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HASC Briefs for December 14, 2011

Early bird registration for HASC’s Annual Patient Safety Colloquium is now through Dec. 16. Read more about this conference and other breaking news from HASC — including adoption of the revised CalOptima Ordinance and the 2011 Hospital Emergency Code Survey Results — in this week’s Briefs.

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Early Bird Registration for Patient Safety Colloquium Is This Week

Julia Slininger

Early bird registration for HASC’s Annual Patient Safety Colloquium is now through Dec. 16. Tuition is only $99 per person if you register three or more. Register today!

Quality, case management and infection prevention professionals, as well as CNOs and nursing leaders, will find great value in this event. This year’s conference includes a focus on new content for C-Level Executives. Every team that includes a CEO, CMO or COO will receive a special reward and recognition.

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Orange County Board of Supervisors Adopts Revised CalOptima Ordinance

Revisions to the composition of the CalOptima Board of Directors were formally adopted by the Orange County Board of Supervisors in a 3-2 vote this week after an initial “first reading” vote that was taken on Dec. 6. The changes include the designation of a permanent seat for hospitals on the CalOptima Board, give hospitals a voice in the selection of their representative, and minimize the need for conflict-of-interest-related recusals by provider representatives on the CalOptima Board.

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2011 Hospital Emergency Code Survey Results Now Online

The complete results of the 2011 Hospital Emergency Code Standardization Survey, conducted by the California Hospital Association (CHA) in partnership with the regional associations, is now available.

Download the results.

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PDS User Group Highlights

At the PDS User Group meeting last week, key highlights included new how-to guides as well as tips for contract negotiations.

Two new user guides were shared: “How to Use PDS for Contract Negotiations” and “How to Use PDS for Strategic Planning.” Each manual lists the essential questions for these areas, then shows which report(s) to run and how to interpret the data to get the information you need. Once the final editing has been completed, these manuals will be posted on the PDS website.

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Save the Date: 4th Annual Palliative Care Conference – Care Transitions, Feb. 29

End-of-life care and the various options for patients with chronic, life-threatening diseases are becoming a centerpiece of health care reform discussions. As more and more hospitals develop their in-house palliative care programs, this national initiative has moved to post-acute care settings using integrated delivery system models across the continuum of care.

Jamila Mayers
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