Medical Student Inspires Others While Pursuing Her Dream
She once thought Black people couldn’t be doctors. Now Chelsea Nash is set on becoming one while helping people of color do the same.
JoAnne Obata
Symposium to Address Financial Uncertainty Facing Rural Hospitals
Join CHA leadership for the Rural Health Care Symposium on April 10-11, which will focus on identifying the obstacles crippling so many rural hospitals.
Privacy Breach Reports Due March 1
Federal law requires hospitals and other HIPAA-covered entities to report all 2022 HIPAA privacy breaches affecting fewer than 500 patients to the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by March 1.
Electronic Clinical Quality Measure Submission Deadline is Feb. 28
The deadline for hospitals that participate in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting and/or Medicare Promoting Interoperability Programs to submit data for the mandatory Safe Use of Opioids-Concurrent Prescribing electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) and three self-selected eCQMs is Feb. 28 at 11:59 p.m. (PT).
CMS to Hold Webinar on Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting Program
On Feb. 28 at 11 a.m. (PT), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will hold a webinar on the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting Program. This presentation will include: The webinar slides are available for download from the Quality Reporting Center website under Upcoming Events.
Deadline Extended: Join Legal Challenge to FFY 2023 Area Wage Index Policy by Dec. 30
Reprieve From Seismic Mandate Remains Key Focus in Legislature’s Final Month
Next week, as the state Legislature begins the home stretch of its current session, our major focus on behalf of your hospitals will continue to be relief from the 2030 seismic mandate.
Innovative Wellness Program Shows Employees They’re Valued
One hospital’s solution to a workforce overwhelmed by two years of pandemic: a wellness coordinator who reminds staff they are valued and cared for.
Hospitals Are Resilient, Not Invincible
There’s a widely held misconception about California’s hospitals that their proven resilience in the face of challenges over decades upon decades means they can withstand anything thrown their way.
Hospitals’ Financial Peril Deepens
The latest national snapshot of hospitals’ financial circumstances from Kaufman Hall reinforces something California’s hospitals know all too well: A dire situation is growing even worse.