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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Hospitals Face Long, Hard Road Back to ‘Normal’
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As vaccination rates climb and businesses begin to reopen, there is a growing sense that the pandemic is waning, but we must remember that it’s been barely more than 100 days since the number of COVID-19 cases peaked in California.
OSHPD Guidance Available for Hospital Supplier Diversity Reports Due on July 1
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The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) recently posted guidance and suggested templates for hospitals, which must annually submit a report to the office on their minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprise procurement efforts. The first supplier diversity report is due July 1. Hospitals can request a 30-day extension for reporting and may email their request to SupplierDiversity@oshpd.ca.gov.
Livanta to Begin Conducting Short Stay, Higher-Weighted Diagnosis Related Group Claim Reviews
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Livanta — the Medicare beneficiary and family-centered care quality improvement organization for California — will begin conducting Short Stay and Higher-Weighted Diagnosis Related Group claims reviews for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
HHS Eases Certain Requirements for Prescribing Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
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On April 28, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released new practice guidelines for administering buprenorphine.
CMS Issues FFY 2022 Long-Term Care Hospital PPS Proposed Rule
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its fiscal year (FY) 2022 updated payment policies and other provisions for the long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system (PPS). Comments on the proposed rule are due by 2 p.m. (PT) on June 28.
CMS Issues FFY 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule. Comments on the proposed rule are due to CMS by 2 p.m. (PT) on June 28.
CHA Provides Overview of Hospital Scorecards
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Several hospital organizations that rank or grade hospitals released updates this week, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Overall Hospital Star Ratings (searchable on Care Compare), Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grades, and Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals. The CMS star ratings updates were […]
CHA Alert Urges Congress to Reset the IMPACT Act
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On April 28, CHA issued an alert encouraging members to contact their congressional representative and request their support of H.R. 2455, The Resetting the Impact Act (TRIA) of 2021, which seeks to update the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of 2014 by requiring the use of more recent, relevant data in future payment policy development.
CMS Updates for the Week of April 26
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week: May 12 Hospice Quality Reporting Program Forum May 13 Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Webinar Addition of the QW Modifier to Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code 87636
CHA Submits Comments on Proposed Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule
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CHA has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights on its proposed rule that would modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to support and remove barriers to coordinated care and individual engagement.
