Ohio Hospital Newswire
02/15/2019
Employees of OHA member hospitals and corporate partners are invited to attend the 2019 OHA Annual Meeting June 3-5 in Columbus. The three-day event features more than 60 educational sessions and is a premier opportunity for health care providers and administrators at all levels to gain valuable insight about statewide industry
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02/15/2019
OHA and the Ohio Patient Safety Institute are partnering with the American Hospital Association’s “United Against the Flu” campaign which ends this month.
This social media content kit is available for member hospitals and organizations to use to encourage vaccination. Feel free to brand with your organiza
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02/15/2019
According to the latest Biennial Health Insurance Survey by the Commonwealth Fund, about 29 percent of adults with health insurance last year were underinsured, with high deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses relative to their income. That's up from 22 percent in 2010, when the Affordable Care Act was enacted, with the largest
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02/15/2019
The “Better You! Better Ohio!” office of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has expanded the program to include all injured workers regardless of comorbidity status and any employer less than 150 employees. The BWC’s goal is to support the Total Worker Health concept: anything an employer can do to supp
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02/15/2019
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tobacco product use among U.S. youth is increasing. As of now, more than 1 in 4 high school students and about 1 in 14 middle school students in 2018 had used a tobacco product in the past 30 days. This was a considerable increase from 2017, which was driven by an increase
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02/08/2019
The Ohio Hospital Association Safety Leadership Council invites member hospitals to join the 2019 Statewide Hospital Occupational Safety Campaign by March 15, as an opportunity to earn statewide recognition for improving safety in the workplace.
The annual campaign, created in 1953 by OHA and the Ohio Industrial Commission, promote
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02/08/2019
The Ohio Department of Health has reported that the state’s first flu-associated pediatric death of the 2018-19 flu season, is a 3-year-old boy from Highland County. The Highland County Health Department is investigating.Flu activity traditionally begins to increase in October and can last as late as May, with cases typically
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02/08/2019
According to a new report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, hospital-acquired conditions declined by 13 percent between 2014 and 2017, preventing an estimated 20,500 deaths and $7.7 billion in health care costs.
HACs decreased by an estimated 910,000 over the period, including a 37 percent decline in C. diff
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02/08/2019
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.36 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted 5,214,200 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported. That's 18,800 more people than in December and 112,100 more than a year ago.
Without the seasonal adjustment, which removes the effect of fluctuations due to
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02/08/2019
AHA's Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development will host a webinar at 1 p.m. Feb. 13 examining the latest trends in health care from the new edition of Futurescan, SHSMD's annual publication and guide to important insights designed to prepare hospital and health system leaders for the future of health care. F
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02/08/2019
February is traditionally the month for all things heart related, including a reminder for all of us to take care of our heart. It is American Heart Month.
This annual celebration began in 1963 to encourage Americans to join the battle against heart disease. A presidential proclamation pays tribute each year to researchers,
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02/01/2019
Each year at the OHA Annual Meeting, member hospitals are invited to showcase their efforts around quality improvement and patient safety during the Quality Summit by submitting proposals for presentations by April 30. Individual presenters can qualify for continuing education credits.
There will be three sessions for attendees to
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02/01/2019
The March of Dimes and Synova Associates are looking for strong leaders from hospital neonatal intensive care units who create a ripple effect, establishing a positive environment for staff and great outcomes for families, babies and, in exceptional cases, the community. Do you know of any? If so, fill out a nomination form for the
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02/01/2019
The Ohio Department of Health reminds Ohio hospitals to submit the Annual Hospital Registration and Planning Report by March 1. While there is no hospital licensure in Ohio, hospitals must be registered and must report certain information to the ODH annually in accordance with section 3701.07 of the Ohio Revised
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02/01/2019
Between Feb. 1 and April 30, all employers covered by the recordkeeping regulation must post a hard copy of their 2018 OSHA 300A Summary in a common area of the workplace that employees can readily access and observe it. For employers of certain sizes and industries, an additional requirement of electronic reporting has been added w
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02/01/2019
The American Hospital Association's Hospitals Against Violence initiative will host a webinar at 2 p.m. Feb. 12 on the dynamics of child trafficking and how health care providers can respond.
National expert Jordan Greenbaum, MD, will provide an overview of the issue and will discuss the adverse health consequences experienced
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02/01/2019
Officials with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services say they’ve finished mailing out new Medicare cards. Didn't get your new card? Sign in to your MyMedicare.gov account to get your new Medicare number or print your official card. Don’t have an account? Create one here at https://www.mymedicare.gov/.
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02/01/2019
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released its 2017 total fertility rates report by state, race and Hispanic origin. Total fertility rates varied by state for each race and Hispanic-origin group. In 2017, South Dakota had the highest total fertility rate, 2,227.5, of the 50 states and the District of Columbia h
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02/01/2019
Join the Ohio Patient Safety Institute from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Feb. 14 for the webinar “Leveraging Actionable Data to Combat Sepsis.” Presenters include: Sallie Arnett, MS, RHIA, CHCIO, vice president, Information Systems, and Heather Burkhart, BSN, RN, vice president, Acute Care, Licking Memorial Health System.
Pres
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02/01/2019
The American Burn Association invites hospitals and other organizations to mobilize burn, fire and life safety educators to unite in sharing burn awareness and prevention messagesduring National Burn Awareness Week Feb. 3-9.Here are some ways the ABA encourages organizations to get involved and use toolkits provided:Secure a local/s
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