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The California Department of Public Health has issued an All Facilities Letter notifying hospitals that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) no longer accepts paper forms for reporting deaths associated with restraint or seclusion, and that hospitals must report those deaths electronically.
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Last week, the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) appeals panel remanded the revised USP General Chapter standards 795 for nonsterile compounding and 797 for sterile compounding to an expert committee “for further engagement on the issues raised concerning the beyond-use date provisions.”
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To help hospitals and health systems implement the most current rules on worker safety relative to COVID-19, CHA will host a complimentary, members-only webinar March 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (PT). The webinar will focus on untangling employee safety regulations and guidance around coronavirus as community transmission of COVID-19 increases.
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“Men’s and nations’ finest hour consist of those moments when extraordinary challenge is met by extraordinary response.” — Neal A. Maxwell
As the days and nights have blended together over the past two weeks during the growing coronavirus threat, there’s one thought that continues to rise in my mind.
It’s this: How fortunate; how very fortunate we are to have the dedication of our teammates during this uncertain time.
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Center for Health Care Quality has issued an All Facilities Letter (AFL) for a stakeholder meeting April 3. The meeting will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at 1500 Capitol Ave., Training Room A, Sacramento to discuss general acute care hospital (GACH) cardiac catheterization laboratory service regulations.
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President Trump today declared a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The declaration is retroactive to March 1 and allows the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to temporarily waive or modify certain requirements of the Medicare, Medicaid, state Children’s Health Insurance Programs, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy rule throughout the duration of the emergency. Details of the waiver under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act are not yet available, although during the President’s press conference, he mentioned expanding telehealth; waiving the critical access hospital bed limit and length-of-stay requirement; and waiving the requirement for a three-day hospital stay prior to reimbursing skilled-nursing facility services.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released the following information:
MACPAC Releases March 2020 Report to Congress
March 24 Webinar: IPFQR Program: Navigating the Hospital Compare Website
IRF Compare and LTCH Compare Quarterly Refresh Available
Hospice, IRF, LTCH Provider Preview Reports Available for Review Until April 13
2020 MIPS Facility-Based Status Available
2020 CAHPS for MIPS Survey Vendor Applications Due March 18
March 25 Webinar: CMS QRDA Category I Implementation Guide Changes for CY 2020 Hospital Quality Reporting
April 7: Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule Call
April 14: LTCH and IRF Quality Reporting Programs: SPADEs Webinar
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Earlier this week, CHA testified before the Legislature in two separate hearings about the proposed state Office of Health Care Affordability, part of Gov. Newsom’s plan to rein in health care costs.
This is a valuable opportunity to bring hospitals’ voice to a conversation that could remake the way health care is delivered and paid for in California for decades to come. With such massive change in the balance, it’s vital that we ensure policy makers and other stakeholders know three things:
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Yesterday, CHA sent a letter to the California congressional delegation asking for immediate action in support of the response to COVID-19 by member hospitals and health systems.
