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What’s happening: For laboratories to continue receiving Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) fee coupons and certificates, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that they must switch to email notifications starting March 1, 2026.
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What’s happening: Payments for the Hospital Quality Assurance Fee program 8 fee-for-service were due to the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) on May 7.
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What’s happening: On April 4, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued an All Facilities Letter (AFL 25-14), which announced that the department is implementing a paperless process to communicate late payment penalty notices for Center for Health Care Quality health care facility licensing fees. What else to know: Beginning May 15, CDPH's current...
2022 Disaster Conference
Kaiser Permanente presents on its journey to standardize emergency response across eight regions, 42 hospitals, and a national command center. Learn about the research, development, and implementation of an incident response tool that fosters effective, accurate, and timely communication. Learnings from Kaiser Permanente can help other hospitals identify technology needs, potential questions, issues and strategies as they work to improve incident response.
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What’s happening: Beginning Feb. 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will require giving “Observation Change of Status Notices” to patients who are reclassified from inpatient to observation (outpatient) status. What else to know: CMS has issued updated information on these new requirements for communication to affected patients. Hospitals will be required to...
As California hospitals continue to face strong financial headwinds — soaring inflation, the pending effects of nearly $1 trillion in nationwide federal health care cuts, increased regulatory pressures, and more — all eyes are on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), where California’s submission for the next Hospital Fee Program is currently under review.
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What’s happening: The Institute for Medical Leadership is hosting its Chief of Staff Boot Camp 2025 — geared toward medical staff leaders, chief medical offers, hospital executives, and medical staff managers — Feb. 28 to March 2 in Los Angeles. Tuition begins at $2,195, and registration is open. What else to know: The Chief of...
What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) calendar year (CY) 2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule provides increased flexibility for hospital outpatient therapy services, but this flexibility does not align with certain requirements in Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
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What’s happening: The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) is hosting the Patient Safety Evaluation System 2025 Virtual Summit on May 28-29 from 8 a.m. to noon (PT). Registration is open. What else to know: The summit will provide information to help health care professionals communicate better (internally and with patients) and improve patient care delivery. Presenters...
What’s happening: Last week, CHA submitted comments to the Respiratory Care Board of California (RCB) expressing concerns about new regulations that restrict the tasks licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) may perform, therefore limiting hospitals’ and other care providers’ ability to meet their patients’ needs.