CHA News

CHA Webinar Will Provide Overview of DHCS 340B Self-Audit

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CHA will host a webinar with Hooper, Lundy, & Bookman, PC, on March 3 from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. (PT) to review the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) requirements for 340B self-audit of fee-for-service claims data, and to discuss developments to date. DHCS announced in July it would send letters to every 340B provider/covered entity demanding they conduct a self-audit.  

While some hospitals have already received these letters, most have not. That is expected to change soon, and this complimentary, members-only webinar will help hospitals prepare by answering these questions:   

Updates for the Week of Feb. 22

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:​​​​

March 9 Webinar: Q&A Session: CY 2020 eCQM Reporting Using the HQR System
Post-Acute Care Transfers: Bill Correctly
CMS Reopening  MIPS EUC application for Individual MIPS Eligible Clinicians, Groups, Virtual Groups, and APM Entities through March 31, 2021 at 5 p.m. PT
CMS Applying MIPS Automatic Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policy to All MIPS Eligible Clinicians for 2020 Performance Period

CDPH Announces Paperless Process for Issuing Facility Licenses

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On Feb. 22, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced in All Facilities Letter 21-10 that its Centralized Applications Branch (CAB) will begin a paperless process for issuing health care facility licenses, starting March 1.  

CEO Message: Hospitals Endure Massive Financial Hit from COVID-19

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As Congress continues to deliberate President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, with House approval expected Friday, a new report from financial consulting firm Kaufman Hall paints a troubling picture of the financial toll the pandemic has taken on hospitals. 

CHA Participates in EMSA’s Community Paramedicine Advisory Committee Kick-Off Meeting

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CHA will be working with the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) as a member of the Community Paramedicine Advisory Committee.  

The committee, which is required by Assembly Bill (AB) 1544 (chapter 138, statutes of 2020), will advise the authority on the development and oversight of community paramedicine programs and triage to alternate destination program specialties established in AB 1344, the Community Paramedicine or Triage to Alternate Destination Act of 2020.  

CHA Testifies on Specialty Pharmacy Policy Changes

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On Feb. 18, CHA testified at the Board of Pharmacy Enforcement and Compounding Committee about member concerns on recent specialty pharmacy payer changes. These policy changes disrupt the traditional buy-and-bill method, where hospitals buy and store specialty drugs for general use and bill payers for the dose used when administered to the patient.  

CHA Alert Urges Senators to Oppose Bill That Would Create a Workers’ Compensation Presumption

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On Feb. 17, CHA issued an Alert urging hospitals to write and call their state senator and asking them to oppose Senate Bill (SB) 213 (Cortese, D-San Jose). This bill would create a rebuttable presumption in the workers’ compensation system that an infectious disease, musculoskeletal injury, or respiratory disease arose out of work for any hospital direct patient care worker.  

New Tool Available for Submission of CMS 1135 Waiver Requests

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a new online tool to streamline the submission of 1135 waiver requests and inquiries for providers.  

The new web-based platform should be used for all 1135 waiver requests and/or public health emergency-related inquiries submitted on or after Jan. 11. CHA supported the agency’s recent proposal to establish an automated process for submitting 1135 waiver requests.