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Provides information on several health organizations in Canada. Women's Addiction Foundation; Allergy-Asthma Foundation; Attention Deficit Disorder Ontario Foundation; Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

Presents the views of association leadership partners regarding leading their organizations. Reasons being true to one's self is critical according to leadership partners Clay Crosson and Karen S. Tucker of American College of Health Care Administrators; Importance of trust and respect according to Cynthia Mills and Diane James, association leadership partners at Georgia Society of Association Executives.

The article looks at the trend toward microgovernance in health care organizations in the U.S. Among the factors to consider by boards and executives in examining the changing balance between governance and management in their organizations are new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reporting requirements and board education and trustee certification. It presents the guidelines on how to balance between microgovernance and strategic functions. Tips for effective microgovernance are also cited.

The article discusses the improvements made in picture archiving and communication system (PACS) that enable staffs and physicians to access diagnostic images. PACS providers now have integrated their products with other technologies to improve access, disaster recovery, and benefits. Health care organizations like Mercy Medical Center have benefited with the integration. INSET: HIEs offer another integration option.

Deals with the remedies physicians are exploring to hold the increasing cost of prescription drugs in the United States. Reasons for the opposition of the Maine Medical Association to the increasing drug prices imposed by manufacturers; Introduction of bills to control the prices of prescription drugs in 11 states; Education campaign of internist Frank J. Landry in Vermont.

The article discusses the launching of the National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity (NAHRI) which is a membership association created to serve revenue integrity professionals in the U.S.

The article offers information on several organizations in the U.S. Among the associations mentions are the Adopt-A-Dog which provides physical and emotional needs of dogs through responsible adoption practices and specialized care, the private not-for-profit health care organization Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester (HPCW), and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) which is dedicated in finding treatment for blood cancers, and mentions the anniversary of Kotanah Museum of Art (KMA).

The article features the Healthcare Community of Practice by the Association for Talent Development (ATD) to be launched at the end of January 2015. The program aims to help healthcare network and practice administrators to meet talent development needs. The program is also featured at an article by Gianrico Farrugia, Nicholas LaRusso and Barbara Spurrier based on their book "Think Big, Start Smart, Move Fast."

The IRS has ruled that an organization failed to qualify for tax exemption as a charitable entity because it is not operated primarily for exempt purposes, and it is violating the private inurement and private benefit doctrines (Priv. Ltr. Rul. 201436050). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the introduction of the Health Sciences Network cloud applications for health care organizations from Oracle.

The article focuses on the developments of the South Dakota Dietetic Association (SDDA) in 2009. It cites the SDDA officers election which elected Tami Gangestad as the president of the association. It offers information on the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) annual meeting to be held in Sioux Falls from September 23-25, 2009. It also indicates the participation of SDDA to the American Dietetic Association (ADA) Leadership Institute held in Texas in June 2009.

The article profiles president Terry Racciato of the organization Together We Grow in California. Her organization provides pediatric daycare services, skilled nursing care and early start program. She supports the bill that will fund the health care system of medically fragile children and their families and will allow children to learn and play in the safest, most advanced state-of-the-art facilities possible.

The article provides information on the mid-year meetings of Section leaders of the American Public Health Association in Washington D.C. Among the Sections that met were Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs, Maternal and Child Health, Pediatric Health and Public Health Nursing.

Focuses on the significance of the URAC health care organization's Consumer Education and Support Accreditation for employers and employees in the U.S. with consumer-directed health plans (CDH). Obligations of employers under the accreditation standards; Information on CDH plans that must be provided to employees; Advantage of CHD plans.

Reports on an advisory committee formed by the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society to provide comment to the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology in the U.S. in 2004. Goal of the commission; Members of the commission.

The article offers ideas on creating a safety culture with front-line staff. Health care organizations with a positive safety culture are characterized by communications founded on mutual trust, shared perceptions of the importance of safety and confidence in the efficacy of preventive measures. The authors note that the safety culture of an organization is the product of individual and group values, attitudes, perceptions, competencies and patterns of behavior.

The author reflects on the problem of leadership turnover facing health care organizations in the U.S. and offers suggestions on how to address the issue. The direct costs of turnover include severance pay and recruitment fees and expenses. He stresses the need for leaders to be in agreement about the skills and type of leader needed by the organization prior to the initiation of the recruitment process. He also urges hospitals to create a reasonable work/life balance for their leaders.

The article focuses on the implementation of document management solutions for healthcare organizations to store and manage documents correctly which is conducted by Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The said implementation will provide a broad range of requirements for healthcare documents to be maintained for assigned periods and it also enforced strict data disposal processes. The author the reason of some healthcare providers in enforcing the said technology is to stay competitive in the business.

The article announces the appointment of Russell Harbaugh as president of the American Society for Health Care Engineering.

The article announces that Maria Royce, vice president of the community relations at WellSpan Health, a non-profit integrated health system provider as the 2011 president-elect of the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development (SHSMD).

The article reports on the collaborative effort among the DMAA Care Continuum Alliance and the Case Management Society of America (CMSA) to create a task force that will focus on population health management and case management in the U.S. The two industry groups have worked together to improve communication among caregivers, integrated care, and medical cost control. It states that the two organizations will be able to create more coordinated models which provide better patient care.

The article reports that a guide for health care organizations in the U.S. on how to increase flu vaccination rates among health care workers has been issued by the Joint Commission. The said guide can be accessed on the Patient Safety section of the web site of the Joint Commission at www.jointcommission.org.

The article reports on the Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals produced by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) in partnership with other associations. The strategies will be updated by SHEA and IDSA as science evolves. They have identified six of the most important preventable healthcare-associated infections (HAI) with the greatest impact on morbidity and mortality.

The article reports that the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation and the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management will be offering a series of webinars that will review the ANSI/AAMI ST79, a comprehensive guidance for sterile processing professionals. The webinars, which will discuss in detail practical guidance and the review of the recommendations, is scheduled in the first half of 2009.

The article reports on the Health Care Notification Network launched by organizations in the health sector that will replace the U.S. mail delivery of patient safety alerts with secure e-mail to physicians. The iHealth Alliance, created by supporters of the network, will govern the network, while online software and services vendor Medem Inc. will operate the network. Physicians may use the free network by visiting www.hcnn.net.

The article reports on the grants by the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management to three college supported groups including $75,000 to Arkansas State University (ASU) to develop SCMetrix, an online benchmarking tool to help hospitals compare their supply expense and chain. ASU received an additional grant of $100,000 to determine the parameters of SCMetrix, develop its websites and to hold educational seminars for the project. MEHD Group, a health supply chain initiative also received a grant to create innovations in the field.

Reports on the election of Ruth Colby as president-elect of the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development in the U.S. for 2006.

Presents an update on the health care industry in the U.S. as of December 2004. Increase in the number of registered nurses working in the country since 2001; Views of the California Healthcare Association on the decision of the Department of Health Services to modify nurse staffing ratio regulations; Correction to the identification of organizations participating in Transforming Care at the Bedside, a project of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Presents information on the 2004 Fall Meeting of the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management that will take place on October 31 to November 3, 2004 in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. Topics that will be covered at the meeting; Sessions to be offered at the meeting; Speakers at the meeting. INSET: Session summary.