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Know Before You Throw: An Overview of Stericycle’s Waste Acceptance Policies Join Cara Simaga, Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs, on Wednesday, June 29 at 2:00pm as she presents Know Before You Throw: An Overview OF Stericycle’s Waste Acceptance Policy. In this webinar, Cara will provide an overview of what the waste acceptance policy is. She will also discuss approved treatments including incineration for medical waste and sharps services. You’ll have the opportunity to learn how

Need More Rapid Covid-19 Tests? SCHA still has a supply of highly reliable rapid antigen tests from Nephron Pharmaceuticals – the South Carolina-based manufacturer and innovator of medical products. These tests are available immediately through Solvent Networks.  Placing orders in increments of 600, priced at $6 per test plus shipping from Columbia, SC. To ensure that your local needs are covered, contact Kristin Hill, business development manager, at khill@scha.org or 803.454.6959. As a division of

Remove Language Barriers to Patient Care Clear communication between patients and hospital staff is essential to quality care. Voyce, a technology-driven company offering multilingual translation services, gives hospital staff on-demand access to a pool of trained medical interpreters who can translate more than 240 language and dialects, including American Sign Language. In situations where every minute matters, Voyce can connect clinical staff with a fluent, qualified medical interpreter in less than 20 seconds on average.

International Recruitment In-Direct Hire Models Recruiting and retaining quality nurses is more challenging than ever, thanks to the pandemic. It may be time to consider adding international recruitment to your workforce strategy, and Qualivis can help you get started.  Join us on Wednesday, June 1 at 1:00pm for a Solvent Networks Thought Partner Webinar as we learn more from WorldWide HealthStaff Solutions about international recruitment and some personal experiences from Cape Fear Valley Health in Fayetteville, NC.

PAMA Lab Test Private Payor Rate Reporting What clinical labs need to know NOW to avoid future penalties. Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) requires applicable laboratories to report private payer rates for clinical laboratory services to the CMS; the data is necessary to calculate Medicare reimbursement rates for tests on the clinical laboratory fee schedule. In 2018, CMS included hospital “outreach” laboratories which submit claims for non-patient services to the list of entities that

[White Paper] Rural Physician Recruitment and Staffing Survey Results Our newest survey shows renewed hope for rural healthcare organizations. Among the many findings, 90% of physicians practicing in urban and suburban areas would consider rural medicine.  Read more from Jackson Physician Search here. As a division of the South Carolina Hospital Association, we understand the hospital business. Our ready-to-deploy solutions for your workforce, financial, operational and compliance needs can save money on your bottom line –

Reminder: SCHA has highly reliable, rapid test kits available With omicron and its sub-variants driving cases up and fewer testing sites available, hospital ERs may once again be inundated with people looking for tests that are more reliable than home kits and give quick results. If you’re concerned about meeting the public’s demand, SCHA still has a supply of rapid antigen tests from Nephron Pharmaceuticals – the South Carolina-based manufacturer and innovator of medical products.

Webinar: Cryptocurrency, Evolving to a Digitized Economy  Cryptocurrencies have been touted as the fastest, easiest, safest, cheapest, and most universal way to exchange value the world has ever known. Today, more and more organizations are utilizing digital assets for a variety of transactional purposes. While we have not observed cryptocurrency being widely utilized to facilitate commercial payments, our customers are increasingly asking for assistance in understanding its uses. Learn the basics of how to use