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What’s happening: Individuals leading and supporting hospital efforts to eliminate workplace violence are invited to a virtual forum on the topic held by the Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) on Oct. 24 from noon to 1 p.m. (PT). Registration is open. What else to know: Featured speaker Rachel Odes, PhD, RN, who also is an assistant professor at the...
What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has established appeals processes for Medicare beneficiaries who were admitted as inpatient but whose status changed to outpatient observation during their hospital stay.
What else to know: The appeals processes only apply to patients enrolled in traditional Medicare, not patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage.
What’s happening: Legislation recently signed by the governor — Assembly Bill 2297 and Senate Bill 1061 — requires that California hospitals update their financial assistance policies and submit them to the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) by Jan. 1, 2025, or face fines. What else to know: CHA is hosting a...
What’s happening: Several California representatives joined fellow members of Congress in urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to take steps that will ensure Medicare Advantage (MA) plan beneficiaries have access to medically necessary inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) care. What else to know: In the letter, the authors observe that, by statute,...
What’s happening: The latest edition of Quality Quarterly explores the prevalence of behavioral health conditions among California hospital encounters, the dangers of menopause misdiagnosis, new patient safety measures outlined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and the need for effective reporting of workplace violence incidents by hospital staff. What else to know: More than half...
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Thanks to the impressive coordination of Children Hospital Los Angeles’s Aerodigestive Program, Sam breathes easier and can finally say “Mama.”
CHA has compiled the following federal, state, and local resources to assist hospitals in navigating the current IV solution shortage: State California Board of Pharmacy | Temporary Provisions for Compounding Certain Parenteral Drug Products | October 16, 2024 California Department of Public Health | All-Facilities Letter 24-24: Intravenous (IV) Solution Shortage due to Hurricane Helene...
What’s happening: The new Hospital Respiratory Data (HRD) module, including both the HRD Daily and HRD Weekly Reporting Pathways, is available in the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) application, effective since Oct. 9. What else to know: Facilities can voluntarily submit HRD prior to the Nov. 1 required reporting date. NHSN recommends that hospitals submit...
What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued correction notices to the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2025 Medicare payment final rules.
What else to know: The changes are minor, and the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) final rule changes are not reflective of the low-wage index interim final rule.
What’s happening: On Oct. 8, California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) and Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) officials announced they have reached settlement agreements with the largest Medi-Cal plan in the state. What else to know: The two agreements with the Local Initiative Health Authority for Los Angeles County (L.A. Care Health Plan) — a $35...
