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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CHA Releases Report on New Laws Impacting Hospitals in 2022
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CHA has posted its 2020 Report on Legislation, summarizing the year’s most significant health care-related bills. The report serves as a reference tool to help hospitals comply with new laws.
FDA Authorizes Booster Doses for Moderna, Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccines
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has amended emergency use authorization (EUA) for COVID-19 vaccines to allow booster doses for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. Specifically, the EUA allows for a single-dose booster in the following circumstances: Ages 65 and older Ages 18-64 at high risk of severe COVID-19 Ages 18-64 with frequent institutional or occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2 The use of a...
CMS Innovation Center Outlines Strategy for Next 10 Years
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The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation issued a white paper outlining its strategic direction for the next 10 years.
According to the Center, the goal of the new strategy is to achieve equitable outcomes through high-quality, affordable, person-centered care, carried out through five strategic objectives:
Drive accountable care Advance health equity Support innovation Address affordability Partner to achieve system transformation
Additional information is available in an FAQ document and on the Innovation Center website.
HQI to Host Webinar on Breastfeeding and Perinatal Mental Health
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As part of its Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) Learning Community, the Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) will host a free webinar on Oct. 21 from noon to 1 p.m. (PT) on breastfeeding and perinatal mental health. The webinar, which will be led by perinatal health and mental health advocate and consultant Nakeisha Robinson, MA, LMFT, will discuss the role that breast/chestfeeding plays in perinatal mental health and identify ways to support breast/chestfeeding for individuals struggling with mental health disorders. The PMH Learning Community is HQI’s program aimed at strengthening...
CDPH Seeking Stakeholder Input on Title 22 Revisions
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On Oct. 12, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released All Facilities Letter (AFL) 21-38, which seeks input from stakeholders in amending Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations related to general acute care hospitals. Specifically, CDPH is requesting feedback on the regulations related to general acute care hospitals on coronary care service, dental service, intensive care service, distinct part intermediate care...
HHS Renews COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration
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The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration for another 90 days, effective Oct. 18.
The 90-day renewal puts the public health emergency in place through Jan. 16, 2022, and ensures flexibilities — like waivers and special rules tied to the declaration — remain in place for providers.
CHA Key Messages Address Workforce Shortages
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As workforce shortages continue to threaten health care for Californians, CHA has prepared key messages that hospitals can use or customize when talking with policy makers, the media, or the public about this issue.
Interim Surprise Billing Rule Hurts Patients
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As California’s hospitals continue to slog through the peaks and valleys of the COVID-19 pandemic, all while enduring incessant and devastating blows to the resources they rely on for patient care, an additional burden from the federal government is beginning to materialize.
Updates for the Week of Oct. 11
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:
CDC Issues Operational Planning Information to Prepare for Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued operational planning information to prepare jurisdictions for the eventual distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccines to the pediatric population.
