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CHA has submitted comments to the California Department of Public Health on its proposed regulations on privacy breach reporting. In its letter, CHA makes recommendations in several key areas.
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CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the Medicare hospital wage index average hourly wage criteria. The analysis allows hospitals to test their potential ability to achieve a federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 Medicare hospital wage index reclassification. Applications for FFY 2022 hospital wage index reclassifications are due to the Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board by Sept. 1.
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CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the Value-Based Purchasing Program (VBP) for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021. The analysis is intended to provide hospitals a preview of the program’s potential impact, based on publicly available data and program rules established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Last month, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) sent a letter to every 340B provider/covered entity (hospitals, clinics, and contracted pharmacies) demanding they conduct a self-audit of paid fee-for-service (FFS) claims data from Dec. 1, 2016, through Dec. 31, 2019. The stated purpose of the self-audit is to ensure the provider billed appropriately in the FFS delivery system at the actual acquisition cost and to disclose any overpayment.
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released a Health Advisory alerting providers of the increasing number of Candida auris (C. auris) cases reported in Southern California in recent months.
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CHA DataSuite is pleased to announce the release of Information Builders (IB), a new web-based business intelligence platform that will house future DataSuite reports. One of the advantages of this web-based platform is that IB allows enhanced visualizations and interactive reports for hospitals. CHA, in partnership with DataGen, will release the first analysis in IB next month. More information, including detailed instructions, will be coming soon.
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The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA’s) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy has released the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Rural Health Network Development Planning Program.
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“In war, you win or lose, live or die – and the difference is just an eyelash.” – Douglas MacArthur
Technically, there are 11 days left in California’s 2020 legislative session, though if you account for the rule that says bills must be in print for 72 hours, it’s really slightly over a week.
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued All Facilities Letter (AFL) 20-66, which provides updated guidance regarding the provision of dialysis services to residents of skilled-nursing facilities (SNFs).
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has revised its guidance on the add-on payment for COVID-19 patients. The guidance states that effective with admissions occurring on or after Sept. 1, claims eligible for the 20% increase in the Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group weighting factor for cases with a COVID-19 diagnosis will also be required to have a positive COVID-19 laboratory test documented in the patient’s medical record.