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CHA Board Chair Siri Nelson Named El Dorado County Woman of the Year
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What’s happening: On March 31, California State Assemblymember Joe Patterson recognized Marshall Medical Center CEO Siri Nelson, who also serves as CHA’s board chair, as the 5th Assembly District’s El Dorado County Woman of the Year. What else to know: In the press release, Patterson commended Nelson’s commitment to ensuring residents have quality health care....
CDPH All Facilities Letter Shares Change in Late Payment Penalty Notices
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What’s happening: On April 4, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued an All Facilities Letter (AFL 25-14), which announced that the department is implementing a paperless process to communicate late payment penalty notices for Center for Health Care Quality health care facility licensing fees. What else to know: Beginning May 15, CDPH's current...
DHCS to Convene Prop 35 Advisory Committee on April 14
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What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is holding the first meeting of the Proposition (Prop) 35 “Protect Access to Health Care Act” Stakeholder Advisory Committee on April 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (PT). This meeting is open to the public, and registration for virtual attendance is open. What else to ...
CHA Develops State and National Partnerships to Advance Pharmacy Practice
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What’s happening: CHA and the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP) are calling on pharmacy professionals to join the movement for substantive change in pharmacy practice through their partnership with the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ (ASHP) Practice Advancement Initiative (PAI) — and joining the movement begins with taking the California Hospital Survey. What else ...
DHCS Submits Hospital Fee Program 9 Fee and Payment Model, Draft Available for Members
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What’s happening: On March 28, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) submitted a final draft of the Hospital Quality Assurance Fee (HQAF) program 9 fee and payment model to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). An internal, members-only version is available for members to review. What else to know: The model should be considered...
Hospital Fee Program 8 Invoices Due April 8
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What’s happening: Payments for the Hospital Quality Assurance Fee program 8 directed payment are due to the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) by April 8.
In-Person LEAD Academy: Start Date Shifts to May 6
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What’s happening: The Hospital Association of Southern California’s (HASC’s) In-Person LEAD Academy — geared toward health care managers who are either new to their position or looking to enhance their skills — was previously slated for six Tuesdays from April 8 to June 24, but its new dates are six Tuesdays from May 6 to July 29. What ...
CDPH Issues New Guidance to Support Doula Access in Hospitals
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What’s happening: The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released All Facilities Letter (AFL) 25-13 on March 24 that offers guidance to hospitals on supporting the Medi-Cal doula benefit — available since January 1, 2023 — and outlines recommendations for patient visitation policies and procedures.
EMSA Releases AB 40 Emergency Regulations
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What’s happening: On April 1, the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) released emergency regulations to implement Assembly Bill (AB) 40 (2023).
What else to know: Because these are emergency regulations, there will only be a five-day comment period. Comments are due to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) by Saturday, April 5.
Key Deadline Approaching for OHCA’s ‘High Cost’ Hospital Proposal
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What’s happening: Hospitals’ deadline for commenting on the Office of Health Care Affordability’s (OHCA’s) proposed methodology to identify “high-cost” hospitals is rapidly approaching; letters are due April 11.
