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HQI to Host July 25 Webinar on Strategies for Hospital-Based Maternal Mental Health

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On July 25 from 10-11 a.m. (PT), the Hospital Quality Institute will host a free webinar to address upcoming maternal mental health education requirements for hospitals. Under Assembly Bill 3032 (Chapter 773, Statutes of 2018) — the Maternal Mental Health Conditions Education, Early Diagnosis, and Treatment Act — hospitals must educate employees who are regularly assigned to perinatal units about maternal mental health conditions.

Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Interdisciplinary Teams for Certain SNF Patients

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The California Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District yesterday upheld the state law permitting skilled-nursing facilities (SNFs) to use an interdisciplinary team to make medical decisions for patients who lack decision-making capacity and have no friends or family members to make those decisions. CHA filed an amicus brief in this case and is pleased the court agreed with our position.

CHA Board Holds July Meeting

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The CHA Board of Trustees met July 18-19, continuing an important dialogue about health care affordability. The board discussed the need for hospitals to lead affordability discussions, connect the right stakeholders, and identify holistic solutions that bring down the cost of care, keeping the needs of patients at top of mind and not simply reducing reimbursement.

CDPH Releases California Health Advisory Update on Ebola

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On July 18, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released a California Health Advisory Update on Ebola — one day after the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo to be a public health emergency of international concern.

Rate Setting, Front and Center

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Surprise billing continues to garner attention from both federal and state lawmakers — and it’s a vitally important conversation. Patients should not be caught off guard by unexpected bills for out-of-network emergency care. Hospitals have said all along that when patients need emergency care, we support protecting them from surprise bills by limiting their out-of-network cost sharing to no more than the amount for in-network patients.

Upcoming Webinar to Explain Medication Profile Process for High-Risk Patients

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The California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP) will host a webinar Aug. 1 to share updates about implementation of a new law — Senate Bill 1254 (Chapter 697, Statutes of 2018) — that requires hospitals to establish criteria for defining high-risk patients and complete a medication profile for those patients.