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.
Newsroom
Holding OHCA to Account
Our work continues to educate state policymakers about Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) policies that risk access to vital health care services.
DHCS Releases June Phase 1 DSH Payment Schedule
What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has released the June Phase I payment schedule for both Private disproportionate share hospital (DSH) Replacement and Non-Designated Public Hospital DSH payments. Warrants will be dated Aug. 27, and electronic funds transfer is scheduled for Aug. 31.
Hospital Equity Reports Due Sept. 30; Support Available from HQIP
What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) reminds hospitals that the second annual Hospital Equity Measures Report is due by Sept. 30, covering the Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 reporting period of the prior year.
Aug. 14 Application Deadline for Two CalRHT Grant Opportunities
What’s happening: Applications for two grant funding opportunities from the California Rural Health Transformation (CalRHT) program — Accelerator Partners and Expand and Support Rural Workforce Capacity — will close on Aug. 14.
CHA Submits Comments to DMHC on Proposed Network Adequacy Regulations
What’s happening: Last week, CHA submitted comments to the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) on its proposed new regulations and standards to strengthen network adequacy requirements and oversight.
Cal HQ to Host Webinar on Using Data to Guide Quality Improvement
What’s happening: Cal HQ — a statewide, cross-industry collaborative working to improve hospital quality through aligned action — will host a webinar, “Getting to Goal: Understanding How to Use Cal HQ Data to Guide Improvement Efforts,” on Aug. 19 from 11 a.m. to noon (PT).
DHCS Releases Private Hospital-Directed Payment Encounter Files
What’s happening: On July 31, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) uploaded two new hospital data sets that hospitals must download before the files are deleted on Sept. 14.
Applications Open for CalRHT Workforce Development Grant
What’s happening: The California Rural Health Transformation (CalRHT) Workforce Development Recruitment and Retention (WDRR) grant funding opportunity is now open for applications through Aug. 31.
CHA Urges OHCA to Revise Proposed Penalty Structure
What’s happening: Last week, CHA submitted a letter urging the Office of Health Care Affordability to modify its penalty structure proposal, calling attention to the exorbitant potential penalties that would undermine OHCA’s charge to maintain access and quality in its pursuit of affordability.
Hospitals’ High-Stakes Game — and What It Means for Patient Care
During last week’s CHA Board meeting, members were joined by Ken Kaufman, founder of the nationally renowned health care financial consulting firm Kaufman Hall, for a candid and enlightening conversation about the future of hospital care.
