Communications Roundup
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Recent CHA communications highlights include:
CHA News
Special Elections Will Fill Two Assembly Seats
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Two announcements this week from the state Assembly will trigger special elections.
DHCS Releases RFA for Behavioral Health Project
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The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has announced the release of the Request for Applications (RFA) for the Behavioral Health Justice Intervention Services (BHJIS) Project.
Federal Court Temporarily Halts CMS Vaccine Mandate Interim Final Rule
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On Nov. 30, a federal district court in Louisiana issued a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking enforcement of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) interim final rule requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in most health care settings that receive Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement.
CHA DataSuite Releases Readmissions Reduction Program Analysis for FFY 2022
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CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 Readmissions Reduction Program, designed in the Business Intelligence platform.
CMS Releases Model Language for No Surprises Act Forms
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a number of templated forms and model notices related to the No Surprises Act.
California Hospitals Should Reaffirm Commitment to Protecting Patients
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As CHA continues to press federal agencies to correct the independent dispute resolution process in the second No Surprises Act interim final rule (during negotiations, Congress removed language to ensure a level playing field in arbitration, but the interim rule does the opposite by mandating a benchmark rate), we are asking every hospital in California to reaffirm your commitment to billing and price transparency best practices that deliver for patients, regardless of their ability to pay.
Updates for the Week of Nov. 29
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:
CHA Webinar to Address Workplace Violence Prevention
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.As hospital staff report an increase in the frequency of violent acts in the emergency department, inpatient, and outpatient settings, CHA will host a members-only webinar on Dec. 15 from 9 to 10:15 a.m. (PT) that will review Cal/OSHA workplace violence mitigation plan requirements. The webinar will also discuss the […]
CHA Issues Summary of CY 2022 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
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