(March 31, 2023) – HIDI Releases Update to Health Equity Dashboards
The Health Equity Dashboards data have been refreshed within HIDI Advantage to include measure calculations based on discharge data from Q4 of CY 2022. These data updates can be found in Advantage Optics within the Care Optics folder.
For questions about accessing the website or running the reports, contact HIDI.
TJC Solicits Comments to Address Environmental Sustainability
TJC is developing new requirements to address environmental sustainability for the hospital and CAH accreditation programs. Comments on the proposed requirements are accepted until Wednesday, May 3. Additional information is available.
White House Administration Celebrates the 13th Anniversary of the ACA
March 23 marked the 13th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. The Biden-Harris Administration is celebrating by highlighting the increase in marketplace enrollees. Nearly 16.4 million consumers enrolled in a health insurance marketplace coverage plan during the 2023 open enrollment period – 1.8 million more than in 2022.
HRSA Announces Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Initiative
HRSA announced a modernization initiative that includes several actions to strengthen accountability and transparency in the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. The initiative includes the release of new organ donor and transplant data, prioritization of modernization of the OPTN information technology systems, and a request to Congress to include increases and updates to the budget.
Before You Go ...
- The next outreach and education webinar, Hospital VBP Program: Knowledge Refresher – FY 2025 Overview, is at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, for hospitals participating in the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program.
- AIM is hosting 90-minute educational webinars on obstetric emergencies at least monthly from March through August 2023. The Missouri PQC encourages all facilities, particularly non-obstetric facilities, to participate to gain knowledge of best practices for facility implementation to improve maternal outcomes. Webinars for this topic are color-coded in purple with the name "OB Emergency Readiness COL." Additional information is available.
- MLN Connects Provider eNews issued the following updates: