Disaster planning in health care involves preparing for and responding to emergencies in ways that ensure the safety and continuity of care for our communities and each other. Our jobs require us to prepare for whatever curveball comes our way. This conference provides training, education, and opportunities for both new and experienced disaster preparedness professionals to […]
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OHCA must engage every sector of health care in making data-driven decisions that improve care access, quality, and equity.
Last year, over 100 California hospitals were selected as required participants in the newly finalized Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM). The model is also open to current participants in other Medicare bundled payment models who may opt into TEAM voluntarily. The model launch date is quickly approaching – Jan. 1, 2026. Join industry experts from Forvis...
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...
SB 830 would expedite Sutter Health’s new hospital expansion project in Emeryville by designating it as an Environmental Leadership Hospital Campus Project, thereby streamlining California Environmental Quality Act lawsuit adjudication and allowing for a focused Environmental Impact Report that addresses only the impacts directly related to the hospital.
Assembly Natural Resources Committee Support Letter
SB 503 would require that health care providers make reasonable efforts to identify when patient care decision support tools use input variables that reflect protected characteristics, as well as mitigate any potential risk of discrimination that could result from the use of those tools. This is already required by federal law. The requirement that developers...
AB 1337 would require all local agencies, including district and public hospitals, to comply with an expanded list of protected information under the Information Practices Act.
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.