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
Updates for the Week of September 27
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:
HRSA Releases Application Instructions, Template, Updated FAQs for Phase 4 Provider Relief Fund and American Rescue Plan Rural Distribution
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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has released additional materials that support the application process for the Phase 4 Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and American Rescue Plan (ARP) rural distribution. These include a sample application and application instructions. Of note, the instructions also include links to “technical assistance” documents that providers are encouraged to...
Communications Roundup
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CHA communications highlights for September include:
CHA Key Messages Available on Hospital Price Transparency
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As hospitals work to implement the new federal rule on price transparency, CHA is providing these key messages for your use or customization when talking with policymakers, the media, or the public about this issue. AHA also has several useful resources.
CMS to Pay for COVID-19 Booster Shots
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced will pay the full cost of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shots to providers without cost-sharing for Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program beneficiaries.
CHA DataSuite Releases Hospital Acquired Condition Reduction Program FFY 2022 Analysis
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CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 Medicare inpatient Hospital Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, designed in the Business Intelligence platform.
Changes Coming to Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System in April 2022
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The Department of Justice will implement two important changes to the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES), effective April 2022.
Updates for the Week of September 20
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:
Mental Health Commission to Host Listening Sept. 28 Listening Session
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The Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission will host a listening session on Sept. 28 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. (PT) to gather input on the most effective approaches for mental health crisis programs.
Skilled-Nursing Facility COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Now Available to the Public
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is now posting vaccination rates for skilled-nursing facilities (SNF) to its consumer website Care Compare.
