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Physician Hospitals of America
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April 28, 2016
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Online registration is now open for the
PHA Executive Summit, September 14-16, 2016, at the beautiful Meritage Resort and Spa in Napa, California! This exclusive, invitation-only event brings you face-to-face with fellow physician-owned hospital executives, physician owners, and thought leaders in the industry.
Do you know a fellow executive or physician from your facility who would benefit from the PHA Executive Summit? If so, complete the
webform and we will send them an invite to this exclusive event.
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Next Regulatory Update Call: May 4, 2016
PHA is pleased to provide regulatory update calls on the first Wednesday of every month. These calls are intended to keep PHA Members informed on regulatory changes of interest to our industry, and are open only to current PHA Members. To sign up for PHA's bi-weekly regulatory report and receive call-in info for our monthly regulatory report, click below.
Next Regulatory Update Call:
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 1:00 PM EDT.
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In Case You Missed It: Inpatient Engagement Compliance: Understanding the Risks and Best Practices for Hospitals
During this webinar, Amber Walsh, Andrea Impicciche, and Jacob Cilek discussed the Medicare definition of a hospitals that they "primarily engage" in services to inpatients and reviewed situations of how hospitals meet the requirement. The recorded webinar will be available next week to PHA Members.
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PHA can help support you through media relations and strategic public relations campaigns. PHA's marketing and PR group meets monthly by teleconference to discuss issues of mutual interest. Members share important ways to reach out to the media, your communities, and stakeholders.
The marketing and PR group will meet by teleconference on Wednesday, May 18 at 1:00 PM EDT. If your marketing or PR personnel are interested in getting involved, please direct them to
physicianhospitals.org/pr
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CMS Delays New Hospital Quality Ratings Amid Pressure from Congress, Industry
Following pressure from Congress and industry stakeholders, CMS has decided to delay its release of new Star Ratings for Quality until July. CMS will be gathering feedback over the coming months regarding the ratings' methodology, and potential mechanisms for refining the way the ratings are calculated.
See the full article from Modern Healthcare
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UnitedHealth to Remain Only in 'Handful' of ACA Markets Next Year
UnitedHealth Group, the nation's largest private health insurer, announced that it will exit the majority of Affordable Care Act exchanges nationwide. United CEO Stephen Hemsley cites 'tempered' growth expectations in the exchanges as one of the considerations leading to the exit.
See the full article from Healthcare Dive here.
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CMS' 2017 IPPS Proposed Rule: 10 Points to Know
CMS released its 1,500-page proposed rule for FY 2017 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) earlier this month. Becker's highlights ten of the most important points from this new rule.
See the full article from Becker's Hospital Review here.
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Patients' Hospital Ratings May Predict Care Quality
A new JAMA study shows that higher patient satisfaction survey ratings are associated with higher quality outcomes. Hospitals receiving 5-stars for patient satisfaction from CMS had lower mortality and readmission rates, among other indicators.
See the full article from Fierce Healthcare here.
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Prices and Health Care Quality: Many Consumers
Don't See a Link
A new Health Affairs study shows that patient consumers do not associate high prices to high quality. Kaiser Health News has the full story.
See the full article from Kaiser Health News
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