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CHA’s Human Resources Conference to Offer Strategies for Addressing Unconscious Bias

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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. 

CEO Message: 2020 Advocacy Check-In

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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.

DHCS Issues Monthly Stakeholder Update

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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.

Court Issues Order in Unrepresented Patients Case

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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.

Register Now to Participate in Annual Washington, D.C. Advocacy Program

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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.

DHCS to Host Webinar Feb. 26 on ACEs Aware Initiative

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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.

CHA Issues Summary of Proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2021

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CHA has issued a summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, of the proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2021 issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The notice proposes policy changes including regulatory and financial standards for payers participating on federal and state exchanges such as Covered California.

New Member Benefit for 2020

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As of Jan 1, 2020, the vast majority of education and publication resources are now free to members. That includes anyone and everyone who is an employee of a member hospital. We are also providing new opportunities through live-streaming of events and digital downloads of publications that were previously print-only.