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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CDPH Updates Quarantine Guidance for Suspected Exposures to COVID-19
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On Dec. 2, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued updated Options to Reduce Quarantine for Contacts of Persons with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Using Symptom Monitoring and Diagnostic Testing, modifying the recommended quarantine time for exposed individuals.
Updates for the Week of Dec. 7
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:
December 2020 Quarterly Refresh of IRF QRP Data
December 2020 Quarterly Refresh of LTCH QRP
Help Needed to Increase Use of COVID-19 App That Tracks Exposure; Dec. 9 Webinar to Explain How it Works
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Today, Gov. Newsom announced a new, voluntary app called CA Notify that will launch statewide on Dec. 10. It’s designed to quickly notify individuals when they’ve been in sustained contact (per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines) with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. The app does not share personal data or provide unnecessary digital details that could compromise privacy.
This is how the app, which is available for download, works:
OSHPD Portal to Allow Hospitals to Update Contacts in Early 2021, Workaround Available in Interim
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The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) is modifying its system to give hospitals the ability to change the name and email of their points of contact.
Office of Administrative Law Approves Cal/OSHA Emergency COVID-19 Standard
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In late November, the California Occupational Safety and Health Board (OSHSB) adopted an emergency temporary standard (ETS) focused on COVID-19 in the workplace.
DHCS to Issue Additional Private Hospital Supplemental Fund Reconciliation Payments
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The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will issue reconciliation checks, dated Dec. 10 and 16, to hospitals that receive the Private Hospital Supplemental Fund (PHSF) state fiscal year 2020-21 Round A payments.
CHA Urges Loan Forgiveness Parity for Physicians in Joint Letter to Congress
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CHA – along with the California Medical Association, the Texas Medical Association, and the Texas Hospital Association – sent a letter to Congress this week urging it to include Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program parity for California and Texas physicians in the next COVID-19 relief package or any year-end legislation.
CEO Message: Managing Scarcity Amid a Record COVID-19 Surge
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“… good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.” – Albert Camus
The strong recommendation issued last week by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to regularly test hospital workers for COVID-19 may have been born of good intent: to protect our vital health care workforce and make them feel even safer.
Updates for the Week of Nov. 30
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:
Register: Hospital Price Transparency Webcast, Dec. 8
Register: Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule Call, Dec.
Hospice Quality Reporting Program: November Refresh
CMS Issues Final Rule to Amend the Risk Adjustment Data Validation Program
CMS Issues Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its calendar year (CY) 2021 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) final rule.
