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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released an updated version of its “Coronavirus Pandemic Medical Care Eligible for Public Assistance” policy. The updated version includes a new section on allowable costs associated with COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration. It also updates the conditions of receiving funding to ensure that recipients focus the use of FEMA funding on underserved populations and high-risk communities. Finally, the policy provides details on...
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CHA and the Regional Associations have developed a toolkit to assist member hospitals and health systems in responding to patients’ concerns about seeking care in emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic. The toolkit supports hospitals’ communications with the public via social media, including graphics to help amplify the message that hospital emergency departments are safe and prepared to handle emergencies, as well as COVID-19 response.
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The Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman and the California Long-Term Care Ombudsman Association have developed a phased re-entry plan for on-site ombudsman visits to skilled-nursing facilities. The plan was developed in association with recently updated guidance from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), which requires facilities to permit the ombudsman to enter long-term care facilities, regardless of whether there is a COVID-19 outbreak.
The goal of the re-entry plan is to resume in-person advocacy activities safely, thoughtfully, and gradually. During the initial phase of the plan, on-site visits will be scheduled on a limited and prioritized basis. They will be focused on investigations that cannot be conducted by virtual communications and serious physical or sexual abuse and neglect complaints. Prior to any on-site visits, ombudsman staff will complete competency training in infection control procedures and personal protective equipment use and are subject to screening for fever and symptoms. Additionally, local long-term care ombudsman programs are working to align testing requirements with skilled-nursing facilities in their area.
Skilled-nursing facilities are encouraged to contact their local long-term care ombudsman office for additional information, and to consider inviting the ombudsman staff to visit their facility.
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The world has been so focused on COVID-19 that it seems summer — and wildfire season — have snuck up on us. An upcoming complimentary webinar only for CHA members, July 29 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., will focus on Wildfires During a Public Health Disaster: Incident Action Planning.
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has finalized regulations on adverse event reporting for general acute care hospitals (GACHs) and acute psychiatric hospitals, effective Jan. 1, 2022.
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced it will begin accepting applications for Round 2 of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program on April 29. The application portal will be open for seven calendar days, closing on May 6.
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.This one-day event for rural hospital leaders will focus on our seismic strategy, changes to MediCal and other financial directives, as well as other key legislative issues. Plenty of time is planned for sharing, reacquainting, and roundtable discussions of issues specific to small […]
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CHPSO Patient Safety Organization, a division of the Hospital Quality Institute (HQI), was established to harmonize quality improvement and patient safety efforts. CHPSO works toward eliminating preventable patient harm and improving the quality of health care delivery in hospitals. One of the first and largest patient safety organizations in the nation, CHPSO is a trusted leader in the analysis, dissemination and archiving of patient safety information. CHPSO offers unmatched access to the emerging best practices of hundreds of hospitals in the US.
