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CDPH Updates Guidance on Hospital-to-Skilled-Nursing Facility Care Transitions
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The California Department of Public Health has issued updated guidance about the admission and readmission of patients and residents to skilled-nursing facilities (SNFs) during seasonal surges and the COVID-19 public health emergency. All Facilities Letter (AFL) 20-87.1 updates previous guidance addressing related SNF policies for testing and quarantine of admissions and re-admissions, including consideration of vaccination status. The...
Updated COVID-19 Surge FAQs & Resources for California Hospitals
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Communities with low vaccination rates, waning immunity, and indoor gatherings pose the potential for additional surges of patients with COVID-19 who need hospital care. As hospitals and health systems continue to care for patients during this pandemic, CHA has updated its FAQs and links to help inform the surge response to challenges such as staffing and space. In particular, the...
Reminder: Provider Relief Fund Reporting Grace Period Ends Nov. 30
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CHA reminds hospitals that the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) reporting grace period for Reporting Period 1 ends Nov. 30. In September, the Health Resources and Services Administration gave providers who received more than $10,000 in PRF funds between April 30 and June 30, 2020, until Nov. 30, 2021, to comply with the original reporting requirements before recouping the funds or taking...
CMS Provides Resources for Post-Acute Care Assessment and Coding
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Several new resources are available for post-acute care providers to assist in their assessment and coding of key patient assessment measures, including self-care and mobility, falls, and pressure ulcers/ injuries.
CHA Issues Summary of Home Health PPS Final Rule
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CHA is providing members a summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., of the home health prospective payment system final rule for calendar year 2022. The provisions of the final rule are effective Jan. 1, 2022.
New ICD-10 Codes for Reporting COVID-19 Therapeutics, Vaccination Status Effective April 1
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will implement three new ICD-10 diagnosis codes for reporting COVID-19 vaccination status, effective April 1, 2022. Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement seven new ICD-10 procedure codes for COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccines, effective April 1, 2022.
Rep. Matsui Letter Urges Action on Extreme Prices Charged by Nurse Staffing Agencies
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Rep. Doris Matsui, along with three congressional colleagues, submitted a letter earlier this week to White House COVID-19 Response Team Coordinator Jeffrey Zients inquiring about the extreme prices being reported for nurse staffing agencies in some states, including California.
FDA Withdraws Exceptions for Laboratory-Developed COVID-19 Tests
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The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has reversed the prior administration’s policy on pre-market review exception for COVID-19 laboratory-developed tests that allowed the tests to be offered prior to or without FDA authorization.
CMS Issues Updated Skilled-Nursing Facility Guidance on Visitation, Surveys
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality has issued important updates to guidance for skilled-nursing facilities (SNFs).
HCAI Updates Requirements for Temporary COVID-19 Space on Hospital Campuses
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In response to All Facilities Letter 20-26.11 from the California Department of Public Health on the extension of the space waiver to March 31, 2022, the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), formerly known as the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, has released a notice to health care facilities about temporary changes to accommodate additional patients during the COVID-19 state of emergency.
