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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Livanta to Conduct Audit of Memorandum of Agreement Compliance
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Livanta – the Medicare beneficiary and family-centered care quality improvement organization (BFCC-QIO) for California – will be conducting a compliance audit on whether hospitals have completed their required Memorandum of Agreement (MOA).
Updates for the Week of Sept. 9
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released the following information:
Deadline Approaching for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Appeals Settlement Option: Sept. 17 Long-Term Care Hospital, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility, and Hospice Provider Preview Reports Available CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long-Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum, Sept 19 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
CHA Comments on Radiation Oncology Model Outlined in Specialty Care Models Proposed Rule
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CHA submitted comments on the proposed mandatory Radiation Oncology Model (RO Model) detailed in the specialty care models proposed rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In the letter, CHA warns that there could be unintended consequences hindering access to oncology care in California if the RO Model is not modified. Comments are due to CMS by 2 p.m. (PT) on Sept. 16. Members are encouraged to use the draft to submit their own comments.
Hospital Leaders Meet With California Congressional Delegation on Surprise Billing and Other Crucial Issues
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Hospital leaders from around the country — including more than two dozen from California — convened in Washington, DC, this week for the American Hospital Association’s national meeting of its regional policy boards.
CHA Submits Joint Letter on Proposed Rule to Rescind Methods Assuring Access to Covered Medi-Cal Services
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CHA, the California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, Private Essential Access Community Hospitals, Inc., the California Children’s Hospital Association, and the District Hospital Leadership Forum have submitted a joint letter opposing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule that would rescind current requirements for the way states assure access to covered Medicaid services.
More Than 700 Gather in Pasadena for Disaster Preparedness Conference
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Recognizing the importance of learning from recent disasters and from one another, more than 700 hospital and disaster response officials from across California gathered in Pasadena this week at CHA’s annual Disaster Planning for California Hospitals conference.
CMS Postpones Billing Edit Requiring Exact Matching for OPPS Providers With Multiple Service Locations Until April 2020
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In response to continued pressure from CHA and other stakeholders, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has further postponed activating billing edits requiring exact matching for the address on claims data for outpatient prospective payment system providers with multiple service locations. The edits are now scheduled to be fully implemented in April 2020, allowing for additional agency testing and provider updates.
Free Member Forum Thursday to Explain ‘Public Charge’ Final Rule
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The Trump administration’s “public charge” final rule could significantly impact hospitals’ relationships with patients and the communities they serve. To help hospital staff better understand the rule, CHA will hold a members-only forum, “Public Charge Final Rule: How to Communicate with Patients,” Sept. 12 from 1-3 p.m. (PT).
DHCS Announces Coverage Changes for Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans, Coordinated Care Initiative
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The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has announced it will make long-term care and transplant coverage the responsibility of all Medi-Cal managed care plan model types — including Two Plan, Geographic Managed Care, Imperial, Regional, and San Benito — effective Jan. 1, 2021. These benefits are currently carved in to County Organized Health Systems, and no changes will be made for them.
CHA Issues Alerts on Employment Status, Nurse Staffing Ratio Penalty Bills
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Yesterday, CHA issued two Advocacy Alerts: one on Senate Bill (SB) 227 (Leyva, D-Chino), which creates unnecessary and duplicative penalties for hospitals that don’t meet nurse staffing rations, and one on Assembly Bill 5 (Gonzalez Fletcher, D-San Diego), which threatens hospitals’ ability to contract with independent businesses — such as nurse registries, staffing agencies or other employers — for critical patient services.
