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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New Study on Hospital Consolidation Asserts Higher Prices in California for Some Services
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The California HealthCare Foundation has released a new report asserting that hospital consolidation in California has resulted in higher prices for selected health care services.
Executive Order Directs HHS to Implement Market-Based Reforms to Medicare
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President Trump has issued an executive order instructing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to pursue policies to strengthen the Medicare program “through alternative payment methodologies that link payment to value, increase choice, and lower regulatory burdens imposed upon providers.”
California Department of Public Health Updates Reportable Disease Requirements
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has recently updated the disease and condition reporting requirements and made several significant changes to the list of what must be reported to local health departments, and when.
CMS to Hold Listening Session on Medicare-Severity DRG Complication and More
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CMS will hold a listening session next week on the Medicare-Severity Diagnosis-Related Group (MS-DRG) Complication and Comorbidity/Major Complication and Comorbidity Comprehensive Analysis included in the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2020 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) final rule. The session takes place at 11 a.m. (PT) on Oct. 8.
CDPH to Hold Stakeholder Meetings on Regulations for Dialysis Service and Hospital Rehabilitation, Supportive Services
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The California Department of Public Health has announced two upcoming stakeholder meetings: one on Oct. 10 to solicit feedback on regulations related to dialysis service and organ transplant centers, and one on Oct. 15 to discuss hospital rehabilitation, outpatient, and supportive services regulations.
DHCS Releases New Hospital Directed Payment Data Sets
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Last week, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) released a new hospital directed payment data set, available via the Secure File Transfer Protocol site. The site is intended only for file transfers, and uploaded files will be deleted within 45 days. The data cover state fiscal year 2017-18 Phase 2 (Jan. 1–June 30, 2018), and the name of the new file will be “HospitalName_1718_P2.”
Proposition 56 Graduate Medical Education Grant Application Cycle Opens
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Grant applications for California’s graduate medical education (GME) CalMedForce program are being accepted through Oct. 28. The $40 million in available funding is allocated for primary care and emergency medicine residency programs, with priority given to programs that benefit medically underserved areas and populations.
Alternate Destination Provisions Removed From Proposed Paramedic Regulations; Pilot Projects Extended
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In its fourth round of requesting public comments on proposed regulations for paramedic training and scope of practice, the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) removed provisions permitting paramedics to transport patients to sobering centers and mental health crisis stabilization units. Simultaneously, the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development announced it will extend authorization for pilot alternate destination projects through November 2021.
CHA Seminar Will Feature CDPH Updates on Center for Health Care Quality
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CHA will host a seminar Nov. 19 in Sacramento and Nov. 21 in Pasadena featuring California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Deputy Director Heidi Steinecker, who will share her vision and plan for change within the CDPH Center for Health Care Quality.
CHA Releases Final Draft Model of 2019-21 Hospital Fee Program
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Yesterday, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) submitted a final draft of the Hospital Fee Program (VI) fee and payment model to the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS). Over the past six months, CHA has worked closely with DHCS in finalizing the next hospital fee program. The model should be considered a final draft until the state receives official CMS approval, though CHA and DHCS do not expect significant changes during the CMS review and approval process.
