About Coronavirus/Flu/RSV
While the COVID-19 pandemic may have ended, California hospitals must remain vigilant. At the same time, they continue to face a high number of patients needing acute care. With winter on the horizon, hospitals could see a surge of COVID-19 cases at any time, along with other viruses such as influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which typically begin to surface during cooler months.
Provider Relief Fund Reporting Period 5 Now Open
CHA reminds members that Provider Relief Fund (PRF) reporting period 5 opened on July 1. Reports are due on Sept. 30, 2023. This reporting period covers funds from Jan. 1 through June 30, 2022. PRF recipients had until June 30, 2023, to use any funds received during this time frame to offset expenses or lost revenue related to COVID-19.
CMS Modifies Critical Access Hospital 96-Hour Calculation for COVID-19 PHE Waiver Period
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a memo making a one-time adjustment to the 96-hour annual average patient length of stay for critical access hospitals (CAHs) due to the waiver of the requirement during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE).
COVID-19 Archive Chronicles Pandemic Memories
Alameda Health System has published a collective memory of the work it did to care for its community throughout the pandemic.
Planning for the End of the Public Health Emergency
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