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PRODUCTS & SERVICES INDEX Advocacy & Membership 3 Hospital Membership 3 Associate Provider Membership 3 Associate Corporate Membership 3 Operational Educational Programs 3 HASC Event Sponsorship Emergency Preparedness 4 Incident Action Planning Training (Los Angeles
County) 4 ReddiNet® Emergency Medical Communication
Systems Financial Services 4 ControlPay™ Advanced Active Funds (in partner-
ship with Commerce Bank) 4 InControl Contract Optimizer ™ 5 Retention Planning for Executives (in partnership
with TriscendNP) 5 Wage Index Improvement Program (WIIP) Human Resources Services 5 Atlas Lift Tech 5 California Healthcare Career Center (in partnership
with National Healthcare Career Network) 5 Executive Compensation Survey 6 Health Benefits Wellness Program (HBWP) 6 Health Care Workforce Survey 6 Hot Jobs Compensation Survey 6 Human Resource Metrics Survey 6 LEAD Academy® and Advanced LEAD Academy® 7 Management Compensation Survey 6 Merritt Hawkins 7 Non-Management Compensation Survey 7 Nursing Continuing Education Seminars 7 Staff Care 8 Survey Support (in partnership with FutureSense ®) 8 Survey Trek 8 Voluntary Employee Benefits (in partnership with Purchasing Power) 8 Workforce Management Services (in partnership
with ShiftWise) Operational Improvement 8 H-Source, Inc. 9 Healthcare Performance Partners (HPP) 9 Indicator Performance Manager ™ 8 SUNRx
Patient Access Services 9 Bridges Maternal Child Health Network (Orange
County) 9 California Children’s Services (CCS) (Orange Coun-
ty) 10 Conservatorship Access Network (CAN) (Los Ange-
les County) 10 Eligibility On Site (EOS) (Los Angeles and Orange
counties only) 10 Recuperative Care (in cooperation with National
Health Foundation) Quality & Patient Safety 10 Southern California Patient Safety First Collabora-
tive 11 Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance
and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS®) 11 VSurvey (in partnership with Verge Solutions) Contacts 12 Product Leads
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ADVOCACY & MEMBERSHIP Hospital Membership Membership gives general acute-care hospitals, acute psychiatric facilities, and LTACs a seat at the table for critical policy discussions that impact the hospital in-dustry in California. Members may participate as full voting members with advocacy benefits. Features & Benefits
Provides dual membership with the California Hospi-tal Association (CHA).
Offers a seat at the table for important policy discus-sions; networking opportunities.
Supports members with HASC and CHA advocacy ef-forts.
Includes consultations with expert staff.
Reduces fees on fee-for-service programs; access to members-only services.
Contact: Pat Wall, (213) 538-0715 [email protected], www.hasc.org Associate Provider Membership Associate provider membership offers participating providers the chance to network with key hospital deci-sion makers in a variety of platforms. Features & Benefits
Member rates for educational programs and services.
Access to customized Compensation Surveys for your specific industry (e.g., physician organization, skilled nursing, home health and other sectors).
Access to quality improvement consultation at mem-ber rates.
Invitation to the HASC Annual Meeting and other edu-cational programs.
Participation in HASC committees that involve pre- and post-acute topics, such as the Palliative Care Committee.
Access to the HASC Endorsed Business Partner ven-dors.
Associate Providers will be listed in their member-ship category in the California Statewide Membership Directory and on the HASC website.
Complimentary copy of the California Statewide Membership Directory.
Contact: Pat Wall, (213) 538-0715 [email protected], www.hasc.org
Associate Corporate Membership Associate corporate membership is available to busi-nesses that provide products and services to hospi-tals—including consulting, legal, architectural, design, executive search, supply chain and other firms. Features & Benefits
Increases visibility within the hospital industry.
Expands networking opportunities.
Offers member discounts on educational events.
Provides listing with link on the HASC website.
Allows access to Annual Meeting and associate mem-ber lunch meetings.
Provides corporate listing in Statewide Membership Directory and copy of directory.
Offers consideration as faculty for education pro-grams or strategic business partner.
Contact: Pat Wall, (213) 538-0715 [email protected], www.hasc.org Operational Educational Programs HASC educational programs offer full-day or half-day in-person educational sessions, web seminars and dis-tance learning programs. Programs include HASC Annu-al Meeting, Health Care Provider Wellness Conference, Palliative Care Conference, LEAD Academy, human re-sources topics, Lean principles and practices, and hospi-tal security, among many other topics. Features & Benefits
Offers hospitals both traditional and cutting-edge education programs.
Reduces attendance fees for members.
Provides CEUs.
Presents professional development opportunity for staff.
Contact: Pat Wall, (213) 538-0715 [email protected], www.hasc.org HASC Event Sponsorship Sponsorship offers participating firms a variety of op-portunities for visibility and social contact with hospital decision makers. Sponsorship opportunities include the Annual Meeting, Charity Golf Tournament, Hospital He-roes, Health Care Provider Wellness Conference, Pallia-tive Care Transitions Conference and various one-day education programs.
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Features & Benefits
Provides networking opportunities with key decision makers.
Improves opportunities for business growth.
Enhances marketing opportunities.
Provides access to event attendee lists. Contact: Pat Wall, (213) 538-0715 [email protected], www.hasc.org
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Incident Action Planning (IAP) Training Through a grant from Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services (LAC-EMS), HASC provides Incident Action Planning (IAP) training at no cost to the hospital. The training includes a pre-developed IAP lecture, tab-letop exercise and handouts. Prior HICS training is a prerequisite for this course. Features & Benefits
Offers training in a 21/2-hour session divided into a lecture and a tabletop exercise.
Includes on-site hospital training.
Provides course instructor materials upon request for ongoing trainings.
Prerequisite: Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) training
Contact: Tamiza Teja, (310) 561-6501 [email protected] ReddiNet® Emergency Medical Communications System ReddiNet is an emergency communications system that facilitates the exchange of emergency data, such as ED capacity, bed capacity and disaster assessments, among fire/rescue, hospitals, ambulance companies and other emergency responders. Features & Benefits
Manage Mass Casualty Incidents, tracking dispatched ambulances and patient locations.
Assess available health care system resources.
Participate in biosurveillance reporting.
Communicate hospital ED status.
Send secure messages to multiple network facilities.
Communicate bed availability and patient evacuation needs.
Interface with other emergency medical systems. Contact: Soraya Peters, (213) 538-0790 [email protected], www.reddinet.com
FINANCIAL SERVICES ControlPay™ Advanced Active Funds (in partnership with Commerce Bank) Commerce Bank’s ControlPay™ Advanced Active Funds provides participating hospitals revenue share dollars based upon their spending level. No credit facility or UCC filing is required. As more HASC member hospitals participate, the greater the revenue share back to each hospital. This program works with your existing ac-counts payable system to automate vendor payments. Features & Benefits
Creates a new revenue stream for hospitals.
Eliminates the need for a credit facility or UCC filing.
Includes a comprehensive and expanding list of quali-fied vendors.
Replaces paper checks with electronic payments.
Reduces administrative costs. Contact: Scott Twomey, (213) 538-0756 [email protected], www.allhealthinc.com InControl Contract Optimizer ™ (formerly known as Professional Data Services® (PDS)) InControl Contract Optimizer™ provides online access to all paid claims information for inpatient, outpatient and ER visits for participating facilities. Hospitals select their own compare groups and use the information to benchmark reimbursement, charges, LOS and quality. They also gain information about changing market con-ditions and their relative position so they can plan their strategy for facing the challenges of health care reform. InControl is powered by iVantage Health Analytics. Features & Benefits
Provides accurate market analysis.
Enhances strategic planning.
Provides information for smarter business develop-ment.
Empowers contract negotiation.
Helps develop effective revenue management. Contact: Scott Twomey, (213) 538-0756 [email protected], www.ivantagehealth.com
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Retention Planning for Executives (in partnership with TriscendNP, formerly The CAP Ex Group) For an executive or physician benefits package that keeps the long-term financial goals of your hospital in mind, TriscendNP offers a compelling retirement plan that rewards key talent while simultaneously returning all cash contributed into the plan, plus interest, back to your hospital. Features & Benefits
Creates a growing asset for the hospital.
Returns funds to the hospital plus interest.
Provides attractive retirement plan for executives/physicians.
Offers benefit tied to vesting provisions to improve retention.
Creates potential for greater income levels during re-tirement.
Contact: Scott Twomey, (213) 538-0756 [email protected], www.allhealthinc.com Wage Index Improvement Program The Medicare Wage Index program is an important part of the calculation of Medicare payments made to provid-ers. A hospital’s wage index change from the previous year can determine whether Medicare reimbursement will increase or decrease. Also, CMS incorporates the wage index into all prospective payment systems includ-ing skilled nursing, outpatient services, rehabilitation and home health services. Each year’s study includes in-depth analysis of wage in-dex source information and comparative analysis by peer group and annual trending. Contact: Mark Gamble, (213) 538-0760 [email protected], www.hasc.org
HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICES Atlas Lift Tech Atlas Lift Tech combines clinical and operational experi-ence to build effective, low-cost Safe Patient Handling and Movement (SPHM) programs customized to fit indi-vidual hospitals’ needs. Features & Benefits
Staffing hospital facilities with lift coaches to train and assist hospital personnel.
Implementing procedures that meet new legislated SPHM standards.
Use of Atlas’ iOS-based application to assist hospital staff with SPHM scheduling and tracking of equip-ment & SPMH tasks.
Data analysis and reporting capability to support hospital management’s efforts to improve patient care and meet the legislation compliance standards.
Contact: California Healthcare Career Center (in partnership with the National Healthcare Career Network) As a member of the National Healthcare Career Net-work, the California Healthcare Career Center provides access to more than two million health care profession-als from more than 200 associations, including niche associations. Professional societies attract the candi-dates you want on your staff—individuals dedicated to their fields and taking steps to advance their knowledge and careers. Features & Benefits
Provides account management tools to build a profes-sional job postings.
Tracks each posting, including candidate views and applications.
Enables proactive searches for candidates from an extensive database.
Sets the criteria for your ideal candidate and sends daily e-mails when matching candidate resumes are posted.
Offers discounted member pricing. Contact: Teri Hollingsworth, (213) 538-0763 [email protected], www.hasc.org Executive Compensation Survey The Executive Compensation Survey identifies executive hospital pay for 21 positions in health care facilities and systems throughout California. The comprehensive re-port includes data from facilities reporting on base com-pensation, incentive and deferred compensation, and benefits. Data are reported by facility size, number of beds, number of employees and geographic regions. Features & Benefits
Establishes trends based on compensation and com-parability data by peer group.
Benchmarks and establishes competitive rates.
Builds custom reports.
Accesses all market data from participating organiza-
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tions.
Adjusts the data by geographic area, industry, organ-ization, size and pay strategy.
Contact: Lu-Shonda Johnson-Wilson, (213) 538-0705 [email protected], www.hasc.org Health Benefits Wellness Program (HBWP) HASC developed HBWP in partnership with Anthem to help hospitals reduce the amount of money they spend on health care benefits for their employees through fully insured or self-insured products. Another objec-tive of HBWP is to coordinate and advance care man-agement and employee wellness programs. Anthem provides its health insurance products and ex-pertise as well as access to its network of hospitals and physicians. Contact: Mark Gamble, (213) 538-0760 [email protected], www.hasc.org
Health Care Workforce Survey The statewide, quarterly Health Care Workforce Survey is designed to provide insights on turnover and vacan-cy trends in the California hospital industry. Turnover, accession and vacancy rates are reported for all hospi-tal employees (including registered nurses), registered nurses exclusively, per diem employees and seven spe-cific, hard-to-recruit-for positions. Features & Benefits
Reports turnover, accession and vacancy rates for all hospital employees (including registered nurses) or registered nurses exclusively.
Includes per diems and seven specific, hard-to-recruit-for positions.
Provides an individual facility report that compares their data to the aggregate.
Accesses data displayed by Northern and Southern California regions.
Includes national health care data from the Bureau of National Affairs.
Allows customizable survey options. Contact: Teri Hollingsworth, (213) 538-0763 [email protected], www.hasc.org Hot Jobs Compensation Survey Hot Jobs Compensation Survey provides information on difficult-to-fill and market-sensitive jobs throughout
California. The report is released annually each March. Data are collected two times a year on hourly rates, sal-ary ranges, per diem and shift differential on 17 health care jobs. Features & Benefits
Provides a snapshot of average wages and average wage increases during the year.
Includes data displayed by geographic regions.
Creates custom reports. Contact: Teri Hollingsworth, (213) 538-0763 [email protected], www.hasc.org Human Resource Metrics Survey The HR Metrics Survey captures data on key human resource metrics from hospitals. The survey focuses on workers’ compensation, acquisition, recruiting, reten-tion and turnover, and compensation and benefits. Use the data to determine how your internal HR operations compare to other hospitals. Features & Benefits
Provides a benchmark, allowing leaders to know how they compare to competitors.
Demonstrates the value of HR with metrics.
Creates customized reports. Contact: Teri Hollingsworth, (213) 538-0763 [email protected], www.hasc.org LEAD Academy® and Advanced LEAD Academy® These intensive workshops draw health care managers
and leaders interested in improving their professional
strengths and building productive business relation-
ships that support excellent patient care practices and
achieve sustainable business objectives. Attendees re-
ceive training from world-class facilitators leading to a
Certificate in Health Care Leadership.
Features & Benefits
Offers training from Lean and Six Sigma experts.
Improves staff performance.
Increases self-management skills.
Creates performance goals that reinforce the organi-zation’s vision.
Contact: Teri Hollingsworth, (213) 538-0763 [email protected], www.hasc.org
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Management Compensation Survey The Management Compensation Survey collects data on current management pay and practices for about 95 hospital positions. A comprehensive annual report pro-vides data on average annual salary range, annual bo-nus and total cash compensation, as well as incentive/bonus plan design, management perquisites and alter-native rewards programs. Data are reported by facility size, number of beds, number of employees and geo-graphic areas. Features & Benefits
Provides key statistics and regional reports.
Accesses information about average salary increase/salary structure adjustments.
Enables review of the types of alternative rewards programs offered.
Helps determine the prevalence and eligibility for incentive/bonus plans.
Accesses performance criteria for incentive/bonus plans.
Offers access to typical management benefits and perquisites.
Contact: Teri Hollingsworth, (213) 538-0763 [email protected], www.hasc.org Merritt Hawkins Merritt Hawkins is one of the largest permanent physi-cian search firms in the United States. Features & Benefits
Consultative approach with clients, providing the da-ta and strategic perspective they require on the front end to establish an effective search program based on the individual client’s size, location and area of need.
Availability of the Merritt Hawkins Guide to Physician Recruiting.
Contact: Kurt Mosley, [email protected], www.merritthawkins.com Non-Management Compensation Survey The Non-Management Compensation and Employee Benefits Survey collects data about more than 160 posi-tions on current non-management hourly pay and prac-tices in the hospital industry. A comprehensive annual report includes data on base hourly rates, salary range, per diem rates, specialty pay, and weekend and shift differentials; signing, referral and relocation bonuses;
and an employee benefits section featuring common benefit design elements. Features & Benefits
Provides access to key summary statistics of rates, pay structure midpoints.
Shows additional pay practices including holidays, reward programs, higher education pay, and shift pay practices.
Includes data on employee benefits like eligibility, retirement and paid time off.
Contact: Teri Hollingsworth, (213) 538-0763 [email protected], www.hasc.org
Nursing Continuing Education Seminars HASC, in partnership with FlexEd, presents challenging new courses that provide the direct training and devel-opment necessary to effectively manage a department in a clinic, hospital or health care facility. Engaging, in-sightful courses bring nurse leaders of all levels togeth-er to enhance communication and conflict resolution skills, produce better outcomes, foster improved per-formance from staff, and enhance patient safety across the unit and throughout the organization. Features & Benefits
Helps improve team behaviors known to produce bet-ter performance and improved outcomes.
Teaches measures that would improve a unit’s safety culture.
Taught by leading instructors in nursing and clinical care management.
Provides continuing education credit from trusted educational partner.
Offers convenient 24/7 online registration. Contact: Karen Ochoa, (213) 538-0765 [email protected], www.hasc.org Staff Care Staff Care is one of the top providers of temporary phy-sician and allied health care professional staffing ser-vices in the United States. Features & Benefits
A company of AMN Healthcare, Staff Care has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval.
Guides clients through the temporary staffing pro-cess, ensuring timely licensure and credentialing as
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well as offering provider orientation. Contact: Jeff Waddill, [email protected], www.staffcare.com Survey Support (in partnership with FutureSense®) HASC has teamed with FutureSense, Inc. to offer Survey Support, a service developed to assist organizations in the timely and accurate submission of data for the Allied for Health Executive, Management and Non-Management Compensation surveys. Features & Benefits
Ability to participate in the survey process without forgoing manpower, time, etc.
Guarantee that your organization’s data is properly documented given FutureSense’s intimate knowledge of the survey process.
Presents more comprehensive and holistic health care compensation data.
Contact: Teri Hollingsworth, (213) 538-0763 [email protected], www.hasc.org Survey Trek Survey Trek is a custom survey service that collects data on difficult-to-benchmark and hybrid positions from selected peer facilities. Collected data are aggregated and a final report is provided to the sponsoring and par-ticipating facilities. Features & Benefits
Provides a free copy of the survey results.
Accesses updated salary data on specific jobs.
Prevents anti-trust violations with third-party data collectors.
Contact: Teri Hollingsworth, (213) 538-0763 [email protected], www.hasc.org Voluntary Employee Benefits (in partnership with Purchasing Power) Purchasing Power offers a voluntary benefit program that gives employees and members a better way to buy through payroll deduction. From employee purchase program to affordable learning solutions, Purchasing Power presents more ways to retain employees. Features & Benefits:
No implementation or participation fees
Simple payroll accounting once a month
No liability to employers
Online education services
Gives benefits package a competitive edge
Employees receive their purchases immediately
Monthly webinars educate employees on financial wellness
Contact: Teri Hollingsworth, (213) 538-0763 [email protected], www.allhealthinc.com Workforce Management Services (in partnership with ShiftWise) ShiftWise enables hospitals to manage their internal and external contingent labor usage with software that consolidates ordering, license/credentials management, billing, and self-scheduling. Services include staff and supplier management, software integration solutions, agency escrow payment, customer support, and training tailored to your company’s specific needs. Features & Benefits
Provides instant visibility of all available staff from internal and supplier resource pools.
Offers single consolidated electronic invoice for staff-ing agencies.
Accesses external contingent staff credentials online.
Allows internal agency nurses to proactively com-municate availability and preferred shifts with online calendar function.
Contact: Teri Hollingsworth, (213) 538-0763 [email protected], www.allhealthinc.com
OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENT H-Source, Inc. H-Source, Inc. is a web-based, private marketplace that allows members to buy/sell/transfer supplies and capi-tal equipment with each other in the United States and globally, connecting hospitals in an effort to drive down health care costs while supporting increased sustaina-bility. Features & Benefits:
Maximize revenue by selling unneeded or over-stocked inventory
Access point for greater flexibility in purchasing op-tions
Establish new strategic alliances promoting shared services
Increase operational efficiencies in the hospital sup-
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ply chain
Support a greener economy
Contact: Murray Walden, (888) 900-4549 [email protected], www.h-source.com Healthcare Performance Partners (HPP)
Healthcare Performance Partners (HPP) helps health care organizations make the right work easier to do, offering solutions such as how to develop a more im-pactful management style, help overburdened staff im-prove their work, build a structure around learning and growth, and view problem solving in an unconventional way.
A customized approach for every clinical and business process of the organization, including information tech-nology, quality functions, human resources and the rev-enue cycle, ensures success.
Specific Programs
Organizational Development and Learning Solutions
Lean Healthcare Training and Consulting Solutions
Quality, Safety and Reliability Solutions
Lean Facility Solutions
Performance Improvement Solutions
Contact: Pat Wall, (213) 538-0715 [email protected], www.hasc.org
Indicator Performance Manager ™ (formerly Lode-stone Data Connect™) Indicator Performance Manager ™ provides detailed data to analyze and benchmark performance and cost against hospitals in your region and across the nation. A broad spectrum of metrics includes clinical utilization; physician practice performance; patient, employee and physician satisfaction; and workforce efficiency. Indica-tor is powered by iVantage Health Analytics. Features & Benefits
Quantifies improvement opportunities and teaches best practices.
Benchmarks your clinical and operational costs against peers.
Identifies trends to improve processes, reduce waste and guide business development.
Drives effective cultural change with collaborative learning.
Contact: Mark Gamble, (213) 538-0760 [email protected], www.ivantagehealth.com SUNRx SUNRx manages 340B programs that expand access to affordable medications, provide financial benefits to the hospital and its uninsured, and meet the highest levels of regulatory compliance. Features & Benefits
Extensive pharmacy benefit management and payer experience.
Split billing, invoice analysis and other services to manage pharmacy programs.
A corporate partner with Safety Net Hospitals for Pharmaceutical Access (SNHPA) and the exclusive 340B partner with 27 state hospital associations in 25 states.
Contact: Teri Hollingsworth, (213) 538-0763 [email protected], www.hasc.org
PATIENT ACCESS SERVICES Bridges Maternal Child Health Network The Bridges Maternal Child Health Network, funded by First 5 Orange County, links newborns and their fami-lies to community resources for follow-up care. Families receive the Kit for New Parents and information on the benefits of breastfeeding and other educational materi-als to support a healthy start. Features & Benefits
Reduces unnecessary trips to the ER and clinic.
Enlarges the continuum of care for patients after dis-charge.
Assists social work departments and nursing staff with case management and psychosocial assess-ments.
Provides community awareness and highlights the hospital’s support for women who deliver or plan to deliver at their facility.
Contact: Christina Luarca, (714) 750-2690 [email protected], www.hasc.org California Children’s Services (CCS) The program provides participating facilities with on-site California Children’s Services (CCS) eligibility tech-
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nicians. Eligible patients can be interviewed and en-rolled for the statewide program of specialized medical care on site during hospitalization, eliminating delays and securing appropriate reimbursements more quick-ly. Features & Benefits
Allocates dedicated staff to help enroll CCS-eligible patients.
Reduces the challenges of referring CCS-eligible chil-dren to the CCS program.
Provides timely, comprehensive eligibility evalua-tions and determinations for Orange County resi-dents who meet medical diagnoses in the CCS medi-cal eligibility list.
Supports patients who need medical services, medi-cines, equipment and/or supplies necessary to treat their special medical conditions.
Contact: Marisella Sanchez-Brown, (714) 750-2687 [email protected], www.hasc.org Conservatorship Access Network (CAN) Through a partnership with the Los Angeles County Office of Public Guardian, Conservatorship Access Net-work (CAN) offers a timely and comprehensive probate conservatorship evaluation at your facility for patients who are no longer able to handle their own financial or personal affairs. Features & Benefits
Expedites scheduling for probate conservatorship evaluations.
Reduces evaluation processing time by 70 percent.
Reduces potential revenue losses for facilities experi-encing delays in probate conservatorship evalua-tions and appointments.
Reduces administrative days, nursing hours and case management/social work time.
Facilitates patient transfers. Contact: Ana Reza, (714) 750-2685 [email protected], www.hasc.org Eligibility On Site (EOS) The Eligibility On Site (EOS) program provides partici-pating facilities with on-site Medi-Cal certification op-tions on a full- or part-time basis. Eligible patients can be interviewed and enrolled on-site, either before treatment or after discharge, cutting red tape and se-curing appropriate reimbursements much more quick-
ly. Features & Benefits
Promotes timely and accurate processing of current, emergency and retroactive Medi-Cal applications.
Includes resources to pursue eligibility for difficult- to-qualify patients.
Accelerates certification for long-term care place-ments.
Improves patient retention, once eligibility is estab-lished.
Assists uninsured/underinsured patients with an on-site application process to obtain Medi-Cal.
Contact: Marisella Sanchez-Brown, (714) 750-2687 [email protected], www.hasc.org
Recuperative Care (in cooperation with National Health Foundation) The Recuperative Care program provides post-hospitalization health care services to homeless pa-tients transitioning out of an acute-care hospital facility in the Los Angeles or Orange County areas. Features & Benefits
Limits unnecessary hospital days.
Provides ongoing training for existing and newly ap-pointed hospital staff.
Implements basic medical oversight and custodial care for patients.
Provides a clean and safe environment for an aver-age of 10 days in order to recover.
Connects clients to social services and transitional or permanent housing programs.
Contact: Elizabeth Yang, (213) 538-0769 [email protected], www.nhfca.org
QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY Southern California Patient Safety First Collabora-tive With funding from Anthem Blue Cross, hospitals across the HASC region meet regularly to work on quality im-provement and patient safety initiatives. Participants share best practices, discuss common barriers to im-provement and help each other implement evidence-based interventions. Features & Benefits
Provides a forum for sharing successful strategies for
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accelerated implementation of quality and safety ini-tiatives.
Offers enhanced resources to address quality and safety.
Gives participants insight and best practices on initia-tives like surgical safety, HAI, sepsis mortality, and perinatal safety.
Contact: Julia Slininger, (213) 538-0766 [email protected], www.hasc.org Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS®) HASC offers a consultative service using Team Strate-gies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS®). Designed by the Department of Defense and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, hospitals can customize the program to fit their needs, selecting a one-day essentials course, or a three-day fundamentals and “Train the Trainer” course de-signed for hospitals wanting to enhance mutual respect and communication on the patient care units, and re-duce the potential for medical errors. Features & Benefits
Strengthens your facility’s quality and patient safety culture.
Improves physician engagement and mutual respect.
Aids in implementation of a specific improvement project.
Enhances communication and conflict resolution skills.
Customizes content to fit your hospital’s specific needs.
Contact: Julia Slininger, (213) 538-0766 [email protected], www.hasc.org VSurvey (in partnership with Verge Solutions) VSurvey from Verge Solutions is designed to integrate and simplify process improvement and regulatory com-pliance activities for hospitals. This web-based solution enables clients to manage multiple accreditation and regulatory standards in one location, allowing hospital staff to save time and resources by linking all data col-lection and supportive evidence within the same tool. Features & Benefits
Streamlines workflow and improves efficiency.
Clearly defines projects and tasks with automatic no-tices and reminders.
Reduces staff time needed to manage all data collec-tion activities.
Helps your hospital remain survey-ready at all times.
Links all documents, policies, action plans and audits directly to the standards they support so reports can be run within seconds.
Automatically updates for compliance reporting changes.
Contact: Scott Twomey, (213) 538-0756 [email protected], www.allhealthinc.com
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CONTACTS For more information about HASC’s products and services, please contact our product/services leads:
Advocacy
Marty Gallegos (213) 538-0777
Association Services Mark Gamble
(213) 538-0760 [email protected]
Financial Services
Scott Twomey (213) 538-0756
Human Resources Teri Hollingsworth
(213) 538-0763 [email protected]
Medical Communication
Systems Soraya Peters
(213) 538-0790 [email protected]
Membership
Pat Wall (213) 538-0715 [email protected]
Patient Access Services
Ana Reza (714) 750-2685 [email protected]
Quality and Patient Safety
Julia Slininger (213) 538-0766
January 2015
