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National Hospital Week, May 11-17, 2008, sponsored by the American Hospital Association and HealthShare/THA, celebrates “Where Healing Happens Every Day.” Begun as National Hospital Day on Florence Nightingale’s birthday in 1921, this annual event became Hospital Week in 1953. Today, it is an opportunity to commemorate the role your hospital plays in the community, and to recognize and celebrate your employees, volunteers, and patients. >
On any given day, hospitals in the United States are treating 658,000 patients. They admit almost 57 million patients a year; treat another 117 million in emergency departments, and another 545 million on an outpatient basis. Clearly, hospitals in Texas touch many, many lives! Your community simply would not be the same without you.
A National Hospital Week planning guide is available at imprintmall.com/hospitalweek, which is also your source for official Hospital Week promotional products and event ideas. The planning guide is full of ideas for connecting with your community, rallying your staff, and creating events that will have the most impact. Products can be customized for your particular hospital and event plans. I encourage all Texas hospitals to take advantage of this opportunity to recognize the individuals that contribute to the success of Texas hospitals, and to let us know how we can help you celebrate this historic week
Brian Stevens
Interim President/CEO & Vice President, Marketing
NEWS
The Texas Hospital Association is pleased to announce the appointment of James M. Dixon as CEO of HealthShare/THA. The wealth of experience he brings to the position includes serving as vice president of operations for the Louisiana Hospital Association, where he managed a for-profit subsidiary, ShareCor. He most recently was responsible for the Gulf Coast District for Amerinet. Look for more details in the next issue of Sharing, and join us in welcoming Jim to Texas!
PROFILES
Automate Important Processes
MediTract, our approved health care contract management service provider, offers two products that seamlessly integrate with its TractManager system. The Time and Effort Record Management Service, TERMS, automates distribution and collection of timesheets required by regulatory bodies. It helps you to streamline operational efficiencies and centralize and secure access to information, as well as providing financial benefits such as automatic flags on unfulfilled requirements and reconciled timesheets. The Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement, COIDS, is a tracking system that allows you to streamline the distribution, submission and management of these statements, track disclosed conflicts, and report on their resolution - thus maintaining compliance with the latest industry requirements. Visit meditract.com or call Alan Reber at 520/343-3268 for a demonstration.
Need Compensation Data Today?
HealthShare/THA has launched the 2008 Texas Hospital Compensation Survey, conducted by WageWatch Inc., provider of wage and salary data for Human Resource professionals in the Healthcare Industry.
Wage and salary results are displayed online, without the delay of waiting for a traditional annual survey report. Participating hospitals’ executive and HR staff can view results 24/7 from any computer and generate unlimited standard or customized reports on over 200 hospital/healthcare jobs. To begin your 2008 participation, simply visit: www.wagewatch.com or contact Max Lidster at 888/330-9243 ext. 209 or mlidster@wagewatch.com.
Reducing Therapy Costs NEW!
HealthShare/THA’s newest endorsed company, Therapy Track is a leader in improving productivity for physical, occupational, speech, rehabilitation, and respiratory therapy, and can help reduce the cost of these centers in your hospital. The Houston-based company brings to bear the latest tools combining information and technology in order to streamline and automate procedures in therapy departments and clinics, increasing profitability and enhancing staff satisfaction while maintaining the highest quality of care. Hospitals using Therapy Track realize a return on investment of 10 to 20 times, in the form of real dollars saved and new-found billable time. Individual therapists increase their hourly productivity, increasing billable revenues and decreasing costs. Encourage your hospital to take advantage of this service today. For more information contact Richard Tinsley at 866/558-7225 or therapytrack.com or call us at 800/252-9404.
SPOTLIGHT
The new downtown location for the Texas Hospital Association and HealthShare/THA is almost complete. Moving is scheduled for next month, and staff should be working from new offices before summer. Watch for more photos of the new headquarters in the latest issue of Texas Hospitals, and, as always, feel free to call us with any questions about the move.
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