State Issues Forum (SIF)
Emergency Preparedness in Virginia. Disaster preparedness and response requires a significant investment in time, staff, and resources. Since September 11, 2001, direct funding to disaster preparedness and response has not kept up with demand or need. Hospitals have merely shifted from being…
Earlier this year, VHHA created its own Certificate of Public Need \(COPN\) Task Force, which has concluded its work and will present its recommendations to the Board during the Annual Meeting. The VHHA Task Force recognized that COPN remains critical to hospitals and health systems' ability to…
Analysis of Niche Hospitals in Texas and the Financial Impact on General Hospitals. In Texas as in other states, the proliferation of niche hospitals has raised concern about the potential financial impact of these hospitals on full-service general hospitals. In this report, we report findings from…
Slide show. ")Understanding the Need for and Impact of Quality Data.") Presented by the Florida Hospital Association.
State Legislative and Regulatory ActivityState Health Programs To Cover The Uninsured, National Conference of State LegislaturesUpdated January 2009
State, Regional, and Metropolitan Association Resources
State Legislative and Regulatory ActivityState Legislation Relating to Disclosure of Hospital and Health ChargesNational Conference of State Legislatures
Surveys and ReportsState Issues Forum Survey of Hospital Transparency Activities at the State Level, 2014Public Reporting an
Department of Labor and IndustryPennsylvania Nursing Education Initiatives, Clinical Education GuidelinesDepartment of Labor and Industry
Unsustainable health care cost growth has forced payers to reexamine goalsfor hospital payment systems. Employers want simplicity and transparency, with comparative performance data available in the public domain. Insurers favor simplicity but prefer to keep the analysis of comparative performance…