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Hospital Communicators Online Community

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Welcome!


If you are a public relations or marketing professional in a THA member hospital, this community was created for you – by your peers. Check out the latest communications initiatives and resources.  Members can connect with each other via the discussion forum or view what’s on the radar for health care communications professionals.


News & Issues

  • Nurse Staffing was the subject of a THA Member Connection call in July 2010. Learn about Texas law and access resources on communicating about nurse staffing.  
  • Health Care Reform - check out THA's resources on this issue, including recent polls, an implementation timeline and more.

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Strategic Communications Constituency Council

The THA Strategic Communications Constituency Council focuses on developing and implementing proactive strategies to assist THA and its member hospitals in communicating with the media and public on for key hospital/health issues and public policy goals.

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Want to join the Strategic Communications Constituency Section?
Open to qualifying professionals from THA member hospitals/health systems, the constituency section gives communicators a voice in THA's policy development process.
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Resources

Resources

Grits for Breakfast blog
THA Newsroom

PODCAST
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THA's Matt Wall discusses the impact of recent regulations on release of information.
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Dialogue with other health care communicators about issues you care about.

Current Topic: How are you using social media to communicate with your various audiences, i.e. patients, physicians, employees, etc.?

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THA Contact

Sue Durio, vice president, marketing communications and eduction, 512/465-1025


Events

Feb. 13-14, 2013: THA Annual Conference
 

Guidebooks

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Speak Up! Talking About Nurse Staffing gives hospital nursing staff and other hospital teams tools to use immediately to understand and communicate with key publics about hospital safe staffing. LEARN more
 

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Protecting Patient Privacy in a Not-So-Private World provides tools to use immediately in understanding and applying privacy laws. Learn how to handle release of information requests in a variety of situations.
LEARN more


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End-of-Life Decisions helps Texas hospitals understand advance directives laws that impact their operations, and provides tools for them to communicate about end-of-life decision-making.
LEARN more


Subsidiaries and Affiliates

HealthSHARE

Texas Hospital Insurance Exchange

Texas Center for Quality & Patient Safety

Texas Healthcare Trustees

HOSPAC

According to Texas Government Code 305.027, portions of this material may be considered “legislative advertising.” Authorization for its publication is made by John Hawkins, Texas Hospital Association, P.O. Box 679010, Austin, Texas, 78767-9010.
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