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CAHHS Volunteer Services Closed for the Holiday

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On behalf of the California Hospital Volunteer Leadership Network and CAHHS Volunteer Services, we would like to wish you and yours a wonderful holiday season.  May your heart be filled with every joy this season brings. In recognition of the holiday, the CAHHS Volunteer Services office will be closed beginning Dec. 24, 2018 and will return in the New Year, Jan. 2, 2019.

Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart. – Elizabeth Andrew

HHS Issues Request for Information on Modifying HIPAA Rules to Improve Coordinated Care

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The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights issued a request for information (RFI) on potential changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to promote coordinated, value-based care. The RFI seeks comment on HIPAA provisions that may present obstacles to these goals without meaningfully contributing to the privacy and security of protected health information.

Comments are due by 2 p.m. (PT) on Feb. 12, 2019.

CMS Seeks Comment on Potential Conflicts of Interest for Accrediting Organizations

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a request for information seeking comment on the financial relationship between Medicare-approved accrediting organizations (AOs) and the health care facilities they accredit. CMS is interested in input on actual or perceived conflicts of interest when AOs charge for consulting services to the facilities they monitor.

CHA Public Service Award Honors Diana S. Dooley

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CHA honors Diana Dooley as an elected or appointed official who has demonstrated a commitment to health care policy. “We value her vision, collaboration and leadership,” says CHA President & CEO Carmela Coyle.

Register Today for 2019 California Hospital Volunteer Leadership Conference

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Hospital volunteer leaders, paid staff who manage volunteer programs, community partners and those looking to expand their services through volunteer programs are encouraged to register now for the 2019 California Hospital Volunteer Leadership Conference, to be held Feb. 11-13, 2019, in Sacramento.

Commentary: Health systems should look within to address social determinants

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There’s now a strong understanding that social factors can have a greater impact on health and well-being than clinical care.This insight coupled with payment models that reward providers for keeping the populations they serve healthy has led some innovative health systems to address these social factors directly—investing in housing for homeless patients, opening food pantries or farmer’s markets to address food insecurity, creating medical-legal partnerships to assist patients under threat of eviction and promoting healthy development in their neighborhoods.

Volunteer Leadership Conference Presenter Information Page

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Overview

We appreciate your participation as a presenter for our upcoming California Hospital Volunteer Leadership Conference. Our conference is valuable to our members, in large part, because of the efforts and contributions from our stellar presenters.

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