What’s happening: The Board of Pharmacy’s new online portal allows hospitals and pharmacists to quickly and easily report drug theft or loss, which is required for any controlled substance loss, regardless of size.
(more…)Board of Pharmacy Launches Online Portal for Drug Theft, Loss
CHA Issues Draft Comments on Home Health PPS Proposed Rule for Member Use
What’s happening: Members are encouraged to use CHA’s new draft comments on the calendar year (CY) 2026 home health prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule as a template for their own comments.
(more…)CY 2026 Medicare OPPS Proposed Rule Impact Analysis Models Potential Changes from CY 2025
What’s happening: CHA DataSuite’s hospital-specific impact analysis shows providers how Medicare outpatient fee-for-service payments will change from calendar year (CY) 2025 to CY 2026 based on policies set forth in the CY 2026 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) proposed rule.
(more…)Early Bird Pricing for HQI, Hospital Council Annual Conference Ends Tomorrow
What’s happening: The 2025 Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) and Hospital Council Annual Conference is just one month away, taking place Sept. 28-29 in Lake Tahoe; early bird pricing ends Aug. 29 and the hotel discount ends Sept. 7.
(more…)First AB 1204 Equity Reports Due Next Month
What’s happening: The deadline for inaugural Hospital Equity Measures Report submissions under Assembly Bill (AB) 1204 (2021) is just weeks away: Hospitals must submit their reports by Sept. 30.
(more…)Impact Analysis Describes Expected Changes Based on FFY 2026 Medicare IPPS Final Rule
What’s happening: In CHA DataSuite’s hospital-specific impact analysis of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2026 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS), providers can see how Medicare inpatient fee-for-service payments will change from FFY 2025 to FFY 2026 based on the final rule’s policies.
(more…)Livanta Changes Name to Commence Health
What’s happening: As of Aug. 18, Livanta — the Medicare Beneficiary and Family Centered Care-Quality Improvement Organization for California — is operating under the name Commence Health.
(more…)HCAI to Host Rural Health Transformation Program Webinar Next Week
What’s happening: On Sept. 4, the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) will host a kickoff webinar from 1-2 p.m. (PT) to provide guidance on the Rural Health Transformation Program — a $50 billion fund enacted by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
(more…)Congress Must Act to Help Hospitals Through Stronger Headwinds
As the state’s hospital and health system leaders just begin to grapple with the massive health care cuts enacted by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) — as much as $128 billion drained from California over the next decade — another threat from Washington, D.C., has emerged.
(more…)Ahead of Rule Development, OHCA Board Signals a More Balanced Approach to Spending Target Enforcement
What’s happening: At this week’s Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) board meeting, members acknowledged a variety of potential reasons that a health care entity’s spending growth may justifiably exceed the target — a stark contrast from their sentiments at the July board meeting.
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