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July 01, 2011
Lifetime Achievement Award - With heart, head and hands, Sr. Gervais champions Catholic values
To the best of Sr. Generose Gervais' memory, she never stepped foot inside a hospital until her first day of work at one. Her sister was a neurosurgical nurse and, quite honestly, she found medicine terrifying.
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July 01, 2011
Lifetime Achievement Award - Through guidance and example, Sr. Barrett strengthens ministry
Health care has changed during Sr. Mary Patricia Barrett's years of service, as has the size and structure of Sisters of Charity Health System. But Sr. Barrett's commitment to Catholic values has never wavered.
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July 01, 2011
Sr. Concilia Moran Award - Murray's diplomacy honors God's presence in Catholic health ministry
The reshaping of governance at Exempla Healthcare in Denver made for trying times. There were court actions, public protests and rebellious board members — even a hostile bill in the state legislature.
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July 01, 2011
Physician alignment called key to success in new health economy
Health care reform legislation being rolled out over the next few years envisions a health care system that is seamless and efficient for patients — one in which hospitals, physicians and other service providers work together to improve care, enhance population health and slow spending.
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July 01, 2011
Experts anticipate IRS community benefit reporting guidelines
Two CHA staff members, both of whom have worked closely with the Senate Finance Committee and the Internal Revenue Service as new requirements for tax-exempt hospitals were developed, are urging hospitals to strive to comply with the spirit and letter of the law while awaiting further guidance from the IRS and CHA.
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July 01, 2011
Peter Orszag fleshes out strategies for Medicare cost cutting
Peter R. Orszag, one of the chief strategists behind the Obama administration's health reform initiative, told a group of Catholic health care leaders meeting here that the U.S. will remain mired in legislative gridlock for a long time.
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July 01, 2011
CHI conducts pilot on board transformation
Denver-based Catholic Health Initiatives is running a "thought experiment," said Michael Rowan, CHI executive vice president and chief operating officer, to figure out how to "take a board away from finance committee metrics" and move it into a governance structure with a purview that reaches beyond acute care considerations.
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July 01, 2011
Resurrection head explains system's financial, cultural turnaround
Resurrection Health Care in Chicago was facing a $100 million operating loss, a growing Medicaid population and a declining market share in late 2008 when Sandra Bruce started her new job as president and chief executive.
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July 01, 2011
Prepared for the challenges ahead, committed to health access for all
When I assumed the role of chairperson of the CHA board a year ago, I was excited about the prospect of having a larger role in influencing the future of the Catholic health ministry in the United States, and also about the many opportunities I would have to work more closely with my colleagues across the country as well as with the exceptional staff of CHA.
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July 01, 2011
Strengthening Christ-centered care in new era of health care delivery
Words cannot express how honored I am to serve as the 2011-2012 chairperson of the Catholic Health Association. I can only hope and pray that I can serve each of you, and the entire ministry, well and in a manner consistent with the extraordinary expression of compassionate care it represents.