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As the quality and safety arm for CHA and the Regional Associations, the Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) is always working to find new ways to help hospitals not only improve the lives of the patients they touch, but also create a culture of patient safety within their organizations.
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When Jacob Daruvala began work in April as a program coordinator at Unity Hope, an Inland Empire affiliate of CalHOPE, the job was very personal to him. In December 2020, he’d lost his grandfather to COVID-19, so he knew intimately the grief and heartache that this pandemic has wrought on millions of Californians.
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Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its calendar year 2022 outpatient prospective payment system proposed rule. CHA is analyzing the regulation and will provide additional details in Thursday’s CHA News.
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The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) and CHA’s three regional associations — Hospital Council – Northern & Central California, the Hospital Association of Southern California, and the Hospital Association of San Diego & Imperial Counties — have launched a new program called HQI Cares: Implementing BETA HEART® to Build a Culture of Safety.
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CHA will host a complimentary, members-only webinar on Aug. 6 from 9 to 10 a.m. (PT) to discuss implementation of the No Surprises Act and to help members understand the notice and consent process, along with qualifying payment calculation.
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CHA has submitted a letter of concern to the Department of Consumer Affairs about quality-of-care issues inherent in the payer practice known as white bagging.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a national stakeholder call at 12:30 p.m. (PT) on July 22 to discuss the interim final rule with comment period implementing the No Surprises Act, which addresses surprise medical billing at the federal level.
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CHA has issued a members-only summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., of the proposed rule released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updating the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) prospective payment system (PPS) for calendar year 2022.
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The Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) has released five new frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to the Provider Relief Fund (PRF). Four of the new FAQs address:
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The Department of Health Care Services has updated the state fiscal year (SFY) 2021-22 Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) pricing calculators to correct an error on reference tab “5-Policy Adjustors.”