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Pamela Allen, RN, MSN, CEN
Director, Emergency Department/Critical Care/Emergency Services
Redlands Community Hospital, Redlands

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Rose Colangelo, RN, MSN, CEN
Patient Care Manager, Emergency Department
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, La Jolla

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Candace Fong, Pharm.D
System VP Medication Safety
Dignity Health, Rancho Cordova

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Doug O’Brien, Pharm.D
Regional Director for Inpatient Pharmacy Services
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Sacramento

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Cheryl Harless, MBA, BSN, RN
Chief Nursing Officer, Northern California Group
Doctors Medical Center of Modesto, Modesto

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Anna Kiger, RN, DNP, DSc, MBA, NEA-BC
System Chief Nurse Officer
Sutter Health, Sacramento

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Officers

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Joan Eng, MSN, RN
Director, Regulatory Affairs
Sharp HealthCare, San Diego

Vice Chair

Margaret Swisher, RN, MSN
System VP Regulatory Readiness
Dignity Health, San Francisco

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CHA Issues Summary of CMS’ Interim Final Rule on Additional Regulatory Flexibilities

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CHA has issued a members-only summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) second interim final rule providing hospitals and health care providers with additional regulatory flexibilities during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The new regulatory waivers and rules — most of which apply immediately and for the duration of the public health emergency —include provisions to support and expand COVID-19 diagnostic testing, increase hospital capacity, augment the health care workforce, reduce administrative burden and expand Medicare telehealth services.

California Hospital Leaders Sound Alarm: Immediate Financial Relief Needed to Keep Hospitals Open, Caring for People

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California Hospital Leaders Sound Alarm: Immediate Financial Relief Needed to Keep Hospitals Open, Caring for People

WHEN:          Thursday, May 7, 2020, 11 a.m.

WHERE:        For Dial-In Information, Email: CHABriefing@randlecommunications.com  – CREDENTIALED MEDIA ONLY

WHAT:          COVID-19’s Devastating Financial Impact on California’s Hospitals

CHA Board Discusses COVID-19 Impact and Response

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At its April 30 meeting, the CHA Board of Trustees discussed several aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including: 

The policy work completed to date that supports hospitals’ efforts to prepare for surge capacity ​

CHA DataSuite Releases Analysis of FFY 2021 SNF PPS Proposed Rule

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CHA DataSuite has released hospital-specific analyses of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021 proposed rule for the Medicare skilled-nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS). The analysis is intended to show providers how Medicare PPS payments may change based on the policies set forth in the FFY 2021 SNF PPS proposed rule. A summary of the proposed rule can be found here.