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FAQs Help Hospitals With Implementation of New PPE Stockpile Law
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With California’s general acute care hospital personal protective equipment stockpile bill — Assembly Bill 2537 –taking effect on January 1, 2021, CHA has developed these frequently asked questions to assist hospitals with implementation. There remains much ambiguity with this law; CHA will continue to provide updates as they develop.
2021 Virtual Volunteer Leadership Conference
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The California Hospital Volunteer Leadership Network is hosting a virtual conference Feb. 16-17, 2021. The annual California Hospital Volunteer Leadership Conference will offer general and concurrent sessions, as well as pre-recorded sessions with live Q&A. More details will be available in the coming weeks as the conference committee diligently continues planning the event. Volunteers and paid staff who manage volunteer programs are encouraged to participate.
We’re Not There Yet, But We’re Getting Closer
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Are we there yet?
It’s a question we have all heard that usually indicates the trip has been way too long. We can certainly say that about this past year!! It has been filled with stops and starts, bumps and potholes, and some very sharp twists and turns that have made us all a little nervous and fearful. It has even stopped us in our tracks a few times.
CMS to Begin Monitoring Compliance with Price Transparency Requirements in January
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced it plans to conduct an audit sample of hospitals’ compliance with the hospital price transparency requirements beginning in January.
Congress Set to Pass Year-End Legislation That Includes COVID-19 Relief
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The House and Senate leadership reached an agreement Monday on a year-end legislative package that extends funding for the federal government through the end of the federal fiscal year (FY), provides additional relief for small business, workers and health care providers suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic, and addresses the issue of surprise medical bills.
CHA DataSuite Releases Analysis of CY 2021 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule
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CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the calendar year (CY) 2021 Medicare outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) final rule.
CEO Message: A Light in the Darkness
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“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill
If you pause for the briefest of moments to reflect on the past 12 months, it’s both emotionally overwhelming and deeply inspiring.
CHA Updates Federal Quality Measure Inventory
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CHA has issued its federal quality measure inventory to reflect the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) annual rulemaking for federal fiscal and calendar years 2021. Notably, due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, CMS finalized limited changes to federal quality reporting requirements.
Changes in Quarantine Guidance Affect Labor and Employment Law
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Recent changes to federal and state quarantine recommendations have labor and employment law implications, touching on both Cal/OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) and California’s COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave.
CHA Board Names Award of Merit Recipient, Other Honorees
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At the Dec. 15 CHA Board of Trustees meeting, the following nominees for the annual CHA awards were approved:
