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Portal Helps Hospitals Meet Staffing Needs

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.As hospitals and health systems continue to grapple with pandemic-related staffing shortages, HASC reminds members to take advantage of a solution called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 […]

HR Metrics Survey Starts August 2

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.HASC’s Salarity website is poised to launch its biennial HR Metrics Survey on Monday, Aug. 2. The response period runs through Friday, Sept. 10. Visit Salarity to enroll. Salarity is the provider of the Allied for Health Surveys – a California statewide data resource to help hospitals make […]

Communities Lifting Communities in Running for LA Business Journal Health Care Leadership Award

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Weeks after observing its fourth birthday, HASC’s Communities Lifting Communities community health initiative will be recognized at this month’s Los Angeles Business Journal Health Care Leadership Panel & Awards event. Communities Lifting Communities, or CLC, is nominated in the Outstanding Community Outreach category.  CLC is known for its Cherished Futures for Black […]

LANES Helps LA County Hospitals Meet CMS-mandated Event Notifications

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Hospitals must be in compliance with the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule as of May 1.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 […]

CLC’s Cherished Futures Debuts Newsletter

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Cherished Futures for Black Moms & Babies, a program of HASC’s Communities Lifting Communities community health initiative, has launched a dedicated newsletter. Called The Heart of the Matter, the publication will regularly update readers on Cherished Futures’ work, news, and related issues. Email CLC Executive Director […]

President’s Message from George W. Greene

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.The HASC region saw a 12 percent decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations over the last seven days. That’s very good news. Our recent data signal a sense of cautious optimism. It’s not the same in every region of the state, however, with areas like the San Joaquin Valley […]

Weatherspoon Counsels Patience, Commitment for DEI Implementation

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Huntington Hospital’s Pamela Weatherspoon was the featured speaker at HASC’s most recent Diversity, Health Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Roundtable on July 8.  Vice president, enterprise diversity, equity & inclusion at the facility, Weatherspoon led a wide-ranging talk on how to implement a hospital DHEI program strategy, […]

Medical Baseline Power Allowances: How Hospitals Can Assist Patients

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Southern California Edison (SCE) offers the following alert for hospitals on the utility’s Medical Baseline Allowance program. If a patient or someone in a patient’s household requires the regular use of electrically-powered medical equipment or other qualifying medical devices they may quality for the program, which provides more […]

Artificial Intelligence is Well-Advised to Handle Medicare Enrollment Challenges for Hospitals

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Ensuring optimal patient access is always a challenge for hospitals and hospital staff. Securing prior authorization for procedures takes a lot of staff time. Often, these procedures get denied or delayed while staff determines coverage. Many times, procedures are referred and then determined […]

Podcast Profile: Endorsed Business Partner Vituity

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.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, […]