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CDPH Updates All Facilities Letters on COVID-19 Vaccines, Space Waivers
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released updated All Facilities Letters (AFLs) on COVID-19 vaccines and program flexibility requests on space requirements. The AFLs include: AFL 21-20.2 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine Recommendations for Eligible Individuals Prior to Discharge: Recommends general acute hospitals and acute psychiatric hospitals offer COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible individuals...
More Must Be Done for Californians Facing Behavioral Health Conditions
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“Hospital emergency departments house homeless mental health patients for days — and sometimes weeks — while they wait for mental health bed capacity to open due to a severe shortage of inpatient and step-down unit beds.” — Sacramento County Grand Jury Investigative Report, June 2023
HCAI to Host Webinar on Seismic Reports That Are Due This Year
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The Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) will hold a webinar on June 20 from 9 a.m. to noon (PT) that will cover two reports on the 2030 seismic requirements that hospitals must submit by the end of this year.
DHCS Releases Private Hospital-Directed Payment Encounter Files
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On June 9, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) uploaded three new hospital-directed payment encounter files, available via the Secure File Transfer Protocol site. It is important for hospitals to download these files as soon as possible as the site is only intended for file transfers, not ongoing storage, and uploaded files will be...
CDPH Issues Updated Guidance on Skilled-Nursing Facility Management Requirements
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued All Facilities Letter (AFL) 23-17, which provides updated information on new requirements regarding licensure, changes of ownership (CHOW), and changes in management companies (CHOM) for skilled-nursing facilities (SNFs) and intermediate care facilities (ICFs).
CHA Releases Summary of Final Rule on Medicare Part C Days in DSH Calculation
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CHA has issued a members-only summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., of a final rule on the treatment of Medicare Part C patient days in the Medicare disproportionate share hospital calculation. The policy is effective Aug. 8.
CHA Issues Summary of Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Proposed Rule
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CHA has issued a members-only summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., of a proposed rule to implement policies in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program related to legislative requirements addressing drug misclassification, as well as drug pricing and product data misreporting by manufacturers. The proposed rule also includes several other program integrity and program administration...
Reminder: CHA to Host Webinar on Implementing Age-Friendly Care Throughout the Health Care System
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Older adults who experience acute health events are regularly managed through services provided in multiple settings – emergency departments, inpatient care, and post-acute care settings – and require several risky care transitions. These episodes are among the top drivers of health care costs and poor outcomes for aging populations. Hospitals have responded by implementing cross-continuum...
Deadline Extended to June 21 to Ask Congress and CMS to Fix Inadequate Payment Proposal
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The deadline for members of Congress to sign a bipartisan letter asking Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to ensure next year’s Medicare inpatient payments to hospitals accurately reflect the cost of providing care has been extended to June 21.
HRSA Launches Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program
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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has launched a new Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program to recruit and retain clinicians who provide health care to children and adolescents.
