MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 11.11.22

This week, MHA President and CEO Rich Rasmussen discusses the mid-term election.

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 11.04.22

This week, MHA President and CEO Rich Rasmussen spoke with Carroll College President John Cech about Carroll College’s announcement of a new Physician Assistant academic program.

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 10.28.22

The community benefit “boot camp” is a must-attend virtual educational program that MHA encourages the membership to support.

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 10.21.22

MHA has developed Impact Rural Health Leadership, a Montana-centric leadership development and executive coaching program for healthcare leaders.

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 10.14.22

This week, Rich talks about the AHA Vitality Index.

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 10.07.22

This week, MHA had the opportunity to join hospital preparedness leaders from across the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Region 8.

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 09.30.22

Last week more than 500 MHA members and partners met in Billings for this year’s Montana Healthcare Conference.

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 09.16.22

This week MHA participated in the AHA’s State Issues Forum and gathering of the state and metropolitan hospital associations.

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 09.9.22

MHA members come together to advance health and healthcare in Montana.

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 09.2.22

This week, MHA recognizes healthcare workers this Labor Day.

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 08.26.22

This week at her retirement celebration the MHA Team recognized 24 years of dedicated service provided by Vickey Simonson.

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 08.19.22

Critical Access Hospitals celebrate 25 years of service!

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 07.29.22

This week, MHA President and CEO Rich Rasmussen talks about the launch of 988, the new mental crisis hotline, and how it can benefit Montanans.

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 07.15.22

MHA President and CEO Rich Rasmussen highlights this week’s MHA Board meeting and encourages member facilities to nominate their organizations for the 2022 Montana Healthcare Awards.

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 07.08.22

MHA President and CEO Rich Rasmussen speaks on Montana’s progress in addressing mental health issues and Governor Gianforte’s recent announcement on expanding access to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment for Montana Medicaid members via the HEART Fund.

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 07.01.22

MHA President and CEO Rich Rasmussen encourages members to submit nominations for the annual Montana Healthcare Awards

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 06.17.22

MHA President and CEO Rich Rasmussen encourages members to submit nominations for the annual Montana Healthcare Awards

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 06.03.22

This week, MHA President and CEO Rich Rasmussen talks about MHA’s communications with Montana media outlets.

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 05.13.22

This week, MHA President and CEO Rich Rasmussen recaps his member visit to Roundup Memorial Healthcare.

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 05.06.22

This week, MHA President and CEO Rich Rasmussen gives some background on hospitals as we celebrate national hospital week and national nurses week.

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 04.29.22

This week, MHA President and CEO Rich Rasmussen bids farewell to long-time MHA worker John Flink and introduces Erik Rasmussen to our members.

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 04.22.22

This week, MHA President and CEO Rich Rasmussen addresses the upcoming primary election and how MHA encourages voters to tell their legislators to support Medicaid expansion and healthcare in Montana.

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 04.15.22

This week, MHA President and CEO Rich Rasmussen addresses updated data that shows Montana is a top leader in state suicide rates and how the state and its healthcare facilities are tackling this important issue.

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 04.01.22

This week, MHA President and CEO Rich Rasmussen shares information about MHA’s Health Summit in Butte next week. Registration (for both in-person and on-demand) is still open, reserve your spot today!

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 03.25.22

This week, MHA President and CEO Rich Rasmussen reflects on the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act as well as gives an update on the FCHIP grant program.

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 03.18.22

This week, MHA President and CEO Rich Rasmussen highlights his time as a representative of MHA at the Regional Policy Board meeting this week.

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 03.11.22

This week, MHA President and CEO Rich Rasmussen highlights his time as a representative of MHA at the Regional Policy Board meeting this week.

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 03.04.22

In this week’s message, MHA President and CEO Rich Rasmussen summarizes MHA’s new Montana hospital value report, a study that was conducted with PYA.

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 02.25.22

In this week’s message, MHA President and CEO Rich Rasmussen speaks on MHA’s “Our Promise to Montana” campaign and the call for volunteers to participate in MHA’s Community Benefit Taskforce.

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 02.18.22

In this week’s message, MHA President and CEO Rich Rasmussen promotes the upcoming MHA Health Summit that will be held in Butte this April.

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 02.11.22

In this week’s message, MHA President and CEO Rich Rasmussen highlights Governor Gianforte’s new CARE in Montana program. Rich also gives a preview of the upcoming webinar with Hall Render about marijuana and the workplace.

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 02.04.22

In this week’s message, MHA President and CEO Rich Rasmussen discusses MHA’s latest project “Our Promise” and the goal to tell members’ most compelling healthcare improvement stories.

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 01.21.22

In this week’s message, MHA President and CEO Rich Rasmussen discusses the national blood shortage, how it impacts Montana and how you can help.

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 01.14.22

In this week’s message, Montana Hospital Association President and CEO Rich Rasmussen speaks on the Surgeon General’s warning about the mental health crisis in children and youth populations and how MHA is a resource for our members to receive support and education.

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 01.07.22

In this week’s message, Montana Hospital Association President and CEO Rich Rasmussen speaks on the Surgeon General’s warning about the mental health crisis in children and youth populations and how MHA is a resource for our members to receive support and education.

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 12.23.21

In this week’s message, Montana Hospital Association President and CEO Rich Rasmussen thanks all of our healthcare workers and service members for their time and devotion to their communities. He also reflects on all we have accomplished in Montana and nationally in 2021.

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 12.10.21

In this week’s message, Montana Hospital Association President and CEO Rich Rasmussen speaks on the Surgeon General’s warning about the mental health crisis in children and youth populations and how MHA is a resource for our members to receive support and education.

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 12.03.21

In this week’s message, Montana Hospital Association President and CEO Rich Rasmussen and Attorney Dan Auerbach touch on all the updates MHA members need to know about the CMS vaccine mandate, the injunction against the federal COVID-19 vaccination requirement, as well as HB 702 and what to expect further. Dan urges hospitals to prepare for a vaccination mandate and to look out for a final resolution sooner rather than later.

To contact Dan, email Daniel@bkbh.com

 

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 11.19.21

In this week’s message, Montana Hospital Association
President & CEO Rich Rasmussen urges the membership to reaffirm their commitment to patient billing guidelines and encourages American Hospital Association members to take advantage of the new AHA “Office Hours” to provide assistance meeting Part II of the “No Surprises Act” that goes into effect Jan. 1, 2022.

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 11.5.21

MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen discusses the CMS ruling that requires all healthcare workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19, and how MHA is supporting members as they navigate this mandate.

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 10.22.21

This week, MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen sits down with Daryl Tol of One Mind to discuss the exciting statewide collaborative on mental health and brain health supported by the MHA Board of Trustees and funded by a grant from Montana DPHHS. MHA members should watch for communications from One Mind at Work including a charter of commitment to be signed by participating organizations. Watch the video for the full conversation.

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 10.15.21

This week MONTANA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION President & CEO Rich Rasmussen discusses several opportunities for MHA members to continue learning and staying up-to-date with federal regulation and compliance issues.

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 10.8.21

MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s weekly update for the week ending 10.8.21. He talks about healthcare workforce needs in Montana and shares information about resources MHA members can access to help.

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 9.24.21

This week, MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen thanks everyone who attended the #MontanaHealthcareConference in #Billings safely in-person or virtually. Watch Rich’s message for more.

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 9.17.21

MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen delivers his weekly update for the week ending on September 17, 2021. He gives an update on hospitals and the Covid-19 crisis in our state. He encourages us all to thank our health care professionals for getting us through this difficult time. Watch for more.

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MHA CEO & President Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 9.10.21

MHA has received a number of questions from legislators around the current COVID-19 surge in Montana and facilities’ needs at this time. In response, MHA is has organized virtual Region Meetings for each MHA region this week to allow MHA members to discuss the current situation in their communities and their needs with their state legislators, representatives of Montana’s executive branch and Montana’s Congressional Delegation.

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 8.27.21

This week, MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen asks MHA members to support a grant application to make the One Mind program available to all. This program was presented by Daryl Tol at the MHA midyear CEO meeting in #Missoula. It aims to transform workplaces at the employer level to focus on brain health and mental health. Signatures of support are due by 10am on Monday, August 30. Details are in the MHA Weekly News Release (WNR). Watch the video for more.

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 8.20.21

This week, MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen highlights several exciting opportunities for MHA members from MHA Platinum Education Underwriters PYA and Hall Render. Included are scholarships for CAH’s (critical access hospitals) to receive complimentary compliance assessments.

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 8.13.21

With COVID-19 surging in Montana and around the country, MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen sits down to discuss the importance of vaccination against COVID-19 as a tool in protecting our communities.

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 8.6.21

This week Montana Hospital Association President and CEO Rich Rasmussen takes a little time to share a tool that MHA members can take advantage of to tell our story in a new and engaging way. For a year and a half, Rich has produced the President’s Message using Cyrano, a platform to easily create, store and distribute video messages.

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 7.30.21

MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen sits down with MHA Board Chair Dr. Gregory Hanson, CEO of Clark Fork Valley Hospital in #Plains, Montana to discuss upcoming strategic initiatives and the importance of MHA involvement to help advance health in Montana for all communities. Watch their conversation for more!

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 7.16.21

MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen discusses a recent meeting that he and MHA Board Chair Dr. Greg Hansen had with the University of Washington’s Montana (WWAMI) medical school class of 2020.

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MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen’s Weekly Update 7.9.21

This week, MHA President & CEO Rich Rasmussen encourages members to utilize information in the WNR (weekly news release). They can view the 2021 Legislative Summary, register for an upcoming PYA webinar on surprise billing, and nominiate a colleague for a Healthcare Annual Award. Watch the video and learn more.

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