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125 Hospitals Join New Perinatal Mental Health Learning Community

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Hospitals that have not yet signed up for the Hospital Quality Institute’s (HQI) Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) Learning Community are encouraged to join their colleagues from throughout the state. 125 hospitals have already joined the community, a free two-year program aimed at strengthening hospital approaches to mental health during the perinatal period.

CHA DataSuite Releases Three Hospital-Specific Reports

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CHA DataSuite has released three hospital-specific reports. The first two offer specific analyses for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021 of the Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program and the Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program. These analyses are intended to provide hospitals a preview of the program’s potential impact, based on publicly available data and rules established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The third report is an overview of the FFYs 2018-2020 Medicare quality programs.

CHA Issues Summary of Proposed Changes to Medicare Advantage, Part D for 2021 and 2022

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CHA has issued a detailed summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed changes to Medicare Advantage (MA) as well as the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicaid Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly.

Updates for the Week of Feb. 17

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The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:

HHS Issues Strategy on Reducing Burdens Relating to the Use of Health IT and EHRs
April 2020 Public Reporting Preview Data Available Through March 10
LTCH CARE Data Set and Other Assessment Data Available via Research Data Assistance Center
The Role of Therapy under the Home Health Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM)
Second Update to CR 11152 Implementation of the Skilled-Nursing Facility Patient Driven Payment Model

DHCS Funding Available for Behavioral Health Counselors in Hospital EDs

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The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is now accepting applications for its Behavioral Health Pilot Project (BHPP). General acute care hospitals are eligible to receive $50,000 for one year to integrate trained behavioral health counselors into emergency departments.

CEO Message: Governor’s Top Priority: Homelessness

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This week, Gov. Newsom elevated the state’s homelessness crisis to the top of his administration’s agenda. Having already announced the problem as one of three key priorities in his budget proposal, on Wednesday he devoted his entire State of the State speech to just one topic (never been done before) — homelessness.

CMS Proposes Modifications, Extension of Joint Replacement Model

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule that would make changes to the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) Model and extend the demonstration for an additional three years through 2023 for mandatory model participants. Comments on the proposed rule will be due in late April.

AHA to Host Webinar on Using Z Codes to Document Social Determinants of Health

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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.

Privacy Breach Reports Due Feb. 29

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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.