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Hospital Fee Bill to Be Acted on This Week
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AB 1383 (Jones, D-Sacramento/Alquist, D-Santa Clara) will be decided this week by the Legislature before recess begins Sept. 11. The bill describes a hospital fee proposal agreed to by the CHA Board on Aug. 14. Using the hospital fee, AB 1383 would provide supplemental Medi-Cal payments to hospitals to capture federal matching funds.
Physician-Employment Bill Awaits Action
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CHA-supported SB 726 (Ashburn, R-Bakersfield) is one of three physician-employment bills introduced in the Legislature this year. SB 726 would revise and extend a pilot project created under SB 376 (Chapter 411, Statutes of 2003) authorizing the direct employment of physicians by qualified rural and district hospitals. The SB 376 pilot project will sunset Dec. 31, 2010.
Important Update Made to Privacy Manual Regarding Breaches
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On Aug. 24, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) published its interim final rule regarding breach notification requirements for hospitals and other HIPAA-covered entities.
Briefing Held to Educate Congressional Staff on Geographic Variation Issues
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CHA in conjunction with the University of California, the University of Pennsylvania and other state hospital associations, hosted a briefing Sept. 29 in Washington, D.C., for congressional staff on regional variation in Medicare spending.
OIG Releases 2010 Work Plan
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The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has posted its fiscal year 2010 Work Plan.
HHS Publishes Breach Reporting Forms
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published web-based forms for hospitals to use to report breaches of patient privacy.
New Mental Health Law Manual
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CHA’s Mental Health Law manual has been expanded to address restraint and seclusion of mental health patients, and has been thoroughly updated to reflect all other changes in the law.
Still Time to Call on Governor to Sign Hospital Fee Bill
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Responding to a Sept. 17 CHA Advocacy Alert, hospital leaders have sent numerous letters to the Governor urging him to sign the hospital fee bill, AB 1383 (Jones, D-Sacramento/Alquist. D-Santa Clara), which has been enrolled and delivered to the Governor for his consideration.
2009 Mental Health Law Manual
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CHA’s Mental Health Law manual has been updated to reflect changes in the law, and now includes a new chapter covering restraint and seclusion.
CHA Submits Comments on Proposed Measures for Quality, Payment Programs
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CHA attended the National Quality Forum Measures Application Partnership (MAP) meetings in December, where measures under consideration for future use in federal quality reporting and payment programs were reviewed.
CHA has submitted the attached comments on the draft recommendations for hospital and skilled-nursing facility measures, addressing several adverse drug event and mortality measures.
The Measures Application Partnership Coordinating Committee will meet Jan. 25-26 to review final recommendations from the partnership’s workgroups as well as comments received from the public and National Quality Forum members. CHA will attend and keep the membership informed of ongoing deliberations and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services measure development.
