MHA News

September 2010

• 09/01/10
  No on Question 1

August 2010

• 08/30/10
  Boston Globe: Health care, job engine for state, is pulling back
• 08/04/10
  NURSES AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COMMITMENT TO TEACH IN MASSACHUSETTS
• 08/04/10
  MHA Payment Reform Report Series & White Papers on Hospital Costs
• 08/03/10
  Health bill soon to be a state law
• 08/01/10
  MHA Statement On the Small Business Short-Term Insurance Premium Relief Legislation

July 2010

• 07/28/10
  Massachusetts hospitals cut costs, but community hospitals still struggle
• 07/26/10
  PATRICK-MURRAY ADMINISTRATION CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
• 07/23/10
  MHA Says Bay State Hospitals Cut $3.1B in Expenses
• 07/22/10
  AIM, DOCTORS CHECK IN ON HOUSE HEALTH CARE BILL
• 07/22/10
  Hospitals stress cost cuts saving billions
• 07/22/10
  MHA: Updated Costs Report Shows Hospital Cost-Cutting Efforts Making a Difference
• 07/21/10
  MHA Statement on House Ways & Means Proposed Small Business Premium Bill
• 07/15/10
  AHA Guidance on Federal Reform Grant Opportunities
• 07/11/10
  Payment Reform Outreach Campaign
• 07/08/10
  Cambridge Health Alliance CEO named Mass. Hospital Assoc. chair
• 07/07/10
  Human Capital: People on the move, July 7
• 07/07/10
  Massachusetts Shows Us Again: Health Reform Ain't Easy

June 2010

• 06/25/10
  DHCFP Reserves Study: MHA response
• 06/25/10
  HOSPITALS: ADMIN REPORT ON $$$ MISLEADING
• 06/25/10
  Hospital leaders at Anna Jaques win regional awards
• 06/25/10
  MHA Response to State's Hospital Reserves Study
• 06/18/10
  Dreyer Report Says AG's Analysis is Incorrect
• 06/17/10
  Governor: Controlling Health Costs Key To Economic Recovery
• 06/14/10
  CHA'S DENNIS KEEFE TO LEAD MHA BOARD
• 06/10/10
  PATRICK-MURRAY ADMINISTRATION AWARDS $20 MILLION IN GRANTS AND RATE INCREASES
• 06/10/10
  Ayer hospital in acquisition talks
• 06/10/10
  Cambridge Health Alliance CEO Dennis D. Keefe to Chair Massachusetts Hospital Association Board; Calls for Discussion on "True Drivers of Medical Inflation"
• 06/04/10
  State Tries to Slow Medical Expansion
• 06/03/10
  2 insurers again seek double-digit increases

May 2010

• 05/24/10
  Dukakis, Nicholas address Salem State 2010 graduates
• 05/18/10
  MAY 17, 2010 STATEMENT FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (MHA) ON HOSPITAL RESERVES
• 05/14/10
  MHA Insurer Survey
• 05/14/10
  MHA Statement on Senate President Therese Murray's Healthcare Legislation
• 05/12/10
  Emerson President, CEO Practices Patient Advocacy
• 05/10/10
  MA Hospitals Commit to National Patient Safety Improvement Goals At “Hospitals on the Hill” Day
• 05/10/10
  SENATOR SEES HEALTH REFORM 3A, 3B THIS SPRING
• 05/10/10
  State health laws complicate HITECH compliance

April 2010

• 04/30/10
  Hospital Costs in Context: A Transparent View of the Cost of Care
• 04/27/10
  CHA Trustee Richard de Filippi is New AHA Board Chair
• 04/14/10
  MHA Statement on Senate President Therese Murray's Proposal for Insurance Premium Relief
• 04/14/10
  PUBLIC FOCUS ON PATIENT SAFETY
• 04/09/10
  Christine C. Schuster, RN, MBA, Recognized as Grassroots Champion

March 2010

• 03/16/10
  MHA and MONE Launch PatientCareLink
• 03/16/10
  MHA and MONE Launch Updated Patient Safety and Quality Website
• 03/12/10
  MHA Releases Report on Benefit Design in Healthcare Payment Reform
• 03/01/10
  MHA Supports Governor's Bid for Federal Hospital Funding

February 2010

• 02/22/10
  Tim Gens, the Senior Vice President of Massachusetts Hospital Association, discusses the impact of National Healthcare Reform
• 02/18/10
  MHA's “Public Health Hero” award for work in addressing the the H1N1 pandemic.
• 02/17/10
  HPOE Live! Webinar Series 2010: Innovative Strategies for Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions
• 02/10/10
  MHA Statement on Governor Patrick's Proposal to Limit Health Insurance Premium and Provider Rates
• 02/05/10
  HAITI RELIEF UPDATE: NO INFLUX OF MEDICAL EVACUEES EXPECTED, MA HOSPITALS URGED TO FOCUS ON LOCAL HAITIAN COMMUNITY
• 02/05/10
  Societal Needs MHA White Paper
• 02/04/10
  Latest Payment Reform Report Addresses Societal Needs
• 02/04/10
  MHA Statement on AG's Interim Report on Provider Payments

January 2010

• 01/28/10
  Statement on Governor Deval Patrick’s Proposed FY2011 Budget
• 01/27/10
  NURSES AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COMMITMENT TO TEACH IN MASSACHUSETTS
• 01/22/10
  STATE UPDATE ON HAITI RELIEF EFFORTS: IMMEDIATE FOCUS SHOULD BE ON LOCAL HAITIAN COMMUNITY
• 01/20/10
  MHA and DPH To Coordinate Conference Call With Providers on Hospital Community's Haiti Relief Efforts
• 01/19/10
  Don’t Blame The Hospitals
• 01/16/10
  Hospitals asked to aid quake victims
• 01/14/10
  MHA Working With State to Coordinate Hospital Community's Haiti Relief Efforts
• 01/07/10
  Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association Scholarships

December 2009

• 12/30/09
  MA Hospitals Post Unit-Specific Staffing Plans for 2010
• 12/18/09
  Hospitals Spell Out What They Want From Payment Reform
• 12/18/09
  Season's Greetings

November 2009

• 11/20/09
  Second Payment Reform Report: Accountable Care Organizations – Suggested Guidelines for Implementation in Massachusetts
• 11/10/09
  "Hunger in the Community: Ways Hospitals Can Help"
• 11/10/09
  Hospitals aim to fight hunger

October 2009

• 10/28/09
  MHA Healthcare Quality/Re-Admissions Issues Brief
• 10/19/09
  9th ANNUAL WORKFORCE SUMMIT
• 10/09/09
  MHA Payment Reform White Paper and Executive Summary
• 10/01/09
  MHA Statement on Hospitals' Preparedness for H1N1 and Seasonal Flu

August 2009

• 08/31/09
  Massachusetts Hospital Association Supports Temporary Gubernatorial Appointment To Fill U.S. Senate Seat
• 08/31/09
  Statement of the Massachusetts Hospital Association on Governor Patrick's Plan to Provide Health Insurance Coverage to 31,000 Tax-Paying Legal Immigrants
• 08/27/09
  Edward M. Kennedy
• 08/19/09
  Tufts Health Plan Foundation Receives National Grant to Address National/Regional Nursing Shortages
• 08/04/09
  Statement of Massachusetts Hospital Association President & CEO Lynn Nicholas On the Passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy

July 2009

• 07/16/09
  Massachusetts Hospitals Support General Direction of Special Commission on Healthcare Payment System Recommendations,
• 07/16/09
  Statement of Massachusetts Hospital Association President & CEO Lynn Nicholas, FACHE, Regarding the Recommendations of the Special Commission on the Healthcare Payment System.
• 07/09/09
  Statement of Massachusetts Hospital Association President & CEO Lynn Nicholas, FACHE, Regarding the Recommendations of the Special Commission on the Healthcare Payment System
• 07/01/09
  HEALTH LEADERSHIP COLLEGE GRADUATES FIRST CLASS OF FELLOWS

June 2009

• 06/11/09
  TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER CEO ELLEN ZANE
• 06/01/09
  MHA Announces Tufts Health Plan Foundation Nurse Scholarship Awardees

May 2009

• 05/28/09
  Advisory HHS Nominations for 2009-2010 MHA Board of Trustees and AHA Regional Policy Board
• 05/18/09
  Massachusetts Hospital Leaders Rally at State House to Recognize Hospitals’ Vital Economic and Community Benefits,Discuss Challenges Ahead.

April 2009

• 04/23/09
  Registration for the Second Annual Statewide Falls Symposium at the DCU Center in Worcester on May 19 is Available Here
• 04/15/09
  MHA Media Advisory: Letter to Governor Opposing MaHEFA/MDFA Merger
• 04/07/09
  MHA Report: Bay State Hospitals Key to Massachusetts' Recovery, but Viability is Threatened by Economic Downturn & State Cuts
• 04/03/09
  Harrington to Integrate Southbridge, Webster campuses

March 2009

• 03/25/09
  Statement on Governor Deval Patrick's Announcement of New Healthcare Funding
• 03/11/09
  MHA and MONE Win This Year's Betsy Lehman Patient Safety Award for Patients First Initiative

February 2009

• 02/11/09
  Statement on the AG’s Community Benefit guidelines, released Wednesday, February 11, 2009
• 02/06/09
  MHA Unveils First Report in Its "Containing Healthcare Costs" Series
• 02/05/09
  MHA Launches New Web Site to Help the Commonwealth's "Economic Stimulus" Effort
• 02/04/09
  Massachusetts to Address Nursing Education Capacity
• 02/04/09
  State Awards $32.6 Million In Grants And Rate Payments To Hospitals And Community Health Centers

January 2009

• 01/09/09
  MHA Announces Tufts Health Plan Nurse Scholarship Awardees