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CHA DataSuite Releases IPPS Proposed Rule FFY 2022 Impact Analysis
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CHA DataSuite has issued hospital-specific analyses of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 Medicare inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule, intended to show how Medicare inpatient fee-for-service (FFS) payments would change from FFY 2021 to FFY 2022 based on the policies set forth in the proposed rule.
Updates for the Week of May 17
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:
HHS Announces Additional Block Grants to Address Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Crisis
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is distributing $3 billion in American Rescue Plan funding. The Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG) program and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SABG) program will disperse $1.5 billion each to states and territories.
Pediatric Patients with Mental Health Conditions in EDs During Pandemic More Likely to Require Admission
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New research from JAMA has found that pediatric emergency department patients with mental health conditions have been more likely to require admission and have had longer admissions since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ACEs Aware Initiative Launches State of CAre Provider Engagement Campaign
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The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Office of the California Surgeon General have launched the “State of CAre” health care provider engagement campaign to expand the reach and impact of the ACEs Aware initiative. The campaign slogan is, “Our State of CAre is ACEs Aware.”
HRSA Orders Drug Companies to Resume Discounts to 340B Contract Pharmacies
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The Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) ordered six pharmaceutical companies to resume payments to contract pharmacies participating in the 340B discount program, stating that their current policies have resulted in overcharges and are in direct violation of the 340B statute. The letters were sent to Eli Lilly, Sanofi, AstraZeneca, Novartis, United Therapeutics, and Novo Nordisk.
A Blueprint for Better Behavioral Health Care
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Earlier this month, during Mental Health Awareness Month, Behavioral Health Action — a coalition of more than 50 statewide organizations including CHA — released a new blueprint for behavioral health care in California.
Nursing Report Focuses on Achieving Health Equity
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Last week, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) released The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity, which focuses on ways nurses can bridge the health and social needs of individuals, families, and communities and better prepare nurses to respond to and withstand the strains of future public health emergencies. The report builds upon NAM’s 2011...
AONL Releases Nursing Leadership COVID-19 Study
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The American Organization for Nursing Leadership has released its Nursing Leadership COVID -19 Study, which examines the impact of COVID-19 on key areas of nursing leadership between July 2020 and February 2021. Approximately 2,500 nurse leaders completed the newest survey, with findings indicating a change in the primary challenges nurse leaders faced since last summer: Access to personal protective equipment has...
State Offers Free One-Time, 30-Day Supply of PPE From Stockpile
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On May 14, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced in All Facilities Letter 21-15 that the Statewide Logistics Task Force has authorized all health care providers and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responders to access the state inventory to request a one-time, 30-day sustainment supply of personal protective equipment (PPE). This 30-day supply is free of charge and may be used for stockpiles or in daily operations. Health care providers and EMS responders may request...
