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2025 HR Conference Offers Continuing Education Credits
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What’s happening: In partnership with the Hospital Association of Southern California, CHA will host the two-day 2025 HR Conference in Long Beach, taking place Feb. 19 from noon to 5 p.m. and Feb. 20 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. What else to know: The conference will cover topics relevant to human resource (HR) professionals,...
HCAI Webinar to Cover Seismic Grant Program for Small and Rural Hospitals
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What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Access and Information’s (HCAI) Office of Facility Loan Insurance is conducting a webinar on Feb. 20 from 10 a.m. to noon (PT) to discuss a seismic grant program for small, rural, and critical access hospitals. What else to know: The webinar will cover eligibility criteria, additions to the...
CMS Announces Quality Reporting Exceptions for Hospitals Impacted by Los Angeles Fires
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What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is granting exceptions for certain measures in Medicare quality reporting and value-based programs to hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, and post-acute providers in designated areas affected by the California Wildfires and Straight-line Winds public health emergency in Los Angeles. What else to know: If providers voluntarily report...
CDPH Issues All Facilities Letter on Public Notice for Inpatient Psychiatric, Perinatal Services Closures
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What’s happening: The California Department of Public Health’s All Facilities Letter 25-05, issued on Feb. 3, notifies general acute care and acute psychiatric hospitals of the enactment of Senate Bill (SB) 1300 (Chapter 894, Statutes of 2024). What else to know: Per SB 1300, a hospital that is closing an inpatient psychiatric unit or perinatal...
California Air Resources Board Seeks Feedback on Climate Disclosure Regulations
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What’s happening: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is working to implement Senate Bill (SB) 253 (2023) and SB 261 (2023), also known as the climate disclosure bills, and seeks feedback by March 21 on several technical questions related to implementation for regulatory development. What else to know: These climate disclosure bills aim to improve...
OHCA Board Approves Creation of Hospital Sector, Paves Way for Lower Spending Targets in 2026
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What’s happening: At the Jan. 28 Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) board meeting, the board voted 6-0 to create a statewide hospital sector and focused on options for imposing stricter spending targets on a limited set of “high-cost” hospitals.
Health Facilities Must Work With College Nursing Programs on Clinical Placements
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What’s happening: Effective Jan. 1, Assembly Bill (AB) 1577 (2024) added Section 12775 to the Health and Safety Code, requiring health facilities and clinics to meet with a community college or California State University that has an approved school of nursing upon the college’s request and work in good faith to meet the nursing program’s...
2025 Symposium to Tackle Critical Challenges Facing Rural Health Care
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What’s happening: CHA’s 40th Rural Health Care Symposium, taking place March 10-11 in Sacramento, will provide opportunities to connect with colleagues, exchange ideas, and tackle the critical challenges facing rural health care.
What else to know: Registration is open to CHA member hospitals.
Immigration, Citizenship Orders Do Not Alter Patient Privacy Protections
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A recent presidential executive order related to birthright citizenship (which has been temporarily blocked by a federal court) and a directive to remove a layer of protection for certain locations (including schools, churches, and hospitals) from immigration enforcement have raised many questions about the appropriate response and requirements for hospitals.
CHA Comments on Medicare Advantage Proposals for 2026
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What’s happening: CHA submitted comments in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed policy and technical changes to Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D programs for contract year 2026. What else to know: Finalization of the proposed rule is expected in April — in time for MA plans to bid to...
