On February 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published a proposed rule that would require certain Medicare-certified providers and suppliers to notify their Medicare patients in writing of their right to file a written complaint with a Quality Improvement Organization.
CHA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) this week regarding establishing an independent review process for assessing appropriate physician supervision levels for individual outpatient therapeutic services.
In a recent comment letter, CHA commended the National Quality Forum (NQF) on improvements to its draft standards for serious reportable events; however, CHA also expressed serious concerns about the lack of specificity of some of the measure definitions.
The NQF report is updated every four years and sets national standards for data collection and public reporting of serious reportable events.
After reviewing comments, NQF will release a revised report before the end of January, and NQF members, including CHA, will vote on the report.
CHA now offers CD recordings of live web seminars to help hospitals understand ever-changing regulations and their impact on operations. Hospitals can view programs at their convenience to learn from subject matter experts and gain a better understanding of current issues.
Led by Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), 14 members of the California Democratic congressional delegation sent a letter this week to President Obama urging the administration to alter its proposed inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) rule, which would decrease Medicare hospital payments by as much as $300 million in California for fiscal year (FY) 2011.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has unveiled a consumer-focused website — www.HealthCare.gov — mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The website provides information on ACA implementation, quality rankings for local health care providers and information on preventive services.
This comprehensive listing contains member hospitals, health facilities, health systems and their executive management staffs throughout California.
To facilitate networking, complimentary copies of the directory are being sent to member hospital CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CNOs, human resources executives and media spokespeople. The directory also is being sent to key health care system executives, and Executive, Associate and Personal members.
More than 6,500 top management staff are listed, along with their titles, addresses and phone numbers.
Download the Patient Rights Poster for free or order a copy for only $2. (Last updated March 2017)
Note: To be legally compliant, poster must be readable and legible therefore this poster should be printed on 11" x 17" (tabloid) paper.
California and federal laws give hospital patients many rights. Hospitals must notify patients of these rights by giving patients a handout and/or by putting posters up in the hospital.
CHA has developed a sample handout that hospitals may use to notify patients of their rights under state hospital licensing regulations, the Medicare Conditions of Participation, and The Joint Commission. In addition, CHA publishes a corresponding poster.
