Part three of the grant writing workshop series, May 23 from 1-3 pm, will provide an overview of the grant proposal writing process with specific instructions on the basic requirements for writing a winning grant proposal. Identification of appropriate funding sources and how to effectively
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Register now for NCHA’s 2019 Summer Membership Meeting July 17-19 at the Pinehurst Resort. This year’s theme is Healthcare Reimagined: Our Communities, Our Future. The annual NCHA Summer Membership Meeting is a great opportunity to network with your peers and gain valuable insights on our collective work.
Read more →Pop culture is all about heroes this spring, but we know the real heroes are working in hospitals and health systems every day. In honor of National Hospital Week, NCHA has been saluting #healthcareheroes who work 24/7/365 to #protectaccesstocare for their communities. We
Read more →The Prevention and Safe Pain Management workgroup, part of the Coalition for Model Opioids Practices in Health Systems, identified a need to educate patients about their opioid prescription and spent the past year researching, planning, and executing the video process. The NCHA Opioid Patient Education
Read more →The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule to require direct-to-consumer (DTC) television advertisements for prescription drugs and biological products for which reimbursement is available, directly or indirectly, through or under Medicare or Medicaid to include the list
Read more →In celebration of National Hospital Week (May 12-18), NCHA is recognizing the Healthcare Heroes among us with a contest for member hospitals and health systems to Show Us What You’ve G.O.T. Members are asked to share photos of their “super” heroes and signs or
Read more →The American Hospital Association responded to a recent RAND Corporation study that found that certain prices paid to hospitals by private health plans are high relative to Medicare and vary widely. The study examined hospital prices for a limited number of employers and health plans
Read more →The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a toolkit to help healthcare providers talk with parents about measles and the measles vaccine, which includes a factsheet, poster and other resources. With more than 760 measles cases reported since January, the most since measles
Read more →The CDC released two new complimentary clinical tools to help healthcare providers reduce older adult falls. The Coordinated Care Plan to Prevent Older Adult Falls offers primary care providers, practices, and healthcare systems a framework for implementing a Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries, or
Read more →An estimated 9.4 percent of U.S. residents, or 30.4 million people, lacked health insurance when surveyed in 2018, according to a recent report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s not significantly different from the survey’s uninsured rate in 2017, but 18.2
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