NEWS BRIEFS Informational Newsletter for Wyoming Hospitals Volume 46, Number 10 March 13, 2015 2015 Interim Topics Revealed by Legislative Committees WHA Calendar: On the heels of the 2015 decision, the ongoing effects As the interim committees WHA Trustee 5/21 General Session having come of ACA reform on small em- set their dates and corre- Education to a close last week, the offi- ployer group insurance and sponding agendas in which to Riverton cial roster of interim topics to the state’s reinsurance pro- conduct their review and be studies by the various gram, and other federal re- work, WHA will clearly be legislative committees has quirements regarding super- called to keep in step with been released this week. vised agencies that need im- the desires of the respective As is very typical, most of mediate action are all identi- committees, providing re- the activity related to our fied under this section. ports, documents and factual work at WHA and of im- The Committee will also consult in support of our portance to hospitals review the state’s medical member hospitals statewide. statewide rests with the La- education programs as they bor, Health & Social Services directly impact healthcare Joint LHSS Committee Committee. provider availability, includ- As a general topic of fo- ing the WWAMI program, Senators: cus, the LHSS Committee the UW family practice resi- Charles Scott, Chair – has identified “Health Care dency program, and the pos- Natrona Co. System Problems” as an area sible adoption of the Inter- Bernadine Craft – Rock of study, to include a variety state Nursing Licensure Springs of issues related to primary Compact. Ogden Driskill – Devils care access, safety net pro- In addition to the hospital Tower Other Events: grams such as qualified and healthcare related activi- Ray Peterson – Cowley health centers, rural health ty slated with the LHSS Bill Landen – Casper Committee, the Joint Appro- clinics and the patient cen- HFMA 3/18- tered medical home model. priations Committee – as House Representatives: Conference 3/20 In addition, specifically as chaired respectively by Sena- Elaine Harvey, Chair – Casper it relates to hospitals – the tor Tony Ross of Cheyenne Lovell Committee intends to review and House Representative Eric Barlow – Campbell “various models of hospital Steve Harshman of Casper Co. AHA Annual 5/3-5/6 organization, governance and also has identified hospital- Norine Kasperik – Meeting administration as they affect related items of interest as Gillette Washington, DC market, funding and regula- well. Sue Wilson – Cheyenne tory difficulties.” Somewhat similar to the Lloyd Larsen – Lander In continuing with a elements of review desired Fred Baldwin– National Nurses 5/6- theme that has been present by the LHSS Committee, the Kemmerer Week 5/12 over the past several years, Appropriations Committee JoAnn Dayton – Rock the Committee will also re- indicates intent to “review Springs view position and response to the structure, revenue Harlan Edmonds - federal actions and initia- sources, and all payer claims Cheyenne tives. database and revenue options Andy Schwartz – The outcome of the up- available to county and spe- Jackson coming “King v. Burwell” cial district hospitals.” Read News Briefs online at www.wyohospitals.com/newsroom.html Page 2 NEWS BRIEFS Quilting for Fallen Heroes Once a month, a group of VA Center. “Families and others who Cheyenne women gathers to “When veterans die at the witness the Final Salute are MEMBER create final tributes for area VA Medical Center, they are deeply moved by the gener- veterans. removed from the facility in osity of the community and SPOTLIGHT They create colorful red, a Final Salute ceremony,” by the tears and respect white and blue quilts with Chaplain Carol Carr says. shown to their loved one patriotic fabric for veterans She is the chief of chaplain during this simple ceremo- in hospice care at the Chey- services at the Center. ny, she said. enne Veterans Affairs Medi- Anyone there at the time The quilts are dual pur- cal Center. a veteran is removed- pose. They serve as bed cov- The quilts will be draped doctors, nurses and other ering while a patient, upon over the gurneys and gurney employees as well as resi- passing a patriotic tribute blankets that cover the bodes dents-stops to salute the and covering while trans- of deceased veterans when person as the gurney is ported from their room and they are removed from the wheeled out. afterwards a lasting memen- to to the family. UW Nursing School Gets Grant The University of Wy- The $7.65 million initia- Don’t forget to send oming’s Fay W. Whitney tive is helping states prepare improve care for all through us a story about your School of Nursing has been the nursing profession to collaboration with business, hospital so we can chosen to continue participa- address the nation’s most consumer and other health feature you in our tion in a national initiative pressing health care chal- professional organizations. Member Spotlight aimed at transforming nurs- lenges — access, quality and The WCNHCP will focus ing education. cost. over the next two years to The school’s Wyoming SIP bolsters efforts al- implement ReNEW, a Center for Nursing and ready underway in 50 states shared statewide curriculum Health Care Partnerships and the District of Columbia that allows students to earn (WCNHCP) will receive a — through the Future of associate’s degrees and then second two-year grant — of Nursing: Campaign for Ac- continue seamlessly to BSN up to $150,000 — through tion — to improve health (or higher) degrees, starting the Robert Wood Johnson and health care through at any of the community Foundation’s (RWJF) Future nursing. colleges and continuing to of Nursing State Implemen- The campaign provides a the University of Wyoming. tation Program (SIP). vehicle for nurses at all lev- els to lead system change to Grants Training in Casper - May 4-5 The Casper Police De- enced grant writers are en- sary. Use code "WYASSN" Wyoming Hospital Association partment and Grant Writ- couraged to attend. to receive this $30 discount ing USA will present a two WHA members are of- off full price at registra- 2005 Warren Ave. -day grants workshop in fered a special tuition rate of tion. Complete event details Cheyenne, WY Casper, May 4-5, $425 which includes class including learning objectives, 82001 This training is for grant workbook and accompany- class location, graduate testi- seekers across all disci- ing resource CD that's monials and online registra- www.wyohospitals.com plines. Attend this class packed full of tools and tion are available here.http:// and you'll learn how to find more than 200 sample grant grantwritingusa.com/grants- 307.632.9344 grants and write winning proposals. training/grant-writing- grant proposals. Seating is limited, online workshops/casper-wyoming- Beginning and experi- reservations are neces- may-2015.html? 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