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The Department of Health Care Services is awarding grant funds to 212 general acute care hospitals through the Behavioral Health Pilot Project (BHPP).
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Two sessions have been added to CHA’s virtual Disaster Planning Conference. On Sept. 15 from 8 to 8:30 a.m., Beta Healthcare Group’s Care for the Caregivers session features vital information for providing “psychological first aid” for health care workers. Content in this program will benefit anyone who works in/around a hospital/health care environment ― not just clinical workers.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has revised its COVID-19 frequently asked questions (FAQs) on Medicare fee-for-service billing to address questions related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Provider Relief Fund and the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program payments.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued an interim final rule revising regulatory requirements related to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Among the provisions finalized, CMS establishes new requirements in the hospital and critical access hospital Conditions of Participation that require hospitals to report certain COVID-19-related data elements to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on a daily basis.
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On Aug. 25, the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) ordered Aetna Health of California, Inc. to stop using the plan’s national standard to deny payment for emergency room claims.
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CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of calendar year (CY) 2021 Medicare outpatient prospective payment system proposed rule. The analysis is intended to show providers how Medicare outpatient fee-for-service payments will change from CY 2020 to CY 2021 based on the policies set forth in the proposed rule.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:
SNF Provider Preview Reports Now Available
Physician Fee Schedule Listening Session: Audio Recording and Transcript
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CMS has developed a new COVID-19 training program for front-line nursing home staff and management. Based on input from CMS nursing home inspections and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the scenario-based training includes five modules for skilled-nursing facility (SNF) staff and 10 for SNF management. More information about the program is available here.
Originally recorded October 29, 2020
Recording
[embed]Overview
The webinar will address the intricacies of new laws and updates, including:
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On behalf of members, CHA has submitted a comment letter on the proposed rule for the calendar year 2021 home health prospective payment system.