Overview What is your hospital or health system doing to continually improve health care quality and adapt to the evolving delivery environment? Have your pandemic response efforts led to innovations that could benefit fellow colleagues? Are you willing to showcase your leading-edge work? HASC invites you to present your hospital’s achievements at the 2023 Annual […]
Overview HASC’s Annual Meeting is California’s premier conference for hospital leaders. Each year, the conference draws 300-plus CEOs, C-suite executives and other administrators from over 180 hospitals, community hospitals and health systems. The 2023 Annual Meeting will take place at the beautiful JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, with a packed […]
Session Description Health care providers and staff will learn how to provide the highest quality care for transgender, gender nonconforming, genderqueer and intersex patients through a dignity-first approach. This online half-day course covers the eight-unit Dignity Model, created by Kristie Overstreet, PhD, through an interactive lecture.
Overview Cedar is an enterprise consumer engagement platform that improves the end-to-end financial journey in health care, helping providers increase collections, boost operational efficiency and improve patient satisfaction. Leveraging advanced data science, consumer-first design and direct integrations with payers and health savings account banks, Cedar creates powerful consumer financial engagement that delivers tangible business and […]
In response to the unprecedented cost and care challenges facing California hospitals, the Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) has waived member registration fees for its 2022 Annual Conference. Robert Imhoff, president of HQI, explains the decision here. The Southern California conference takes place Oct. 3 and 4 in Long Beach. HASC highly encourages our members to attend […]
Managed Care Advisory Group (MCAG), a HASC Endorsed Business Partner, has delivered substantial revenue to its health care clients in the last 30 days, with over $739,000 in Optical Disk Drive settlements distributed to our member hospitals. MCAG has already recovered over $20 million for health care clients this year and expects significant payouts […]
As fall fast approaches, so far this year has again seen new challenges for our member hospitals as they recover from the frenetic and tireless work over the last two-plus years. It’s with pride that I express my empathy and gratitude for this difficult work — and my pleasure in sharing recent accomplishments that wouldn’t […]
The 2023 Medicare Open Enrollment period is quickly approaching: October 15 through December 7, with coverage changes taking effect January 1. During this time, an estimated one in six Californians with Medicare will search for a plan that better meets their needs, saves money or both. Optimal patient access to Medicare is also a priority […]
In this episode of In the Spotlight, Lisa Mitchell, HASC’s Program Director for Workforce Development, joins Rebecca Evans, Executive Director of the Workforce Development Board of Ventura County (WDBVC), for a conversation. Lisa discusses the purpose of industry workgroups and what WDBVC’s Healthcare Sector Workgroup, of which HASC is a member, has identified as Ventura […]
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Mental health advocates, prevention organizations, survivors, allies and community members are united in promoting suicide prevention awareness. This month, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is highlighting its “Together for Mental Health” campaign to advocate for enhanced mental health care, including promoting the new 988 Suicide and Crisis […]