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Updates for the Week of July 24
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IRF Quality Reporting Reconsideration and Exception & Extension LTCH Quality Reporting Reconsideration and Exception & Extension SNF Quality Reporting Reconsideration and Exception & Extension Hospice Quality Reporting Reconsideration Requests Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty of Carotid Artery Concurrent with Stenting: Proposed National Coverage Determination Beta Amyloid Positron Emission Tomography in Dementia and Neurodegenerative Disease: Proposed National Coverage...
CHA Webinar Will Detail Hitches and Glitches of AB 2275 and Involuntary Hold Treatment in EDs
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It’s been six months since Assembly Bill (AB) 2275 became law, but interpretations on implementing changes to the law vary among counties, and many unanswered questions remain in emergency departments. To assist members, a July 31 webinar from CHA will review what the law requires, what Lanterman-Petris Short (LPS) Act patients’ rights come into play,...
For Hospitals on the Financial Brink, Loan Program Will Provide Some Breathing Room
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.At a time when so many of your hospitals are struggling and cannot afford to absorb patients should a neighboring hospital be forced to close, the Distressed Hospital Loan Program could bring much-needed rapid financial relief for some that are on the very brink. The […]
CMS Issues Final Payment and Policy Updates for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities and Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024 inpatient rehabilitation facility prospective payment system (PPS) and inpatient psychiatric facility PPS final rules. The policy and payment provisions in the final rules are effective for FFY 2024 discharges, beginning Oct. 1. CHA is reviewing the regulations and will provide...
Proposed Rule Would Require Mental Health Parity for Health Plans
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The departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services have released a proposed rule to improve access to mental health services by requiring health plans to make changes when inadequate access is provided.
CHA Issues Summary of CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, Specialty Tables
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CHA has issued a three-part, members-only summary and specialty impact analysis, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc. (HPA), of the calendar year 2024 physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed rule. Comments are due to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services by 2 p.m. (PT) on Sept. 11.
CA Supreme Court Rules County Health Plans Not Immune From Liability for ED Reimbursement Claims
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On July 10, the California Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion, which found that a county health plan is not protected from liability by the Government Claims Act in a lawsuit brought by hospitals seeking reimbursement for emergency medical care provided to patients covered by the county’s health plan. By doing so, the court agreed...
Joint Commission Streamlines Accreditation Standards
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The Joint Commission will eliminate or consolidate more than 200 accreditation standards in its hospital and other accreditation programs as part of an initiative to retire standards that go beyond the Medicare conditions of participation (CoP).
Hospital Council Webinar Will Detail PG&E’s Community Wildfire Safety Program
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On Aug. 7, Hospital Council will host a webinar on PG&E’s Community Wildfire Safety Program (CWSP).
Please Support Seismic Reform Effort by July 28
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Late last month, we asked the CEO of every hospital in California to commit to a new approach to bring hospitals relief from the 2030 seismic standards.
