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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CHA Issues Summary of Discharge Planning Final Rule
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CHA has issued a summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, of the final rule addressing discharge planning requirements for hospitals, critical access hospitals, and post-acute care (PAC) settings. The final rule is effective Nov. 29.
CMS Revises Surveyor Guidance for Laboratories
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued revised guidance for clinical laboratory surveyors, with updates to State Operations Manual (SOM) Chapter 6. That chapter, intended to help regional office and state surveyors administer the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments program, has been revised to remove outdated information and ensure each section matches current policies and procedures.
DHCS Issues Monthly Stakeholder Update
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The Department of Health Care Services has released its monthly Stakeholder Communication Update. Among other topics, the October edition includes information on the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative, Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System services, trauma screenings reimbursement, and expansion of Medi-Cal to adult individuals ages 19-25, regardless of immigration status.
AHA to Publicly Release Names of Hospitals that Have Signed 340B Good Stewardship Principles
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The American Hospital Association (AHA) announced last week that it will publicly release the names of hospitals that have signed its 340B Good Stewardship Principles by Oct. 18. CHA encourages any 340B covered entity that has not yet signed on to the principles to join the more than 85% of California 340B hospitals already committed to them.
NAMI Releases First Free Online Class for Parents of Children With Mental Illness
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The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) now offers a six-session, online program for parents, family, and others caring for a child or young person with mental health symptoms.
CMS Seeks Comments on Proposed Hospital Survey of 340B Outpatient Drug Costs
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed surveying hospitals about their acquisition costs for certain covered outpatient drugs under the 340B drug savings program.
New Study on Hospital Consolidation Asserts Higher Prices in California for Some Services
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The California HealthCare Foundation has released a new report asserting that hospital consolidation in California has resulted in higher prices for selected health care services.
Executive Order Directs HHS to Implement Market-Based Reforms to Medicare
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President Trump has issued an executive order instructing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to pursue policies to strengthen the Medicare program “through alternative payment methodologies that link payment to value, increase choice, and lower regulatory burdens imposed upon providers.”
California Department of Public Health Updates Reportable Disease Requirements
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has recently updated the disease and condition reporting requirements and made several significant changes to the list of what must be reported to local health departments, and when.
CMS to Hold Listening Session on Medicare-Severity DRG Complication and More
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CMS will hold a listening session next week on the Medicare-Severity Diagnosis-Related Group (MS-DRG) Complication and Comorbidity/Major Complication and Comorbidity Comprehensive Analysis included in the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2020 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) final rule. The session takes place at 11 a.m. (PT) on Oct. 8.
