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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AHA to Host All-Member Advocacy Event on March 16
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New legislation to help hospitals is starting to move through Congress and it may move quickly. Please join the American Hospital Association (AHA) for a special virtual advocacy event on March 16 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. (PT) to hear the latest on the health care legislative package under consideration and priority issues. CHA will be issuing an Alert with additional details about the legislation and talking points before the AHA event.
CHA Raises Concerns, Asks for Clarifications on Provider Relief Fund Reporting Instructions
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CHA submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) asking it to provide additional and necessary clarifications related to the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) reporting instructions. In the letter, CHA details specific concerns and recommendations to HHS, including:
CEO Message: Relief for California Hospitals Can Come in Many Ways — But it Must Come
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Today, President Biden signed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package that will bring much-needed relief to a wide swath of the country including: an extension of jobless supplement programs, direct $1,400 payments to most Americans, an expansion of the child tax credit, support for restaurants, rental assistance, support for schools, and billions of dollars to state and local governments.
Updates for the Week of March 8
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:
Medicare Part A Cost Report Appeals Listening Session — March 16
April 2021 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)
CHART Model Community Transformation Track Letters of Interest Accepted Due April 13, Application Deadline Extended to May 11
CMS Revises Timelines, Application for Medicare Shared Savings Program Cycle for January 1, 2022 Start
Kidney Care Choices Model’s First Performance Year Start Date Now January 1, 2022
Save the Date: March 30 CMS Quality Programs Bi-Monthly Forum
HHS Extends Comment Period for Proposed Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has extended the comment period for the proposed rule that makes changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rule. Comments are now due to HHS by 2 p.m. (PT) on May 6.
CMS Extends Limited Survey Activity to March 22
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On Jan. 20, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services posted a memo limiting federal survey activity by the California Department of Public Health and other state survey agencies to immediate jeopardy allegations, with some exceptions. The original expiration date of Feb. 20 has been extended to March 22.
Hospital PPE Stockpile Deadline Approaching While Ambiguity Remains
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Labor Code 6403.3 requires general acute care hospitals to maintain a stockpile of specified personal protective equipment, beginning April 1, in the amount equal to three months of normal consumption.
CDPH Adopts CDC Guidance on Quarantine of Vaccinated Persons; CDC Releases Recommendations on Vaccinated Persons in Non-Health Care Settings
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On March 5, at CHA’s request, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) revised All Facilities Letter 21-08 to adopt the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) guidance that — as a strategy to alleviate staffing shortages — hospitals can forgo quarantining vaccinated health care personnel following a high-risk exposure if they are fully vaccinated, were vaccinated in the last three months, and are asymptomatic.
Senate Passes COVID-19 Relief Package That Includes CHA-Supported Provisions
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On March 6, the Senate passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package focused on vaccines, testing, public health, and aiding individuals and families. The Senate made some changes to the House-passed version, so the House will need to vote on the Senate version before sending the measure to President Biden for his signature. Among the CHA-supported provisions important to hospitals and health systems are:
Updates for the Week of March 1
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following updates this week:
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality seeks submission of scientific studies to support research on Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication
- 3Q 2020 Clinical, HAI, and PC-01 Data Submission Deadline March 18, 2021
- Third quarter (3Q) 2020 Chart-Abstracted Clinical measures (SEP-1)
- 3Q 2020 Perinatal Care (PC-01) measure
- 3Q 2020 Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) measures
- IQR 3Q 2020 Population and Sampling Data Due March 18, 2021
