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CHA Alert Urges Congress to Protect Program Eligibility for 340B Hospitals During COVID-19 PHE
On June 9, CHA issued an alert asking hospitals to urge their U.S. senators and representatives to support bipartisan legislation that preserves program eligibility for certain 340B hospitals during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
CDPH Encourages Hospitals to Vaccinate Patients for COVID-19 Prior to Discharge
In an effort to further advance COVID-19 vaccination, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is encouraging general acute care hospitals and acute psychiatric hospitals to vaccinate patients prior to discharge. CDPH makes this recommendation in All Facilities Letter (AFL) 21-20 , which was released on June 9.
CHA DataSuite Releases Quality Measure Trends, FFY 2023 Preliminary Wage Index and Occupational Mix Analyses
CHA DataSuite has issued two hospital-specific analyses for hospitals. The first analysis is of the Medicare hospital federal fiscal year (FFY) 2023 preliminary wage index and occupational mix data — which is designed in the Information Builders (IB) platform — and a second analysis covers the first quarter of 2021 quality program measure designed in the IB platform.
Integration, Employer Costs Will Be Focus of Coming Fight in DC
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The heavy press is on in Washington, DC, as employer interest groups lobby legislators to take action on a pair of issues critical to hospitals: health care costs, which many see as driven higher by increased system integration, and the growing expenses for employers to provide health insurance as a result of those higher costs.
HQI to Host Webinar on Substance Use Disorder and Perinatal Mental Health
As part of its Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) Learning Community, the Hospital Quality Institute will host a complimentary webinar from noon to 1 p.m. (PT) on June 17 to discuss substance use disorders in the context of perinatal mental health and how perinatal providers and staff can help patients suffering from substance use disorders in the perinatal period.
Guide Offers Help for a Loved One Who Is Suicidal
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has released a new guide called Helping Your Loved One Who is Suicidal: A Guide for Family and Friends. This guide is designed to help families who have a loved one who is suicidal or has made a suicide attempt. It provides information on understanding suicide, warning signs and action steps to...
CDPH Updates Recommendations for COVID-19 Testing at General Acute Care Hospitals
On June 7, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released updated COVID-19 testing recommendations for both health care personnel (HCP) and patients at general acute care hospitals (GACHs). The revised All Facilities Letter (AFL) 20-88.1 reflects updated recommendations in light of HCP and patients now, in many cases, being fully vaccinated.
CMS Increases Payments for Administration of At-Home COVID-19 Vaccinations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced an additional payment amount for administering in-home COVID-19 vaccinations to homebound Medicare beneficiaries.
Providers May Request Interim Reconciliation Report for Medicare Advanced and Accelerated Repayments
Providers may request an interim reconciliation report from Noridian Healthcare Solutions, the Medicare administrative contractor (MAC) for California, that summarizes the amount of Medicare Advanced and Accelerated Payment (MAAP) repayments recouped compared to the amounts still outstanding.
Emergency Cal/OSHA Regulations Seek to Define Normal Consumption of PPE
Last year, to combat COVID-19, Gov. Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2537 (Rodriguez), which required all acute care hospitals to create and maintain a supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) equal to three months of normal consumption. As the phrase “normal consumption” was undefined in the bill, this created significant confusion for hospitals.
