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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued All Facilities letter (AFL) 21-26 for providers, including skilled-nursing facilities, on the requirement to report abuse, neglect, exploitation, and/or mistreatment of residents, particularly elders or dependent adults.
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“Vaccines are in a sense victims of their own success. Diseases which caused so much fear years ago cause little fear today because today’s parents have never seen such cases. They are artifacts of history to them.” – Walter A. Orenstein, professor of medicine, pediatrics and global health at Emory University and associate director of the Emory Vaccine Center
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The U.S. Senate took the first step toward passing bipartisan infrastructure legislation on July 28 with a procedural vote of 67-32.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued an advisory on reimbursable expenses for communications and outreach on the availability, safety, and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccinations.
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On July 28, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) shared with CHA that Medi-Cal Rx will go live on Jan. 1, 2022.
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An Alameda County Superior Court judge has issued an amended judgment in CANHR v. Angell, the 2016 court decision that established a requirement to include a designated patient representative for incapacitated skilled-nursing facility (SNF) residents without decision-makers in interdisciplinary team meetings convened to address care decisions
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In May, the chairman of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce and Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions formally requested information on how Congress should develop a public health insurance option. CHA submitted comments in response to the request for information.
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In this new feature, CHA will share communications highlights — from social media and earned media to new messaging and education resources. Following are items of note for July:
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Today, Gov. Newsom announced new measures to encourage state workers and health care workers to be vaccinated for COVID-19. This includes a new state public health officer order that requires health care and congregate settings, including hospitals, to ensure that unvaccinated personnel undergo at least weekly COVID-19 testing and wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). Amid increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases nationally and in California, these additional steps beyond the infection control practices hospitals have in place will provide another layer of protection for health care workers and patients.
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Today, Gov. Newsom announced new measures to encourage state workers and health care workers to be vaccinated for COVID-19. This includes a new state public health officer order that requires health care and congregate settings, including hospitals, to ensure that unvaccinated personnel undergo at least weekly COVID-19 testing and wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). Amid increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases nationally and in California, these additional steps beyond the infection control practices hospitals have in place will provide another layer of protection for health care workers and patients.