2011 Update Archives
Below are previous issues of UPDATE, the weekly newsletter of the Connecticut Hospital Association.
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| 12/15/2011 Connecticut Hospitals Facing Major Medicare and Medicaid Funding Cuts more... |
| 12/08/2011 Readmissions Collaborative Focus of CHA Presentation to CT Association of Health Care Facilities more... |
| 12/01/2011 Sharon Hospital Becomes CHA's Newest Acute Care Hospital Member more... |
| 11/17/2011 Connecticut Hospitals Launch Participation in the National Stop CAUTI Project more... |
| 11/10/2011 Connecticut Hospital Leaders Hear From National Colleagues: Creating a Culture of Safety to Eliminate Harm Using High Reliability Science more... |
| 11/03/2011 Bond Commission Approves Hospital-Related Bond Authorizations more... |
| 10/27/2011 CHA Diversity Collaborative Successfully Launched at October 25 Kickoff Symposium more... |
| 10/20/2011 CHA Diversity Collaborative Kickoff Symposium to be Held Next Week more... |
| 10/14/2011 October 25 Kickoff Symposium Launches Innovative CHA Diversity Collaborative more... |
| 10/06/2011 CT Hospitals Meet with Congressional Delegation: No More Cuts to Hospital Funding more... |
| 09/29/2011 National Speakers Featured at CHA Diversity Collaborative on October 25 more... |
| 09/22/2011 President Obama's Deficit Plan Calls for $320 Billion in Medicare and Medicaid Cuts more... |
| 09/15/2011 October Business Opportunity Expo Focuses on Supplier Diversity and Minority Business Enterprises more... |
| 09/08/2011 OHCA Releases Annual Report On Financial Health Of Connecticut's Hospitals more... |
| 08/25/2011 Governor Signs Declaration of Emergency; State Prepares for Hurricane Irene more... |
| 08/11/2011 Stephen Larcen Appointed Interim CEO of Windham Hospital; Richard Brvenik Leaving for North Carolina more... |
| 07/28/2011 CHA Chairman Appointed To AHA Board more... |
| 07/21/2011 CHA Participates in Business Roundtable with HHS Chief Technology Officer more... |
| 07/14/2011 CMS Corrects CHA-Identified Errors in Proposed IPPS Rule, Returning $31 Million to Connecticut Hospitals more... |
| 06/30/2011 CHA Reflects on Reform, Resilience, and Resolve at 93rd Annual Meeting more... |
| 06/16/2011 Middlesex Hospital's Colleen Smith Awarded CHA's Distinguished Service Award more... |
| 06/09/2011 Norwalk Hospital and The William W. Backus Hospital To Receive CHA Annual Awards more... |
| 06/02/2011 CHA Celebrates Connecticut's 2011 Healthcare Heroes more... |
| 05/26/2011 Medicaid EHR Incentive Payment Program For Hospitals Announced more... |
| 05/19/2011 Budget: Agreement on Concessions Announced; Unions Discussing more... |
| 05/12/2011 Budget Developments: State Sued Over “Unbalanced” Budget; “Plan B” Released more... |
| 05/05/2011 Biennium Budget Passes Senate and House; Governor Signs Into Law more... |
| 04/28/2011 Hospital CEOs Meet with Head of CMS more... |
| 04/21/2011 Governor Malloy and Democratic Leaders Reach Budget Deal; Hospital Provider Tax Included more... |
| 04/14/2011 On the National Scene: Connecticut Hospital Contingent Meets with Congressional Delegation more... |
| 03/31/2011 Connecticut Hospitals Contribute $17.6 Billion to State and Local Economies more... |
| 03/24/2011 Hospitals Continue In Efforts To Oppose Tax and Cuts in Proposed Budget more... |
| 03/17/2011 Governor Malloy Meets with Hospital Leaders at CHA more... |
| 03/10/2011 Hospital Leaders Testify on Impact of Budget Cuts at Appropriations Committee Hearing more... |
| 03/03/2011 Hospitals to Testify at Appropriations Committee Hearing Tomorrow more... |
| 02/24/2011 CHA and Connecticut's Hospitals Get the Message Out: Proposed State Budget Hurts Hospitals and Communities more... |
| 02/17/2011 Governor Releases FY 2012-2013 “Shared Sacrifice” Biennium Budget; Hospital Tax Imposed and Uncompensated Care and Urban DSH Pools Eliminated more... |
| 02/10/2011 Plans Announced To Move Medicaid to ASO; CHA Offers Medicaid Solutions to Ease Budget Crisis more... |
| 02/03/2011 Judiciary Committee Adds Medical Malpractice Issues To Agenda more... |
| 01/27/2011 CHA Submits Certificate of Need Comment Letter more... |
| 01/20/2011 CHA and The William W. Backus Hospital Host Sessions on Treating Psychiatric Patients in the ED more... |
| 01/13/2011 Governor's Transition Policy Working Groups Issue Final Report and Recommendations—Good News: Hospital DRG Reimbursement System; Bad News: Expanded Provider Tax more... |
| 01/06/2011 2011 Legislative Session Convenes more... |