CHA has submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in response to a request for information about modifying Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy and security rules.
The discount deadline for the annual federal policy event has been extended. CHA encourages hospital leaders to register before the March 1 early bird deadline to receive substantial savings.
This year, CHA will combine its federal advocacy event for members — formerly known as the California Congressional Action Program — with the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Annual Membership Meeting, April 7-10 in Washington, DC. The combined programs maximize hospital leaders’ time and investment for just one fee.
Twenty-four counties have now been approved to deliver services through the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System Waiver, according to a recent update from the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), with 16 additional counties in various phases of implementation.
CHA’s upcoming Transforming to Value-Based Care: Strategies for Hospital Success conference — to be held Feb. 25-26 in Pasadena — will offer valuable learning and networking opportunities for both acute and post-acute care leaders.
A CHA members-only webinar on Feb. 21 from 9:30-11 a.m. will provide information on recent changes to how Medi-Cal managed care plans can make supplemental payments through the Hospital Fee Program.
The Department of Health and Human Services has issued two proposed rules — one from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the other from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) — intended to improve the interoperability of health information.
Calvin “Cal” Knight, president & CEO of John Muir Health in the eastern region of the San Francisco Bay Area, will serve as the chair of the California Hospital Association’s Board of Trustees in 2019. In his role as chair, Knight will work with the association’s leadership to advance policies and legislation that help ensure all Californians have access to high-quality, affordable medical care.
Last week, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) sent hospitals invoices covering the first 18 months of managed care cycles for the 2017-19 Hospital Fee Program. Fees are due to DHCS March 13.
The Department of Health Care Services has released its monthly Stakeholder Communication Update with information on key programs and services, including the Assisted Living Waiver renewal, Diabetes Prevention Program implementation, Pediatric Palliative Care Waiver, and Medi-Cal telehealth policy.
Earlier this week, Elaine Batchlor, MD, MPH — CEO of Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles and a member of the California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems Board of Trustees — was named as a recipient of the James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award. The award recognizes her commitment to serving the South Los Angeles area, a long-underserved community with a severe shortage of health care providers.
