News Briefs
PDS News: The Shift from Managing Rates to Managing Revenue (Jul 25, 2008)
PDS News: The Shift from Managing Rates to Managing Revenue
Professional Data Services (PDS) is pleased to announce that it now has 30 hospitals fully on-line with current data, with 21 additional facilities in various stages of providing their data for inclusion, bringing the growing PDS customer base to more than 50 hospitals.
Contact: Leslie Gold (310) 991-5340 Leslie.Gold@cox.net
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Legislature Extends SB 1773 Sunset Until 2014 (Jul 25, 2008)
Legislature Extends SB 1773 Sunset Until 2014
The state legislature has extended the effective date for SB 1773, which authorized Boards of Supervisors to increase penalty assessments on Vehicle Code violations to provide additional funding for pediatric emergency and trauma care.
Contact: Julie Puentes (714) 663-0294 jpuentes@hasc.org
Educating Inland Hospitals, Law Enforcement on Reporting Assaults Against Hospital Personnel (Jul 25, 2008)
Educating Inland Hospitals, Law Enforcement on Reporting Assaults Against Hospital Personnel
Hospitals are mandated to report assaults or battery against on-duty hospital personnel [per Health and Safety code section 1257.7 (d)] - however, to date neither hospitals nor law enforcement have been taking sufficient action to routinely comply with this mandate. In the HASC Inland Area, work is currently being done to help educate regional hospitals and law enforcement officials about this law.
Contact: Christina Bivona-Tellez (951) 222-2284 cbivona-tellez@hasc.org
Pre-employ.com Offers Outsourcing Option for Primary Source Verifications (Jul 25, 2008)
Pre-employ.com Offers Outsourcing Option for Primary Source Verifications
In an effort to help ensure quality patient care and reduce liability, the Joint Commission requires hospitals to conduct primary source verifications (PSVs) on medical professionals for all required licenses, certifications and registrations at the time of hire. While many hospitals conduct PSVs in-house, this can delay the hiring process and consume HR staff time. Outsourcing PSVs through Pre-employ.com offers members a cost-effective and time-saving alternative.
Contact: Teri Hollingsworth (213) 538-0763 thollingsworth@hasc.org
Free Workshops to Offer Practical Skills for Quality Improvement Projects (Jul 25, 2008)
Free Workshops to Offer Practical Skills for Quality Improvement Projects
Do you have staff members in your organization who would like to make clinical improvements, but don't know where to start? In August Convergence Health Consulting will offer free one-day workshops for those who are interested in learning how to begin their quality improvement journey.
Contact: Catherine Carson (213) 538-0789 ccarson@hasc.org
HASC Urges Support for 'Save My Emergency Room' Campaign to Stop
$1.5 Billion in Planned Cuts to State Health Care Budget (Jul 18, 2008)HASC Urges Support for 'Save My Emergency Room' Campaign to Stop
$1.5 Billion in Planned Cuts to State Health Care BudgetThe planned Medi-Cal cuts, when coupled with the current state budget delay, could have dire consequences for hospital emergency rooms and for uninsured/underinsured patients who find themselves with nowhere else to turn for urgent medical care.
Contact: Jennifer Bayer (213) 538-0730 jbayer@hasc.org
Community Voicing Concerns About Planned Prison Healthcare Facility in Ventura County (Jul 18, 2008)
Community Voicing Concerns About Planned Prison Healthcare Facility in Ventura County
The federal receiver responsible for bringing healthcare in California prisons up to constitutional standards is seeking to begin construction on a 1,500-inmate healthcare facility on the grounds of the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility in Camarillo as early as next year.
Contact: Gerald Arcuri (805) 650-1243 garcuri@hasc.org
UC Regents Approve Establishment of New Medical School at UC Riverside (Jul 18, 2008)
UC Regents Approve Establishment of New Medical School at UC Riverside
The University of California Board of Regents recently approved a plan to establish a School of Medicine at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), paving the way for the state's first new public medical school in more than four decades.
Contact: Christina Bivona-Tellez (951) 222-2284 cbivona-tellez@hasc.org
Disaster Preparedness Seminar in Long Beach on Aug. 6 (Jul 18, 2008)
Disaster Preparedness Seminar in Long Beach on Aug. 6
Do you lead the communication lines and interact with employees and clients during critical events? Do you want to develop more skills to successfully perform and communicate during stressful situations and overcome challenges of crises? If so, don't miss this opportunity to participate in a seminar designed for those responsible for managing disaster planning and assuming a front-line position in crisis situations.
Contact: Christina Luarca (714) 750-0788 ext. 13 cluarca@hasc.org
HR Seminar to Address How to Detect & Prevent Serial Murder in Hospitals (Jul 18, 2008)
HR Seminar to Address How to Detect & Prevent Serial Murder in Hospitals
Next month, HASC will present an HR seminar entitled "Detecting and Preventing Serial Murder in Hospitals," which will offer strategies for preventing murder and assault in the clinical arena and discuss how to collect evidence if a crime is suspected.
Contact: Teri Hollingsworth (213) 538-0763 thollingsworth@hasc.org
SCPSC Meeting: Hospital Acquired Infections (Jul 18, 2008)
SCPSC Meeting: Hospital Acquired Infections
Hospitals are invited to send teams to the Southern California Patient Safety Collaborative (SCPSC) Track I meeting on "Hospital Acquired Infections." This meeting will focus on central line related blood stream infections, urinary tract infections, reducing sepsis-related mortality, and reducing MRSA infections.
HASC Addresses Expected Impact of Proposed Medi-Cal Cuts, Encourages Support for 'Save My Emergency Room' Petition (Jul 11, 2008)
HASC Addresses Expected Impact of Proposed Medi-Cal Cuts, Encourages Support for 'Save My Emergency Room' Petition
Jaime Garcia, HASC regional vice president for the Los Angeles area, recently addressed members of the Burbank Chamber of Commerce to provide a budget update on the proposed Medi-Cal rate cuts, and their expected impact on hospitals, providers and the general public.
Contact: Jaime Garcia (213) 538-0702 jgarcia@hasc.org
LLUBMC Awarded Grant to Treat Teens Who Engage in Self-Harm Behavior (Jul 11, 2008)
LLUBMC Awarded Grant to Treat Teens Who Engage in Self-Harm Behavior
Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center (LLUBMC) has been awarded a grant from UniHealth Foundation of $627,753 over three years to treat adolescents 13 years of age and older who self-harm, an unhealthy practice of causing physical pain to mask emotional trauma.
Contact: Christina Bivona-Tellez (951) 222-2284 cbivona-tellez@hasc.org
HASC/Pre-employ.com Partnership Offers HR Solutions for the Healthcare Industry (Jul 11, 2008)
HASC/Pre-employ.com Partnership Offers HR Solutions for the Healthcare Industry
HASC partnered with Pre-employ.com in January of this year to provide a variety of services to help streamline the entire realm of human resources management (HRM) for member hospitals.
Contact: Teri Hollingsworth (213) 538-0763 thollingsworth@hasc.org
HASC to Present Briefing on Impact of Clinically Coded Information (Jul 11, 2008)
HASC to Present Briefing on Impact of Clinically Coded Information
HASC will present a complimentary briefing in mid-August entitled "Understanding the Impact of Clinically Coded Information" to provide an understanding of the issues and processes involved, and strategies for improvement.
Contact: Catherine Carson (213) 538-0789 ccarson@hasc.org
Register Now for 2008 HASC/CAPG Golf Classic (Jul 11, 2008)
Register Now for 2008 HASC/CAPG Golf Classic
Please act soon and reserve your spot now for the 2008 HASC/CAPG Golf Classic Charity Tournament, scheduled for Monday, Sept. 22, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the San Gabriel Country Club.
Contact: George Mack (213) 538-0717 gmack@hasc.org
HASC Welcomes Two New Members (Jul 11, 2008)
HASC Welcomes Two New Members
The following New Members recently joined HASC:
Contact: Pat Wall (213) 538-0715 pwall@hasc.org
CEO Update (Jul 11, 2008)
CEO Update
The following CEO changes have recently been announced:
Contact: Pat Wall (213) 538-0715 pwall@hasc.org
County of Orange OK's $3.1 Million for Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment Beds (Jun 27, 2008)
County of Orange OK's $3.1 Million for Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment Beds
With the approval of the 2008-09 County Budget on June 24, the Orange County Board of Supervisors approved an additional $3.1 million to pay for treatment beds for uninsured patients who are suffering from psychiatric emergencies.
Contact: Julie Puentes (714) 663-0294 jpuentes@hasc.org
Hospitals Encouraged to Participate in Recuperative Care Project (Jun 27, 2008)
Hospitals Encouraged to Participate in Recuperative Care Project
On March 14 of this year, the Recuperative Care Demonstration Project launched 30 new recuperative care beds at the Salvation Army Bell Shelter for homeless patients discharged from Los Angeles-area hospitals who require further medical attention. Of these additional beds, 15 are for exclusive use by private hospitals. To date, 26 private hospitals have agreed to utilize these beds, providing a much-needed discharge option for their homeless patients.
Contact: Kelly Bruno (213) 538-0708 kbruno@NHFca.org
Inland Area Medical Waste Task Force (Jun 27, 2008)
Inland Area Medical Waste Task Force
Members of the Inland Area Medical Waste Task Force have recently prepared and distributed a final report and executive summary addressing six medical waste technologies.
Contact: Christina Bivona-Tellez (951) 222-2284 cbivona-tellez@hasc.org
HASC Presents Seminar on Dispute Between SEIU & CNA/NNOC (Jun 27, 2008)
HASC Presents Seminar on Dispute Between SEIU & CNA/NNOC
HASC recently presented a seminar about the ongoing dispute between the Service Employee International Union (SEIU) and the California Nurses Association (CNA)/National Nurse Organizing Committee (NNOC), and its impact for hospitals throughout California, and across the nation as well.
Contact: Teri Hollingsworth (213) 538-0763 thollingsworth@hasc.org
Upcoming HR Seminar to Address How to Detect & Prevent Serial Murder in Hospitals (Jun 27, 2008)
Upcoming HR Seminar to Address How to Detect & Prevent Serial Murder in Hospitals
In August, HASC will present an HR seminar entitled "Detecting and Preventing Serial Murder in Hospitals," which will offer strategies for preventing murder and assault in the clinical arena and discuss how to collect evidence if a crime is suspected.
Contact: Teri Hollingsworth (213) 538-0763 thollingsworth@hasc.org
HCE & SOHL to Present Joint Networking Social on July 15 (Jun 27, 2008)
HCE & SOHL to Present Joint Networking Social on July 15
Health Care Executives of Southern California (HCE) and the San Diego Organization of Healthcare Leaders (SOHL) will present their second annual Joint Networking Social on Tuesday, July 15 at Camp Pendleton.
