MHA News

June 2013

• 06/06/13
  Leading on Quality & Safety II - June 3, 2013 BORIM/MHA Briefing Presentation for Trustees

May 2013

• 05/10/13
  MHA Statement on CMS’ public release of hospital charge data

April 2013

• 04/16/13
  MHA and COBTH Joint Statement on the Boston Marathon tragedy
• 04/02/13
  New Pediatrics Chief/Chair at Boston Medical Center, BU School of Medicine

March 2013

• 03/28/13
  MHA Is One of Boston's Healtiest Employers for Third Year in a Row
• 03/15/13
  MHA Letter to the Boston Globe editor on hospital facility fees
• 03/09/13
  National Patient Safety Awareness Week Update: Massachusetts Hospitals Continually Improve Care Delivery
• 03/07/13
  Quality Report 3: Summary of Trends in Nurse Staffing in Massachusetts Acute Care Hospitals

February 2013

• 02/12/13
  MA Hospitals' Vital Economic Impact

January 2013

• 01/17/13
  MHA Letter to the Editor in Response to Boston Globe Article January 13, 2013 Newsclips
• 01/04/13
  MA Hospitals’ Actual Unit-Specific Staffing Reports for 2012 Posted

December 2012

• 12/20/12
  A Special Holiday Greeting
• 12/04/12
  Hospitals' 2013 Unit Staffing Plans Posted on PatientCareLink

November 2012

• 11/30/12
  Hospitals Demonstrate Commitment to Quality Improvement
• 11/21/12
  Leading on Quality & Safety - Nov 6, 2012 BORM/MHA Briefing Presentation for Trustees
• 11/14/12
  MHA and Member Hospitals Promote and Expand Tobacco Free Efforts for the Great American Smokeout
• 11/06/12
  Statement from MHA Regarding the Re-election of President Barack Obama and the Massachusetts Congressional Senate Election Results
• 11/01/12
  Statement from Lynn Nicholas on Stuart Altman Appointment to HPC

October 2012

• 10/26/12
  HOSPITAL 101 BROCHURE
• 10/22/12
  MHA Statement on FDA List of Hospitals that Reportedly Received NECC Medications

September 2012

• 09/24/12
  MHA’s Statewide Performance Improvement Agenda Achieves 100% Hospital Board Endorsement
• 09/18/12
  MHA Statement on Joint Venture of Tufts Medical Center, Vanguard Health Systems and New England Quality Care Alliance
• 09/12/12
  Invitation to Join Nov 6, 2012 BORM/MHA Briefing

August 2012

• 08/22/12
  Massachusetts Receives RWFJ Grant

July 2012

• 07/31/12
  MHA Statement on the Legislature's Final 2012 Healthcare Reform Bill
• 07/26/12
  MHA and MA Coalition Publish Best Practices “Improvement Studies” for Preventing Readmissions

June 2012

• 06/28/12
  MHA Statement on Supreme Court's ACA Decision
• 06/21/12
  Two Cooley Dickinson Hospital Trustees Receive MHA Trustee Excellence Award
• 06/14/12
  Baystate Health's Mark Tolosky Wins Prestgious MHA Lane Award
• 06/11/12
  MHA's 76th Annual Meeting Held
• 06/04/12
  MHA & ONL Publish Latest Available Nursing-Sensitive Care Measures for Hospitals

May 2012

• 05/31/12
  MA Kicks Off Its Hospital Engagement Network (HEN) in Association with AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust
• 05/30/12
  MHA Statement on Redrafted House Healthcare Bill
• 05/09/12
  MHA Statement on State Senate Healthcare Payment Reform Bill
• 05/08/12
  MHA Statement on the Proposed House Healthcare Payment Reform Legislation
• 05/01/12
  Massachusetts Healthcare Reform: Completing the Journey

April 2012

• 04/23/12
  Hundreds of MA Caregivers Address Rehospitalizations
• 04/18/12
  MA Healthcare Costs Media Coverage
• 04/14/12
  Forbes: Guess What State Will See Lower Health Insurance Premiums This Year?
• 04/12/12
  MHA's HEALING Initiative 2011 Year-End Report
• 04/12/12
  Schwartz Center Receives AHA National Honor After MHA Recommendation
• 04/06/12
  April 16, 2012 - National Healthcare Decisions Day

March 2012

• 03/15/12
  Eight Additional MHA Member Hospitals Chosen to Participate in the Federal Community Based Care Transitions Program (CCTP)

February 2012

• 02/10/12
  HEALING Inside & Out’s Inaugural Year: 58% of Massachusetts Hospitals Now Tobacco Free
• 02/08/12
  MHA Statement Regarding DPH Report on Healthcare Acquired Infections (HAIs)

January 2012

• 01/17/12
  MHA and Other Healthcare Stakeholders File Amicus Brief to SJC on Affordable Care Act
• 01/04/12
  MA Hospitals’ Actual Unit-Specific Staffing Reports for 2011 Posted
• 01/04/12
  MA Hospitals’ Staffing Reports for 2011

December 2011

• 12/21/11
  Happy Holidays!
• 12/14/11
  PATIENTCARELINK: STAFFING UPDATES
• 12/02/11
  Tobacco-Free: Patients, Policy, & Practicum

November 2011

• 11/18/11
  MHA Wins "Make Smoking History" Award for Tobacco-Free Hospitals Initiative
• 11/17/11
  Boston Globe: MA Falls from Top in Healthcare Costs
• 11/09/11
  MHA Support Five of Six Recommendations from the Special Commission on Provider Price Reform
• 11/09/11
  Lynn Nicholas Statement re. Special Commission on Provider Price Reform
• 11/07/11
  MHA Publishes APCD Policy Paper
• 11/07/11
  MHA Publishes Sixth Healthcare Reform Policy Paper

October 2011

• 10/25/11
  Healthcare Leaders Discuss Healthcare Payment & Delivery Reform

September 2011

• 09/21/11
  Alumni Reunion & Art After Hours
• 09/21/11
  HB1469: A Prescription for Disaster

July 2011

• 07/27/11
  MA Hospitals' Improved Care Measures Cut Costs by Over $151 Million
• 07/27/11
  MHA Issue Papers
• 07/27/11
  MedWorks - Employee wellness is front page news
• 07/27/11
  New Report: Better Quality Care and Reduced Costs

June 2011

• 06/22/11
  MHA Statement on AG's Latest Report on Healthcare Costs
• 06/14/11
  "Massachusetts Hospitals: Mission. Innovation. Value."
• 06/10/11
  MHA 2011 Annual Meeting
• 06/01/11
  MHA Statement on DHCFP Reports

May 2011

• 05/19/11
  MHA Wins Two Lamplighter Gold Awards

April 2011

• 04/28/11
  MHA's Detailed Response to OIG Report on Safety Net
• 04/14/11
  MHA Named Healthiest Small Company

March 2011

• 03/31/11
  Strike won’t cure what ails hospitals
• 03/22/11
  MHA Media Advisory: Tobacco-Free Hospitals Educational Event
• 03/15/11
  Quality Series: Patient CareTrends
• 03/07/11
  Massachusetts Hospitals Highlight Their Work During National Patient Safety Awareness Week

February 2011

• 02/17/11
  MHA Statement Regarding Governor Deval Patrick's Proposal for Healthcare Payment Reform
• 02/16/11
  Worksite Wellness Council of Massachusetts Is Founded
• 02/14/11
  MHA Celebrates 75 Years
• 02/14/11
  Without insurance, Mass. hospitals may decline servicing out-of-staters
• 02/11/11
  Worksite Wellness Council of Massachusetts
• 02/08/11
  Cape Cod Healthcare teams up with former rival
• 02/06/11
  A vow to slash health-care spending, but few details

January 2011

• 01/27/11
  MHA Media Statement on FY12 Proposed Budget
• 01/27/11
  Statement from Massachusetts Hospital Association President & CEO, Lynn Nicholas, FACHE, on Governor Deval Patrick’s Proposed FY2012 Budget
• 01/26/11
  Patrick offers state's first $30 billion budget, critics protest cuts
• 01/24/11
  STATEMENT FROM MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT & CEO LYNN
• 01/14/11
  Monday Report Archive 2010
• 01/11/11
  Massachusetts Hospitals Take on Tobacco
• 01/05/11
  Massachusetts Hospital Association Announces New Year’s Resolution:
• 01/05/11
  HEALING INSIDE AND OUT: MA TOBACCO-FREE HOSPITALS

December 2010

• 12/30/10
  LAST ROUND OF 2010 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO NURSES FOR COMMITMENT TO TEACH IN MASSACHUSETTS
• 12/23/10
  A Season for Health & Joy
• 12/14/10
  Hospitals say they won't hire smokers Pre-employment drug testing at 2 Central Florida hospitals to include nicotine

November 2010

• 11/09/10
  MHA's Anuj Goel and Karen Granoff Honored by Massachusetts Health Information Management Association
• 11/05/10
  MHA Policy to Not Hire Tobacco-Users
• 11/03/10
  Fall Prevention in Acute Care Hospitals
• 11/02/10
  MHA Policy to Not Hire Smokers Gains Media Attention
• 11/02/10
  Mass. Hospital Association To Ban Hiring Smokers

October 2010

• 10/19/10
  Boston Globe: MHA's Lynn Nicholas on the Hot Seat
• 10/13/10
  DPH's Case Study of MHA
• 10/06/10
  QUESTIONS 1 and 3: Bad Medicine for Massachusetts Patients and Communities.
• 10/05/10
  Hospitals, Insurers Join Fight Against Repeal of Alcohol Tax

September 2010

• 09/22/10
  Free Electronic Health Records Training Program Offered at Bristol Community College
• 09/14/10
  MHA Payment Reform Oversight Paper Press Release
• 09/14/10
  MHA Payment Reform Oversight White Paper Executive Summary
• 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
• 08/03/10
  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
  2011 Staffing Plans Unveiled
• 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