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 Webinar on Using Z Codes to Document Social Determinants of Health
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The American Hospital Association will host a March 12 webinar from 10 a.m. to noon (PT) on using Z codes to document social determinants of health. Webinar participants will learn how social determinants impact health, how to code them and how coding benefits patients and communities.
Privacy Breach Reports Due Feb. 29
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Federal law requires hospitals and other Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)-covered entities to report all 2019 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 Feb. 29.
CHA’s Human Resources Conference to Offer Strategies for Addressing Unconscious Bias
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CHA’s Human Resources Conference: Bringing Order to Chaos, March 23-24 in Pasadena, will feature a session on addressing unconscious bias in the workplace, including how it affects patient care and professional relationships. Beginning this year, a single conference replaces CHA’s former employee safety/workers’ compensation seminar and its labor and employment seminar, combining both into a one-and-a-half-day event.
DHCS Issues Monthly Stakeholder Update
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The Department of Health Care Services has released its monthly Stakeholder Communication Update. Among other topics, the February edition includes information on the department’s leadership transitions; the Governor’s proposed budget; the Behavioral Health Integration Incentive Program; the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System; the medication-assisted treatment expansion project; the transition of pharmacy services from Medi-Cal managed care to fee-for-service; nonmedical transportation providers in Medi-Cal fee-for-service; Medicaid optional benefits restoration; trauma screenings; and upcoming meetings and webinars.
Court Issues Order in Unrepresented Patients Case
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On Jan. 27, the Alameda County Superior Court issued an order about who can consent to treatment on behalf of so-called “unrepresented patients” in nursing homes — residents who lack the capacity to make health care decisions and have no family members or friends willing to act on their behalf.
Register Now to Participate in Annual Washington, D.C. Advocacy Program
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Register now to join hospital leaders from throughout California for the CHA/American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Advocacy Program. Participants will head to Washington, D.C. April 19-22 to meet personally with members of Congress about the health care issues of greatest importance to hospitals — and to the people and communities they serve.
Member Briefing Feb. 21 to Train Hospital Leaders on CHA’s New Seismic Advocacy Toolkit
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CHA will host a members-only briefing Feb. 21 from 11 a.m. – noon (PT) to discuss its sponsored legislation on hospital seismic safety requirements — including how hospitals can help lawmakers understand why the bill matters to communities throughout California.
DHCS to Host Webinar Feb. 26 on ACEs Aware Initiative
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The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is hosting a live webinar from noon to 1 p.m. (PT) on Feb. 26 with California’s Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH. The webinar marks the first in a series and will provide an overview of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Aware initiative.
CHA Issues Summary of Proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2021
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CHA has issued a summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, of the proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2021 issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The notice proposes policy changes including regulatory and financial standards for payers participating on federal and state exchanges such as Covered California.
CHA DataSuite Releases Revised Data Reports for FFY 2021 Medicare Hospital Wage Index and Occupational Mix
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CHA has provided member hospitals and health systems with preliminary reports on Medicare hospital wage index and occupational mix data. The reports are intended to provide a comparative review of the data that will be used to develop the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021 Medicare hospital wage index. Hospitals are urged to review these data and submit requests for corrections by Feb. 14.
