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HHS, Baxter Announce Additional Mitigation Efforts to Increase Access, Supply of IV Fluids

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Baxter officials have announced additional actions to increase access and supply of IV solutions in response to the effects of Hurricane Helene on Baxter’s manufacturing facility in North Carolina. HHS’ mitigation efforts include increasing international and domestic supply chains. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra joined other Administration leaders and...

2024 CDPH Leadership Updates and District Sessions — Participant Information

CDPH and CHA will once again gather virtually to discuss all things licensing – including program flexes due to potential surges, the status of re-licensing and recertification surveys, and CDPH’s plans to modify Title 22. Participants can speak with their district office representatives in separate breakout sessions. Now is the time to gain licensing clarification...

Seismic Legislation Updates Webinar – Participant Information

Senate Bill (SB) 1432, CHA’s sponsored seismic relief legislation, and Assembly Bill 869 (Wood) are progressing through their respective appropriations committees. 

Join CHA’s Trina Gonzalez and Kathryn Austin Scott for the latest updates on SB 1432 and learn what hospitals should anticipate next in their seismic compliance efforts

Ambulance Patient Offload Times

When patients arrive at hospitals via ambulance, the goal is to transfer them to hospital care as quickly as possible. But that process can be slowed by several factors: the physical layout of a hospital, current unprecedented patient volume, increased acuity of patients’ illness or injury, and more.

The Buffer Zone: A Novel Approach to MCI Surge in the Era of Hospital Crowding – Participant Information

Public health and health care preparedness and response are key facilitators in managing wildfires and extreme heat events. Health systems see medical surge, increased patient comorbidities, and increased resource needs when communities are affected by climate extremes. This presentation will provide an overview of an ongoing project between the University of California’s Center for Climate, Health and Equity, and the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to strengthen and streamline the city’s emergency response plans and protocols for climate-related events.

Preparing for Extreme Heat and Smoke Impact in Clinical Settings – Participant Information

Public health and health care preparedness and response are key facilitators in managing wildfires and extreme heat events. Health systems see medical surge, increased patient comorbidities, and increased resource needs when communities are affected by climate extremes. This presentation will provide an overview of an ongoing project between the University of California’s Center for Climate, Health and Equity, and the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to strengthen and streamline the city’s emergency response plans and protocols for climate-related events.

Creators of the Vitality Index Payer Scorecard Announce Partnership with HFMA

What’s happening: Hyve Health, the creator of the CHA-endorsed Vitality Index Payer Scorecard, has entered into a national partnership on payer accountability with the Healthcare Financial Management Association.    What else to know: CHA continues to encourage members to enroll in the scorecard tool, which will provide critical information to support CHA’s advocacy to hold insurers...