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Ongoing Protests of Emergency Regulations to Ensure Patient Safety Distract from the Mission at Hand: Care for All During the COVID-19 Crisis

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“Following a protest Friday at Emanate Health in Covina that accuses hospitals of attempting to undermine California’s nurse-staffing ratio laws, it’s imperative that, for the second time this week, the record be corrected,” said Carmela Coyle, President & CEO of the California Hospital Association. “Again, our state is in the middle of an unprecedented crisis that has claimed the lives of more 22,000 Californians, more than 8,600 of those in Los Angeles County alone.”

Updates for the Week of Dec. 14

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services  and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following updates this week:​​

Q3 2020 Data Submission Deadline Extension for Certain Medicare Quality Reporting and Value-Based Purchasing Program IRF Quality Reporting Program: December Refresh LTCH Quality Reporting Program: December Refresh SAMHSA Issues Substance Use Disorder Patient Records – Investigation or Prosecution of Extremely Serious Crime Final Rule LTCH CARE Data Set Quarterly Q&As, December 2020 IRF PAI Quarterly Q&As, December 2020

CHA Provides Summary of CMS Acute Hospital Care at Home Program

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On Nov. 25, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced the Acute Hospital Care at Home program, significantly expanding the existing Hospital Without Walls waiver. Program details are available in a summary prepared by CHA. 

Senate, Assembly Leadership Announce Committee Changes

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Leadership in both the Senate and Assembly have announced committee memberships for the 2021-22 legislative session. In the Assembly, chairs of committees of key interest for hospitals — including Health, Business and Professions, and Appropriations — remain the same, although there have been changes in sitting members.

Jan. 1 Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Deadline Approaching

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California law requires employers to provide one hour of sexual harassment prevention training to staff by Jan. 1, 2021. In May, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing distributed its online training program as an option for employers to use. Other employers developed their own training.  

CEO Message: Progress on State Help Amid Crisis

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There is no way to sugarcoat this, nor should we: California’s hospitals are in the middle of a full-blown crisis. 

COVID-19 cases are hitting new heights every day (more than 50,000 on Wednesday), hospitalizations for COVID-19 this week topped 16,000, and ICU capacity is rapidly dwindling (it was less than 2% in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley this week) due to shortfalls of critical care nurses. 

The state projects the number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals will double in a month’s time.  

Developing Effective Partnerships in the Post-Acute Space Webinar

Originally recorded on January 19, 2021

Recording

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Overview

Health care organizations evaluating their business models and strategic alignments increasingly focus on the continuum of care. Many recognize the clinical and financial opportunities available to organizations who can partner effectively in the post-acute space.