The newsroom includes access to CHA News, which provides timely information to members every Thursday and is at the core of CHA benefits. In addition, it is also home to resources such as toolkits and talking points designed to help member hospitals and health systems communicate with internal and external audiences on a range of current health care-related issues. Links to CHA media statements and press releases can also be found here.
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Hear from CHA About New Laws That Will Impact Emergency Departments
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What’s happening: A Dec. 4 webinar will discuss the implications of ambulance patient offload time requirements, behavioral health care laws, and discharge challenges.
What else to know: It is free for CHA members, but registration is required.
CHA Releases FAQs on Implementing AB 1882 Requirements
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What’s happening: CHA has created frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the new Assembly Bill (AB) 1882 signage and reporting requirements that hospitals must meet by the end of the year. CHA will release more resources in early December to support members in implementation. What else to know: Hospitals have until Jan. 1 to meet new...
Prepare to Display New Hospital Price Transparency Data in CMS Templates
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What’s Happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released resources on the newly finalized price transparency machine readable file (MRF) requirements.
What Else to Know: Hospitals have until July 1, 2024, to comply.
DataSuite Analysis Discusses Outpatient Payment Changes for 2024
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What’s Happening: CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the calendar year (CY) 2024 Medicare outpatient prospective payment system final rule.
What Else to Know: The analysis shows providers how Medicare outpatient fee-for-service payments will change from CY 2023 to CY 2024 based on the policies set in the final rule.
DataSuite Analysis Discusses Readmissions Reduction Program for 2024
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What’s Happening: CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024 readmissions reduction program (RRP).
What Else to Know: The analysis provides detailed performance information on the readmissions measures that are currently evaluated under the Medicare hospital RRP.
Summary: Details of Final Outpatient Payment Rule
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What’s Happening: A comprehensive summary of the finalized payment updates and policy changes to the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system for calendar year 2024 is available.
What Else to Know: The provisions are generally effective Jan. 1, 2024.
Updated Guide on Final Rule Implementation Now Available
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What’s happening: A members-only guide from the American Hospital Association to support hospitals in the implementation of the Medicare Advantage (MA) final rule is now available for calendar year 2024. What else to know: The document provides a summary of key provisions of the final rule, which seeks to align MA coverage with traditional Medicare...
Return Hospital Engagement Letters for Area Wage Index Litigation by Dec. 8
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What’s happening: Dec. 8 is the deadline for hospitals to sign up for a CHA-supported legal challenge to Medicare’s low-wage index policy.
What else to know: An updated analysis increases the estimated impact of these policies on California hospitals from $26 million to $33 million in federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024.
During a Season of Thanks, an Opportunity for Gratitude
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“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” — John F. Kennedy
Landmark Law for Critical Access Hospitals Takes Effect on Jan. 1
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What’s happening: Nov. 16 is National Rural Health Day. But in California, many rural hospitals don’t have enough physicians to serve their patients.
What else to know: Starting in 2024, some rural hospitals — specifically, critical access hospitals — can directly employ physicians, with a goal of attracting them to smaller communities.
