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.
Newsroom
CDPH Reminds Hospitals About Required Weekly Data Reporting
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
The California Department of Public Health is reminding all hospitals that they are required to report patient level information for each hospitalized person who tests positive for COVID-19. This reporting is required weekly.
MIPS Facility-Based Scoring Not Available for Performance Year 2021
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
In the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS)/long-term care hospital (LTCH) PPS final rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) finalized a measure suppression policy for several hospital reporting programs. The policy is in response to the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE).
CHA Employs Multi-Pronged Approach to Improve Access to Federal Funding for COVID-19 Relief for Hospitals
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
Three federal laws enacted in 2020 created and funded a $186.5 billion Provider Relief Fund (PRF) to help hospitals and other health care providers manage the financial burden imposed by COVID-19. While initial distributions from the PRF reached hospitals quickly in early 2020, additional distributions have been both slow and fraught with challenging deadlines, unclear criteria for applications, and uncertain reporting requirements.
Communications Roundup
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
CHA communications highlights for August include:
Kaiser Family Foundation Report Examines Pandemic’s Effects on Children
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation has found parents are reporting notable adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s academic and social development as a new school year approaches.
CDPH Requests Hospitals Submit Update of Emergency Contacts
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
On Aug. 24, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released All Facilities Letter (AFL) 21-33, which requests that hospitals and other licensed facilities provide contact information for a designated emergency contact and, optionally, an alternate point of contact. CDPH requests these updates from time to time through an AFL.
State Attorney General Calls for Full Compliance with Health Data Privacy Laws
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
On Aug. 24, California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued guidance to health care facilities and providers reminding them of their obligation to comply with state and federal health data privacy laws.
HRSA Releases Provider Relief Fund ‘Lost Revenues Guide’
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
On Aug. 24, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released a Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Lost Revenue Guide.
CMS Increases Medicare Payments for At-Home COVID-19 Vaccinations
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will increase the reimbursement for at-home COVID-19 vaccines by $35 per vaccination when the shots are administered to multiple residents in one home or communal home setting. This new amount is on top of the earlier increase in June for vaccines administered in a beneficiary’s home.
Senate Urges HHS Secretary to Immediately Release PRF Funds
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
On Aug. 26, 43 members of the U.S. Senate, including Sens. Feinstein and Padilla, sent a bipartisan letter to Health & Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra calling for the immediate release of the remaining Provider Relief Funds to hospitals and providers.
