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The California Department of Public Health reminds general acute care hospitals and acute psychiatric hospitals that, effective Jan. 1, they may not require, as a condition of admission, a person who voluntarily seeks care to be placed on an involuntary hold under Section 5150 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
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A CHA members-only webinar on Feb. 21 from 9:30- 11 a.m. will provide information on recent changes to how Medi-Cal managed care plans can make supplemental payments through the Hospital Fee Program.
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) will host a stakeholder meeting on Jan. 22 from 2-3:30 p.m. in Sacramento to solicit hospitals’ feedback on updating infection control and physical plant regulations.
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A travel alert recently issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notifies providers of recent cases of surgical site infections in U.S. residents who underwent invasive medical procedures in Tijuana, Mexico.
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The Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) is in the process of updating its Statewide Trauma System Triage and Transfer Resource Guide. The draft guide incorporates feedback from a previous comment period in 2017. Due to the time elapsed since then, EMSA has offered another comment period.
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Barbara Avery
Director, Community Benefit
El Camino Hospital, Mountain View
Katrina R. Bada
Manager, Public Relations/Marketing
Good Samaritan Hospital – Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Diana Bautista
Government Relations Manager
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto
Kathryn Bazylewicz
Vice President, Marketing/Population Health
Cottage Health, Santa Barbara
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Last week, CHA shared information about problems some providers have had in implementing a new state law requiring controlled substance security prescription forms to include a unique serial number. This week, the California Board of Pharmacy released updated frequently asked questions about the law’s requirements and enforcement.
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April 16, 2019
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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CHA submitted the attached comment letter responding to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule that would change managed care regulations for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). While most of the rule’s proposals are technical adjustments or changes that have little impact on the Medi-Cal managed care program, some could impact the managed care portion of the Hospital Fee Program.
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Each fall, the CMS announces the next year’s hospital star-ratings algorithms. Analysts race to criticize or support the changes (mostly criticize), while marketing managers at one- and two-star hospitals go into overdrive to highlight the system’s unfairness. January starts a new season of gamesmanship as hospitals adapt to the new scoring rubric, seeking to polish their performance in the ratings.All of this activity, however, has little to no impact on the health outcomes that actually matter to patients.