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Update is CHA's weekly newsletter, published each Thursday on the CHA website and distributed electronically to CHA members and other contacts.  Each issue features the latest information on state and national healthcare industry issues, legislative developments affecting healthcare in the Connecticut General Assembly and the U.S. Congress, and highlights of CHA programs and activities.

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5/1/2008 - New Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Uncertain; Senate Finance Committee Considers Value-Based Purchasing; CHA Offers New Employee Benefits Package for Members; Seventh Annual Corporate Compliance Conference a Success; Achieving Excellence in Quality and Patient Safety Approved for 21.5 CE Hours; Labor Relations Management Basics; CHA's Annual Meeting; more...
4/24/2008 - Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Projections Announced, Surplus Shrinks; Connecticut House Speaker James Amann Announces Retirement; Reminder: CHA's 2008 Annual Awards Nominations Due; Experts Respond to Commonwealth Fund/“Modern Healthcare” HealthCare Opinion Leaders Survey; Joint Commission Report Released; The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Releases New Medicare Conditions for Coverage; IDEAL Outpatient Coding Model: The Essence of Compliance; Achieving Excellence in Quality and Patient Safety Approved for 21.5 CE Hours; Labor Relations Management Basics; CHA's Annual Meeting; more...
4/17/2008 - CMS Issues 2009 Inpatient Proposed Rule - Promises Cuts for Connecticut; Connecticut House Passes CHA-Supported MRSA Bill; HealthFirst Connecticut Workgroup Hears Presentation on Disease Management and Medical Homes; 2008 Corporate Compliance Conference; Achieving Excellence in Quality and Patient Safety; Labor Relations Management Basics; CHA's Annual Meeting; more...
4/10/2008 - Connecticut Hospitals Attend AHA Annual Meeting, Meet With Congressional Delegation; Robert Trefry Recognized as Grassroots Champion; Pressure Ulcer Collaborative Holds Second Learning Session; 2008 Corporate Compliance Conference; Coach, Challenge, Lead: Develop an Indispensable Management Team; IDEAL Outpatient Coding Model: The Essence of Compliance; CHA Offers Curriculum for Quality Improvement/Patient Safety Professionals; more...
4/3/2008 - CHA Nurse Manager Leadership Academy Develops and Strengthens Leadership Skills; This Week at the Capitol; Discount on MRSA Reagent Tests Available Through CHA; CHA Holds HIPAA Security Member Briefing; Human Resources and Workforce Planning for a Potential Bird Flu Pandemic -A Live Webinar; Connecticut Building Codes and Regulations for Healthcare Facilities; 2008 Corporate Compliance Conference; CHA's Annual Meeting; more...
3/27/2008 - Appropriations Committee Approves Proposed Budget; Judiciary Committee Reaches Reporting Deadline; Annual Healthcare Performance Data By State Released; Pressure Ulcer Collaborative Activity Gains Momentum; Middlesex Hospital Opens New Emergency Department and Receives Prestigious Honor; Stopping Sexual Harassment in the Workplace; Coaching and Mentoring: A Training Program for New Managers and Supervisors; CPT Coding Basic and CPT Coding Advanced; CHA's Annual Meeting; more...
3/20/2008 - Public Health and Human Services Committees Reach Reporting Deadline; CASE Reports On The Future Of The UCONN Health Center; Tamper-Resistant Prescription Pads Discount Available Through CHA Agreement; Hospitals Receive ENERGY STAR Designation; Member Briefing on HIPAA Security: Five Years Later – Compliance Enforcement Begins; Stopping Sexual Harassment in the Workplace; Coaching and Mentoring: A Training Program for New Managers and Supervisors; 2008 Corporate Compliance Conference; CHA's Annual Meeting; more...
3/13/2008 - CHA Testifies On Numerous Healthcare Bills; Governor Rell: Proposed Medicaid Regulations Would Harm State Budget; 2008 CHA Patient Safety Summit a Success; CHA to Host Nurse Manager Leadership Academy 2008; Member Briefing on HIPAA Security: Five Years Later – Compliance Enforcement Begins; 2008 Corporate Compliance Conference; CHA's Annual Meeting; more...
3/6/2008 - CHA Testifies On A Number Of Hospital-Related Bills; Congressional Delegation Supports Connecticut Hospitals; CHA Hosts Member Reception at HIMSS; CHA to Host Nurse Manager Leadership Academy 2008; Managing Multiple Priorities: Surviving When You Feel Overwhelmed; more...
2/28/2008 - CHA and Senator Donald DeFronzo Discuss Bonding Recommendations; Medicaid/SAGA Coalition Meets with Representative Denise Merrill; State-wide Primary Care Access Authority Meets; Governor Rell Launches Colon Cancer Education Initiative; CHA Participates in Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System Advisory Board Meeting; HHS Proposes New Patient Safety Regulation; HR Professionals Attend CHA's Human Resources Forum; New Member Benefit!; A. Blanton Godfrey to Present March 7 at Patient Safety Summit; Save the Date!; more...
2/21/2008 - HealthFirst Connecticut Authority Sets 2008 Activities Timeline; General Assembly Sessions Commence; CHA and Rep. Denise Merrill Discuss Medicaid and SAGA Funding Needs; Dear Colleague Letter Opposing Presidents Bush's Proposed Hospital Cuts Circulates on Capitol Hill; Smart Moves Presents Forum on Safe Patient Handling; Reminder: CHA 13th Annual Human Resources Forum; J. Bryan Sexton to Present March 7 at Patient Safety Summit; Managing Multiple Priorities: Surviving When You Feel Overwhelmed; more...
2/14/2008 - CHA Advancing Hospital Priorities in Hartford and Washington, D.C.; Legislative Leaders Concerned About Slow Implementation of New Provider Rates; Committees Meet to Raise Bills; Shays Unveils Plan for Universal Health Care; Medicaid Managed Care Council Provides HUSKY Updates; CHA 13th Annual Human Resources Forum; The APC Challenge Factor: Orthopedic Ambulatory Surgery; Chargemaster: Beyond the Basics; more...
2/7/2008 - 2008 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly Begins; President's Budget Proposal Cuts $200 Billion From Medicare and Medicaid; Connecticut Hospitals Launch Initiatives to Prevent and Control Multiple Drug-Resistant Organisms; Lucian Leape to Keynote March 7 Patient Safety Summit; more...
1/31/2008 - CHA Advancing Hospital Priorities in Hartford and Washington, D.C.; CHA Releases 2008 Legislative Agenda; President Bush Continues to Call for Medicare Cuts in State of the Union Address; Quality, Access, and Safety Workgroup of HealthFirst Connecticut Authority Holds First Meeting; More Than 100 Attend CHA Healthcare Executive Summit; CHA 13th Annual Human Resources Forum; 2008 Smart Moves Annual Forum on Safe Patient Handling; more...
1/24/2008 - Hospital Hardship Funds Awarded to Eight Connecticut Hospitals; HealthFirst Connecticut Authority Workgroup Holds First Meeting; Department of Public Health Releases Diabetes Plan for Connecticut; HUSKY Update and Governor's Task Force Report Focus of State-wide Primary Care Access Authority; Ninth Year for Griffin Hospital on FORTUNE “100 Best Companies to Work For” List; State Senate and House Pass Criminal Justice Reform in Special Session; Save the Date - CHA Sixth Annual Patient Safety Summit; more...
1/17/2008 - CHA Presents Testimony Highlighting Hospitals $12 Billion Contribution to the Economy; Governor Issues Final Task Force Report; HealthFirst Connecticut Authority Reviews Urban Institute Report; Robert Kane Fills Open Senate Seat; Save the Date: CHA 13th Annual Human Resources Forum; Panel to Examine Healthcare Issues and Presidential Candidate Proposals; more...
1/10/2008 - Second Healthcare Symposium Held In Hartford; National Experts to Present at January 29 CHA Executive Summit; AHA Launches National Health Reform Campaign; Survey Shows Impact of Aging Physicians; more...