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News from HASC and the Southern California Health Care Community

March 28, 2011

Turn to the definitive resource for addressing critical hospital issues. From the implementation of new legislative requirements to the latest in patient safety, HASC provides valuable updates and information about our members and the industry.

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Association News

March 30, 2011

Association News includes the leadership developments, legislative initiatives and changes, ideas and commentary pertinent to our members. It keeps you ahead of what’s happening and demonstrates the true value of your membership—relationships, representation and advocacy.

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May 30 PDS University Session to Focus on Contract Negotiations

May 30, 2012 - 11:00am - 11:20am Leslie Gold

Join the PDS team for an update of the 20-minute interactive webinar Getting Ready for Contract Negotiations, where we will discuss how you can use PDS data as a powerful tool for contract negotiations. Learn how to identify areas of opportunity for revenue enhancement, how to prepare for new payment models, as well as how to dig into the data.

The session is scheduled for Wednesday, May 30 at 11:00 a.m.

Register online.

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LEAD Academy Expands to Inland Empire

May 16, 2012 Teri Hollingsworth

Building upon its successful launch at Verdugo Hills Hospital, HASC’s LEAD Academy is now available in the Inland Empire.

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New Chair and Vice Chair at CalOptima

May 16, 2012 Julie Puentes

The CalOptima board held an election last week. Mark Refowitz, interim director of the Orange County Health Care Agency, will serve as the new chair of CalOptima.

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Have you signed up for your new hasc.org account?

August 23, 2011

Dear Member,

We built the new www.hasc.org to make it easier to find the information you need. If you haven’t already, please sign up for a new member account to access Board materials and other exclusive member information. (Usernames and passwords from the previous website are no longer active.)

Once you’ve entered your information and selected your password, activate your account by clicking the link in the confirmation email sent to your inbox.

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Briefs

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Briefs

February 15, 2011

Each week, Briefs summarizes the news and events impacting our members. Get the latest on key policy issues, legal developments, business opportunities, HASC Board actions, educational programs and other association activities.

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HASC Briefs for May 16, 2012

May 16, 2012

HASC’s LEAD Academy is now available in the Inland Empire. Also in the news from HASC this week: the Lean Practitioners summer course, opportunities to sponsor HASC’s 2012 Health Care Provider Wellness Conference, June 14-15, and featured services from Institute for Performance Excellence and the Society for Health Care Improvement Professionals.

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HASC Briefs for May 2, 2012

May 2, 2012

The Inland Empire Health Information Exchange is now live. Read more about this, as well as St. Mary Medical Center’s approval for a new campus in Victorville, LA County’s recommended budget, HASC’s new palliative care list serve and information on staying up to date with MICRA, in this week’s Briefs.

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HASC Briefs for April 25, 2012

April 25, 2012

Registration is now open for the 3rd Annual Patient & Family Centered Care (PFCC) Conference. Read more about this event, and upcoming strategic workforce planning meetings, in this week’s Briefs. This month’s Focus highlights strategies for workforce wellness and is authored by Dr. Adam Bordes, Senior Health Strategist with the American Council on Exercise.

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Health Care Headlines

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Health Care Headlines

March 30, 2011

Stay connected with stories about legislation, funding, programs and events that impact your hospital and the health care industry across the state.

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May Budget Revise Hits Health Care Hard

May 16, 2012 California Healthline

Health care reductions made up more than one-third of the additional $6.5 billion Governor Jerry Brown (D) needed to trim since the last budget proposal in January. Five months ago, the governor was only staring down a $9.2 billion deficit. Now it’s estimated at $15.7 billion.

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RIVERSIDE: Kaiser Permanente hospital wins top award

May 15, 2012 Press Enterprise

Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center has won a state award for excellence.

On May 2, the California Council for Excellence recognized the 2011 recipients of the California Awards for Performance Excellence at its annual conference in Anaheim.

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RIVERSIDE COUNTY: Hospitals to hold emergency drills

May 15, 2012 Press Enterprise

Numerous Riverside County hospitals and a nursing home will conduct drills this week involving a supposed gunman opening fire.

 

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