CHA News

CHA Provides Overview of Hospital Scorecards

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Several hospital organizations that rank or grade hospitals released updates this week, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Overall Hospital Star Ratings (searchable on Care Compare), Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grades, and Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals. The CMS star ratings updates were a […]

CHA Alert Urges Congress to Reset the IMPACT Act

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On April 28, CHA issued an alert encouraging members to contact their congressional representative and request their support of H.R. 2455, The Resetting the Impact Act (TRIA) of 2021, which seeks to update the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of 2014 by requiring the use of more recent, relevant data in future payment policy development.  

CMS Updates for the Week of April 26

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:​​​​ May 12 Hospice Quality Reporting Program Forum May 13 Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Webinar Addition of the QW Modifier to Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code 87636

ASPR Provides Resources on Acute Hospital Care at Home

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange has released a summary of acute care delivery at home. The summary includes information and links to resources about the current Centers for […]

CHA Issues Summary of FFY 2022 Skilled-Nursing Facility PPS Proposed Rule

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CHA has issued a detailed members-only summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., of the federal fiscal year 2022 skilled-nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system proposed rule recently released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Comments are due to CMS by 2 p.m. (PT) on June 7.  

Thanking Our Selfless Volunteers

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“Volunteerism is the voice of the people put into action. These actions shape and mold the present into a future of which we can all be proud.” – Helen Dyer 

This is a time of perseverance and gratitude.  

These are two qualities you can see in any hospital in California — from the gritty, purposeful work of caregivers to the people who can barely find the right words to show appreciation for those who have given them a second chance at life. 

Joint Commission Issues New Standards on ADT Requirements

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The Joint Commission (TJC) has issued new standards for hospitals (including psychiatric hospitals) and critical access hospitals related to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Interoperability and Patient Access final rule.  

Specifically, the prepublication standards apply for the new Medicare and Medicaid Conditions of Participation requiring admission, discharge, and transfer (ADT) notifications effective May 1. The changes will be published by TJC with the July 1, 2021, standards release.