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HASC Briefs for July 17, 2019

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Wage Index Geographic Reclassification Deadline Approaches

HASC members in Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties are approaching a late summer deadline to submit applications for Group Medicare Wage Index geographic reclassifications for federal fiscal years 2021 through 2023.

Toyon Associates, a HASC strategic partner, is again offering its reclassification application services at a significant cost savings to HASC members.

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HASC Welcomes Executive

Eugene Cho is senior vice president and area manager at Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center. Recently COO at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center, Cho brings 20 years of health care leadership experience to the new position. He holds a MPH degree from San Diego State University.
 

Contact:
Vhernalyn Julve
(213) 538-0789
vjulve@hasc.org

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Carlton Starts Barber Fellowship

Chelsie Carlton is HASC’s third James D. Barber Administrative Fellow. From North Carolina, she earned a Master of Science in Health Administration degree at Cal State Northridge in May.
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Introduce yourself.

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Food Drive Fills Pools With Proceeds

Employees at Tenet’s corporate offices posed with dozens of breakfast cereal boxes following June’s food drive.
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Oct. 14-15 HQI Conference Is Approaching Fast

Hospital Quality Institute’s annual conference takes places Oct. 14 and 15 in Sacramento. It’s California’s premiere event for transforming care, leading reliability and delivering value to each person, each time, and in each community.

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Charge Nurse Course Is Offered This Friday

Critical thinking is central to effective task management and decision making in high-risk situations. The class reviews how active assessment and analysis of information can help improve quality of thinking and discusses the key principles and barriers to thinking critically. The course also covers the application of critical thinking through nursing processes to help staff arrive at appropriate decisions and conclusions.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

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TeamSTEPPS July 29 in Ventura

You are invited to the Southern California TeamSTEPPS Collaborative on Monday, July 29. Don’t miss out! Attend the Ventura meeting, where you can create a safety action plan that all your staff will thank you for.

The average cost of a medical error is $35,000. Taking steps with TeamSTEPPS also leads to improved budget outcomes.