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The American Hospital Association will host a March 12 webinar from 10 a.m. to noon (PT) on using Z codes to document social determinants of health. Webinar participants will learn how social determinants impact health, how to code them and how coding benefits patients and communities.
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Federal law requires hospitals and other Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)-covered entities to report all 2019 HIPAA privacy breaches affecting fewer than 500 patients to the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by Feb. 29.
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CHA’s Human Resources Conference: Bringing Order to Chaos, March 23-24 in Pasadena, will feature a session on addressing unconscious bias in the workplace, including how it affects patient care and professional relationships. Beginning this year, a single conference replaces CHA’s former employee safety/workers’ compensation seminar and its labor and employment seminar, combining both into a one-and-a-half-day event.
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There’s been a flurry of movement around some bills and budget proposals in the past few weeks, at both the state and federal levels.
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The Department of Health Care Services has released its monthly Stakeholder Communication Update. Among other topics, the February edition includes information on the department’s leadership transitions; the Governor’s proposed budget; the Behavioral Health Integration Incentive Program; the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System; the medication-assisted treatment expansion project; the transition of pharmacy services from Medi-Cal managed care to fee-for-service; nonmedical transportation providers in Medi-Cal fee-for-service; Medicaid optional benefits restoration; trauma screenings; and upcoming meetings and webinars.
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On Jan. 27, the Alameda County Superior Court issued an order about who can consent to treatment on behalf of so-called “unrepresented patients” in nursing homes — residents who lack the capacity to make health care decisions and have no family members or friends willing to act on their behalf.
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Register now to join hospital leaders from throughout California for the CHA/American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Advocacy Program. Participants will head to Washington, D.C. April 19-22 to meet personally with members of Congress about the health care issues of greatest importance to hospitals — and to the people and communities they serve.
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CHA will host a members-only briefing Feb. 21 from 11 a.m. – noon (PT) to discuss its sponsored legislation on hospital seismic safety requirements — including how hospitals can help lawmakers understand why the bill matters to communities throughout California.
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The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is hosting a live webinar from noon to 1 p.m. (PT) on Feb. 26 with California’s Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH. The webinar marks the first in a series and will provide an overview of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Aware initiative.
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