Discharge Planning for Homeless Patients Mid-Year Updates Webinar
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[embed]The California Hospital Association is the statewide leader representing the interests of hospitals, health systems, and other health care providers in California. CHA includes nearly 400 hospital members and provides members with state and federal representation and advocacy in the legislative and regulatory arenas.
Most will be surprised to learn that American Indians and Alaska Natives represent the only populations in the United States with a legal birthright to health care.[1] Even though Article 25 of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares, “everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including…medical care and necessary social services,” U.S. federal policy only guarantees this human right to enrolled tribal members. The source of this juridical entitlement is what the United States Supreme Court has defined as the federal trust responsibility.
September 10 – 11, 2019
Pasadena, CA
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Today, CHA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on proposed changes to the Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings methodology.
April is National Donate Life Month, a time when organizations across the country educate and motivate individuals to register as organ, eye and tissue donors.
Hospitals that educate staff and community members about the need for donors can earn recognition from the Health Resources and Services Administration. For more information, contact donation@hrsa.gov.
One organ donor can save the lives of up to eight people and heal countless others with tissue donation. Anyone — regardless of age, ethnicity, or medical history — can register as a donor and help save the life of one of the over 21,000 people on California’s organ transplant waiting list. More information is available from Donate Life California, the state-authorized nonprofit organization that manages the registry.
The California Department of Public Health has released All Facilities Letter (AFL) 19-02.1, which rescinds AFL 19-02 and further clarifies licensing requirements related to treatment for narcotic addiction.
In September 2018, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) sent hospitals invoices covering the last four fee-for-service (FFS) cycles of the 2017-19 Hospital Fee Program. The third invoice, Cycle 9 FFS, covers Jan. 1 – March 31, 2019, and is due April 3. Hospitals will receive the corresponding FFS payment on April 22.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has postponed billing edits for outpatient providers with multiple service locations — scheduled to start in April — for three additional months.
Within the ever-widening array of Democratic contenders for the Presidency, the “Medicare-for-all” debate continues to simmer. It was only six weeks ago that Kamala Harris’s vocal support drew fire from not one, but two billionaire political rivals. Michael Bloomberg, looking for support in New Hampshire declared, “I think we could never afford that. We are talking about trillions of dollars… [that] would bankrupt us for a long time.” Fellow billionaire candidate Howard Schultz added, “That’s not correct. That’s not American.”