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 Letter Asks HHS Secretary to Address Unfair Payment Practices
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CHA has sent a letter to Mark Ghaly, MD, secretary of the California Health & Human Services Agency, asking him to direct the state’s health plan regulators to take immediate action to address the plans’ unfair payment practices.
Privacy Breach Reports Due March 1
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Federal law requires hospitals and other HIPAA-covered entities to report all 2022 HIPAA privacy breaches affecting fewer than 500 patients to the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by March 1.
Independent Dispute Resolution Entities Resume Issuing Certain Payment Determinations
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services posted guidance for certified independent dispute resolution (IDR) entities to resume issuing payment determinations for disputes involving out-of-network services and items furnished before Oct. 25, 2022. This is effective Feb. 27.
Electronic Clinical Quality Measure Submission Deadline is Feb. 28
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The deadline for hospitals that participate in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting and/or Medicare Promoting Interoperability Programs to submit data for the mandatory Safe Use of Opioids-Concurrent Prescribing electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) and three self-selected eCQMs is Feb. 28 at 11:59 p.m. (PT).
CMS to Hold Webinar on Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting Program
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On Feb. 28 at 11 a.m. (PT), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will hold a webinar on the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting Program. This presentation will include: Background Eligibility requirements Rulemaking process Registration Annual payment updates requirements Online tools The webinar slides are available for download from the Quality Reporting Center website...
Breaking Through on Emergency Medi-Cal Relief
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Over the past weeks and months, as CHA has been preparing its push for $1.5 billion in state relief to shore up a health care system on the edge, our messages continue to gain traction with media outlets throughout California.
CHPSO Hosting Three Webinars During Patient Safety Awareness Week
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During Patient Safety Awareness Week, which is recognized March 12-18, the Hospital Quality Institute and Collaborative Healthcare Patient Safety Organization will host three webinars that offer best practices on how to keep patients safe.
Applications for Extended Bundled Payments Model Due by May 31
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is now accepting applications from Medicare-enrolled providers, suppliers, and Medicare accountable care organizations to participate in the forthcoming two-year extension of the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced Model. The application deadline is May 31 at 2 p.m. (PT).
CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Medicaid DSH Third-Party Payments
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule that updates regulatory requirements of the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) program.
CMS Issues Proposed Rule Addressing Nursing Home Ownership
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule that would require nursing homes to disclose additional ownership and management information to CMS and to states. This is part of an effort to increase the transparency of nursing home ownership and management.
