The Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA), established in 2022, will profoundly shape health care in California. Its legislative goals are to slow health care spending growth, promote high-value system performance, and assess market consolidation. To shed light on the impacts of mergers and acquisitions in the health care space, OHCA will conduct prospective cost […]
CHA is hosting a webinar to review the Office of Health Care Affordability’s various responsibilities and objectives under state law, provide a high-level update of implementation progress to date, and preview what is coming next from this important new regulatory agency. Don’t miss your opportunity to learn more and ask questions to ensure you’re prepared […]
Actions taken by Governor Newsom during the 2023 legislative season will significantly impact California’s emergency departments. Many bills signed into law affect hospitals for years to come.
Hear from CHA experts as they focus on the implications of ambulance patient offload time requirements, behavioral health care laws, and discharge challenges.
Data is captured in a variety of ways but is often underutilized to impact positive change. Hospitals may be able to do a better job applying data analysis tools to reinforce goals, support or challenge processes, and demonstrate value. Join CHA to learn how UCSF Health, ranked among the nation’s top ten hospitals, utilizes dashboards […]
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.High-quality patient care is a shared goal among health care professionals throughout our state and the Center for Health Care Quality (CHCQ) at the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). CHA hosts its annual meeting between members and CHCQ leaders on November […]
CHA DataSuite has released an on-demand educational brief on Medicare Value-Based Purchasing (VBP). This is part one of a three-part series. The first recording is an overview of the VBP program and a guide to effectively interpreting the analysis released by CHA DataSuite. This is part one of the three-part series. Additionally, the Medicare Hospital-Acquired […]
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While Assembly Bill (AB) 2275 went into law six months ago, interpretations on implementing changes vary among counties, and many unanswered questions remain in emergency departments across the state. Join CHA to hear what the law requires, what Lanterman-Petris Short (LPS) Act patients’ rights come into play, and how to engage community partners to successfully […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued two proposed rules related to Medicaid programs. They are designed to increase payment transparency and accountability, improve access to care, quality, and health outcomes, and better promote health equity for Medicaid beneficiaries across fee-for-service and managed care delivery systems, with notable proposed changes to directed payments. […]