Governor Pete Ricketts announced that the State is extending its Directed Health Measure (DHM) to address hospital staffing shortages. Initially, the DHM was set to expire on September 30, 2021. With the extension, it will remain in force through October 31, 2021, unless renewed. The DHM suspends inpatient Class D and Class E elective surgeries for all Acute Care, Critical Care, and Children’s Hospitals in Nebraska. These are elective surgeries that can wait four weeks or longer without substantially changing a patient’s outcome.
August 13, 2023
Mid-year survey results: Nebraska hospitals face continued workforce and financial challenges
Financial pressures and workforce shortages continue to challenge our hospitals, operating on small or negative margins. Hospital leaders from across the state will provide local perspectives on their facilities related to these issues.August 5, 2023
Professional health care board members needed
Lincoln – The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the State Board of Health, is seeking members for 14 professional health care boards in Nebraska.August 5, 2023
Call for TEP - Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation – Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) for both the development and maintenance of the publicly reported Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings.