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Hospital Equity Reporting Regulations Now in Effect, Deadline for HQI’s Reporting Assistance Extended

What’s happening: The regulations to implement Assembly Bill (AB) 1204 (2021), which requires hospitals to submit annual reports to the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) on measures related to health equity, are effective as of June 4. 

What else to know: The deadline to enroll in the Hospital Quality Institute’s (HQI’s) program that automates the detailed equity reports all hospitals and health systems must submit to HCAI under AB 1204 has been extended to July 30; the first report is due by Sept. 30.  

In several upcoming webinars, HQI will provide details about the reporting requirements and how its program can help.  

Contact hqianalytics@hqinstitute.org with any questions.