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 Sept. 2
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released the following information:
Provider Claims Must Include Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers by End of Year CMS Listening Session on Potential Changes to Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings, Sept. 19 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Appeals Settlement Option: Deadline Sept. 17 Quality Payment Program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System Targeted Review Request Deadline Sept. 30 Skilled-Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Patient Driven Payment Model: Get Ready for Implementation on Oct. 1 Developing a Hospice Patient Assessment Tool Special Open Door Forum — Sept. 12
CHA Home Page Features Timely Content From Our Health California
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The CHA website now prominently features Our Health California — CHA’s digital community of more than 1 million supporters — with links to stories that positively position hospitals, as well as health-related articles, data, and more.
CHA Comments on Calendar Year 2020 Home Health Proposed Rule
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CHA submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) calendar year proposed rule for the home health (HH) prospective payment system.
CHA Issues Summary of Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records Proposed Rule
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CHA has issued a detailed summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, of the two proposed rules on the confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) patient information under the 42 CFR Part 2 regulations.
Applications for $38 Million in Graduate Medical Education Funding Available This Month
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Applications for $38 million in grants to expand graduate medical education (GME) in California primary care and emergency medicine residency programs will be available beginning Sept. 23. The funding – which will give priority to programs in medically underserved areas and that serve medically underserved populations – is being awarded through Physicians for a Healthy California’s GME program, CalMedForce.
Stakeholder Meeting on Radiology Regulations to Be Held Next Week
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The California Department of Public Health will hold a meeting Sept. 10 at 2 p.m. (PT) to gather stakeholder suggestions for updating hospital regulations related to radiology and interventional radiology service. Details for attending the meeting in person or via WebEx are available in All Facilities Letter 19-29; a discussion guide for the meeting is also available.
Governor Signs Bill Clarifying Deadline for Anti-Harassment Training
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A bill extending the deadline for providing sexual harassment prevention training to Dec. 31, 2020 — Senate Bill (SB) 778 (Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement) — was signed into law by the Governor last week. The new law also allows employers who have provided anti-harassment training to either supervisory or non-supervisory employees between Jan. 1, 2019, and Dec. 31, 2020, to maintain their existing bi-annual training schedule.
Results of Annual National Drug Use and Health Survey Available
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency has released results of its annual National Survey on Drug Use Health, summarizing many factors related to substance use nationally, including initiation of substance use, perceived risk, substance use disorders, associated mental illness, and substance use treatment. An overview of the study and detailed tables are also available.
CHA Issues Summary of FFY 2020 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Final Rule
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CHA has issued a summary, prepared by DataGen, Inc., of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) final rule addressing rate updates and policy changes to the Medicare inpatient psychiatric facilities prospective payment system for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2020.
Updates for the Week of Aug. 26
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released the following information:
New Documentation Requirements for Filing Medicare Cost Reports Special Open Door Forum: Developing a Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation (HOPE) Tool CASPER Quality Measure Reports Fact Sheet SNF Provider Preview Reports Now Available; Review by Sept. 16 Home Health Patient-Driven Groupings Model — Revised and Additional Manual Instructions
