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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Testing Supplies Available Through MHOACs and COVID-19 Testing Task Force Website
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To implement the state public health officer order released July 26, hospitals and health systems may need to add testing for unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated workers. The state of California has made available several resources to assist with creating additional testing capacity.
New All Facilities Letters on Public Health Officer Order Provide Clarifications
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released additional clarifications on the state public health officer order on unvaccinated health care workers that was released on July 26. These clarifications are contained in All Facilities Letter (AFL) 21-27 for general acute care hospitals (GACHs), AFL 21-28 for skilled-nursing facilities, and AFL 21-29 for acute psychiatric hospitals. Key clarifications in the AFLs include: ...
California Congressional Delegation Urges HHS Secretary to Immediately Release Provider Relief Funds
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On Aug. 2, 40 of the 53 members of the California congressional delegation sent a bipartisan letter to Health & Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra calling for the immediate release of the remaining Provider Relief Funds to hospitals and providers.
CHA Clarifies Payment Options for Hospital Fee Invoices
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A recent article in CHA News on new wiring instructions for the 2019-21 Hospital Fee Program Managed Care Directed Payment invoices for the July-December 2019 period may have caused some confusion among members.
Tools Available to Fight Vaccination Disparities
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As the race between variants and vaccinations presses on in California, recent data reveal another troubling aspect of the pandemic: the fact that vaccination rates are disproportionately affecting disadvantaged communities, including many communities of color.
New All Facilities Letters on Public Health Officer Order Provide Clarifications
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released additional clarifications on the state public health officer order on unvaccinated health care workers that was released on July 26. These clarifications are contained in All Facilities Letter (AFL) 21-27 for general acute care hospitals (GACHs), AFL 21-28 for skilled-nursing facilities, and AFL 21-29 for acute...
CMS Issues FFY 2022 Inpatient PPS Final Rule
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021 inpatient prospective payment system final rule. The final rule is effective Oct. 1.
CMS Issues FY 2022 Skilled-Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Final Rule
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On July 29, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final fiscal year (FY) 2022 skilled-nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS) rule.
CMS Issues Final Rule on FFY 2022 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS) final rule updating payment policies and rates. The final rule is effective Oct. 1.
CMS Issues Final Rule on FFY 2022 Hospice Payment Rates
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule updating payments to hospice facilities for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022.
