CHA News

HRSA Announces Funding Opportunity to Address Nursing Gaps

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced a new funding opportunity — the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention - Pathway to Registered Nurse Program — to create a pathway from academic training to clinical practice. This would be accomplished through the creation and implementation of licensed practical nurse/licensed vocational nurse to registered nurse...

CHA Comments on Prior Authorization Proposed Rule

CHA submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule to streamline prior authorization processes for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care, and federally facilitated marketplace health plans.

CHA DataSuite Releases the Medicare Quality Programs Overview Report for FFYs 2021-2023

CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific overview report of the Medicare quality programs. The report, which is designed in the business intelligence platform, summarizes hospital quality performance and impacts for the three Medicare inpatient programs: value-based purchasing (VBP), readmissions reduction program, and the hospital acquired condition (HAC) reduction program for federal fiscal years (FFYs) 2021...

CDPH Updates COVID-19 Health Orders, Guidance

On March 3, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced updates to several state public health officer orders and other guidance, including those related to COVID-19 vaccination, masking, isolation, and quarantine. 

Updates for the Week of Feb. 27

COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) New Overview Fact Sheet  Hospital Price Transparency: Progress & Commitment to Achieving Its Potential  2022 Occupational Mix Survey Hospital Reporting Form CMS-10079 for the Wage Index Beginning FY 2025