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Physician Hospitals of America
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July 14, 2016
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Invite Your Members of Congress to Tour Your Hospital During August
PHA is working with its champions in Congress to include physician-owned hospital expansion language in a year-end legislative package that can garner bipartisan support and we need your help.
During the month of August, members of Congress will return from Washington to their home districts and states for their annual summer recess. This is a perfect opportunity to
invite your Representative and Senators to tour your hospital. As their schedules tend to fill up fast, it is important that you make these invitations as soon as possible.
Members of Congress need to know the high-quality, low-cost, high-satisfaction care that is being delivered by physician-owned hospitals right in their own communities, and a hospital tour is the most effective way for them to see it firsthand. PHA can provide a model letter of invitation, contact information, and any additional information or support you might need in scheduling a tour with your Representative and Senators. Please contact David Tyson at
[email protected] for assistance.
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Full Executive Summit Schedule Now Available
Physician Hospitals of America (PHA) is excited to announce the 2016 PHA Executive Summit schedule is
available on our website. Taking place September 14-16 at the Meritage Resort and Spa in Napa, CA, this year's Summit includes three days of education, discussion, and networking.
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Nominate a Noteworthy Colleague by July 20
Through two annual awards, Physician Hospitals of America (PHA) recognizes significant achievements of its members to the physician-owned hospital industry. Help us celebrate an outstanding individual or facility by
nominating them
by July 20.
Physician Hospital of the Year Award
This award recognizes a PHA member facility that has demonstrated high-quality value and service to meet the healthcare needs of their community, as well as a proven commitment to supporting PHA initiatives.
Physician Hospitals of America President's Award
The President's Award recognizes an individual PHA member who has exhibited outstanding service to the organization. Nominees may have demonstrated their dedication by serving on a committee, taking part in conference planning, or advocating in front of legislators.
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PHA Benchmarking:
Annual Collection 1 Opens This July 15
The PHA Benchmarking Program will transition to a single annual collection and report beginning this summer.
Doing so will lessen the administrative burden on participating hospitals and bring into alignment the collection periods for all measures, while continuing to provide members with valuable financial, occurrence, and staffing metrics. All PHA facility members are encouraged to participate! The collection will open this Friday, July 15 and remain open until August 15, 2016, capturing financial and operational measures from the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
If you or the designated contact from your facility for Benchmarking does not receive the launch email and instructions this Friday, please email Greg Maciog to be added to the upcoming collection.
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This panel-style presentation will discuss narrowing networks and other payor contracting issues that impact physician-owned hospitals.
Panelists
- Anne Hast, CEO, Advanced Surgical Hospital
- Christina Whitcher, Sr. Director Managed Care, Surgical Hospitals, Surgical Care Affiliates
- Kurt Brenkus, Founder and CEO, Aver, Inc
Tuesday, July 26
1:00 PM Eastern
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PHA's Marketing and PR group meets monthly to share tips and resources and participate in presentations on a variety of topics. The group's next meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 27 at 1:00 PM Eastern, when they will discuss "Optimizing Your Content to Improve Google Search Rankings". This will be part one of a three-part series on web optimization. In the coming months, "How to Make Google Analytics Work for Your Brand" and "Become a YouTube (Distribution) Star for Your Organization" will be featured topics.
If the marketing and PR professional from your facility is not participating in these monthly calls and webinars and wishes to get involved, please email Greg Maciog [email protected].
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5-step Plan for Less than 5 Stars
CMS has yet to announce a date for the public release of its new Star Ratings for Overall Hospital Quality. However, hospitals were afforded an opportunity to preview their ratings. If you accessed the preview and found that your hospital's Star Rating for Overall Hospital Quality was lower than expected or desired, Fierce Healthcare has a few tips on messaging to both your employees and the public.
See the full article from Fierce Healthcare here.
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CMS Proposed Rule: Site-Neutral Outpatient Rates
CMS has released a new proposed rule regarding site-neutral outpatient payment rates and several other issues affecting hospitals. Healthcare Dive provides a good quick overview of this proposed rule, which will affect the Value-Based Purchasing program, the EHR Incentive program, and the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting program, among others.
See the full article from Healthcare Dive here.
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MACRA = Physician Consolidation?
Changes in payment for physicians as a result of MACRA could have the unintended consequence of encouraging physician consolidation, according to Modern Healthcare. The cost of tracking quality performance will be the main driver of this. Doctors could be forced to join hospitals or large clinically integrated networks due to the technology costs associated with quality tracking.
See the full article from Modern Healthcare here.
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Senate Finance Committee on Stark Law
The Senate Finance Committee has released a report on potential changes to the Stark Law which will be intended to "remove barriers to implementing health care reform and to distinguish technical violations from substantive violations." The Committee will be holding a hearing this week to determine Stark Law changes that would allow providers to implement new payment models and MACRA provisions, among other potential changes.
See the full article from The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance here.
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House Speaker Paul Ryan and other GOP leaders released their alternative to the Affordable Care Act at the end of June. Their report encompasses reforms across the health care spectrum, including a repeal of the moratorium on physician-owned hospital expansion.
See the full report from The House GOP here.
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Hospital Stay or Monthly Rent?
Vox examines a JAMA Internal Medicine which found that the average cost of a hospital stay now exceeds the average American's monthly rent, increasing by 37% since 2009.
See the full article from Vox here.
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