHA is proud to share this video highlighting the importance of Minnesota hospitals. We salute our 143
member hospitals and health systems for your continued commitment to improving
the delivery of health care. return to top
Hospital leaders visit MN
congressional delegation during AHA Annual Meeting
Minnesota hospital leaders, auxilians and Minnesota Hospital Association
(MHA) staff advocated for Minnesota hospitals and health systems last week in
Washington D.C., during the American Hospital Association’s Annual Meeting.
The group told positive stories of how Minnesota hospitals and health
systems are transforming care in their communities; stressed the need for
predictability and relief from regulations; and urged the delegation to help protect
vulnerable populations by providing stable and predictable reimbursement.
Minnesota hospitals also urged our delegation to reject further cuts to
hospital outpatient departments; graduate medical education funding; changes to
the 340B program; and reductions to critical access hospitals (CAHs). The group
also encouraged the delegation to protect access to care with some specific
changes in regulation, including
removing the 96-hour physician certification requirement as a condition of
payment for CAHs; adopting a default standard of “general supervision” for
outpatient therapeutic services; and establishing equity in the Hospital
Readmissions Program. More information on MHA’s federal policy priorities can
be found on the MHA website.
MHA thanks the following members who participated in the visit to
Washington D.C.:
- Deborah
Anderson, Health Care Auxiliary of Minnesota, Brainerd
- Jody
Bjerke, Health Care Auxiliary of Minnesota, Dawson
- David
Borgert, director, community and government relations, CentraCare Health,
St. Cloud
- Lee
Boyles, president, CHI St. Gabriel’s Health, Little Falls
- Diane
Damerow, Health Care Auxiliary of Minnesota, Albert Lea
- John
Doherty, system executive-partnerships & affiliation, University of
Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, Minneapolis
- Mary
Edwards, vice president, public policy, Fairview Health Services,
Minneapolis
- Chuck
Hofius, chief executive officer, Perham Health
- Erin
Huppert, government affairs program specialist, Allina Health, Minneapolis
- Ben
Koppelman, president, CHI St. Joseph’s Health, Park Rapids
- Karen
Lahn, group facilitator, Fairview Health Services, Eden Prairie
- Michael
Mahoney, vice president, public policy, Essentia Health, Duluth
- Jennifer
Mallard, director, federal government relations, Mayo Clinic Rochester
- Barbara
Muesing, auxilian and trustee, Essentia Health-Fosston
- Bill
Nelson, chief executive officer, Mille Lacs Health System, Onamia
- David
Nelson, president & chief executive officer, CHI St. Francis Health,
Breckenridge
- Timothy
Rave, vice president, public policy, Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Jennifer
Simmonds, youth grief services program director, Fairview Ridges Hospital,
Burnsville
- Diane
Twedell, RN, chief nursing officer-SE and SW Minnesota Region, Mayo Clinic
Health System-Albert Lea and Austin, Austin
- Carl
Vaagenes, chief executive officer, Douglas County Hospital, Alexandria
For more information, contact Ann Gibson, MHA
vice president of federal relations and workforce, 651-603-3527. return to top
Minnesota hospitals earn
outstanding achievement award from Commission on Cancer
Essentia Health-St.
Joseph’s Medical Center, Brainerd; Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, St. Louis
Park; and St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Shakopee, were recognized with
the Outstanding Achievement Award by the Commission on Cancer and the American College
of Surgeons.
Awarded to 75 cancer programs across the country, the Outstanding Achievement Award recognizes cancer
programs that demonstrate excellence in the applicable standards for the award
and provide quality care to patients with cancer. return to top
Register
now for PAC golf tournament
Registration
is now open for the Minnesota Hospital Association Political Action Committee
golf tournament. The tournament will be held Monday, Aug. 24 at Territory Golf
Club in St. Cloud. Lunch will be served at noon, shotgun start at 1 p.m., with
a dinner buffet and awards to follow at 5 p.m. Contact Carol Eshelman, MHA division
assistant, 651-603-3539 for information and to register. return to top
Webinar to
detail resources available to hospitals for proper care of sexual assault
victims
The
Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) and the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual
Assault (MNCASA) will hold a webinar on the “Hospital Response to Sexual
Assault Patients: Survey Findings and Future Directions.” The webinar
will be on Monday, May 18 from 1-2 p.m. and will review the findings from the
recent Hospital Response to Sexual Assault Patients Survey that was sent
out to ED nurse managers in February. Presenters from MNCASA will provide an
overview of the survey’s Summary Report and highlight resources
available to improve hospitals’ response to sexual assault patients. There
will be time allotted for questions and feedback.
To join the webinar, click on the link below to access the webinar.
https://web.telspan.com/go/210mnhospitals/mncasamhawebinar
Type in your first and last name and then click on enter.
Conference
call information:
1-800-791-2345
Participant
code: 88721#
For more
information contact Jen McNertney, MHA policy analyst,
651-659-1405. return to top
ICD-10 webinar available for Minnesota providers
Sponsored by
several Minnesota-based organizations and presented by the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services (CMS), this webinar will provide an overview of ICD-10,
its anticipated clinical and business impacts, and provide practical tips on
creating an action plan, documentation requirements and an interactive practice
plan.
This
complimentary webinar will be on Tuesday, May 19 from 9 -11 a.m. and its target
audience is providers, managers, billing and coding personnel. Click here for additional information and
to register. return to top