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HQI Makes Mandatory AB 1204 Reporting Easy

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What’s happening: By Sept. 30, California hospitals are required to submit detailed health equity reports under Assembly Bill 1204 (2021) — a process that is daunting and tedious, with dozens of measures and hundreds of required fields. The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) can help.  

Upcoming Webinar Shares Progress on HQI’s Health Equity Reporting Tool

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What’s happening: The Hospital Quality Institute’s (HQI’s) fourth and final webinar on reporting hospital equity measures to the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) under Assembly Bill 1204 (2021) will take place April 23 from 10-11 a.m. (PT). 

CHA Board Chair Siri Nelson Named El Dorado County Woman of the Year

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What’s happening: On March 31, California State Assemblymember Joe Patterson recognized Marshall Medical Center CEO Siri Nelson, who also serves as CHA’s board chair, as the 5th Assembly District’s El Dorado County Woman of the Year.  What else to know: In the press release, Patterson commended Nelson’s commitment to ensuring residents have quality health care....

In-Person LEAD Academy: Start Date Shifts to May 6

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What’s happening: The Hospital Association of Southern California’s (HASC’s) In-Person LEAD Academy — geared toward health care managers who are either new to their position or looking to enhance their skills — was previously slated for six Tuesdays from April 8 to June 24, but its new dates are six Tuesdays from May 6 to July 29.  What ...

Upcoming Webinar Explains HQI Solution to Hospital Equity Reporting Challenges

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What’s happening: TheHospital Quality Institute (HQI) is offering a service that provides 95% of the information hospitals are required to report by Sept. 30 under Assembly Bill 1204. HQI is hosting a webinar on April 10 addressing the challenges hospitals encounter in equity reporting and how its Hospital Quality Improvement Platform (HQIP) can simplify this process.   What else to ...

HQI to Host Five-Part Webinar Series on Building a Hospital Safety Culture 

What’s happening: The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) is offering a five-part webinar series to address strategies for increasing patient safety and improving response to patient harm.  What else to know: The series will provide a deep dive into the five domains of HQI’s flagship program, HQI Cares: BETA HEART®, and explore their alignment with the...

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Finds Low Wage Index Policy Unlawful

What’s happening: CHA prevails in Kaweah Delta Health Care District, et al. v. Becerra, the legal challenge to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) low wage index policy. 

What else to know: CHA has supported this litigation on behalf of its members to reverse a policy that is harmful to all California hospitals.  

Baxter Announces Expiration Dating Extensions for Certain Products Related to IV Solutions Disruption

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As part of its efforts to mitigate the disruption to the supply of IV solutions after Hurricane Helene temporarily closed its North Cove, N.C., manufacturing plant, Baxter today said that it is now authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to extend the use date of some products to provide a 24-month expiration from the manufacture...