Admitting, Billing & Collection Committee

Committee Members

Sharon Scruggs

Manager of Contracting/Collections

Fairfield Medical Center

401 N. Ewing Street

Lancaster, Ohio  43130-3372
(740) 687-8235
(740) 687-8939 (FAX)

sharons@fmchealth.org

To act as the representative body for hospital admitting and patient financial services functions to the OHA Board of Trustees, OHA staff and all OHA committees and task forces.  ABC members act as a sounding board on any association objective or position that relates to hospital admitting and patient financial services functions and as a representative body in meetings with any outside third-party payer or organization on hospital admitting or patient financial services responsibilities.

Audit/Finance Committee

John Callender
Senior Vice President & CFO

Committee Members

Michael Stephens
President
Greene Memorial Hospital
1141 North Monroe Dr
Xenia, OH 45385-1600
(937) 372-7545
mstephens@greenehealth.org

Within the context of OHA’s Mission, Vision and Strategic Direction, the purpose of the OHA Audit/Finance Committee is to:

►Review the structure, activities and financing of the association.
►Evaluate and make recommendations to the OHA Board to improve the effectiveness and financing of association activities.
►Oversee the independent audit of OHA and its controlled corporations annual financial audits.
►Recommend to the Board an annual budget and dues structure for OHA
►Monitor OHA’s investment returns on surplus funds.

Behavioral Health Work Group

Committee Members
 

Charles Hasse
Director/Behavioral Health Services
Marietta Memorial Hospital
401 Matthew Street
Marietta, Ohio  45750-1635
(740) 374-1506
chasse@mmhospital.org)

Bridget Gargan
Vice President, State Policy and Advocacy

Committee Members
 

Jerry Klein  (Chair)

President/Chief Executive Officer

Bucyrus Community Hospital

629 N. Sandusky Ave.

Bucyrus, OH  44820-1821

(419) 562-4677 ext. 3183

(419) 562-5598 (FAX)

gdklein@bchonline.org

The OHA CEO Policy and Advocacy Committee is an opportunity for hospital CEOs to provide leadership, guidance and policy recommendations on issues important to the OHA membership.  The intent is to develop a proactive, valuable, interesting and enjoyable mechanism for deliberating OHA legislative and regulatory priorities, and establish policies that will help steer the organization as it advocates for a preferred future for health care delivery in the state of Ohio.

Environmental Leadership Committee

Committee Members
 

Mel Creeley
President
East Liverpool City Hospital
425 West 5^th street
East Liverpool, Ohio 43920-2405
(330) 386-2002
mcreeley@elch.org
 

To assist and advise the OHA Board of Trustees concerning the impact upon hospitals of proposed state and federal legislation and regulations involving the environment, occupational safety and related issues, recommend to the board other environmental and occupational safety policy actions, and provide general assistance to member hospitals regarding same.

Finance Committee

Committee Members
 

Alan Tracy

Senior Vice President & CFO

UHHS/CSAHS – Cuyahoga, Inc.

2900 Center Ridge Rd.

Westlake, Ohio  44145

(440) 827-5077

(440) 827-5015 (FAX)

allen.tracy@csauh.com

Foundation for Healthy Communities Board of Directors

Ex-Officio Member
Jim Castle
President & CEO

Committee Members
 

David Lang
Ryerson Management Associates, LLC
3090 W. Market St., Suite 118
Akron, OH 44333
(330) 867-8800 ext. 13
(330) 867-8801 Fax
rmadrl@earthlink.net

The purpose of OHA's Foundation is to support and partner with hospitals and health systems in their efforts to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent the risk of injury, illness and disease. The Foundation seeks to cultivate and support health care programs that are sustainable and improve the health status of Ohio citizens through community collaboration and cooperation.

Friends of Ohio Hospitals Steering Committee

Committee Members
 

Kevin Martin
President & CEO
EMH Regional Healthcare System
630 East River St.
Elyria, Ohio  44035
(440) 329-7701
kmartin@emhrhs.org

Friends of Ohio Hospitals is a political action committee (PAC) managed by the Ohio Hospital Association that collects contributions from members of the hospital community in Ohio. These contributions are in turn used to support state and federal lawmakers and other elected officials who advocate for our agenda. The strength of the PAC directly affects the ability of Ohio's hospitals to be leaders in public policymaking.

Jonathan Archey
Director, Federal Relations
John Callender
Senior Vice President, CFO
James R. Castle
President & CEO

Committee Members

To advise and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees on issues and proposals associated with reform of the delivery and financing of health care services.

Ohio Council of Teaching Hospitals

Jonathan Archey
Director, Federal Relations

Committee Members

Jonathan Archey
Manager, Federal Relations
Ohio Hospital Association
155 East Broad St.
Columbus, Ohio  43215
(614) 221-7614
jonathana@ohanet.org

The purpose is to discuss some of the current issues facing teaching hospitals, including federal advocacy strategies we might use to improve hospitals’ access to medical resident slots.

Ohio Hospital Safety Leadership Council

Carol Jacobson
Director, Emergency Management

Committee Members

Connee Cantrill
Director, Environmental Services
Samaritan Hospital
1025 Center St.
Ashland, Ohio  44805-4011
(419) 207-2533
ccantrill@samaritanhospital.org

Mission of the Hospital Safety Leadership Council is to improve occupational safety in the hospital workplace by making safety a core value, enhancing the safety culture in hospitals, and identifying or developing model safety programs (also called best practices).

Quality Improvement/Accreditation Committee

Committee Members

Edward Syron

Director, Quality & Cardio-Vascular

Grandview Medical Center

405 Grand Avenue

Dayton, Ohio  45405

Edward.syron@kmcnetwork.org

(937) 226-3220

(937) 226-2692 (FAX)

The purpose of the QI/A Committee is to assist the OHA Board of Trustees, OHA staff, and OHA members in regulatory and accreditation issues such as Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) and Joint Commission on Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO); public policy initiatives such as legislation and rules promulgated by the professional licensure boards and the Ohio Department of Health; and quality improvement initiatives such as public reporting and managed care reporting requirements.  The Committee is a forum for sharing ideas, developing creative solutions and discussing challenging viewpoint.
 

Risk & Insurance Management Committee

Rick Sites
General Counsel

Committee Members

Kevin Martin
President & CEO
EMH Regional Healthcare System
630 East River St.
Elyria, Ohio  44035
(440) 329-7701
(440) 329-7507 (FAX)

kmartin@emhrhs.org

To assist and advise member hospitals, the OHA Board of Trustees, and OHA staff on matters regarding availability and affordability of medical liability insurance and such related subjects as traditional and alternative risk financing mechanisms, closed medical malpractice claims frequency and severity trends, patient safety and risk management strategies, tort reform, alternative dispute resolution, and the effect of judicial rulings.

Research & Educational Foundation

James R. Castle
President & CEO

Committee Members
 

Thomas Selden
President/CEO
Cleveland Clinic Health System – Eastern Region
6803 Mayfield Road, Suite 500
Mayfield Heights, OH  44124
(440) 312-8722
tselden@swgeneral.com

The purpose of OHA’s Research and Educational Foundation is to organize the governance of the REF in order to focus more on research and grant-making activities.  The REF supports OHA members by conducting and disseminating research that improves the quality of care in hospitals and health systems, and by promoting educational programming.  The REF Board serves a large role in policy formulation and policy recommendations to the OHA Board in the area of quality improvement and patient safety.
 

Small & Rural Hospital Committee

Cliff Lehman
Director, Field Services

Committee Members
 

Thom Whelan
President/CEO
Lodi Community Hospital
225 Elyria Street
Lodi, Ohio  44254-1031
(330) 948-5501
twhelan@lodihospital.com

► To communicate items of interest with the small and rural hospitals in Ohio.
► To instigate and support educational opportunities for small and rural hospitals.
► To recommend policy positions to the OHA on small and rural issues.
► To propose action by the OHA on issues affecting Ohio small and rural hospitals.
► To assist and advise the OHA Board of Trustees on proposed state and federal laws, rules and regulations as they pertain to small and rural hospitals.

Task Force on HCAP Principles and Goals

Committee Members
 

James Kingsbury
Executive Director
Chair: OHA Board
University Hospital
234 Goodman Street – M.L. 0700
Cincinnati, OH  45219-2316
(513) 584-8387

To review and prioritize the existing principles and goal(s) for the HCAP program and formulas for measuring the success of the program and report any recommendations to the OHA Board by July 30, 2005.

Workforce Committee

Jean Scholz, MS, RN
Director of Health Policy

Committee Members
 

Bob Steffen
Assistant Administrator
East Liverpool City Hospital
425 W. 5^th Street
East Liverpool, OH  43920-2405
(330) 386-2002
bsteffen@elch.org