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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.In case you missed it, on Dec. 20 CHA released updated FAQs for Hospitals Facing Critical Staffing Shortages. In addition, CHA’s one-page COVID-19 Surges: FAQs & Resources for California Hospitals contains key information for hospitals facing surges.
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Today, President Biden announced several new initiatives to help fight the pandemic as the omicron variant contributes to a surge in new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. The announcement focused on testing and support for hospitals as they experience capacity and personnel challenges. CHA is grateful for the hard work by our national partner, the American Hospital Association, for helping the administration focus on the needs of hospitals as front-line caregivers.
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued All Facilities Letter 21-53, which provides guidance on the implementation of a moratorium on hospice licensure, as established by Senate Bill 664. The moratorium takes effect Jan. 1, 2022, and will remain in place until 365 days from the […]
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Recently, hospitals have noticed a sharp increase in fraudulent disability insurance claims illicitly filed under the name of health care providers. Fraudulent disability insurance claims are not a victimless crime. These illegal claims threaten to unlawfully steal benefits from medical providers, increase their […]
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CHA reminds members to affirm their commitment to the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) voluntary patient billing guidelines by the Dec. 31 deadline.
Affirming your support of these guidelines — which are largely consistent with policies already required under state and federal law — demonstrates your hospital’s commitment to billing and price transparency best practices that deliver for patients, regardless of their ability to pay. The AHA plans to publish a list of hospitals and health systems that have made this commitment in early 2022.
To sign on, a hospital representative will need to complete a brief survey. A hospital-specific link to complete this survey was sent from AHA to the hospital CEO or other primary contact on Oct. 28. If your hospital is part of a health system, the AHA email was sent to the health system CEO or primary contact. If your primary contact didn’t receive the email, email surveysupport@aha.org and include your organization’s name, city, and state to obtain a new survey link.
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.CHA has issued its federal quality measure inventory to reflect the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) annual rulemaking for federal fiscal and calendar years 2022. Notably, due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, CMS finalized limited changes to federal quality reporting requirements. The […]
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.CHA has issued a detailed summary of the calendar year 2022 outpatient prospective payment system final rule. The policy and payment provisions in the final rule are effective beginning Jan. 1, 2022. The summary highlights key provisions of the final rule, including: Increased hospital price transparency penalties OPPS payment for 340B-acquired drugs Inpatient-only list Ambulatory surgical center (ASC) rate update […]
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.On Dec. 17, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule with comment period. The rule implements legislative changes to Medicare payments to teaching hospitals contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) and addresses organ acquisition payment policies through changes, clarifications, and codifications relative to organ procurement organizations (OPOs), transplant hospitals, and […]
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of calendar year (CY) 2022 Medicare outpatient prospective payment system final rule. The analysis is intended to show providers how Medicare outpatient fee-for-service payments will change from CY 2021 to CY 2022 based on the policies set forth in the final rule. Changes modeled in […]