SCHA Weekly Update, January 9, 2012
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S.C. General Assembly resumes today
The 91st SCHA Annual meeting - Going for the Gold in 2012
Online registration is now open for the 91st SCHA Annual meeting to be held January 26-27 at the Marriott in Columbia, SC. The meeting will provide the best and first opportunity for us to gather as a full membership to network, share and learn from experts in the field.
What role will health care play in the 21st Century? Lowell Catlett, PhD, will kick off the annual meeting with his presentation: Supercare: How Healthcare Dominates the 21st Century. Lives saved, lives lived and communities invigorated - all part of the 21st century healthcare. Innovations in biology and performance metrics not only save lives that were once lost but helps others live lives free of depression, disease and physical pain. Longer and fuller lives transform every aspect of society - parents (not grandparents) at 60? College at 75? Retirement at 85? Healthcare as a major economic development force -17% of GDP in 2009 and the major employer of most communities under 50,000 in population. Far from the gloom and doom portrayed by many in recent months, 21st century healthcare is rapidly becoming the most important industry of the past 100 years.
Download the brochure or for more information, contact Lara Hewitt at 803.796.3080.
S.C. General Assembly resumes today
The legislative session officially begins January 10. Legislators will resume their work on important legislative proposals including the Certificate of Need program, which is under threat of elimination, a stronger peer review process, allocation of fines for texting and driving to trauma hospitals, new requirements for Medicaid recipients, the SC False Claims Act, and more. Keep up with important legislative issues by bookmarking the SCHA State Legislative page on the SCHA website and visiting it often.
Education
WEBINAR: Adapting to Meaningful Use on January 13, 2012, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Download the brochure and registration form. Join Daniela Mahoney and Dr. John Kenagy for a webinar focused on the practical transformation of your clinical environment. This webinar will deliver straight-to-the-point insight on how to excel well beyond the meaningful use criteria by creating a culture of continuous. improvement. For questions please contact Erin Watson.
WEBINAR: Best Fed Beginnings, NICHQ's breastfeeding project on January 12, 2012, from 4-5 p.m. Register to join Dr. Larry Grummer-Strawn, Dr. Charles Homer and Dr. Bobbi Phillip for a webinar to learn about the Best Fed Beginnings initiative, an effort to improve maternity care practices nationwide by increasing the number of hospitals with Baby-Friendly designation.
