About Quality
The mission of California hospitals is to deliver safe, quality care that is accessible to all. Hospitals participate in many activities to improve the quality and safety of the care they provide. California hospitals have a trusted partner in the Hospital Quality Institute, which helps them reduce errors and maximize patient safety. One of the ways in which HQI does this is by being a source of performance data and analytics. The data help focus improvement opportunities and scale best practices.
Summary of Physician Fee Schedule Proposals, Specialty Impact Analysis Available
What’s happening: CHA has issued a members-only summary and specialty impact analysis of the calendar year 2025 physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed rule.
What else to know: Comments on the proposed rule are due to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services by Sept. 9.
CMS Releases Post-Acute Care, Psych Payment Final Rules
What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2025 inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) prospective payment system (PPS), skilled-nursing facility (SNF) PPS, inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) PPS, and hospice wage index final rules.
What else to know: The policy and payment provisions in the final rules will be effective for FFY 2025 discharges, beginning Oct. 1.
Disaster Readiness, Quality, Behavioral Health Lead Fall Educational Opportunities
Heading into the second half of 2024, there are several exciting educational opportunities from CHA that you and your teams — depending on their area of responsibility and interest — would benefit from attending.
CHA Issues Summary of CY 2025 OPPS Proposals
What’s happening: CHA has issued a comprehensive summary of the calendar year (CY) 2025 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) proposed rule.
What else to know: CHA will hold a webinar on the OPPS proposals on Aug. 8.
CHA to Host Webinar on OPPS and PFS Updates
What’s happening: CHA is holding a members-only webinar on Aug. 8 at noon (PT) to discuss the 2025 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed rules from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
What else to know: The webinar will cover key proposals in these proposed rules ahead of the comment deadline and feature CHA’s Megan Howard, vice president, policy, and Chad Mulvany, vice president, policy, as speakers. Registration is open.
Summary: CY 2025 Home Health PPS Proposed Rule
What’s happening: A members-only summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., of the calendar year (CY) 2025 home health prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule is available.
What else to know: Comments on the proposals are due to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services by Aug. 26.
Summary: CY 2025 ESRD PPS Proposed Rule
What’s happening: A members-only summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., of the calendar year (CY) 2025 end-stage renal disease (ESRD) prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule is available.
What else to know: Comments on the proposals are due to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services by Aug. 26.
CMS Accepting Grant Applications for Model to Improve Maternal Health
What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has opened the application period for the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model aimed at improving maternal health.
What else to know: Applications are due Sept. 20.
CMS Proposes Reducing Medicare Payments to Physicians
What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its calendar year (CY) 2025 physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed rule.
What else to know: The proposed CY 2025 PFS conversion factor is $32.36, a decrease of $0.93, or 2.8%, from CY 2024.
HQI Quality Quarterly Highlights Data-Driven Patient Safety Strategies
What’s happening: The July edition of Quality Quarterly explores why effective patient safety strategies are grounded in the timely collection and analysis of data and examines the rise in sepsis mortality rates in hospitals.
What else to know: Quality Quarterly is intended to support the work of patient safety professionals by providing information on clinical developments, new technologies, and peer learning opportunities.