CHA News

HQI to Host Five-Part Webinar Series on Building a Hospital Safety Culture 

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What’s happening: The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) is offering a five-part webinar series to address strategies for increasing patient safety and improving response to patient harm.  What else to know: The series will provide a deep dive into the five domains of HQI’s flagship program, HQI Cares: BETA HEART®, and explore their alignment with the...

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Finds Low Wage Index Policy Unlawful

What’s happening: CHA prevails in Kaweah Delta Health Care District, et al. v. Becerra, the legal challenge to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) low wage index policy. 

What else to know: CHA has supported this litigation on behalf of its members to reverse a policy that is harmful to all California hospitals.  

Creators of the Vitality Index Payer Scorecard Announce Partnership with HFMA

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What’s happening: Hyve Health, the creator of the CHA-endorsed Vitality Index Payer Scorecard, has entered into a national partnership on payer accountability with the Healthcare Financial Management Association.    What else to know: CHA continues to encourage members to enroll in the scorecard tool, which will provide critical information to support CHA’s advocacy to hold insurers...

Media Coverage of CHA Lawsuit Runs Statewide

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What’s happening: Statewide and national media coverage of the CHA lawsuit against Anthem Blue Cross includes print articles, news videos, and mentions on local radio stations. 

CMS Issues Hospital Price Transparency Final Rule

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Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the second part of its calendar year 2020 outpatient prospective payment system final rule, which finalizes problematic provisions related to price transparency requirements for hospitals. The final rule is effective for all hospitals beginning January 2021.