smelnick, Author at Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association

MHA Comment on the Appointment of Dr. Kiame Mahaniah as EOHHS Secretary

State Issues
Public Health
Healthcare Oversight

July 11, 2025
Massachusetts Hospitals, Nursing Leaders Celebrate Passage of Nurse Licensure Compact

Workforce
State Issues
Patient Care
Care Innovation

November 15, 2024
LIFE AFTER STEWARD: Where Massachusetts Hospitals Stand Now

State Issues
Healthcare Data
Healthcare Costs
Workforce
Provider Operations
Patient Care
Healthcare Finance
Emergency Response
Community Benefits

November 11, 2024
MHA Comment on the Transfer of Steward Hospitals

State Issues
Provider Operations
Healthcare Oversight

August 16, 2024
Reforming Prior Authorizations

State Issues
Patient Care
Insurance Issues
Healthcare Innovation
Continuum of Care
Workforce
Cybersecurity

June 10, 2024
CAUSES & CONSEQUENCES: Inside the Healthcare Crisis

Healthcare Oversight
Workforce
State Issues
Provider Operations
Patient Care
Insurance Issues
Healthcare Policy
Healthcare Innovation
Healthcare Finance
Health Equity
Emergency Response
Care Innovation
Behavioral Health

May 6, 2024
Massachusetts Post-Acute Care Hospitals: Workforce Vacancies & Trends

Workforce
Patient Care
Continuum of Care

March 29, 2024
MHA Comment on Stewardship Health

Patient Care
Healthcare Oversight

March 26, 2024
MHA Announces New Board Chair, Explores the Future of Healthcare at its 2024 Annual Meeting

Healthcare Leadership
State Issues
Healthcare Oversight

January 29, 2024
ONE YEAR IN: Massachusetts Hospitals’ Historic Health Equity Commitment

Federal Issues
Public Health
Provider Operations
Patient Care
Healthcare Policy
Healthcare Innovation
Health Equity
Care Innovation

January 22, 2024
Health care groups unite in support of legislation that reforms prior authorization

Administrative Simplification
State Issues
Insurance Issues
Healthcare Policy

December 4, 2023
Special Note: Find Your Place in Healthcare

Workforce

November 27, 2023
BETTER CARE, LOWER COSTS: How Massachusetts Can Lead on Sensible Insurance Reform

Provider Operations
Patient Care
Insurance Issues
Healthcare Policy
Healthcare Oversight
Workforce
Administrative Simplification
Health Policy Commission

November 6, 2023
Throughput Concerns, a New Website, and more …

Healthcare Leadership
Public Health
Patient Safety
Patient Care
Continuum of Care

September 4, 2023
Sepsis, Inequities, Back-to-School Vaccinations

Workforce
Substance Use Disorder
Public Health
Patient Safety
Healthcare Quality
Health Equity
Behavioral Health

August 28, 2023
Maternal Equity, Insurer Fees, and more …

Medical Education
Healthcare Leadership
Insurance Issues
Health Equity

August 21, 2023