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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Comments Due Dec. 16 on DHCS CalAIM Proposal
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The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is accepting comments on its California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative proposal, the state’s multi-year initiative to redesign the Medi-Cal delivery system. Comments are due by Dec. 16.
CDPH Issues Notice About Influenza Vaccine, Masking Policy for Its Employees
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State public health employees must either have received the 2019-20 influenza vaccine or wear a mask when inside designated patient care areas during the influenza season, according to an All Facilities Letter (AFL) from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
CMS Issues Guidance for Skilled-Nursing Facility Regulations
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued several updates about its initiative to ensure safety and quality in nursing homes. Notably, CMS reports that updated interpretive guidance for Phase 3 of the Requirements for participation for long-term care facilities — effective Nov. 29 — will be released in the second quarter of 2020.
CHA Releases Updated Model Medical Staff Bylaws and Rules
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CHA is pleased to announce its 2019 Model Medical Staff Bylaws and Rules are now available. The manual sets a framework for the working relationship of hospital medical staff, hospital administration and governing body, and assures legal protections are in place.
CMS Requests Feedback on Potential New Oncology Care Payment Model
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has issued an informal request for information to gather feedback on a potential new distinct payment model — the Oncology Care First Model — that builds on the current CMMI Oncology Care Model.
CDPH Publishes Annual Report on Hospital-Acquired Infections
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California hospitals reported 2,428 fewer health care-associated infections in 2018 than in 2017, according to a newly released report from the California Department of Public Health.
Providers Have Until Dec. 31 to Submit Memorandum of Agreement to Livanta to Avoid Noncompliance
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Many California health care providers have not completed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) required to be submitted by Dec. 31 for Medicare compliance, according to an October audit conducted by Livanta, the Medicare Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization (BFCC-QIO) for California.
National Quality Forum Releases New Measures Under Consideration for Federal Quality Reporting Programs
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The National Quality Forum (NQF) has released its list of 19 measures under consideration for federal public reporting and payment programs, including the hospital inpatient and inpatient psychiatric facility quality reporting programs, the Medicare and Medicaid promoting interoperability program, and the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System. NQF will accept comments through 3 p.m. (PT) on Nov. 25.
Comments Due Dec. 23 on DHCS Comprehensive Quality Strategy Report
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The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has released a draft of its Comprehensive Quality Strategy (CQS) report, addressing the department’s quality improvement infrastructure and highlighting its coordinated delivery system reform efforts. Comments are due by Dec.23.
Senate Committee Holds Oversight Hearing on Utility Power Shutoffs
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Earlier this week, the Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee conducted an oversight hearing to address recent public safety power shutoff (PSPS) events, during which utilities intentionally shut off power in certain areas at heightened risk of weather-related wildfires.
