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Recent changes to federal and state quarantine recommendations have labor and employment law implications, touching on both Cal/OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) and California’s COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave.
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At the Dec. 15 CHA Board of Trustees meeting, the following nominees for the annual CHA awards were approved:
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CHA has released a toolkit to help hospitals comply with the COVID-19 workplace notice requirements in a new California law — Assembly Bill 685 — that takes effect Jan. 1, 2021.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host an Acute Hospital Care at Home Q&A session on Dec. 22 from 7:30 to 8 a.m. (PT).
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Health Management Associates (HMA) has revamped the AddictionFreeCA.org website to include updated information and resources on substance use disorder, opioid use disorder, and medications for addiction treatment (MAT).
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With the recent Food and Drug Administration approval of COVID-19 vaccines, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is seeking federal approval to help support delivery of the vaccine to all Medi-Cal beneficiaries.
Chad Mulvany is responsible for providing leadership on federal hospital reimbursement issues and contributes on other federal regulatory matters. Based in CHA’s Washington, DC Office, Chad collaborates with CHA’s vice president, federal regulatory policy, CHA’s senior vice president, federal relations, CHA issue managers and national hospital associations on analysis and policy development for advocacy purposes.
Prior to joining CHA, Chad spent over 10 years as a Policy Director for the Healthcare Financial Management Association where he led the HFMA’s efforts on Medicare payment policy issues. Chad has also worked as an internal and external consultant to hospitals and health systems, focusing on implementing alternative payment models, reimbursement issues, and revenue cycle performance. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland and is a Fellow of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
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“Following a protest Friday at Emanate Health in Covina that accuses hospitals of attempting to undermine California’s nurse-staffing ratio laws, it’s imperative that, for the second time this week, the record be corrected,” said Carmela Coyle, President & CEO of the California Hospital Association. “Again, our state is in the middle of an unprecedented crisis that has claimed the lives of more 22,000 Californians, more than 8,600 of those in Los Angeles County alone.”
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following updates this week:
Q3 2020 Data Submission Deadline Extension for Certain Medicare Quality Reporting and Value-Based Purchasing Program
IRF Quality Reporting Program: December Refresh
LTCH Quality Reporting Program: December Refresh
SAMHSA Issues Substance Use Disorder Patient Records – Investigation or Prosecution of Extremely Serious Crime Final Rule
LTCH CARE Data Set Quarterly Q&As, December 2020
IRF PAI Quarterly Q&As, December 2020