SCHA Weekly Update, May 9, 2011

SCHA Launches New Website

Did you know that SCHA President & CEO was on the S.C. Chamber of Commerce’s CEO Corner? You can watch it on our new website that launched last week. Our goal is that the site will be user friendly, making it much easier to find the informaiton you need. You can find a lot of different resources and information on the new website and look for many more to be added.

Bookmark the new website, which we will be using much more for our communications efforts. Over the coming weeks, we will share tidbits on where to find different resources and will provide direct links to critical information on the web.

Volunteers needed for SC Mission 2011: Midlands

SC Mission 2011: Midlands is seeking clinical and non-clinical volunteers for the two-day free medical, vision and dental service clinic to be held August 5-6, 2011, at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia. Last year, SC Mission 2010: Greenville saw about 1,200 patients from 20 counties.  Watch the SC Mission 2010: Greenville video. Sign up to volunteer through the United Way’s website.

Working Well hospitals continue to grow

Working Well staff would like to recognize Marlboro Park Hospital and East Cooper Medical Center for their commitment to wellness. By joining in the Working Well initiative, a grant-funded initiative that will facilitate the implementation of policy changes on hospital campuses statewide, Marlboro Park and East Cooper will have the tools necessary to improve employee wellness through policy and environmental system changes at their facility as well as in their surrounding community. Both hospitals join a list of 31 hospitals throughout the state that have committed to this initiative to date.

For more information regarding Working Well or how your hospital can become part of the initiative, please contact Jen Wright at (803) 744-3553 or Kendyl Schultz at (803) 744-3531.

From our sponsors

B.E. Smith, a SCHA platinum sponsor shares Top 10 IT Questions: Staying ahead of a constantly evolving landscape. With myriad IT demands on the horizon, achieving peak productivity and financial performance while seamlessly moving patients through the continuum of care is more critical - and - difficult than ever before.It's time to ask a few tough questions to ensure your organization is prepared to successfully address the challenges of a constantly evolving IT landscape.

Education

Society of Diversity Professionals spring meeting

Register now for the Society of Diversity Professionals spring educational program! Reduce Disparities…Improve Care for All, to be held May 20 at the Palmetto Health Baptist Auditorium in Columbia, will feature Dr. Eric Gertner, medical director at Lehigh Valley Physicians Group. Dr. Gertner will lead us through an exploration of the socio-cultural barriers that exist in patient-provider communication. After looking at the barriers,Dr. Gertner will show how using the HRET toolkit can lead to the development of evidence based, culturally competent care. An update on the future of Medicaid and the implications for care delivery, as well as, a panel discussion featuring thought leaders from around the state, are also included.

May 24: EFCA Might Be Dead…But Union Activity is Not, SCHA’s William L. Yates Conference Center

June 8-10: SCONL/GONL Nurse Leadership Institute, Westin Resort & Spa, Hilton Head

Upcoming SCHA Webinars

Webinars are a great and cost-effective way to provide education to your employees.Your organization pays for one phone line and may have multiple viewers.Below is a list of upcoming webinars and links to their fliers with registration information that are available through SCHA. You may also access the brochures through the SCHA calendar here.May 3 - Community Health Needs Assessment: The Time to Start is Now

May 12 - Hot Problematic CMS Conditions of Participation

May 17 - Advance Directives Update 2011

May 17 – Clinical Integration: Understanding its Real Power

July 12 – Realities of Motivating Today’s Healthcare Professionals

July 14 – CMS Hospital Anesthesia Guidelines: Clarifying Confusing Standards

SCHA will also be offering the following webinars during 2011. Detailed information will be available about six to eight weeks prior to the webinar.

July 28 - Community Benefits: IRS/Billing and Collections - To be planned after final rule is published

September 15 - Strategic Collaboration to Improve Community Health Using a Community Balanced Scorecard

October 4 - The Role of Case Management in Preventing Hospital Readmissions

November 1 - Community Benefit: Evidence Based Practice

For more information about these webinars, please contact Erin Watson at (803) 744-3512.