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An Act to Follow: Michigan’s Surprise Billing Law
In regards to surprise billing, Congress needs to use the Michigan rules as a model.
Read More17 Hospitals Throughout Michigan Honored for Maternity Care
New Study Demonstrates Racial Disparity Gap within State’s Infant Mortality Rate
Read MoreSpring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades Announced for State of Michigan
Michigan ranks tenth in the country for highest percentage of “A” hospitals
Read MoreNew Study Shows State’s Hospital Prices One of the Lowest in Nation
Michigan Recorded Second Lowest Pricing in new RAND 3.0 Hospital Price Transparency Study
Read MoreCMS Penalizes 24 Michigan Hospitals
CMS Penalizes 24 Michigan Hospitals 58 percent of penalized hospitals located in Southeastern Michigan NOVI, MICHIGAN, March 6, 2019 – The Economic Alliance for Michigan (EAM), a nonprofit group comprised of Michigan’s largest employers and unions, is concerned about the…
Read MoreHospitals in Michigan Struggle in Preventing Infections
Hospitals in Michigan Struggle in Preventing Infections Troubling New Report on Hospital Infections Comes While the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Considers Discontinuing Publicly Reporting Rates Each day, one out of 25 hospital patients in the U.S. contracts a…
Read MoreNew Report shows Michigan hospitals lacking disclosures for Labor & Delivery outcomes
Too Many High-Risk, Very-Low Birth-Weight Babies are Being Delivered at Hospitals Ill-Equipped to Care for Them Analysis by The Leapfrog Group and Castlight Health of 2016 Leapfrog Hospital Survey Results The Leapfrog Group, a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit representing employers and…
Read More27 Michigan hospitals penalized for hospital acquired conditions
60 percent located in the Detroit/Flint area The Economic Alliance for Michigan (EAM) is concerned about the increase in Michigan hospitals being penalized for hospital acquired conditions by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). According to a report…
Read MoreJackson honored with health policy fellowship
Three Michigan professionals honored with top patient safety fellowship The Leapfrog Group’s Bruce Bradley Fellowship awarded to seven candidates nationwide The Economic Alliance for Michigan (EAM) is excited to announce that three Michigan professionals are the recipients of the 2017…
Read MoreFive Michigan Hospitals Earn Leapfrog’s 2016 Top Hospital Award
December 6, 2016 – The Economic Alliance for Michigan (EAM) and The Leapfrog Group announced five hospitals in Michigan have been named to its 2016 list of Top Hospitals, which honors the highest performing hospitals on the Leapfrog Hospital Survey….
Read MoreDoes your hospital have a “never event” policy?
According to report, 85 percent of reporting Michigan hospitals have “Never Events” policies One in five U.S. hospitals fail to adopt crucial “Never Events” policies In 2007, The Leapfrog Group, a Washington, D.C. based organization representing consumers, employers and other…
Read More53 percent of Michigan hospitals with labor and delivery units do not disclose patient safety
According to new maternity care report, 53 percent of Michigan hospitals with labor and delivery units do not disclose patient safety DMC Harper-Hutzel only Michigan hospital to meet all standards NOVI, MICHIGAN – May 5, 2016: The Economic Alliance for…
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