About Operational Improvement
Maintaining a secure, safely run hospital that complies with regulatory requirements is of utmost importance. HASC’s Hospital Operations and Performance Excellence (HOPE) initiative identifies trends affecting the safety and security of patients, visitors, employees and property so you can maximize resources for efficient patient flow and greater patient satisfaction.
Compensation vs. Inflation: Using HASC Survey Data to Power Nimble and Dynamic Budget Planning
Briefs Focus is a HASC feature designed to promote constructive dialogue on key issues in health care. This contribution is submitted by FutureSense, LLC, a HASC Strategic Business Partner. 1. National Inflation The U.S. national inflation rate is a constant, yet often overlooked force that affects the goals of all industries and companies, and medical […]
A Report on the Shortage of Psychiatrists in California and the U.S.
Briefs Focus is a HASC feature designed to promote constructive dialogue about key issues in health care. This contribution is submitted by Merritt Hawkins, a HASC Endorsed Business Partner. This executive summary looks at supply, demand and recruiting trends in the specialty of psychiatry. View the full report, “The Silent Shortage: A White Paper Examining Supply, Demand andRecruitment Trends in Psychiatry,” […]
Portal Helps Hospitals Meet Staffing Needs
As hospitals and health systems continue to grapple with pandemic-related staffing shortages, HASC reminds members to take advantage of a solution called Medefis offered by AMN Healthcare, a HASC Endorsed Business Partner. Medefis provides a vendor management service and technology portal to connect health care facilities with a network of regional and national staffing agencies to supply additional nursing professionals. […]
LANES Helps LA County Hospitals Meet CMS-mandated Event Notifications
Hospitals must be in compliance with the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule as of May 1. The regulation requires hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, and critical access hospitals to send electronic notifications to patient-identified providers when a patient is admitted, discharged or transferred (ADT). The final rule is required to meet the Medicare and Medicaid Conditions of Participation (CoP). […]
Podcast Profile: Endorsed Business Partner Vituity
Practicing ER doctor Gregg Miller, MD recently met HASC’s strategic communications team to discuss the COVID-19 outlook, hospital staffing issues, morale factors and more. Miller is Chief Medical Officer at Vituity, a HASC Endorsed Business Partner. Vituity is a physician-owned partnership with more than 5,000 doctors and clinicians. It provides critical care, anesthesiology, outpatient, telehealth, acute psychiatry, and other medical services. As the voice of Vituity, […]
Prepare Your ED for Possible Severe Flu Season
In 2020, widespread social distancing and masking pushed seasonal flu cases to record lows. However, 2021 could be a different story. With effective COVID-19 vaccines available, far fewer people are taking precautions against airborne infections. What’s more, we may all be highly susceptible to new flu strains due to lack of previous exposure. The bottom […]
Government-Mandated Premium Pay for Health Care Workers Fails to Recognize All Heroes
MESSAGE FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS LOS ANGELES, CA (June 9, 2021) – Our health care workers are heroes. And we are all indebted to our essential workers and frontline caregivers who have proven their commitment by caring for over 1.2 million Los Angeles County residents infected with COVID-19. As policy makers move to introduce so-called “hero […]
Accurate Background named HASC, Hospital Council Exclusive Endorsed Provider for Employment Screening
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26, 2020 — The Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC) and Hospital Council – Northern & Central California (Hospital Council) have exclusively endorsed Accurate Background, an Irvine, CA-based leading provider of compliant background checks, drug and health screening and Form I-9 verifications, for employment screening services. The endorsement provides member hospitals with a comprehensive […]
Merritt Hawkins’ 2018 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives
Briefs Focus is a HASC feature designed to promote constructive dialogue about key issues in health care. This contribution is submitted by Merritt Hawkins, a HASC Endorsed Business Partner. Merritt Hawkins’ 2018 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives is an overview of the salaries, bonuses, and other incentives used to recruit physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. The review’s […]