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September

9/1 The Weather Channel, Others Kick-Off National Preparedness Month

9/2 DHSS Launches Parenting Web Site

9/3 HHS Accepts Applicants for Early Retiree Health Insurance Subsidies

August

8/2 Report: Reform Law Will Stabilize Healthcare Costs for Women

8/3 Pallone Introduces Bill on Multi Campus HIT Incentives

8/4 New Jersey Launches Temporary High-Risk Pool

8/5 New Jersey Launches Temporary High-Risk Pool

8/6 Assembly Budget Committee Discusses Falling Revenues

8/9 Sens. Lautenberg and Menendez Co-Sponsor Multi-Campus Bill

8/10 Report: 95 Liability Claims Filed for Every 100 Physicians

8/11 Governor Delays Implementation of Involuntary Commitment Law

8/12 Study Finds Dramatic Decline in Hospital-Onset MRSA Infections

8/16 N.J. Appeals Court Dismisses End-of-Life Case

8/17 States Receive Grants to Review Insurance Premium Rate Hikes

8/18 Certified Nursing Assistants Recognition Day to Focus on Relationships

8/19 Joint Commission Revives Flu Vaccination Campaign

8/20 NJHA Announces ‘Ready for Reform’ Education Series

8/23 Program to Discuss Best Practices for Assisted Living Providers

8/24 President Obama Tops Annual List of Healthcare’s 'Most Powerful'

8/25 NJHA Announces Return of Popular CEO Dialogues

8/26 HHS Releases New Insurance Finder Web Tool for Consumers

8/27 Study: Only 2 Percent of U.S. Hospitals Meet Meaningful Use Criteria

8/30 Rapid Response Team Lowers Death Rate at Veterans Hospital

8/31 NJHA Hurricane Preparedness Tool Available Online

July

7/1 Health Reform Law Ushers in New Report on Public Health

7/2 New Federal Web Site Provides Health Coverage Info for Consumers

7/5 NJHA’s Offices are Closed to Observe Independence Day

7/6 HHS Grants Offer Training Opportunities for Disadvantaged Nursing Students

7/7 DHSS Warns of Heat-Related Health Hazards

7/8 CMS Updates Web Site with New Hospital Quality Measures

7/9 Gov. Christie Appoints Woods to Lead Health Information Technology Initiative

7/12 New Jersey Receives $10.8 Million for Hospital Preparedness

7/13 DHSS Releases Update of Emergency Preparedness Web Program

7/14 CMS Releases Electronic Health Record Final Rule

7/15 N.J. Hospitals Among Nation’s ‘Most Wired’

7/16 State Releases Distribution of Hospital Relief Subsidy and GME Payments

7/19 AHA Seeks Nominations for 2011 Quest for Quality Prize

7/20 N.J. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeal of Muhlenberg Closure

7/21 DHSS Releases Preliminary Report Discussing H1N1 Response

7/22 Healthcare Pros Attend Disney Session on Quality Service

7/23 Report: ED Wait Times Decrease in 32 States Including N.J.

7/26 N.J. to Receive $61 Million in Federal Preparedness Grants

7/27 Federal Program Available to Recover Unused H1N1 Vaccine

7/28 HHS Seeks Comments on List of Biological Agents and Toxins

7/29 HHS Announces $1 Million HIPAA Settlement

7/30 NJHA Testifies on Wage and Hour ‘Rounding’ Rules

June

6/1 Senate Committee Examines Two Out-of-Network Bills

6/2 Slimmed-Down Jobs Bill Passes House

6/3 Webinar to Explore Hospital Readmissions and the Role of Home Care

6/4 NJHA Collaborative Celebrates Decreased Mortality

6/7 AHRQ Releases New Resources for Healthcare Facilities to Prepare for Natural Disasters

6/8 NYU to Host Symposium on National Standard of Care for Pressure Ulcer Healing

6/9 NJHA Participates in Healthcare Reform Roundtable

6/10 NJHA Examines Details on State Charity Care Data

6/11 Assembly Committee Hears from Health Commissioner, Reviews Med Mal Bill

6/14 NJHA: N.J. Hospitals Face Deep Cuts Under Proposed Medicare Rule

6/15 Nominations Sought for Innovative Charitable Hospital Programs

6/16 NJHA Submits Comments on Proposed FY 2011 Inpatient Rule

6/17 NJHA Launches Collaborative to Reduce Hospital Readmissions

6/18 HCAB Approves Proposed Universal Transfer Form Rules

6/21 Senate Passes Interim Payment Increase for Physicians

6/22 AHA: Nation’s Hospitals Deliver More than 5 Million Jobs

6/23 Pending Budget Compromise Preserves Charity Care Funds

6/24 AHA Study: Hospitals Continue to Suffer Recession’s Impact

6/25 AHA Shares RAC Impact; NJHA Offers RAC Resources

6/28 President Signs Physician Payment Fix

6/29 Healthcare Heroes Awards Presented

6/30 Governor Signs 2011 State Budget with Charity Care Increase Intact

May

5/3 Report: Information Left on Copy Machines Could Violate HIPAA

5/4 N.J. Pursues Federal Funds for High-Risk Insurance Pool

5/5 Report: N.J. Cardiac Surgery Mortality Continues to Fall

5/6 Webinar Offers First Steps in Planning a Palliative Care Program

5/7 Disney Institute Returns to NJHA for Customer Service Workshop

5/10 ‘Change’ Is the Theme at NJHA CEO Conference

5/11 Senate Committee Debates Nurse Staffing Ratios

5/12 N.J. Medicaid Receives $4.9 Million for EHR Planning

5/13 Public-Private Partnership Aims to Reverse Obesity in N.J.

5/14 Ryan Appointed to AHA Panel on Health Reform Implementation

5/17 Pressure Ulcer Guide to Be Featured at N.Y. Author's Night

5/18 NIH Awards $1 Billion in Recovery Act Grants for Research Facilities

5/19 Upcoming RAC Program Focuses on Appeals and Self Disclosures

5/20 Healthcare Leaders Gather to Promote Medical Home Model for NJ

5/21 House Expected to Consider JOBs Bill

5/24 DHS Announces $790 Million in Grants to Improve Preparedness

5/25 NJHA Legislative Breakfast Series Concludes

5/26 AHRQ Reports Decline in Heart Attack Deaths

5/27 Register for Disney Institute Customer Service Workshop at NJHA

5/28 CDC Report Examines States’ Healthcare-Associated Infection Rates

5/31 NJHA Offices Closed for Memorial Day

April

4/1 HHS Awards $27 Million to Reduce Chronic Diseases, Health Disparities

4/2 H1N1 Report Highlights Lessons Learned for Future Emergencies

4/5 Healthcare Helps Fuel Jobs Growth

4/6 New Jersey Marks National Public Health Week

4/7 NJHA Gathers Quality Experts for 7th Annual Leadership Summit

4/8 Meridian’s Molloy Named AHA’s Grassroots Champion

4/9 NJHA Pressure Ulcer Work Highlighted

4/12 NJHA Analyzes Potential Impact of Health Reform on N.J. Hospitals

4/13 Healthcare Community to Observe Healthcare Decisions Day

4/14 NJHA Legislative Breakfast Series Continues

4/15 Ryan: Act Today to Join Directory of Organ Donors

4/16 DHSS, Healthcare Community Plan Activities for Healthcare Decisions Day

4/19 President Seeks Expanded Hospital Visitation Rules

4/20 State Leaders Recognize Donate Life Month

4/21 CMS Releases 2011 Inpatient PPS Proposed Rule

4/22 Providers, Payers Join for May 19 Medical Home Conference

4/23 Johns Hopkins Expert Challenges Hospitals to End Infections

4/26 For Nurses Week, Reward Your Team With Pressure Ulcer Resource

4/27 Ryan’s Blog Provides Updates from AHA Annual Meeting

4/28 DHSS Commissioner Testifies before Senate Budget Committee

4/29 CDC Holds Pandemic Flu Meeting for Long Term Care

4/30 Appeals Court Hears Arguments in End-of-Life Case

March

3/1 Study: Competition Lacking in Most Insurance Markets

3/2 NJHA Leadership Summit Rescheduled for April 6

3/3 Support Needed for Congressional Letter on HIT Rule

3/4 Obama Lays Out Final Plan for Healthcare Reform

3/5 Committee Examines Bill to Remove CN for Inpatient Psych Beds

3/8 AHA: IRS Fails to Accurately Capture Hospital Community Benefits

3/9 Chief Nursing Officers Discuss Pain Management Research

3/10 NJHA’s Holmes Named Finalist in Nursing Excellence Awards

3/11 Senate Passes Extender Package with Key Healthcare Provisions

3/12 NJHA Unveils Pressure Ulcer Guide at Final Collaborative Session

3/15 Report: Cost of Providing Care Biggest Factor in Hospital Spending

3/16 Speculation Grows as Gov. Christie Finalizes Budget Proposal

3/17 Gov. Christie’s Budget Offers Mixed News for Healthcare

3/18 NJHA Announces Wound Care Certification Course

3/19 Nursing Workforce Increases to Four-Year High

3/22 AHA Looks to Healthcare Organizations for Support of Amateur Radio Use

3/23 Historic Healthcare Reform Bill Headed to President’s Desk

3/24 2010 NJHA Legislative Breakfast Series Begins Friday

3/25 Community Benefit Data Submission Deadline Approaching

3/26 DHSS Awarded Electronic Health Records Grant

3/29 Emergency Prep Group Discusses FEMA Reimbursement, Patient Tracking

3/30 President Obama Nominates IHI’s Berwick to CMS Post

3/31 President Signs Healthcare Reform ‘Fixes’ Bill

February

2/1 New Rules Require Mental Health Parity from Group Health Plans

2/2 President Obama Submits 2011 Budget Blueprint to Congress

2/3 HHS Report List Recommendations for Catastrophic Health Events

2/4 NJHA Chairman Testifies Before Assembly Members in ‘Town Hall’ Hearing

2/5 Medical Home Pilot Legislation Passes Committee Review

2/8 Some Questions Remain on Care for Haitian Evacuees

2/9 Out-of-Network Rates Spark Debate at Assembly Hearing

2/10 Assembly Health Committee Approves Conflicts of Interest Bill

2/11 Gov. Christie Proposes Deep Mid-Year Spending Cuts

2/12 Senate JOBs Bill Draft Includes Relief for Hospitals and Physicians

2/15 NJHA Offices Closed for Presidents Day

2/16 Insurers Launch New ‘One-Stop’ Web Resource

2/17 Gov. Christie Selects Litten as Chief Health Policy Advisor

2/18 New Report Offers County Public Health Snapshots for Each State

2/19 Report: Recession Adds to Medicaid Rolls in N.J. and Nationwide

2/22 HRET Offers Medical Interpreter Training for Bilingual Staff

2/23 State Hospitals Encouraged to Join Effort to Enroll Uninsured Kids

2/24 Staff Nurse Group Discusses Palliative Care

2/25 NJHA Leadership Conference to be Rescheduled

2/26 Obama, Congress Members Continue Talking in Reform Summit

January

1/1 NJHA Offices to Close for New Year’s Day

1/4 Consumers Still Worried About Healthcare’s Future

1/5 Pallone Talks Healthcare Reform with State Senators

1/6 NJHA Leadership Summit to Feature Top Presenters on Quality

1/7 CMS: Healthcare Spending at Slowest Rate of Growth Since 1960

1/8 Senate OKs ‘Medical Home’ Pilot Project, Other Healthcare Bills

1/11 State Expands Hours for Ordering H1N1 Vaccines

1/12 Assembly Expected to Advance Behavioral Health Bills

1/13 Corzine Delivers Final State of the State Address

1/14 NJHA Survey Shows Recession’s Lingering Impact on Hospitals

1/15 AHA To Host National Call-In Day on Healthcare Reform

1/18 NJHA Offices Closed for King Holiday

1/19 Joint Commission: Hospitals Continue to Improve Quality

1/20 Outgoing Governor Signs NJHA Initiatives into Law

1/21 NJHA Announces 2010 Legislative Breakfast Series

1/22 AHA’s Umbdenstock Briefs NJHA Board on Health Reform’s Future

1/25 NJHA Awards Honor Outstanding Contributions to Healthcare

1/26 Poll Shows Public Divide Over Healthcare Reform

1/27 Supreme Court Rebuffs Borough’s Charity Care Requirement

1/28 Christie Nominates Dr. Poonam Alaigh as Health Commissioner

1/29 President Vows to Press Ahead on Healthcare Reform

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