Enjoy a challenging round of golf at the 2013 HASC Charity Golf
Classic. All proceeds benefit National Health Foundation (NHF),
dedicated to supporting effective health care delivery.
Not able to play? Choose another way to support NHF:
Sponsor the event at one of many available sponsorship levels
Make a tax-deductible donation to NHF, a charitable 501(c)(3)
corporation
Join the fun for a good cause. Space is limited, so mark your
calendars and RSVP today! For more information, call (213)
538-0700.
HASC’s biggest charity event of the year, Charity Golf Classic,
is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 21, at Oakmont Country Club. Each
year this popular event brings together c-suite hospital members
and associate members for a day of golfing and networking in
support of National Health Foundation (NHF).
Join us October 21, at the Oakmont Country Club in Glendale for a
day filled with great golf, great company and great fun—all for a
good cause.
Every year, this event brings together key hospital
representatives and health care leaders in support of
the National Health
Foundation (NHF), a charitable, tax-exempt 501(c)(3)
corporation dedicated to improving health in underserved
communities.
Thank you to the more than 200 attendees at the 2013 HASC
Palliative Care Transitions Conference at the Hilton Pasadena,
and thank you 2013
Sponsors! Click the photos to view a slide show from the
event.
Hilton Pasadena
168 South Los Robles Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 577-1000
Nearly 200 people attended the 2013 HASC Palliative Care
Conference, Feb. 26 at the Hilton Pasadena. Attended by
executives and frontline professionals interested in enhancing
communication across the continuum of care, the event presented
the latest information and best practices from leaders in the
industry.
With attention on Medicare spending and the coming silver
Tsunami, health care business-focused magazine Modern
Healthcare recently featured alternatives to repeated
hospitalization, namely community-based care, written by HASC’s
VP of Payer/Provider and Member Relations George Mack and
Companion Management Group’s Sr. VP Steve Nahm.
The AHA’s Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence (HPOE) initiative,
in collaboration with the
Center to Advance Palliative Care, recently released a
new guide that provides hospital and health care system
leaders with the knowledge and resou
Register before Jan. 8 to receive a special discounted rate for
the Palliative Care Transitions Conference, Feb. 26, at the
Hilton Pasadena. Register
now.
In coordination with CHA, the Accreditation and Licensure
Committee monitors requirements for accreditation and licensing
and represents members’ views to organizations responsible for
those requirements; designs timely educational workshops for
members to assist hospital survey performance improvement and
post-survey peer-to-peer learning; and tracks voluntary and
regulatory quality data comparison projects.
Participants: CEOs, senior managers and managers of quality,
utilization, risk, infection control and medical information
services
HASC LA Office (Board Room)
515 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1300
Los Angeles, CA 90071
In partnership with Blue Shield of California, this
multi-specialty work group began in 2009 as a subgroup of the
Contracting Committee. The work group serves as a forum to
simplify and improve claim payments to hospitals.
HASC LA Office
515 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1300
Los Angeles, CA 90071
The Contracting Committee provides a forum for managed care
contracting issues affecting hospitals; develops and recommends
strategies for capitation and per diem contracting; monitors
trends in managed care reimbursement and utilization; and works
as a mechanism for evaluating payers and health plans.
Participants: CEOs, CFOs, and directors of managed care from
hospitals and integrated systems
Sponsored by: Hospital Association of Southern California
HASC LA Office
515 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1300
Los Angeles, CA 90071
The Palliative Care Committee serves as a network for palliative
care professionals to exchange information and help create and
strengthen existing programs; educates the hospital community on
the benefits of palliative care programs for the hospital, the
patient and their family; and provides a toolkit of resources for
palliative care programs.
The group’s goal is to establish palliative care programs in 50%
of Southern California’s acute care hospitals.
Sponsored by: Hospital Association of Southern California
HASC LA Office (Board Room)
515 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1300
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Members of the HASC/Blue Shield Claims Adjudication Process
Improvement Collaborative presented a “Case Study: A Partnership
in Operational Excellence and Transparency (POET),” at the 5th
Annual Hospital Health System and Payer Executive Summit, Nov.
7-8.
The presentation, hosted by the World Health Care Congress in
Arlington, Va., and themed Optimizing the Revenue Cycle and
Billing Process, drew more than 500 health plan and provider
representatives and consultants and featured a review of the
four-year collaborative effort describing:
Early registrants for the 2013 Palliative
Care Transitions Conference, Feb. 26 at the Hilton Pasadena,
can save $25 on program fees for individuals. The discounted
registration includes all event materials, breakfast, lunch and
continuing education credits for ACHE, BRN, BBS or NAHP.
More than 250 people attended the recent HCE Annual Leadership
Conference at The California Endowment on Dec. 4. Titled
Executive Skills – Evolving for the Future, the
conference hosted stellar representatives from Southern
California’s health care community exploring what it takes to
create and implement leadership under health care reform.
2013 HASC Palliative Care Transitions Conference
Hilton Pasadena
168 S. Los Robles Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101
Start the conversation on how continuum providers can link with
supportive care models in California and across the nation. The
5th Annual HASC Palliative Care
Conference, themed Growing Continuum Conversations, Feb. 26,
2013, explores breaking down barriers inhibiting optimal care
delivery at all points in the care continuum.
Hilton Pasadena
168 South Los Robles Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 577-1000
Seventy-seven players participated in the 2012 HASC Charity Golf
Classic on Oct. 22, making it one of the most successful events
in recent years. A special thanks to the Oakmont Country Club for
hosting the event designed to bring together HASC hospital
members and other organizations providing services to hospitals
for an enjoyable day of golf, networking and support for National
Health Foundation (NHF).
October will see the return of the HASC COO Network ListServ, an
electronic platform allowing member COOs to network, discuss best
practices and share innovative ideas that help optimize facility
operations.
Registration opens soon for the 5th Annual
HASC Palliative Care Conference, themed Growing Continuum
Conversations, Feb. 26, 2013 at Hilton Pasadena. Confirmed
speakers and topics include Robert Bear, MD, How a Nephrologist
Became a Palliative Care Medicine Champion through Personal
Epiphany and Change Leadership, and Richard Brumley, MD, chief
medical officer of GeriNet, with more to come.
Sign up for the latest on how continuum providers are linking
with supportive care models in California and across the nation.
