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CEO Message: Standing Up for Black Moms and Babies 

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This week, the nation pauses to recognize, reflect upon, and respond to a crisis centuries in the making: The fact that the United States has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world, driven by the sad and unacceptable mortality rates among Black mothers, who are 2.5 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women.

Celebrate National Volunteer Week

Established in 1974, National Volunteer Week is an opportunity to recognize and acknowledge the many passionate volunteers who donate their time, offer their talents, share their skills, and provide vital support to causes they care about in their hospital and community. This year’s annual week of recognition is April 18-24.

CMS Issues Updates to SNF Waivers 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a memo updating certain waivers for skilled-nursing facilities (SNFs) that were issued in response to the public health emergency. CMS notes that, over the course of the public health emergency, SNFs have developed policies and practices that mitigate the need for these waivers.  
 
Specifically, CMS has ended emergency blanket waivers related to transfer and discharge notification requirements, notification of room or roommate changes, waivers for certain care planning requirement for residents transferred or discharged for the purposes of cohorting, and the waiver of the time frame requirements for completing and transmitting the Minimum Data Set. Additionally, while CMS is not ending the current nurse aide waiver, the memo provides additional clarification and recommendations for nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs.  

National Volunteer Week 2021

Established in 1974, National Volunteer Week is an opportunity to recognize and acknowledge the many passionate volunteers who donate their time, offer their talents, share their skills, and provide vital support to causes they care about in their hospital and community. This year’s annual week of recognition is April 18-24. In what has been an...

IRF Patient Assessment Training Available

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced the availability of web-based training on conducting a standardized cognitive assessment and the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) for inpatient rehabilitation facility providers. The training includes interactive exercises to test knowledge related to the assessment and coding of the BIMS.  

CHA Updates COVID-19 Data Reporting Guidance

Due to the surge in COVID-19 cases and the addition of vaccination fields to the COVID-19 tracker, hospitals have asked for additional clarifications on reporting COVID-19 data. To provide this clarification, CHA worked with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to update its data reporting guidance and other supporting documents.  

HRSA to Host April 13 Webinar on COVID-19 Uninsured Program

The Health Resources and Services Administration will host a webinar on April 13 at 11 a.m. (PT) on the COVID-19 Uninsured Program, which reimburses providers for testing, treating, and administering COVID-19 vaccines to uninsured individuals. More information is available in a frequently asked questions document. 

Reminder: CHFFA Survey Seeking Input from Eligible Hospitals

The California Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHFFA) has convened a COVID-19 Task Force comprised of health facility association representatives as well as financing team members (including bond counsels, underwriters, and financial advisors) who have worked on previous CHFFA debt financings.