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March 14, 2023 | Volume XX, Issue 9
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FDA to Wind Down COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Policies
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will end 22 COVID-19-related policies when the public health emergency (PHE) ends May 11 and allow 22 to continue for 180 days, including temporary policies for outsourcing facilities compounding certain drugs for hospitalized patients and non-standard personal protective equipment practices for sterile compounders not registered as outsourcing facilities. FDA plans to retain 24 COVID-19-related policies with “appropriate changes” and four whose duration is not tied to the PHE, including its recently revised policy for COVID-19 tests.
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COVID-19 Community Transmission Level: Moderate
CDC's COVID-19 data that DC Health uses to measure levels of transmission.
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Biden Budget Plan Outlines Health Priorities
President Joe Biden's budget proposal for fiscal 2024 may lack major new health care initiatives, but his policy agenda includes numerous items that would affect providers, health insurance companies and patients. The Biden administration released details of the president's plans, which touch on Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, the health insurance exchanges, prescription drug prices, mental health care, HIV/AIDS, cancer and other issues.
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New Advanced Planning Solution Available
CRISP DC launched a new cloud-based advance care planning solution to all District providers at no cost. The benefits of accessing MyDirectives for Clinicians include an user-friendly platform integrated in the CRISP DC HIE and the ability to create, upload and view new digital advance care planning forms as required across all patient care teams with access to the DC HIE. Users can now scan and upload existing advance care planning documents; display forms in the DC HIE anytime and anywhere across the continuum of care; and ensure other care teams, such as ambulatory providers and DC Fire and EMS responders, can access the information to honor the patient’s care decisions. There are two webinar dates remaining to answer questions and demonstrate this new solution.
- April 5: 8 am, Noon, 5 pm
- April 7: 8 am, Noon
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CDC Opioid Guidelines: 2022 Updates Webinar
Join the District Addiction Consultation Service (DACS) on March 17 from Noon to 1 pm for a free webinar to learn about the 2022 Opioid Guidelines Updates. The webinar will be presented by DACS Pain Management Consultant Sarah Merritt, MD. CME/CEU credits are available for attending the webinar.
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Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 12-18
Patient Safety Awareness Week is an annual recognition intended to encourage everyone to learn more about health care safety. During this week, patient safety and quality advocates seeks to advance important discussions locally and globally, and inspire action to improve the safety of the health care system — for patients and the workforce.
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DCHA's Patient Safety & Quality Initiatives
DCHA and our members are committed to fostering a culture of quality and patient safety that drives positive health outcomes for patients, staff and the community. DCHA member hospitals are committed to a philosophy of collaboration, not competition, when it comes to quality and patient safety. DCHA supports and drives collective solutions among its membership to target quality improvements and to document and elevate the quality profile of District hospitals through:
- Dissemination of best practices by facilitating learning and innovations to improve health care quality, safety and service,
- Identifying resources and convening multi-stakeholder coalitions focused on developing and implementing improvement initiatives for the hospitals, other health care stakeholders and the community, and
- Documenting member quality and patient safety performance improvement efforts to elevate the quality profile of the District’s hospitals in continuing their delivery of positive health outcomes.
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Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns
Pediatric mental health, violence against clinicians and uncertainty around reproductive care are among the most pressing issues for health system leadership to address this year, according to ECRI’s 2023 list of top 10 patient safety concerns. Gone from the list is last year's top concern—understaffing. Also missing are past themes of inequity and racism in health care, disjointed telehealth workflows and emergency preparedness. The list stems from recent studies, patient safety databases and in-depth conversations with stakeholders.
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Learn How Social Determinants of Health Can Accelerate Your Value-Based Care Initiatives
Gray Matter Analytics, a DCHA associate member, will be in the DC-area on March 14-16 and ready to serve any DC hospital that is interested in discussing their value-based care journey. Gray Matter Analytics can share new developments in the space, and more importantly, share solutions that can impact your total care and contract management performance. This is a great opportunity to learn how the use of social determinants of health can optimize and accelerate your value-based care performance.
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Scholarships Available to Families of Health Care Workers Lost to COVID-19
Qualified family members of health care workers whose lives were lost to COVID-19 may apply through April 20 for a Brave of Heart Scholarship. The Cigna and New York Life Foundations sponsor the scholarship program, administered by Scholarships America.
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An Innovative Training for Maternal Health Champions in Hospitals and Health Systems, Apply by March 31
The National Partnership for Women & Families is hosting a virtual training workshop, April 25 from 11 am to 7 pm, to support maternal and infant health equity champions within health care provider institutions to elevate their effectiveness and supercharge their organizations' efforts to improve maternal health. The training will equip attendees with the knowledge and tools to strengthen systems of leadership and clinical practice in the service of achieving maternal health equity. The training will provide an opportunity to identify priorities and solutions tailored to each organization with the help of national experts and peer maternal health champions. Health care staff committed to health equity and maternal health must apply for this full-day, compensated virtual workshop. Call for applications will close on March 31.
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DCHA's Patient Safety & Quality Poster Competition is Open
Calling all health care professionals for DCHA’s Patient Safety and Quality Poster Competition. The Patient Safety & Quality Poster Competition is organized to encourage hospitals and health care providers to present their original work. All winning abstracts will be presented during the annual Patient Safety & Quality Summit on November 14, 2023. The purpose of the competition is to emphasize quality improvement methodology, provide a venue to share innovative and effective educational programs, showcase unique community projects, and encourage networking among medical peers with similar interests. Complete your poster submissions by June 30, 2023.
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Sponsorship Opportunities for 45th Anniversary Events
For 45 years, the DC Hospital Association has been the unifying force working to advance hospitals and health systems in the District of Columbia by promoting policies and initiatives that strengthen our system of care, preserve access and promote better health outcomes for patients and communities.
Our hospitals and health care professionals work tirelessly and selflessly every day to deliver safe, quality patient care. Now, more than ever, we undoubtedly understand the vital role that hospitals and health care workers play in the safety and well-being of our nation. It’s time to honor and celebrate our amazing hospitals and health care professionals who fought valiantly in the face of the pandemic.
A percentage of the proceeds will go to the Health Care Workforce Summer Youth Immersion Program to increase the talent pipeline for careers in health. Please consider sponsoring DCHA's anniversary events.
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- The Next Stage of COVID is Starting Now, The Atlantic, Katherine J. Wu, March 13, 2023
- The Surprise Effect of the 'No Surprises Act' on Emergency Physicians, MedPage Today, Nishad Rahman, Jonathan J. Oskvarek, Jesse M. Pines, March 11, 2023
- From Patient Safety Awareness to Action: It’s Time to Reset, IHI, March 10, 2023
- These Are The Major Challenges Hospital Executives Expect to Face This Year, Fierce Healthcare, Frank Diamond, March 10, 2023
- The Health Crisis Hospitals Can't Afford to Ignore, Becker's Hospital Review, Mariah Taylor, March 10, 2023
- The Top Health Items in Biden's New Fiscal 2024 Proposed Budget, Fierce Healthcare, Robert King, March 9, 2023
- Six Tips to Help You Skip the Daylight Saving Time Hangover, NPR, Deepa Burman, Hiren Muzumdar, March 9, 2023
- Let's Be Transparent About Hospital Price Transparency, Fierce Healthcare, Ashley Thompson, March 9, 2023
- What Will Health Systems Prioritize Once Gen Z is Running Them?, Becker's Hospital Review, Alexis Kayser, March 8, 2023
- Long COVID Takes Toll on Stretched Healthcare Workforce, Medscape, Tinker Ready, March 6, 2023
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Common Misunderstandings of Patient Safety
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Hospital Vitals:
Financial and Operational Trends
Hospitals and health systems felt the repercussions of labor shortages throughout 2022, as they grappled with higher labor costs, filling staffing gaps, and downstream effects on transitioning patients along the continuum of care. The latest Hospital Vitals report — published in partnership with the American Hospital Association — shares year-end 2022 data from 1,300+ hospitals and health systems. Key findings comparing hospitals’ 2022 performance to 2019 include:
- Total contract labor expense skyrocketed 257.9%
- Contract labor FTEs jumped 138.5%
- Median contract wage rate paid to staffing firms rose 56.8%
- Emergency overtime hours per ED visit increased 22%
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How Hospitals are Transforming Capacity Management Strategies
March 28 | 1 pm | Webinar
Too often, health system strategies to manage capacity are solely focused on minimizing length of stay. In many cases, there is misplaced focus on "starting discharge planning upon patients' admission." But there are other proven strategies that can streamline discharge processes and increase access to care. In this webinar, learn the strategies and intelligent workflow automation hospital leaders and front line teams are leveraging to realize results in reduced length of stay, reduced ED boarding, and reduced discharge processing time.
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