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Developing Effective Partnerships in the Post-Acute Space Webinar

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Originally recorded on January 19, 2021

Recording

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Overview

Health care organizations evaluating their business models and strategic alignments increasingly focus on the continuum of care. Many recognize the clinical and financial opportunities available to organizations who can partner effectively in the post-acute space.

Coronavirus Response Newsletter

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HHS Begins Distributing Phase 3 COVID-19 Provider Relief Funds

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began distribution of $24.5 billion in Phase 3 Provider Relief Funds to 70,000 providers today. Recipients were required to apply for this Phase 3 general distribution. The application process allocates these payments first to providers that have not received a payment of 2% of annual operating revenue and then to providers based on actual expenses and lost revenue attributed to COVID-19. Payments to qualifying providers will occur over the next several weeks. 

CHA Issues Summary of Proposed Rule on Prior Authorization Processes

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CHA has issued a detailed summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, of the recently issued proposed rule by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) — in coordination with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology — to improve the electronic exchange of health care information, including to streamline and reduce the burden associated with health plan prior authorization processes through Application Programming Interfaces. 

Coronavirus Response Newsletter

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CHA Request for State Support on COVID-19 Response 

As part of our ongoing work to secure support from the state to maximize hospitals’ ability to treat patients needing acute and intensive care during the ongoing COVID-19 surge, CHA sent a formal request to the Governor’s Office and the California Health and Human Services Agency on Dec. 13. CHA requested specific steps in four areas:

New Requirements for Controlled Substances Prescription Forms Take Effect Jan. 1

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Effective Jan. 1, 2021, prescriptions for controlled substances that are issued on a paper form must meet certain security requirements included in Assembly Bill (AB) 149. Specifically, AB 149 imposes new format requirements on the serial number and adds a barcode requirement.  

CHA Honors COVID-19 Caregivers with Award of Merit

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For nearly a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has continued its relentless march through California. And through it all, the COVID-19 caregivers have been there to care for all who need them.

The Award of Merit is CHA’s highest honor and this year CHA is proud to honor the women and men of California’s hospitals — all 500,000 of them — who wake up every day and arrive at our hospitals, ready to care for the hundreds of thousands of patients during this pandemic. 

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AHA Responds to ’60 Minutes’ Interview on Hospital Pricing

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Today, the American Hospital Association (AHA) responded to Sunday’s “60 Minutes” segment on hospital pricing that included interviews with California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Glenn Melnick, a health care economist at the University of Southern California.