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On Nov. 4, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated infection control guidance for the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides additional options for screening employees and visitors for COVID-19 – including implementing a system for employees to take their temperature prior to arrival at the facility and report the absence of fever and other COVID-19 symptoms electronically.  

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President-elect Joe Biden has announced a COVID-19 advisory board, underscoring that his administration’s priority will be controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. The task force, which includes three Californians, will advise the incoming Biden administration as it prepares to orchestrate a federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic.   

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CHA has issued a detailed summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) interim final rule  with comment period that extends the compliance deadline for provider information blocking requirements from Nov. 2, 2020, to April 5, 2021. 

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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued All Facilities Letter (AFL) 20-83, regarding the interdisciplinary team (IDT) medical decision-making process for skilled-nursing facility residents who are unable to provide informed consent and do not have a representative to make decisions on their behalf.  

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CHA has submitted a letter to the editor (unpublished as of today) to The Wall Street Journal correcting misinformation in a recent story on the transfer of more than 600 COVID-19 patients from Imperial County to hospitals in other parts of the state.  

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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued All Facilities Letter (AFL) 20-84, which informs skilled-nursing facilities about infection prevention recommendations and incorporation into the Quality and Accountability Supplemental Payment Program. 

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Senate Bill (SB) 464 (Mitchell, D-Los Angeles) requires California hospitals to educate perinatal care staff about implicit bias. This requirement is in response to racial and ethnic disparities that have continued to persist in maternal mortality and morbidity, despite strong strides California hospitals have made to improve the overall maternity care.