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April 12 · Issue #506 · View online
Providing you with the latest health care headlines almost daily. Carefully crafted by Shawn Rossi. Questions? Email srossi@mhanet.org.
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Serving those who serve us all…the employees of Mississippi hospitals
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MHA's Moore worked way to top
Timothy H. Moore literally built his health-care career from the ground up. Now the chief executive officer and president of the Mississippi Hospital Association, the Scott County native’s first job in the industry was as an orderly at Meridian’s Rush Hospital.
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Magee Hospital and Covington County Hospital Enter Into Rural Hospital Collaboration
The board of directors of Magee General Hospital and the board of trustees of Covington County Hospital recently announced the collaboration of their hospitals through the execution of an administrative services agreement.
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Medicaid expansion will be big issue in fall elections
With state Elections coming up, one of the hottest issues is expansion of Medicaid.When Congress passed the Affordable Care Act nine years ago, it included the expansion of Medicaid to cover families and individuals making 138 percent of the poverty level.
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MS HFMA Annual Institute
Don’t forget to register for the MS HFMA Annual Institute, set for April 24-26. They have a few days of education, networking events, and a program that contains a total of 12 CPE credits if all possible sessions are attended.
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Businesses gather for 70th Annual MEC Meeting
MEC is celebrating 70 years of building and unifying Mississippi’s business community at the MEC Annual Meeting.
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Mississippi Speaker Touts Rural Broadband Law, But Questions Remain
When Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn began looking at ways to solve the lack of high-speed broadband access that plagues much of rural Mississippi last summer, he turned to utility companies to understand the problem.
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Wicker Convenes Hearing on Broadband Mapping
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., convened the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for a hearing to consider the current state of the nation’s broadband coverage maps and discuss ongoing efforts within the federal government and private sector to collect more accurate broadband coverage data.
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Join CMS on April 24 for the 2019 MIPS APM/APM Scoring Standard Webinar
CMS is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, April 24 at 2:00 PM ET to provide an overview of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System Alternative Payment Models, or MIPS APMs, a type of APM in the Quality Payment Program (QPP). During…
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MHA's Executive Briefing: Medicare ACO program announces application deadlines
Beginning June 11, hospitals, physicians and other eligible providers may submit notices of intent to apply to participate in the Jan. 1, 2020 start date for the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
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Understanding Medicare (CEU) Webinars
These interactive training webinars are stand-alone events covering Medicare Program basics. You aren’t required to attend both days and space is limited.
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AHA Statement on Senate “Medicare for All” Proposal
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