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Texas District Court Rules in Favor of Providers in No Surprises Act Legal Challenge
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A Texas District Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of hospitals and providers in a suit brought by the Texas Medical Association challenging the administration’s Sept. 30, 2021, interim final rule (IFR).
President Biden Extends COVID-19 National Emergency Declaration
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President Biden has extended the national emergency declaration for the COVID-19 pandemic beyond March 1, when it was set to expire.
CMS Issues Billing Codes for New COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Treatment
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the emergency use of the monoclonal antibody bebtelovimab for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adult and pediatric patients, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has created new billing codes for the treatment.
Provider Relief Fund Reporting Period 2 Deadline Approaching
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Hospitals and other providers have until March 31 to report on their use of Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments received from July 1 to Dec. 31, 2020.
CDPH Revises Booster Mandate
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On Feb. 22, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) updated its State Public Health Officer Order requiring hospitals to verify health care worker vaccination status and test unvaccinated workers.
Same State, Different Worlds
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.There are two Californias when it comes to health care. In one, patients and communities are well-served by their health care system. Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other providers are easily accessible, offer a wide variety of services at multiple locations, and deliver […]
C. Duane Dauner: Health Care Hall of Famer
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In the heart of Philadelphia, just across the Delaware River from New Jersey, sits the nation’s oldest hospital, built more than two decades before the American Revolution. Pennsylvania Hospital holds many of health care’s artistic treasures: the famous painting “Christ Healing the Sick in the Temple,” and portraits of pioneers like Dr. Benjamin Rush, surgeon general of the Continental Army, and Dr. Philip Syng Physick, known as the father of American surgery. The hospital’s main floor is also home to Modern Healthcare’s gallery of the Health Care Hall of Fame, on display since the first honorees were inducted in 1988.
RNs, LVNs, CNAs, Paramedics, Additional Staff Available to Impacted Hospitals
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The state has medical surge personnel in the staging pool who it would like to allocate to impacted facilities.
HCAI Distributing Stakeholder Survey on Supplier Diversity
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On April 5, the Hospital Supplier Diversity Commission, which is required under California’s Health and Safety Code Section 1339.85, will meet to finalize draft recommendations for the hospital industry on the best way to increase supplier diversity.
Updates for the Week of Feb. 14
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:
