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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CHA Comments on IPPS Proposed Rule
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CHA has submitted comments on the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule.
Updates for the Week of June 5
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Q1 2023 HCAHPS Data Due By July 5
Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model: May Newsletter
CMS seeks comments on development of electronic clinical quality measure on screening for social risk factors
Register for 2023 CMS HL7 FHIR Connectathon
Minimum Wage Bill Heads to Assembly; Amendments Fail to Address Cost Concerns
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Last week, after multiple votes within a single day, a host of verbal concessions and future promises between legislators, and a few amendments, a bill that would raise the minimum wage for all health care workers in all settings in California to $25 an hour squeaked through the state Senate with the minimum number of votes needed.
CMS Issues Final Rule Related to Medicare Advantage Days in Disproportionate Share Calculation
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On June 7, CMS issued a final rule related to the treatment of Medicare Advantage days for the purpose of calculating a hospital’s disproportionate patient percentage. The rule is in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Azar v. Allina Health Services and applies to cost reporting periods starting before fiscal year 2014. CHA is...
Hospital Supplier Diversity Reports for 2022 Due July 1
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CHA is reminding members that hospital supplier diversity reports for calendar year 2022 are due on July 1.
EMSA Releases 10-Year California EMS System Strategic Plan
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The Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) has released the California EMS System Strategic Plan, which was developed by the Strategic Planning Advisory Committee. This comprehensive 10-year plan is the result of extensive collaboration and hard work among stakeholders across the state, including CHA.
Reminder: HQI to Host June 14 Webinar on Cybersecurity
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The Hospital Quality Institute is reminding members that on June 14, it will host a webinar on cybersecurity with the America Hospital Association’s (AHA) John Riggi.
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...
Thanks to You, Letter to Delay DSH Cuts Secures Broad Bipartisan Support
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Last month, 41 members of California’s congressional delegation signed on to a bipartisan letter to the Republican and Democratic leaders of the House of Representatives asking that they protect the state’s safety net hospitals from devastating federal cuts.
CMS Removes COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Health Care Workers
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule withdrawing the COVID-19 vaccination requirements for workers in most health care settings that receive Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement. They include but are not limited to hospitals, dialysis facilities, ambulatory surgical settings, home health agencies, and long-term care facilities.
