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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OSHPD Provides Support for Temporary COVID-19 Space on Hospital Campuses
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CHA has learned from the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) that it is available to assist hospitals in making temporary changes to accommodate additional patients during the COVID-19 State of Emergency. For closed or vacant buildings that hospitals have not used due to issues such as seismic safety requirement non-compliance, OSHPD will offer advice and recommendations on how hospitals can temporarily use these buildings as alternate care sites.
CDPH Issues Proposed Regulations on Reporting Adverse Events, Medical Information Breaches
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On July 3, the California Department of Public Health issued two sets of proposed regulations for public comment. One regulation package addresses hospital adverse events reporting, while the other addresses medical information breach reporting. CHA is analyzing the proposals and will submit comments.
CHA’s Carmela Coyle Joins Gov. Newsom at COVID-19 Press Conference
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Last Wednesday, CHA President & CEO Carmela Coyle joined Gov. Gavin Newsom at his press conference on COVID-19 to give an update on how hospitals plan, prepare, and partner in their response to COVID-19.
CHA Joins State Hospital Associations to Urge Delay of Price Transparency Final Rule
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CHA — along with 33 additional state hospital associations — sent a letter on July 2 to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma, urging the agencies to delay the effective date of the hospital price transparency requirements. Absent a delay, hospitals will be required to comply with the Hospital Price Transparency final rule by Jan. 1, 2021.
CHA Submits Comment Letter on Inpatient PPS Proposed Rule
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CHA has submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule. Comments on the proposed rule are due July 10 by 2 p.m. (PT) and can be submitted electronically at www.regulations.gov.
CHA Amendments to Sponsored Seismic Bill Extend Deadline to 2037
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The financial toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospitals has prompted CHA to work with the author of its top-priority sponsored bill on key amendments to provide immediate seismic mandate relief to hospitals. Senate Bill (SB) 758 (Portantino, D-La Cañada Flintridge) will be amended to extend by seven years the 2030 seismic requirement that hospitals remain fully operational after a seismic event.
CMS Updates COVID-19 Exceptions for Hospital Quality Reporting and Value-Based Payment Programs
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that the COVID-19 public health emergency extraordinary circumstance exception (ECE) for hospital quality reporting and value-based payment programs ended effective July 1. Data reporting requirements will resume for the following programs:
DHCS Extends Deadline for Hospital-Directed Contract Status File
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As previously reported in CHA News, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) last month released the fiscal year 2018-19 Phase 2 encounter data files for hospitals and health plans to begin reconciling the contract status. These encounter files will be used in the calculations for the Hospital Fee Program managed care directed payments. DHCS has announced it will extend the deadline for hospitals and health plans to submit reconciled files from July 17 to July 31.
Updates for the Week of July 6
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:
Reminder: Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Hardship Exception Applications for Eligible Hospitals are Due on Sept. 1 LTCH Provider Preview Reports Now Available Corrected IRF Provider Preview Reports Now Available
CMS Issues Home Health PPS Proposed Rule
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the proposed rule for the calendar year (CY) 2021 home health prospective payment system.
