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.
Newsroom
CHA Comments on Proposed Regulations on Privacy Breach Reporting
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CHA has submitted comments to the California Department of Public Health on its proposed regulations on privacy breach reporting. In its letter, CHA makes recommendations in several key areas.
CHA DataSuite Releases FFY 2022 Wage Reclassification Analysis
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CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the Medicare hospital wage index average hourly wage criteria. The analysis allows hospitals to test their potential ability to achieve a federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 Medicare hospital wage index reclassification. Applications for FFY 2022 hospital wage index reclassifications are due to the Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board by Sept. 1.
CHA DataSuite Releases Analysis of FFY 2021 Value-Based Purchasing Program
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CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the Value-Based Purchasing Program (VBP) for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021. The analysis is intended to provide hospitals a preview of the program’s potential impact, based on publicly available data and program rules established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
DHCS Issues Self-Audit Demand of 340B Providers
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Last month, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) sent a letter to every 340B provider/covered entity (hospitals, clinics, and contracted pharmacies) demanding they conduct a self-audit of paid fee-for-service (FFS) claims data from Dec. 1, 2016, through Dec. 31, 2019. The stated purpose of the self-audit is to ensure the provider billed appropriately in the FFS delivery system at the actual acquisition cost and to disclose any overpayment.
Candida auris Cases Related to COVID-19 Surge in Health Care Facilities
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released a Health Advisory alerting providers of the increasing number of Candida auris (C. auris) cases reported in Southern California in recent months.
New Funding Opportunity for Rural Health Network Development Planning Program
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The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA’s) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy has released the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Rural Health Network Development Planning Program.
CDPH Issues Updated Guidance about Dialysis Services in SNFs
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued All Facilities Letter (AFL) 20-66, which provides updated guidance regarding the provision of dialysis services to residents of skilled-nursing facilities (SNFs).
CMS Revises Guidance on Add-on Payment for COVID-19 Patients
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has revised its guidance on the add-on payment for COVID-19 patients. The guidance states that effective with admissions occurring on or after Sept. 1, claims eligible for the 20% increase in the Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group weighting factor for cases with a COVID-19 diagnosis will also be required to have a positive COVID-19 laboratory test documented in the patient’s medical record.
CHA Updates Communication Tools for Care Can’t Wait Campaign
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CHA has updated its Care Can’t Wait materials, with a correct link to the campaign’s key messages included in the Aug. 13 CHA News, and sharing a new version of our public service announcement (PSA).
DHCS Releases Hospital Fee Program Directed Payment Encounter Data Files
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The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has uploaded four new hospital-directed files, available via the Secure File Transfer Protocol site (the site is only intended for file transfers, and uploaded files will be deleted within 45 days).
