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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Deadline Approaching to Join CHA’s Legal Effort on Area Wage Index Policy
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Sept. 13 marks the deadline to join CHA’s legal effort in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ changes to its area wage index policy, which could result in a loss of approximately $100 million over the next four years for California’s impacted hospitals.
Information about joining this effort was shared with hospitals via email earlier this month and is available on the CHA website. To participate, interested hospitals must submit their engagement letters by Sept. 13.
AHA Survey on Plan Denials, Network Adequacy Deadline Extended to Sept. 15
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The deadline to respond to the American Hospital Association survey requesting information on private plan utilization management practices and network adequacy has been extended to Sept. 15. California hospitals’ response rate has been low to date, and participation in this survey is important to our collaborative advocacy efforts. CHA will receive the California data.
CHA DataSuite Releases Analyses of 2020 Long-Term Care and Skilled-Nursing Facility Final Rules
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CHA DataSuite has issued two hospital-specific analyses — one detailing the Centers for Medicare & Services (CMS) federal fiscal year (FFY) 2020 long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system (PPS) final rule, and the other detailing FFY 2020 Medicare skilled-nursing facility PPS final rule.
Updates for the Week of Sept. 2
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released the following information:
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 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Appeals Settlement Option: Deadline Sept. 17 Quality Payment Program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System Targeted Review Request Deadline Sept. 30 Skilled-Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Patient Driven Payment Model: Get Ready for Implementation on Oct. 1 Developing a Hospice Patient Assessment Tool Special Open Door Forum — Sept. 12
CHA Home Page Features Timely Content From Our Health California
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The CHA website now prominently features Our Health California — CHA’s digital community of more than 1 million supporters — with links to stories that positively position hospitals, as well as health-related articles, data, and more.
CHA Comments on Calendar Year 2020 Home Health Proposed Rule
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CHA submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) calendar year proposed rule for the home health (HH) prospective payment system.
CHA Issues Summary of Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records Proposed Rule
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CHA has issued a detailed summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, of the two proposed rules on the confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) patient information under the 42 CFR Part 2 regulations.
Applications for $38 Million in Graduate Medical Education Funding Available This Month
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Applications for $38 million in grants to expand graduate medical education (GME) in California primary care and emergency medicine residency programs will be available beginning Sept. 23. The funding – which will give priority to programs in medically underserved areas and that serve medically underserved populations – is being awarded through Physicians for a Healthy California’s GME program, CalMedForce.
Stakeholder Meeting on Radiology Regulations to Be Held Next Week
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The California Department of Public Health will hold a meeting Sept. 10 at 2 p.m. (PT) to gather stakeholder suggestions for updating hospital regulations related to radiology and interventional radiology service. Details for attending the meeting in person or via WebEx are available in All Facilities Letter 19-29; a discussion guide for the meeting is also available.
Governor Signs Bill Clarifying Deadline for Anti-Harassment Training
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A bill extending the deadline for providing sexual harassment prevention training to Dec. 31, 2020 — Senate Bill (SB) 778 (Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement) — was signed into law by the Governor last week. The new law also allows employers who have provided anti-harassment training to either supervisory or non-supervisory employees between Jan. 1, 2019, and Dec. 31, 2020, to maintain their existing bi-annual training schedule.
