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Connection Newsletter
By AzHHA Communications ● July 18, 2024
Smart Brevity® count: 3.5 mins...913 words
In this issue, read about:
- The 2025 OPPS proposed increase.
- How you can support Arizona hospitals.
- New dates for the Arizona Transition to Practice Program’s third and fourth cohorts.
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CMS posts 2025 OPPS proposed increase
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule for outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) for calendar year (CY) 2025.
The proposed OPPS rule would:
- Increase payments by 2.6% relative to FY2024, which includes a market basket update of 3% less a productivity factor cut of 0.4 percentage points.
- Establish new conditions of participation for hospitals and critical access hospitals related to obstetrical services and maternal care.
- Pay an add-on to the all-inclusive rate for Indian Health Services and tribal facilities for certain high-cost drugs.
- Maintain the existing rate structure for intensive outpatient program (IOP) and partial hospital program (PHP).
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How you can support Arizona hospitals
The AzHHA PAC is one way you can help stand up for Arizona hospitals and healthcare facilities.
Why it matters: This funding is essential to support candidates who align with our purpose and promote initiatives beneficial to healthcare in Arizona.
- The AzHHA PAC is one important tool to help us build meaningful relationships with legislators who vote on those bills.
You can also make sure that your voice is heard by voting in upcoming elections.
Remember, early voting is going on now for the 2024 Arizona Primary Election. Don’t forget these important dates for the primary:
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Friday, July 19, 2024: Last day to request an early ballot
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024: Last day to mail back your ballot
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Friday, July 26, 2024: Last day to vote early in person
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024: Arizona Primary Election Day
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New dates: Arizona Transition to Practice Program cohorts three and four
In an effort to align our cohort dates to graduation schedules, the Arizona Transition to Practice Program has made changes to dates for the third and fourth cohorts.
Key dates for cohort three:
- Applications deadline: Monday, Sept. 9, 2024
- Informational sessions (for new participating facilities only): Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 or Friday, Sept. 20, 2024
- Preceptor Academy starts: Monday, Oct. 7, 2024
- New graduate nurse cohort starts: Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024
Cohort four will start in February 2025 to accommodate December new graduates. Specific dates for cohort four will be added to our website as soon as they are finalized.
Interested in applying for an upcoming cohort? Apply here.
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Supporting advance care planning in multiple languages
Did you know AzHHA provides a variety of advance care planning resources in multiple formats and languages?
Why it matters: You have access to:
- ℹ Informational documents, such as five steps of advance care planning and questions to ask your healthcare provider, in English, Spanish, ASL and an audio version.
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💻Videos in English, ASL and Navajo.
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📄 A library of forms in English, Spanish, ASL, Navajo and an audio version for documents such as living wills, healthcare power of attorney, durable mental healthcare power of attorney and pre-hospital medical care directives.
Additionally, you can find details on how to order copies of these forms in Braille.
The big picture: Advance directives are legal documents that let others know about your wishes and how to honor them if you can’t speak for yourself.
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Report: Q2 2024 contract labor market rate analysis
Get the latest Healthcare Labor Market Report from Adaptive Workforce Solutions, an affiliated partner and endorsed vendor of AzHHA.
What's inside:
- National and regional bill rates for locum tenens, nursing, allied health and therapy
- Insights on bill rate fluctuations and utilization trends
- Update on Q2 legislative activity affecting the healthcare labor market
Questions? Contact Alma Del Toro, regional director of workforce solutions, at [email protected].
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Apply now for the 2025 AHA Quest for Quality Prize
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is now accepting applications for the 2025 AHA Quest for Quality Prize.
- The application is now available online, ensuring a smoother submission process.
Why it matters: AHA encourages hospitals and health systems that are making significant progress toward providing exceptional care based on the National Academy of Medicine’s six health aims: safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable and patient-centered care to apply.
- Up to five organizations will be recognized at the 2025 AHA Leadership Summit in Nashville.
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Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024 - Introduction to POLST
Join physician orders for life-sustaining treatment paradigm (POLST) for their one-hour virtual workshops equipping healthcare professionals with knowledge and resources to begin using POLST in Arizona. Register here.
Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024 - Healthcare Social Media Exercise
Join AzCHER for a virtual exercise that aims to enhance your ability to implement social listening to gauge the public’s perception of incident response and recovery efforts, and deliver credible and actionable messages to inform the public through social media platforms in response to a catastrophic incident. Register now.
Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024 - EMTALA surveys, deficiencies and interactions with agencies
This is the final session in the members-only webinar series designed to answer questions about EMTALA, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act. Questions? Reach out to [email protected].
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