Fall 2007

OHA Call for Presentations
The annual Call for Presentations recently went out for the 2008 OHA Annual Meeting, which will be held June 9-11 at the Hilton Columbus at Easton. The deadline for submissions is December 5, 2007. If you wish to speak at the 2008 Annual Meeting, please submit your proposal by that date. More information can be found on the Annual Meeting page.

Upcoming OHA Seminars to Consider
OHA has the following educational seminars in the coming weeks:
Partnering to Combat Emerging Infections - Nov. 2 - This conference will provide a look at how health care providers along the entire continuum of care, working with local state and federal resources, can continue the assault on infectious diseases. Collaborative diligence may become our most effective tool to avoid a return to an environment resembling the pre-antibiotic era.   Read more

Medicare Billing and Patient Accounts Management for Hospitals - Dec. 11 & 13 - Again this year, OHA and National Government Services are joining forces to present a multi-topic, one-day seminar on hospital Medicare claims processing and follow-up. The program will provide an update on current Medicare hospital policy and payment initiatives, and review NGS and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services medical review, Medicare Secondary Payer, and Customer Care operations and activities. Read more

Knowing What Employees Want
Giving your workforce credit and recognizing their efforts will allow you to watch performance levels soar, according to a new poll by Maritz Incentives and Maritz Research. The Maritz poll reveals that 55% of employees say their company’s recognition efforts have a direct bearing on individual job performance.
     This appears to be an area, however, where companies may not be maximizing the potential of employee rewards, with only 43% of respondents believing they are “consistently recognized for their performance in ways that are meaningful.”
     Maritz also grouped reward preferences according to six different employee types:
1) “award seekers,” who want both money and trophies;
2) “nesters,” who shun travel-related rewards;
3) “bottom liners,” who care little for verbal or written praise but prefer cash and points programs;
4) “freedom yearners,” who prefer flexibility;
5) “praise cravers,” who will take any kind of recognition they can get; and
6) “upward movers,” described as the “most satisfied and committed” of all employees.
     Show some appreciation to your employees and reap the dividends!

                                                                 Article provided by Selection.com

OHA Welcomes New Corporate Partner
We would like to welcome the following Corporate Partner for the third quarter of 2007:

Mercer HR Consulting

Thank you to all Corporate Partners who support OHA programs and initiatives! OHA appreciates each one of you and the work that you do!

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