Hospital Management & Operations
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How We Help Hospitals
Driving Better Outcomes for Patients & Communities
We are dedicated to helping hospitals operate efficiently while delivering safe, consistent, high-quality care. MHA helps build healthier communities through our targeted programs, expert resources and responsive support services.
From guiding hospital leadership through complex operational decisions to equipping care teams with tools that enhance patient outcomes, we offer practical solutions that meet the comprehensive needs of health care professionals.
Advancing Hospital Performance & Patient Well-Being
Providing Resources That Help You Lead & Deliver Better Care
Quality Care & Patient Safety
Find resources to improve safety, engage patients, support behavioral health, coordinate care and strengthen emergency preparedness.
Community Health
Discover how hospitals invest in their communities, drive economic impact, advance population health and promote transparency in care and cost.
Demonstrating Impact Through Community Investment
Turn Transparency Into Trust
Hospital leaders can use MHA’s community investment data to showcase their organization’s impact, strengthen operational planning and build trust with the public through greater transparency. Backed by research from our public transparency site, FocusOnHospitals.com, this information highlights the vital, often uncompensated services hospitals provide—and can support conversations with stakeholders about community value and accountability. Learn more about how these insights can reinforce your hospital’s role as a trusted community partner.
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September 28, 2026
MHA Accountable Leaders Convening Highlights Leadership, Collaboration In Workplace Violence Prevention And Intervention
Health care leaders from across Missouri convened Sept. 23 in Columbia, Mo., for “Accountable Leaders for Worker and Environmental Safety,” a…
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September 28, 2026
CMS Moves Restraint And Seclusion Death Reporting Form To New Digital Platform
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services transitioned Form CMS-10455 — Report of a Hospital Death Associated With the Use of Restraint or…
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September 28, 2026
MHA Distributes Analysis Of Final Updates To 2027 Medicare SNF PPS
The Missouri Hospital Association prepared an analysis illustrating the financial effect of the federal fiscal year 2027 final updates to the…
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September 25, 2026
CMS Issues Preliminary CY 2027 Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Payment Rates
As directed under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must collect private payer rates…
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Get Involved Events & Education
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Oct
1
Marketing, Communications and Public Relations Forum
The Marketing, Communications and Public Relations Forum brings together marketing, communications, public relations and digital strategy leaders…
Oct
9
23rd Annual Health Care Leadership Series
Step into leadership with confidence! Gain skills, tools and a strong network to lead change in today’s evolving health care landscape.
Oct
9
PQC Connect: Building an Integrated Perinatal Mental Health Clinic in an OB-GYN Residency Practice: Lessons From a Maternal Health Innovation Grant
This session describes the development and early implementation of an integrated perinatal mental health clinic, supported by a maternal health…
Oct
13
MO PQC Maternal and Infant Symposium
The Missouri Perinatal Quality Collaborative’s Maternal & Infant Symposium will highlight patient-centered quality improvement and workforce…
Integrate Non-Clinical Factors Into Operational Strategy
Strengthen hospital planning, resource allocation and care delivery by understanding the social and economic conditions that shape patient health. These insights into non-clinical factors can help inform more effective operational decisions, improve outcomes and reduce avoidable strain on hospital systems.