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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Choose From 11 Breakout Sessions at PSES Summit
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In addition to the keynote topic on attaining zero harm goals and two Safe Tables, attendees at the 2023 Patient Safety Evaluation System Summit on May 9-10 can choose from 11 breakout sessions.
CalBridge Funding Will Help Train Behavioral Health Navigators
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On March 1, the Department of Health Care Services awarded more than $4.6 million to 39 hospitals with emergency departments (EDs). Each hospital received $120,000 to train behavioral health navigators to help expand access to substance use disorder and mental health services.
Guide Available to Help Hospitals Bolster Cybersecurity
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response has released a roadmap to help health care organizations bolster cybersecurity.
HRSA Announces Funding Opportunity to Address Nursing Gaps
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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced a new funding opportunity — the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention - Pathway to Registered Nurse Program — to create a pathway from academic training to clinical practice. This would be accomplished through the creation and implementation of licensed practical nurse/licensed vocational nurse to registered nurse...
Health Plan Payment Practices Threaten Patient Care
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At a time when Modern Healthcare is asking whether 2022 was the worst year ever for health systems’ income, hospitals and health systems are being forced to cope with deteriorating performance among many health plans in providing prompt and fair reimbursement.
Application Deadline for Second Round of GME Residency Slots is March 31
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The application period for the second round of 200 graduate medical education (GME) residency positions under section 126 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, closes on March 31.
CHA Comments on Prior Authorization Proposed Rule
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CHA submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule to streamline prior authorization processes for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care, and federally facilitated marketplace health plans.
Learn More About Multipurpose Senior Services Program During CHA Webinar
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CHA is hosting a webinar on March 15 to increase awareness about the Multipurpose Senior Services Program, which provides social and health care management services to help individuals remain in their own homes and communities.
CHA Webinar Will Detail Updates to the BPCI-A Payment Model
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On March 21, CHA will host a webinar that will provide an overview of the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI-A) model, which was recently extended by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
CHA DataSuite Releases the Medicare Quality Programs Overview Report for FFYs 2021-2023
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CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific overview report of the Medicare quality programs. The report, which is designed in the business intelligence platform, summarizes hospital quality performance and impacts for the three Medicare inpatient programs: value-based purchasing (VBP), readmissions reduction program, and the hospital acquired condition (HAC) reduction program for federal fiscal years (FFYs) 2021...
