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We’ve been working on this notion of a One Team Culture for nearly three years. Why One Team? Because the work we do matters to the lives of millions of Californians who need health care or benefit from social programs organized or funded by our hospitals.
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How does the state’s face covering order impact hospital patients and visitors?
The face covering order requires Californians to wear face coverings when they are obtaining services from the health care sector in settings including, but not limited to, a hospital, pharmacy, medical clinic, laboratory, physician or dental office, veterinary clinic, or blood bank, unless directed otherwise by an employee or healthcare provider.
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The state of California has filed an appeal to the Ninth Circuit in the case challenging the validity of Assembly Bill (AB) 51 (2019). AB 51 prohibits employers from requiring employees to sign a pre-dispute arbitration agreement as a condition of employment or continued employment.
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A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that the Department of Health and Human Services can require hospitals to reveal the prices they negotiate with insurers. As required by the Hospital Price Transparency final rule – effective Jan. 1, 2021 – hospitals will be required to post gross charges, payer-specific negotiated rates, the de-identified minimum and maximum negotiated rates, and the cash discount price for all items and services on a website in a machine-readable format. In addition, the final rule requires posting of information for 300 “shoppable” services in a consumer-friendly manner.
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CHA will offer a complimentary, members-only webinar to help providers understand flexibilities in Medi-Cal enrollment and payment for services for COVID-19 patients. The program, to be held 10-11:30 a.m. (PT) July 1, will be presented by René Mollow, MSN, RN, deputy director of health care benefits and eligibility at the California Department of Health Care Services.
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On June 12, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services finalized revisions to regulations implementing the nondiscrimination provision of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. The final rule makes the following changes:
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:
IRF Provider Preview Reports Now Available
LTCH Provider Preview Reports Now Available
2020 Publicly Reported DRA HAC Measures Preview Period – Note: The HSR is only available via the QualityNet Secure Portal. Hospitals need active QualityNet accounts to access their HSR via the QualityNet Secure Portal. New users can create an account by visiting http://www.qualitynet.org/ and selecting the Register link on the top right corner of the page.
June 2020 CMS Quarterly IRF-PAI Q&A
Important Updates on the Hospice Quality Reporting Program
CMS Announces Creation of the Office of Burden Reduction and Health Informatics
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On Monday, the Governor and legislative leaders announced an agreement on a state budget plan that would avoid the deep cuts to health and human service programs the Governor had proposed in May. Legislators rejected the Governor’s proposed cuts to safety-net programs, stating the demand for these services is greater now than ever. Notably, the budget agreement rejects an earlier proposal to cut certain Medi-Cal managed care payments that would have directly impacted hospitals, a cut CHA opposed (see CHA’s media statement issued yesterday).