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 DataSuite Analysis Examines Readmission Reduction Program Performance
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What’s happening: On Oct. 30, CHA DataSuite issued a hospital-specific analysis of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2025 readmission reduction program (RRP) that provides detailed performance information on the readmissions conditions currently evaluated under the Medicare hospital RRP. What else to know: The analysis also provides hospitals with an in-depth review of actual performance under...
HCAI Releases Updated Code Application Notice on Tests, Special Inspections
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What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) revised the Code Application Notice (CAN) on tests and special inspections to expand the program’s scope. What else to know: The Policy Intent Notice (PIN) 58, OSHPD Preapproved Agency (OPAA) for Tests and Special Inspections — from HCAI’s Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and...
CHA Webinar Covers Key Developments in Behavioral Health Policy
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What’s happening: A complimentary, CHA members-only webinar on Oct. 30 from 9-10 a.m. (PT) will tackle the current “state of the state” around behavioral health care policy updates and how they’re affecting care delivery and patient outcomes.
What else to know: Registration is open.
CHA 2025 Legal Update Webinar Tackles Workplace Compliance in Health Care
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What’s happening: CHA is hosting a members-only webinar on Nov. 13 from 10-11 a.m. (PT) to discuss recently enacted labor and employment laws that will impact hospital workplace operations in 2025. What else to know: Erika Frank, vice president, legal counsel, is co-hosting this webinar with Gail Blanchard-Saiger, principal with Blanchard Saiger Law. Registration is...
OHCA Maintains Focus on Hospitals at October Board Meeting
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What’s happening: At the Office of Health Care Affordability’s (OHCA) Oct. 14 board meeting in Sacramento, board members expressed interest in moving swiftly on adopting a regional hospital sector spending target, at least in Monterey County, which OHCA announced will also be the subject of an investigative hospital market competition study. What else to know: The board...
Getting to Know the Next Governor; CHA Board Meets with First Candidate
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The 2024 presidential election is 11 days away, and while the nation is fixated on who will occupy the Oval Office come January, Californians are also buzzing about who might take over the governor’s seat when his term concludes.
Exploring the Future of AI in Health Care: Insights from the HQI and Hospital Council Conference
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What’s happening: At this year’s Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) and Hospital Council Conference, thought leaders and cutting-edge practitioners convened for conversations about artificial intelligence (AI) in health care and how it may evolve in the future. What else to know: About 350 people, including frontline patient safety professionals, chief nursing officers, and hospital leaders, attended...
Senate Subcommittee Issues Scathing Report on Medicare Advantage Plans
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What’s happening: The U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) released a report revealing that the three largest Medicare Advantage (MA) plans intentionally target costly stays in post-acute care facilities to increase profits. What else to know: These MA plans denied prior authorization (PA) requests for post-acute care requests at far higher rates than they...
Noridian Shares Resource for Outpatient Therapy Providers
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What’s happening: Noridian, the Medicare administrative contractor (MAC) for California, has provided a one-page resource for outpatient therapy service providers, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech/language pathology services. What else to know: The resource includes information on coding and claim processing, therapy accruals, certification for therapy plan of care, advance beneficiary notice of noncoverage and...
CMS Issues Final Rule on Appeals of Observation Status
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What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule that establishes an appeals process for Medicare enrollees who are initially admitted as hospital inpatients but are subsequently reclassified as outpatient observation patients. What else to know: The new regulations create processes for both retrospective appeals and prospective appeals. CMS...
