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Associations Work Closely With Utilities to Minimize Impact of Planned Outages on Hospitals, Patients

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Communities across California experienced another round of intentional blackouts this week in the latest power company strategy for mitigating fire risk during extremely dry and windy conditions. CHA and the Regional Associations continue to partner with the state’s investor-owned electric utilities — Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) — as well as state and local government officials to ensure they grasp the obstacles hospitals must overcome to continue providing seamless care during power shutoffs.  

DHCS Releases Guidance Related to Authorization of Specialty Mental Health Services

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The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) recently released Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services Information Notice 19-026 to communicate to county mental health plans (MHPs) federal requirements related to the authorization of specialty mental health services (SMHS).

Coronavirus Response Newsletter

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Moderna Vaccine Shipments to Begin Today In a Dec. 18 webinar for hospitals and other vaccinators, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) indicated that it anticipates having 40% of the first doses needed to vaccinate Phase 1-A populations for California by Dec. 28. These total 1.2 million doses and are for the 3 million...

One Team Corner

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We’ve been working on this notion of a One Team Culture for nearly three years. Why One Team? Because the work we do matters to the lives of millions of Californians who need health care or benefit from social programs organized or funded by our hospitals.

Providers Have Until Dec. 31 to Submit Memorandum of Agreement to Livanta to Avoid Noncompliance

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Many California health care providers have not completed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) required to be submitted by Dec. 31 for Medicare compliance, according to an October audit conducted by Livanta, the Medicare Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization (BFCC-QIO) for California.

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TJC Surveys Resume — Know What to Expect Webinar

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Originally recorded June 30, 2020

Recording

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Overview 

In March, The Joint Commission (TJC) suspended all surveys due to COVID-19. That has changed as the COVID-19 curve flattens and state and counties begin to reopen. As of June 1, TJC has resumed reaccreditation surveys nationally, including hospitals in some California counties.