The NC Division of Public Health’s (DPH) Surveillance for Healthcare Associated and Resistant Pathogens Patient Safety (SHARPPS) Program has a statewide antibiotic stewardship initiative for acute care hospitals in North Carolina, Stewardship of Antibiotic Resources (STAR) Partners. This is a multi-tiered recognition and mentorship program
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Seventy-three percent of U.S. health insurance markets are highly concentrated, based on guidelines used by the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission to assess market competition, according to a study released recently by the American Medical Association. In 91 percent of the 380 metropolitan
Read more →The application process is now open for the North Carolina Hospital Foundation’s (NCHF) Disaster Relief Fund to aid North Carolina hospital and health system employees who suffered significant property loss to their homes or residences during Hurricane Florence and the subsequent flooding. The
Read more →The American Hospital Association partnered with the Healthcare Financial Management Association and America’s Health Insurance Plans on a new consumer guide to help patients understand the questions they can ask to help avoid paying more than expected for healthcare services. This guide will help
Read more →Early voting ended Saturday. If you didn’t vote early, the general election is Tuesday, Nov. 6, when you vote in your assigned precinct. Know before you go — voter tools are available including sample ballots and polling place locations. NCHA encourages everyone to exercise their
Read more →NCHA sends hospital leaders a complimentary quarterly newsletter, The North Carolina Trustee, to share with their hospital board members. The newsletter focuses on boardroom basics, leadership perspectives, advocacy and governance insights. The fall 2018 edition is attached. Previous 2018 issues are online here.
Read more →A Day Like No Other is a special report from the Nevada Hospital Association of one of the worst mass-casualty incidents to occur in our nation’s history: the shooting in Las Vegas on Oct. 1, 2017. This case study is not an after-action document, but instead a
Read more →The Network for Excellence in Health Innovation recently released Health Care Without Walls: A Roadmap for Reinventing U.S. Health Care. By combining technologies such as telehealth with a reconfigured workforce, the report says the nation’s healthcare system could be transformed into one that better anticipates individuals’
Read more →Several of NCHA’s members got to experience Qualivis’ new service, Rapid and Critical Response Staffing, in action during Hurricane Florence. Qualivis, NCHA’s workforce solution, helped to quickly supply 52 travelers to support staff overwhelmed by the storm. See where the travelers were sent below.
Read more →The North Carolina Healthcare Association sends hospital leaders a complimentary quarterly newsletter, The North Carolina Trustee, to share with their hospital board members. The newsletter focuses on boardroom basics, leadership perspectives, advocacy and governance insights. The fall 2018 edition is attached. Previous 2018 issues
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