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Physician Hospitals of America
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September 22, 2016
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SAVE THE DATE: PHA Legislative Fly-in
December 6&7
The physician-owned hospital industry needs you to join your colleagues on December 6th and 7th for the PHA legislative fly-in. Congress will be putting together a large legislative package in December and we need you, or someone from your hospital, to come to DC to make the case that H.R. 2513 be included.
We urge you to come to Washington and tell Members of Congress why POHs must be allowed to expand, educate them on the high-quality and low-cost care you provide, and demonstrate your continued commitment to patient access and excellent patient satisfaction.
PHA has built significant momentum and support for HR 2513, a bill which would allow high-quality POHs to expand, and we need you to join us for this important event. No one knows your story like you do and it is vital that you join us and meet with your Member of Congress to push for enactment of pro-POH legislation this year.
PHA will schedule all meetings on Capitol Hill and provide all necessary meeting materials. Information on registration and lodging will be available soon via the PHA website.
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PHA Executive Summit
Awards
The Physician Hospital of the Year Award and PHA Presidents Award were presented at the PHA Executive Summit on Friday, September 16. The
2016 Physician Hospital of the Year Award was presented to
Fresno Surgical Hospital of Fresno, CA, in recognition of their exceptional quality, outstanding record of community service, and continued leadership in supporting our organization's legislative priorities and grassroots initiatives.
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Physician Hospitals of America President's Award was presented to
Robert D. Blair, President and CEO, The Spine Hospital of Louisiana at The NeuroMedical Center. As the President of the Louisiana Physician Hospital Association, Robert Blair has played in instrumental role in engaging and coordinating the physician-owned hospitals in that state in support of PHA initiatives. It is a credit to Blair that physician-owned hospitals in Louisiana are consistently among the most engaged and supportive of PHA's legislative calls-to-action. As the President and CEO of the Spine Hospital of Louisiana at The NeuroMedical Center he oversees a center of surgical excellence that serves as a shining example of the high-quality care provided by physician-owned hospitals.
Keynote
Alison Levine, Team Captain of the First American Women's Everest Expedition and New York Times Bestselling Author, gave an inspiring and engaging presentation about scaling whatever peaks you aspire to climb - be they literal or figurative. She offered practical, humorous, and even unorthodox advice about how to reach your potential as a leader. Levine noted the energy and enthusiasm of the PHA audience. Thank you to Medical Facilities Corporation for sponsoring the Summit's Keynote.
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PHA Benchmarking - Annual Collection Reports Now Available
The PHA Benchmarking reports for the annual collection period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016 are now online. Please
click here to download the summary report for this annual collection as well as the last five quarterly reports. Members who participated in the annual collection may download their hospital's individual report via the Benchmarking submission portal.
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Executive Compensation Survey Results are Now Available
Results of the 2016 Physician-Owned Hospital Executive Compensation Survey are now available. The survey includes data for eight executive positions from physician-owned hospitals across the country with salary data effective as of May 1, 2016. Facilities that participated in this anonymous survey were sent a copy of the results on September 2. Non-participating facilities wishing to purchase a copy of the survey may do so by contacting Christy Boswell at Integrated Health Strategies Christy.boswell@ihstrategies.com.
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PHA Marketing and PR Group
PHA's Marketing and PR Group met on September 21 to discuss
How to Make Google Analytics Work for Your Brand. If your facility's marketing and PR professional is not participating in these monthly webinars please contact us
greg@physicianhospitals.org to receive announcements about upcoming meetings.
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Sale Option Explored by Community Health Systems
Community Health Systems (CHS), one of the nation's largest for-profit hospital chains, is exploring the sale of its business, according to Bloomberg. After poor financial performance in recent months, CHS had already been considering the sale of its many of its hospitals. The Bloomberg article states, "Last month, Community Health posted a second-quarter net loss of $1.43 billion after writing down the value of its hospital assets. The company said at the time that it had overestimated the long-term fair value of its hospitals."
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49 States Reduce Readmissions
Modern Healthcare
reports that 49 states - all but Vermont - have reduced avoidable hospital readmissions. These results point to the efficacy of CMS programs, such as the Readmissions Reduction program, that penalize hospitals for high readmission numbers and poor quality performance. According to Modern Healthcare, "The overall decrease in readmission rates translated to about 100,000 hospital readmissions avoided for Medicare beneficiaries in 2015 alone, and some 565,000 readmissions since 2010."
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Hospital Employment of Physicians Doesn't Help Quality
Hospitals' employment of physicians does not lead to better quality of care, according to Fierce Healthcare. Additionally, the loss of physician autonomy in patient care and professional matters as a result of employment by hospitals is contributing to low morale and burnout among physicians.
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Looking to Improve Care? Turn to Yelp
Online patient reviews on sites such as Yelp can provide another avenue for physicians and healthcare organizations to improve patient satisfaction, according to the New York Times. While the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey is the most common method of tracking patient experience, Yelp reviews can offer insight on factors not captured in the HCAHPS survey. Such factors include costs, scheduling, staff compassion, family members' experience, etc.
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