BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association - ECPv6.16.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.mhalink.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250710T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250710T123000 DTSTAMP:20250710T192512Z CREATED:20250625T180256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T192512Z UID:10000376-1752148800-1752150600@www.mhalink.org SUMMARY:$2.8 Billion BCBS Provider Settlement: What You Don’t Know Will Cost You DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin MHA and MCAG for a webinar covering closely-monitored developments surrounding the $2.8 billion Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) provider settlement. This landmark case addresses allegations that BCBS plans engaged in anti-competitive practices\, leading to reduced reimbursements for healthcare providers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThrough our partnership with MCAG\, a revenue recovery consulting firm specializing in class action settlement recovery services\, MHA is inviting members to an exclusive webinar on this settlement\, its major significance for the provider community\, and its implications for your organization. Don’t miss crucial insights from the legal experts shaping this monumental settlement. URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/what-you-dont-know-will-cost-you-2/ CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mhalink.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Hot-Topic-Webinar-Series-Small-1-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250715T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250715T130000 DTSTAMP:20250715T180621Z CREATED:20250623T134348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250715T180621Z UID:10000371-1752580800-1752584400@www.mhalink.org SUMMARY:Effectively Transforming Service Options DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, two partners at Manatt Health with deep experience in Massachusetts hospital operations and government will discuss how best to navigate service line decisions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUsing a real case study\, they will discuss how to balance the issues in a proactive and strategic manner to best protect the organization\, patients\, and workers. The panelists will leave you with practical and actionable steps you can take to best prepare\, and will guide you through ways to think through challenges before they happen. URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/effectively-transforming-service-options/ CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mhalink.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Hot-Topic-Webinar-Series-Small-1-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250717T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250717T150000 DTSTAMP:20250723T130446Z CREATED:20250403T190304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250723T130446Z UID:10000344-1752742800-1752764400@www.mhalink.org SUMMARY:MHA Workforce Summit 2025 DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n$219/PP  Member Rate \n\n\n\n$319/PP   Non-Member Rate \n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTRATION CLOSED\n\n\n\nEVENT CONTACT\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTERFAX 781-262-6136 \n\n\n\nMAIL –  Check Payable to MHAMHA Education Department500 District Ave.Burlington\, MA 01803-5096 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Growing and sustaining the healthcare workforce continues to be one of the highest priorities for MHA and its member organizations. Join colleagues across the healthcare continuum to learn ways to retain and grow your current workforce. \n\n\n\nAGENDA \n\n\n\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\n8:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast \n\n\n\n9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks \n\n\n\n\nSteve Walsh\, President & CEO\, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association\n\n\n\nMichael J. Dandorph\, President & CEO\, Tufts Medicine\n\n\n\n\n9:15 a.m. Brief Address: Workforce Commitments in the Face of Federal Challenges  \n\n\n\nLauren Jones\, Secretary\, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development  \n\n\n\n9:35 a.m. Keynote Presentation: Navigating Cultural Flashpoints in the Workplace \n\n\n\n\nDawn Solowey\, Partner\, Seyfarth Shaw\n\n\n\nKristin McGurn\, Partner\, Seyfarth Shaw\n\n\n\nRamona Nichols\, Vice President\, Employee and Labor Relations\, Mass General Brigham\n\n\n\n\n10:15 a.m. From Insight to Action: Implementing Solutions for Cultural Flashpoints \n\n\n\n\nDawn Solowey\, Partner\, Seyfarth Shaw\n\n\n\nRamona Nichols\, Vice President\, Employee and Labor Relations\, Mass General Brigham\n\n\n\nBen Hoerner\, Associate General Counsel\, Boston Children’s Hospital\n\n\n\nModerator: Kristin McGurn\, Partner\, Seyfarth Shaw\n\n\n\n\n10:45 a.m. Networking Break \n\n\n\n11:00 a.m. Voices\, Values\, and Visibility: Building Emotional Wellbeing Through Meaningful Recognition and Open Communication \n\n\n\n\nJenella Coutts\, Human Resources Project Administrator\, South Shore Health\n\n\n\nSucheta Doshi\, M.D.\, Chief Well-Being Officer\, VA Boston Healthcare System\n\n\n\nLauren Healey\, Senior Director\, Human Resources\, Encompass Health and Rehabilitation Hospital \n\n\n\nChloe Slocum\, M.D.\, Director of Health Policy\, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital\n\n\n\nModerator: Lauren DeSimon Johnson\, Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer\, Southcoast Health\n\n\n\n\n12:00 p.m. Lunch with breakout tables \n\n\n\n1 p.m. Bridging Policy and Practice: How the Nursing Council for Workforce Sustainability is Transforming Nursing Workforce Planning in Massachusetts \n\n\n\n\nMichelle Heatley\, R.N.\, Deputy Managing Director\, Operations and Performance Excellence\, Nursing Council for Workforce Sustainability\, ForHealth Consulting at UMass Chan Medical School\n\n\n\n\n1:30 p.m. The Talent Pipeline: Building Tomorrow’s Healthcare Workforce \n\n\n\n\nJaime Cesnickas-Doane\, R.N.\, Director of Nursing Professional Development\, UMass Memorial Medical Center \n\n\n\nKelly Aiken\, Director of Workforce Development and Planning\, UMass Memorial Health \n\n\n\nTammy B. Retalic\, R.N.\, Executive Vice President\, Lunder CareForce Institute\, Hebrew SeniorLife\n\n\n\nJoanne Pokaski\, Assistant Vice President\, Workforce Planning and Development\, Beth Israel Lahey Health\n\n\n\nModerator: Puneet Freibott\, R.N.\, Chief Nursing Officer\, Beth Israel Lahey Health\n\n\n\n\n2:15 p.m. Cultivating Culture: Frameworks that Drive Results \n\n\n\n\nMichelle O’Rourke\, R.N.\, Chief Nursing Officer\, UMass Memorial Medical Center\n\n\n\nElizabeth Smith\, R.N.\, Senior Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer\, Franciscan Children’s\n\n\n\nJackie Somerville\, R.N.\, Senior Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer\, Southcoast Health\n\n\n\nJoanne Miller\, R.N.\, Chief Nurse Executive\, Baystate Health; Chief Nursing Officer\, Baystate Medical Center\n\n\n\nModerator: Nancy Gaden\, R.N.\, Senior Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer\, Boston Medical Center\n\n\n\n\n3:00 p.m. Closing Remarks and Adjourn \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCancellation Policy (for in-person events only): Full refunds will be recognized when cancellations occur at least 5 business days prior to an in-person event. Any cancellation notices received after this time will result in $50 administrative fee. To avoid this penalty\, you may send someone in your place by forwarding their full name\, title and email address to the Director of Healthcare Education\, Amy Smalarz at asmalarz@mhalink.org. No shows will be responsible for payment in full. URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/mha-workforce-summit-2025/ LOCATION:MHA Conference Center\, 500 District Ave\, Burlington\, Massachusetts\, 01803\, United States CATEGORIES:MHA Conferences ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mhalink.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Workforce-Summit-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T130000 DTSTAMP:20251022T150918Z CREATED:20250605T174449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T150918Z UID:10000370-1753185600-1753189200@www.mhalink.org SUMMARY:The CMS Age-Friendly Hospital Measure  DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2025 CMS Age-Friendly Hospital Measure is a set of guidelines and metrics designed to improve the quality of care for older adults in hospitals. It assesses hospitals on their commitment to providing age-friendly care\, focusing on key aspects such as patient goals\, medication management\, frailty screening\, social vulnerability\, and age-friendly leadership commitment. Hospitals must demonstrate compliance with these areas to receive credit under the measure. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar will focus on the Lahey Hospital & Medical Center’s commitment to improving care for older adults while meeting these requirements. This includes leveraging the EHR and practices already in place while creating new processes to address these age-friendly principles and ultimately improve outcomes for this population. Participants will gain information on best practices aimed at achieving these goals and meeting the CMS requirements. URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/the-cms-age-friendly-hospital-measure/ CATEGORIES:Engaging In Aging ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mhalink.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Engaging-In-aging.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T124500 DTSTAMP:20250723T181535Z CREATED:20250611T143634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250723T181535Z UID:10000372-1753272000-1753274700@www.mhalink.org SUMMARY:Telehealth Compliance in Transition: What You Need to Know DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis presentation provides a legal and regulatory overview of the evolving telehealth landscape. It examines the expiration of COVID-era flexibilities\, the current status of federal and DEA tele-prescribing rules\, and anticipated changes at both federal and state levels. The session concludes with practical compliance considerations for healthcare organizations to mitigate risk and ensure continuity of lawful telehealth operations. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional topics covered include: – Upcoming changes to Telehealth policies and practices at the federal and state levels – To-dos for healthcare organizations to ensure continued compliant telehealth strategies URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/telehealth-compliance-in-transition-what-you-need-to-know/ CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mhalink.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Hot-Topic-Webinar-Series-Small-1-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250724T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250724T123000 DTSTAMP:20250724T180724Z CREATED:20250625T174756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250724T180724Z UID:10000373-1753358400-1753360200@www.mhalink.org SUMMARY:Get Paid to Pay: Maximize Rebates & Reduce AP Costs DESCRIPTION:This event had concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf 30–50% of your accounts payable (AP) spend is still going out by check or ACH\, you’re not just dealing with inefficiencies — you’re leaving serious money on the table. \n\n\n\nIt’s time to modernize your payment strategy and start turning your AP process into a powerful profit center. \n\n\n\nIn this session\, Corpay will show how it helps finance teams reduce payment-related operating costs\, prevent fraud\, and earn substantial rebates — often tripling the return over five years. \n\n\n\nYou’ll learn how real AP teams have uncovered millions in potential ROI by rethinking how payments flow through their department — with tangible examples and financial impact models to prove it. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat we’ll cover: \n\n\n\n✔ How to shift more of your AP spend to high-rebate virtual card payments \n\n\n\n✔ The financial impact of reducing manual payments and payment errors \n\n\n\n✔ Real-world results: How one typical client increased rebates 3X \n\n\n\n✔ The formula for making AP automation more than pay for itself URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/get-paid-to-pay-maximize-rebates-reduce-ap-costs/ CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mhalink.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Hot-Topic-Webinar-Series-Small-1-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250729T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250729T130000 DTSTAMP:20250729T171730Z CREATED:20250630T151544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250729T171730Z UID:10000377-1753790400-1753794000@www.mhalink.org SUMMARY:Patient and Family Advisory Councils: Uplifting the Patient Voice for CMS Patient Safety Structural Measure Domain 5 DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe CMS Patient Safety Structural Measure requires attestation across five critical domains; this webinar focuses on the fifth: Patient & Family Engagement. As the only state mandating Patient and Family Advisory Councils in all hospitals\, Massachusetts leads the nation in leveraging these units to enhance patient care and experiences. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin this webinar  to learn from Massachusetts’ pioneering approach and discover actionable strategies for strengthening patient and family engagement in your organization. URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/patient-safety-structural-measures/ CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mhalink.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Hot-Topic-Webinar-Series-Small-1-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250731T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250731T083000 DTSTAMP:20250731T171708Z CREATED:20250624T164609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250731T171708Z UID:10000374-1753948800-1753950600@www.mhalink.org SUMMARY:Partnering for Patients: Amy Rosenthal\, Executive Director of Health Care For All DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch MHA’s President and CEO\, Steve Walsh’s conversation with Amy Rosenthal in the latest Executive Insights series. URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/health-care-for-all-partnering-for-patients/ CATEGORIES:Executive Insights ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mhalink.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Executive-Insights-concept-Website-Friendly-1.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR