IHA Weekly News - June 26, 2024
2024 Douglas J. Leonard Caregiver of the Year Award Winners
The Indiana Hospital Association kicked off its annual Patient Safety Summit last week. The Patient Safety Summit provides a platform for patient safety and quality leaders to convene, exchange effective strategies, and share best practices aimed at enhancing patient safety across the state. Two caregivers were publicly recognized at the summit for their remarkable contributions in the health care field. Amy Rayot Carpenter, RN, of Community Hospital Anderson, and Carey Gurtner of Cameron Memorial Community Hospital were both awarded the 2024 Douglas J. Leonard Caregiver of the Year Award.
Learn more about these deserving award winners.
IHA Kicks Off 2024 Friends PAC Campaign – Consider Donating Today!
The 2024 Friends of Indiana Hospitals Political Action Committee (PAC) campaign has officially launched! Friends works to improve health care in Indiana by supporting candidates for public office who will be strong advocates for hospitals, patients, and the communities we serve. In this critical election year, you can help jump-start the campaign by donating online
here. A special thank you Goshen Health, who has already met their Friends goal for 2024! By donating to Friends, you are fighting for the best interests of Indiana hospitals and their patients, and for that we are grateful.
Updated J-1 Visa Guidelines
IDOH has
updated the 2025 J-1 Visa Waiver Guidelines, effective immediately. Please note the change in section 4.d. of the Application Requirements regarding non-compete clauses from the original version of the 2025 guidelines. Indiana will begin accepting applications on Sept. 1, 2024, and close the cycle on Dec. 31, 2024.
AHA Annual Survey Deadline Extended to July 31
Members, we ask that you please participate in the AHA Annual Survey, which is now online. As you know, the AHA Annual Survey is an important source of provider data and the source for AHA Guide®, Hospital Statistics™ and U.S. News & World Report's Directory of America's Hospitals (www.usnews.com). It is vitally important to collect accurate and updated information about your organization each year, and your response ensures that your hospital's information will be represented in these field-defining resources.
Health care leaders, policymakers, and researchers use the AHA Annual Survey to better describe and understand the operations of U.S. hospitals. The data and insights drawn from the survey also support several important AHA actions, including strong advocacy on behalf of hospitals and health systems. The AHA uses these data to assess the impact of legislative and regulatory policy changes and educate policymakers about the realities that face America's hospital and health system leaders as they care for their patients and communities.
Over the last year, the AHA has been working to update their survey platform to provide you with a better survey experience. This year's survey is being launched on a fully refreshed survey platform. Our hope is that these changes will make the survey more user friendly and easier to complete.
Important resources:
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Link to the survey is: https://ahasurvey.org
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A helpful walkthrough document is saved here.
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The email assigned as survey administrator for logging on was sent to you previously. If you cannot locate the instructional email, please reach out to Laura Gilbert.
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If you have questions or need assistance completing the survey, please call 800-530-9092 or email surveysupport@aha.org. Survey responses are due
July 31.
