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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Agenda Set for Upcoming Behavioral Health Symposium
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CHA’s annual Behavioral Health Symposium, to be held Dec. 9-10 in Riverside, features a broad range of topics for behavioral health professionals to explore. This year’s agenda emphasizes key policy issues and the innovative inroads others have made, featuring sessions on managing change, eliminating stigma, collaborating with counties, and a CEO panel titled “What Keeps You Awake at Night?”
Governor Signs Bills Amending Consumer Privacy Law
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three bills this session that amend the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), slated to take effect Jan. 1. The CCPA gives consumers the right to know what information about them a business holds, to restrict a business from sharing their information, and to have a business delete information about them, and assures other privacy rights.
ShakeOut Earthquake Drills
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On October 17 more than 10 million Californians participated in ShakeOut Earthquake Drills. Click here to view Ridgecrest Regional Hospital preparation and response to a magnitude 7.1 earthquake about 34 hours after a 6.4 foreshock on July 4, 2019.
Updates for the Week of Oct. 14
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released the following information:
Oct. 31 Webinar: Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting Program Measure and Non-Measure Data Results Register for Provider Compliance Focus Group Meeting – Nov. 12, 9 a.m. (PT) Provider Claims Must Include Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers by End of Year
CHA Issues Summary of Final Rule Revising Medicare Conditions of Participation
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CHA has issued a detailed summary — prepared by Health Policy Alternatives — of three final rules published together, which are intended to reduce regulatory burden by revising the Medicare Conditions of Participation and Conditions of Coverage for hospitals, critical access hospitals (CAHs), home health providers, transplant centers, ambulatory surgical centers, and other providers and facilities.
C. Duane Dauner Award Winner Announced
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At the Hospital Quality Institute’s (HQI) annual conference earlier this week, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC) was honored with the 2019 C. Duane Dauner Award,
CHA Publishes Lobbying Percentage of Dues for Medicare Cost Reports
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Hospitals are required to make adjustments to their Medicare cost reports to eliminate the portion of association membership dues related to certain unallowable lobbying expenses as defined by Medicare. Each year, CHA calculates the unallowable-cost portion of association dues, which differ by geographic region and by tax status.
Hospital Leaders Share Insight From Disaster Experiences
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At last month’s Disaster Planning for California Hospitals conference, a panel of hospital executives whose hospitals had been affected by recent fires and mudslides shared their experiences. This video captures some of their struggles and discoveries both during and after major natural disasters.
2019 Mental Health Law Manual Now Available
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CHA’s Mental Health Law Manual has been updated for 2019, featuring a new chapter on the sometimes conflicting laws governing who is financially responsible for services rendered in an emergency department (ED) to Medi-Cal patients with mental health conditions.
New Labor Law Necessitates Review of Employment Classification
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CHA has provided member hospitals with important information about a new test for determining whether a worker is properly classified as an independent contractor or should be treated as an employee. Assembly Bill (AB) 5 has been signed into law by Gov. Newsom and takes effect Jan. 1 2020, posing greater challenges for hospitals in ensuring they comply with California’s labor laws.
