ME Hospital Assoc

Representing community hospitals and the patients they serve.

[Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha]

President Trump, advisor @SWAtlasHoover arguing there's lot of false coding of COVID

This is junk news

Like junk food, junk news tastes good but has no nutritional value

So what are the facts?

Don't hospitals get more $ for COVID?

Thread on hospital billing, COVID, and fraud

[ME Hospital Assoc @MeHosps]

Reading @beckershr States ranked by percentage of vaccinated children https://t.co/3EryQ7O09H Maine has the worst #vaccination rate in New England, leaving our kids vulnerable to illness. #mepolitics

[ME Hospital Assoc @MeHosps]

This is a thread about an interesting study that shows how expanding #Medicaid improves health. #mepolitics #mainecare

[ME Hospital Assoc @MeHosps]

#Flu season has officially begun. #GetVaccinated today and protect yourself and those around you. https://t.co/vRkU3DTUZs #UnitedAgainstFlu

[ME Hospital Assoc @MeHosps]

Today was the final meeting of a 6-month long Clostridium difficile Infection Reduction Learning Collaborative with hospitals and nursing homes. The meetings have been hosted by MHA, the @NewEnglandQI and the @MEPublicHealth.

[ME Hospital Assoc @MeHosps]

Mom always said Legos were educational. We didn't know they helped #hospitals improve #patientsafety. https://t.co/FmeErddA2B

[Andy Shin @shinovation]

We are just big kids playing with #legos at @HRETtweets. #AHAteamTraining #teamstepps #cultureofsafety #WhyImHIIN

[ME Hospital Assoc @MeHosps]

Thanks @HRETtweets for coming to Maine with the #HIINovation Road Show. https://t.co/2qT8SAX276

[HRET @HRETtweets]

Celebrating quality and safety progress with @VAHHS and @MeHosps - #WhyImHIIN @kpreihs

[Andy Shin @shinovation]

Probably the fastest group to dive into #designthinking to improve #resilience and reduce #burnout yet. Super impressed @MeHosps! https://t.co/zKXMGf1uPK

[HRET @HRETtweets]

.@shinovation discussing a human-centered design process to increase #resilience and reduce #clinicianburnout - #WhyImHIIN @MeHosps @VAHHS

[ME Hospital Assoc @MeHosps]

Welcome to #Maine, @HRETtweets ! https://t.co/ghj5sTr8Oy

[Andy Shin @shinovation]

Beautiful morning to talk high reliability and culture of wellbeing at the Maine Hospital Association. #whyimHIIN @HRETtweets

[ME Hospital Assoc @MeHosps]

It's Patient Safety Awareness Week! Maine hospitals rank second for the highest percentage of A-graded hospitals in the Fall 2017 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. #PSAW18 #patientsafety

[ME Hospital Assoc @MeHosps]

Marie Vienneau, CEO at Mayo Regional Hospital: 42% of people in my charity care program qualify for #Medicaid #expansion #mepolitics #ACA #SmallRural18

[ME Hospital Assoc @MeHosps]

Robert Hillman with Community Health Options: lost $6 million because of surprise elimination of cost sharing reductions. Reason company lost $ in 2017. #SmallRural18 #ACA #mepolitics

[ME Hospital Assoc @MeHosps]

Insurance Commissioner Eric Cioppa: instability at the federal level is driving insurers out of the #ACA #Marketplace The risk is too great to play in this space. #mepolitics #SmallRural18

[ME Hospital Assoc @MeHosps]

Mayo Regional Hospital CEO Marie Vienneau: “40% of my bad debt is from people who have #insurance” #SmallRural18 #ACA

[ME Hospital Assoc @MeHosps]

ME Insurance Commissioner Eric Cioppa: Reinsurance one of most effective ways to help individual market. #SmallRural18 #mepolitics #ACA

[ME Hospital Assoc @MeHosps]

#Maine hospitals’ difficult financial situation. #mepolitics #SmallRural18

[ME Hospital Assoc @MeHosps]

#SmallRural18 #Hospitals #mepolitics Overview of Maine hospitals

[ME Hospital Assoc @MeHosps]

Andrew S. Cohen: 43% of Private Sector employers offered health insurance to employees in Maine in 2016. 97% of Private Sector Firms with >50 employees offer health insurance to their employees in Maine. #SmallRural18 #ACA

[ME Hospital Assoc @MeHosps]

Andrew Cohen: #Maine was one of only 6 states that already had guaranteed-issue coverage in the individual market pre-ACA. But the #ACA makes coverage much more affordable for people with income up to 400% of the poverty level. #SmallRural18 #mepolitics