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HQI and Hospital Council Annual Conference Agenda Finalized
Hospitals Are Invited to Apply for AHA’s 2026 Quest for Quality Prize
Forecast Tool Shows OHCA’s Resource Caps Will Stifle Patient Care Throughout CA
The Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) has capped the resources hospitals have available for patient care far below sustainable levels. To stay under these caps hospitals will be forced to cut jobs, services, or both. Hospitals are cornerstones of their communities, and each of these cuts will have a ripple effect far broader than...
As AB 1204 Deadline Approaches, HQI Offers Equity Reporting Assistance to Hospitals
Password Protection Forthcoming for CHA, Regional Association Websites
What’s happening: Beginning the week of July 14, members of CHA and the Regional Associations (Hospital Association of San Diego & Imperial Counties, Hospital Association of Southern California, and Hospital Council – Northern & Central California) will need a login and password to access website content.
CHPSO 2024 Annual Report Underscores Pathways to Prevention
What’s happening: On July 1, the Collaborative Healthcare Patient Safety Organization (CHPSO) — a division of the Hospital Quality Institute — released its 2024 Annual Report, which shares analyses of patterns in diagnostic errors, recaps the year’s signal detection data, summarizes advancements in data quality among CHPSO’s growing membership, and more.
New Resources Allow Hospitals to See Where They Fall Under OHCA’s ‘High Cost’ Methodology
What’s happening: CHA has created a data tool to help members replicate calculations used by the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) to identify so-called “high-cost” hospitals and assess how close they may be to the threshold.
Upcoming Webinar Details BCBS Settlement’s Implications for Members
What’s happening: On June 23 from 9-10 a.m. (PT), revenue recovery consulting firm Managed Care Advisory Group and Hospital Council – Northern & Central California will host a members-only webinar on the $2.8 billion Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Provider Settlement and its implications for member organizations.
Hospitals Urge State to Allocate Prop 35 Funding As Intended
What’s happening: Last week, CHA submitted comments to the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) on the administration’s proposal to redirect Proposition (Prop) 35 (2024) funding, rather than allocating it for provider payment increases as voters intended.