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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Donate Life Month Emphasizes Importance of Organ Donation
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April is National Donate Life Month, a time when organizations across the country educate and motivate individuals to register as organ, eye and tissue donors.
Hospitals that educate staff and community members about the need for donors can earn recognition from the Health Resources and Services Administration. For more information, contact donation@hrsa.gov.
One organ donor can save the lives of up to eight people and heal countless others with tissue donation. Anyone — regardless of age, ethnicity, or medical history — can register as a donor and help save the life of one of the over 21,000 people on California’s organ transplant waiting list. More information is available from Donate Life California, the state-authorized nonprofit organization that manages the registry.
General Acute Care, Acute Psychiatric Hospitals May Use Medication-Assisted Treatment for Narcotic Addiction
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The California Department of Public Health has released All Facilities Letter (AFL) 19-02.1, which rescinds AFL 19-02 and further clarifies licensing requirements related to treatment for narcotic addiction.
2017-19 Hospital Fee Invoices Due April 3
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In September 2018, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) sent hospitals invoices covering the last four fee-for-service (FFS) cycles of the 2017-19 Hospital Fee Program. The third invoice, Cycle 9 FFS, covers Jan. 1 – March 31, 2019, and is due April 3. Hospitals will receive the corresponding FFS payment on April 22.
CMS Postpones Billing Edits for OPPS Providers With Multiple Service Locations
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has postponed billing edits for outpatient providers with multiple service locations — scheduled to start in April — for three additional months.
Building Standards Commission Accepting Comments on Proposed Changes to Building Codes
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The California Building Standards Commission is now accepting comments on proposed rules that would align current building codes with a law enacted last year, Assembly Bill (AB) 2190 (Chapter 673, Statutes of 2018).
CHA Hosts Lobby Action Day to Ensure Medi-Cal Funding From Proposition 55
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Today, CHA member hospitals participated in a lobby action day in Sacramento to encourage legislators to ask the administration to reset the calculation of Proposition 55 funds. During the event, 20 hospital leaders met with key legislators and their staff, urging them to support the voters’ intent and direct crucial health care funding to Medi-Cal.
CHA Launches Social Media Campaign to Help Frame Affordability Debate
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Yesterday, CHA launched a new month-long social media campaign — directed at lawmakers in California — related to the ongoing issue of health care affordability. The launch included a special video message from Carmela Coyle, CHA President & CEO, which highlights the many factors that contribute to rising health care costs.
CMS Approves Hospital Fee Program Managed Care Rates for State Fiscal Year 2015-16
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This week, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) shared four approval letters, dated March 18, from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Hospitals should share the relevant letters, linked here, with their accounting firms:
Two-plan counties County-organized health system counties Geographic managed care counties Rural expansion counties
CHA Comments on Veterans Community Care Program Proposed Rule
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CHA has submitted comments to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on its proposed rule implementing the Veterans Community Care Program, which will replace the Veterans Choice Program as required by the MISSON Act of 2018.
CHA Asks Hospitals to Urge Legislators to Oppose Nurse Staffing Ratio Penalties
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Earlier this week, CHA sent an Advocacy Alert to hospital leaders about Senate Bill 227 (Leyva, D-Chino), a bill that would create significant penalties for hospitals that do not meet nurse staffing ratios. CHA urges hospital leaders to contact their representatives about this harmful bill, which would increase costs without providing any benefit to patients.
