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Updates for the Week of Feb. 14

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:​​​​

Privacy Breach Reports Due March 1

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Federal law requires hospitals and other HIPAA-covered entities to report all 2021 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.  

DHCS to Host Webinar on Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan Request for Proposal

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The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will host a webinar on Feb. 15 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. (PT) to share how the agency will leverage the managed care plan request for proposal (RFP) and managed care contracts to further DHCS’ goal of enhancing how care is delivered to Medi-Cal members.  

A Path Forward on Ambulance Patient Offload Times

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While the number of COVID-19 cases in California is beginning to taper on the heels of the largest surge since the pandemic began, hospitals continue to see high numbers of patients needing care — not unexpected since hospitalizations typically lag cases by about two weeks, and the backlog of patients needing other types of care remains long. 

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