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Gov. Newsom Signs COVID-19 Workplace Outbreak Employee Notification Legislation
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On Sept. 18, Gov. Newsom signed Assembly Bill 685 (Reyes, D-Grand Terrace), requiring employers to provide notice to employees and their representatives when an employee has been exposed to COVID-19 in the workplace. The law goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2021.
CEO Message: Flu Vaccines More Important Than Ever
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If this was a normal year, late September would be a good time to offer a light reminder to the public about getting a flu shot.
Doing so helps reduce avoidable strain on hospital emergency departments, helps kids stay in school, parents stay at work, and in the most severe cases, saves lives for people most susceptible to the virus.
But this is 2020.
So even something as routine as an annual flu shot reminder takes on heightened importance.
HHS Announces Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued detailed reporting requirements for recipients of more than $10,000 in Provider Relief Funds for health care-related expenses or lost revenues attributable to COVID-19.
CHA Releases On-Demand Video on CY 2021 OPPS and Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rules
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CHA has made available an on-demand video presentation on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ calendar year 2021 outpatient prospective payment system and physician fee schedule proposed rules. Comments on the proposed rules are due Oct. 5.
Updates for the Week of Sept. 21
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following update this week:
IPFQR Program Outreach and Education On-Demand Webinar: Review of the Non-Measure Data Collection Paper Tool CMS Announces Plans to Expand Ambulance Program Integrity Payment Model Nationwide IRF Provider Preview Reports Now Available LTCH Provider Preview Reports Now Available
Webinar Will Cover New Labor and Employment Laws
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Join CHA for a webinar from 10 a.m. to noon on Oct. 29 on how new state labor and employment laws, some COVID-19 related, affect hospitals and health systems.
DHCS to Issue Reconciliation Checks for Private Hospital Supplemental Fund
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The Department of Health Care Services will issue reconciliation checks, dated Sept. 24, to hospitals that received the Private Hospital Supplemental Fund state fiscal year 2019-20 Round B and C payments.
CHA Issues Summaries of FFY 2021 IPPS and LTCH PPS Final Rules
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On Sept. 2, CMS issued its final rule updating the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system. CHA has issued summaries, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, detailing the IPPS and LTCH PPS provisions of the final rule.
Time Running Out for Congress to Avoid Government Shutdown
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Congress must act to continue funding for the federal government to avoid a shutdown before Sept. 30, the end of the federal fiscal year. Today, the House of Representatives released its proposal to fund the federal government through Dec. 11, 2020.
Study Examines Outpatient Care for Youth After Psychiatric Hospitalization
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A new cohort study published Aug. 11 in JAMA Network looks at Outpatient Mental Health Care for Youths After Psychiatric Hospitalization and Suicide Risk. The study found that risk of suicide during the six months after psychiatric hospitalization was decreased among youth who had an outpatient mental health visit within seven days after discharge, and concluded that addressing disparities in timely continuity of care may help advance health equity agendas.
