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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CDPH Issues FAQs on Visitation Health Order
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On Aug. 20, CDPH issued FAQs on the state public health officer order on hospital visitation. This health order requires vaccine verification or proof of a COVID-19 test for visitors of hospitals and other facilities. The FAQs provide clarifications, in addition to those issued in All Facilities Letter (AFL) 21-31, on who is covered by the order and who is...
FDA Announces Approval of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced its full approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine — under the name Comirnaty — for individuals 16 and older, making it the first COVID-19 vaccine to go beyond emergency use authorization (EUA) in the U.S.
CMS Issues FAQs on Health Plan and No Surprises Act Price Transparency Requirements
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On Aug. 20, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight issued frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the several price transparency requirements related to health plans and included in the No Surprises Act.
DataGen to Host Webinar on FFY 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule Analysis
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CHA members are invited to register for DataGen’s webinar on the federal fiscal year 2022 inpatient prospective payment system final rule and analysis on Sept. 2 at noon (PT). Registration is required, and a recording will be available.
CHA Issues Summary of FFY 2022 Skilled-Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Final Rule
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CHA has issued a members-only summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., of the federal fiscal year 2022 skilled-nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system final rule. The regulation is effective Oct. 1.
CHA Comments on Home Health PPS Proposed Rule
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CHA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the calendar year (CY) 2022 proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system. In the letter, CHA urges CMS to: Delay the proposed expansion of the home health Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program and solicit broad stakeholder input on VBP design in future rulemaking Reconsider its proposal to revise the...
CHA’s Coyle Joins Statewide HIE Stakeholder Advisory Group
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CHA President & CEO Carmela Coyle has been asked to join the HIE Stakeholder Advisory Group — building California’s first-ever, statewide Health and Human Services Data Exchange — Framework as the hospital representative.
HQI to Host Webinar about HQI Cares, a New Program to Build Cultures of Safety
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HQI recently launched HQI Cares: Implementing BETA HEART®, a program in partnership with BETA Healthcare Group aimed at helping hospitals develop reliable, sustainable cultures of patient safety and consistent, empathetic, and transparent responses to adverse events.
CHA Reminds Members That Despite Federal Standards, Cal/OSHA COVID-19 ETS Still Applies in California
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As hospitals under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) authority have been actively implementing the emergency temporary standard (ETS) released on June 10, the American Hospital Association has been encouraging hospitals to comment on the regulation, arguing that the “OSHA COVID-19 ETS would jeopardize … the collective efforts by the field to follow...
Additional mRNA Vaccine Dose Authorized for ‘Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised’ Individuals
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On Aug. 12, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the emergency use authorization (EUA) for both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to allow for the use of an additional dose in certain immunocompromised individuals ages 12 and older. Following that announcement, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a recommendation that...
