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DataGen to Host Webinar on FFY 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule Analysis
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CHA members are invited to register for DataGen’s webinar on the federal fiscal year 2022 inpatient prospective payment system final rule and analysis on Sept. 2 at noon (PT). Registration is required, and a recording will be available.
CHA Issues Summary of FFY 2022 Skilled-Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Final Rule
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CHA has issued a members-only summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., of the federal fiscal year 2022 skilled-nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system final rule. The regulation is effective Oct. 1.
CHA Comments on Home Health PPS Proposed Rule
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CHA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the calendar year (CY) 2022 proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system. In the letter, CHA urges CMS to: Delay the proposed expansion of the home health Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program and solicit broad stakeholder input on VBP design in future rulemaking Reconsider its proposal to revise the...
CHA’s Coyle Joins Statewide HIE Stakeholder Advisory Group
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CHA President & CEO Carmela Coyle has been asked to join the HIE Stakeholder Advisory Group — building California’s first-ever, statewide Health and Human Services Data Exchange — Framework as the hospital representative.
HQI to Host Webinar about HQI Cares, a New Program to Build Cultures of Safety
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HQI recently launched HQI Cares: Implementing BETA HEART®, a program in partnership with BETA Healthcare Group aimed at helping hospitals develop reliable, sustainable cultures of patient safety and consistent, empathetic, and transparent responses to adverse events.
CHA Reminds Members That Despite Federal Standards, Cal/OSHA COVID-19 ETS Still Applies in California
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As hospitals under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) authority have been actively implementing the emergency temporary standard (ETS) released on June 10, the American Hospital Association has been encouraging hospitals to comment on the regulation, arguing that the “OSHA COVID-19 ETS would jeopardize … the collective efforts by the field to follow...
Additional mRNA Vaccine Dose Authorized for ‘Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised’ Individuals
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On Aug. 12, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the emergency use authorization (EUA) for both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to allow for the use of an additional dose in certain immunocompromised individuals ages 12 and older. Following that announcement, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a recommendation that...
CDPH Requires SNFs to Verify Visitor Vaccination
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The California Department of Public Health has issued updated guidance that requires skilled-nursing facilities (SNFs) to develop and implement a process for verifying the vaccination status of all visitors.
CDC Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters for All, CMS Updates Coding Guidance
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced plans to begin offering COVID-19 booster shots to all individuals beginning the week of Sept. 20 and starting eight months after an individual’s second dose, pending authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and a review by the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee.
CMS to Issue Emergency Regulation Requiring Nursing Home Staff to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19
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On Aug. 18, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced it is developing an emergency regulation requiring staff vaccinations within the nation’s more than 15,000 Medicare and Medicaid-participating nursing homes.
