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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CMS to Host Special Open Door Forum on Provider Requirements Under No Surprises Act
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will hold a special open door forum at 11 a.m. (PT) on Dec. 8 on provider requirements under the No Surprises Act as outlined in two interim final rules released earlier this year. These provisions include patient billing protections when getting emergency care, non-emergency care from out-of-network providers at in-network facilities, and air ambulance services from...
Communications Roundup
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Recent CHA communications highlights include:
Special Elections Will Fill Two Assembly Seats
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Two announcements this week from the state Assembly will trigger special elections.
DHCS Releases RFA for Behavioral Health Project
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The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has announced the release of the Request for Applications (RFA) for the Behavioral Health Justice Intervention Services (BHJIS) Project.
Federal Court Temporarily Halts CMS Vaccine Mandate Interim Final Rule
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On Nov. 30, a federal district court in Louisiana issued a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking enforcement of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) interim final rule requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in most health care settings that receive Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement.
CHA DataSuite Releases Readmissions Reduction Program Analysis for FFY 2022
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CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 Readmissions Reduction Program, designed in the Business Intelligence platform.
CMS Releases Model Language for No Surprises Act Forms
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a number of templated forms and model notices related to the No Surprises Act.
California Hospitals Should Reaffirm Commitment to Protecting Patients
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As CHA continues to press federal agencies to correct the independent dispute resolution process in the second No Surprises Act interim final rule (during negotiations, Congress removed language to ensure a level playing field in arbitration, but the interim rule does the opposite by mandating a benchmark rate), we are asking every hospital in California to reaffirm your commitment to billing and price transparency best practices that deliver for patients, regardless of their ability to pay.
Updates for the Week of Nov. 29
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:
CHA Webinar to Address Workplace Violence Prevention
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As hospital staff report an increase in the frequency of violent acts in the emergency department, inpatient, and outpatient settings, CHA will host a members-only webinar on Dec. 15 from 9 to 10:15 a.m. (PT) that will review Cal/OSHA workplace violence mitigation plan requirements. The webinar will also discuss the American Hospital Association Hospitals Against Violence Initiative, featuring the Creating Safer Workplaces guide....
