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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Federal COVID-19 Uninsured Program to Sunset, But DHCS Will Continue State Program
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The Health Resources and Services Administration has announced that it is ending the federal COVID-19 Uninsured Program because there are insufficient funds to continue.
CHA Issues Alert on Patient Medication Safety, Staffing Agency Transparency
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On March 25, CHA issued an alert asking members to urge state senators to support bills that protect patient medication safety and bring transparency to staffing agency practices.
CDC Updates Mask Guidance for Visitors
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance to recommend that people visiting health care facilities use the most protective form of source control, including N-95 masks.
HCAI Provides Updates on Vulnerable Populations for Hospital Community Benefits Plans
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Per a recent update from the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), hospitals should begin consulting with community groups to identify community needs in the new “vulnerable populations” definition categories during their Community Health Needs Assessments.
2019-21 Hospital Fee Program Invoices Due April 20
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Invoices for the 2019-21 Hospital Fee Program, fee-for-service cycle 10 payments are due April 20.
The Middle Innings of the Legislative Cycle
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If California’s legislative session — which runs from January through the end of September — can be looked at as a nine-inning baseball game, we’re just weeks away from the middle three innings. That means legislative priorities are coming into sharper focus and strategy is beginning to turn to tactics.
Optimized CURES Will Be Released April 11
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The California Department of Justice (DOJ) will release the optimized Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) on April 11.
CHA Supports Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act
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CHA is urging members of the state’s Congressional delegation to support the bipartisan Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act, which would extend the existing Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) waiver for two years beyond the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE).
CMS Resumes Laboratory Survey Activity
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced it will fully resume laboratory survey activity — as required by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) — following a suspension in enforcement action during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE).
HCAI Releases Notice About Temporary Changes to Accommodate Additional Patients
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In response to the California Department of Public Health’s March 16 All Facilities Letter (AFL) 20-26.12, the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) has released a notice to health care facilities about temporary changes to accommodate additional patients during the COVID-19 state of emergency.
