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CHA COVID-19 Tracking Tool: Release of New Reporting Companion Guide Webinar

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Originally recorded November 17, 2020

Note: This recording includes the Q&A sessions from both the November 5 and November 17 webinars.

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Overview

Join us as CHA and CDPH team up to clarify the requirements for submitting data into the CHA COVID-19 Tracking Tool and help hospitals comply with changing state and federal COVID-19 data reporting requirements.

Discharge Transitions for Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Webinar

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Originally recorded November 13, 2020

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Overview

What are your next steps when an individual with intellectual or development disabilities can’t be discharged to their original location? Who are you partnering with to gain information?

The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) has regional centers throughout the state that provide assistance and resources when help is needed with discharge issues — not just for hospitals but for individuals and their families.

Vice President Policy

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The California Hospital Association (CHA) is the statewide leader representing and advocating the interests of hospitals, health systems, and other health care providers in California in the legislative and regulatory arenas.

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Wildfires During a Public Health Disaster Webinar

The world has been so focused on COVID-19 that it seems summer, and wildfire season, snuck up on us. Responding to wildfires in the midst of a pandemic is another example of how important it is for health care personnel and communities to work together. Preparing and thinking outside the box when it comes to wildfires while dealing with a community spread pandemic helps improve our response. 

CHA DataSuite Releases Hospital-Specific Analyses

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CHA DataSuite has released two hospital-specific analyses. The first details the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021 long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system proposed rule. This analysis is intended to show providers how Medicare LTCH fee-for-service payments would change from FFY 2020 to FFY 2021 based on the policies set forth in the proposed rule. The analyses incorporate changes to LTCH payments mandated by Congress and implemented by CMS.  

CHA Provides Resources, Ongoing Updates About Coronavirus

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As hospitals prepare for the likely spread of novel coronavirus — also known as COVID-19 — CHA and the Regional Associations continue to work closely with local, state, and federal officials to address questions and concerns from hospitals. See our key messages about hospital preparedness and a web page with ongoing updates from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and more.

FAQs: Face Coverings

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How does the state’s face covering order impact hospital patients and visitors?

The face covering order requires Californians to wear face coverings when they are obtaining services from the health care sector in settings including, but not limited to, a hospital, pharmacy, medical clinic, laboratory, physician or dental office, veterinary clinic, or blood bank, unless directed otherwise by an employee or healthcare provider.

SB 1237 Nurse-Midwives: Scope of Practice Webinar

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Originally recorded November 30, 2020

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Overview

Nurse-midwives attend 50,000 births a year in California.

California still requires nurse-midwives to be supervised by a physician and surgeon and one of only four states in the nation that still requires this. Forty-six other states have removed the requirement for physician and surgeon supervision.

DHCS Issues Monthly Stakeholder Update

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The Department of Health Care Services has released its monthly Stakeholder Communication Update. Among other topics, the October edition includes information on the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative, Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System services, trauma screenings reimbursement, and expansion of Medi-Cal to adult individuals ages 19-25, regardless of immigration status.