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Open enrollment for the federally-facilitated Health Insurance Marketplace closes Jan. 15. For more on 2023 open enrollment, see the CMS fact sheets for the federally facilitated and state-based marketplaces. Learn more here. The American Hospital Association has released resources to help individuals choose the best...
Join Multiethnic Advocates for Cultural Competence for a free Cultural Competency training for Ohio’s Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) community on Jan. 25 at 1:00 p.m. MACC’s Racial Equity Framework is rooted in an anti-oppressive understanding of historical policies and present-day practices. The training offers three CE...
OHA corporate partner Sedgewick has released two articles centered around worker’s compensation and safety for the month of January. The articles include information about OSHA and PERRP recordkeeping and on the importance of cost containment.
The Columbus Foundation offers over 300 scholarships. This year there are five available scholarships for nursing students. Scholarships include: W.A. and Margaret E. Buehler Scholarship: The scholarship was established by the Buehler family to assist students who have graduated from a high school in Franklin County to pursue a nursing degree...
Join the American Hospital Association for the “Health Care Talent Trends to Watch in 2023” webinar at 1 p.m Feb. 1. The webinar will address the effects the pandemic had and offer solutions to the problems hospitals are currently dealing with. Speaker Matt Craven will discuss the state of health care staffing in the face of ongoing...
OHA sponsors seven professional membership societies committed to promoting professional interests and cooperative action among peers. Hospital employees who are interested in professional development, peer-to-peer networking and education are encouraged to join one of OHA’s personal membership groups. OHA professional societies include: ...
Presentation Proposal for OHA’s 108th Annual Meeting & Education Due Jan. 15 The 108th Ohio Hospital Association Annual Meeting & Education Summit, a premier educational forum for Ohio’s hospital leaders, will be held on June 12-13, 2023. Presentation proposals for breakout sessions will be accepted through Jan. 15. Click...
Ohio's TechCred program offers employers, including hospitals, up to $2,000 in reimbursement for every technology-focused credential earned by an employee, up to $30,000 per employer per application period. The current TechCred application period opened on Jan. 3 and will close on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 3:00 p.m. Through TechCred...
OHA is encouraging members to attend the Sepsis Alliance’s “The Importance of Timely Source Control in Patients With Sepsis: Reviewing New Findings” webinar at 2 p.m. Jan. 20. Attendees will be able to restate new findings about the association between timing of source control and outcomes in the sepsis patient, list sources of...