On April 17, the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West (UHW) filed a local ballot initiative with the city of Los Angeles that would place a cap on hospital executive compensation. The measure — called the “Public Health and Fair Pay for Hospital Executives Ordinance” — would cap total compensation for “covered executives” at no more than what the U.S. President is paid (currently $450,000 annually).
The California Building Standards Commission is now accepting comments on proposed rules that would align current building codes with a law enacted last year, Assembly Bill (AB) 2190 (Chapter 673, Statutes of 2018).
CHA has issued detailed summaries, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, of the interoperability proposed rules recently published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).
Applications are due on or before Jan. 21 for those interested in participating in the Department of Health Care Services’ (DHCS) Behavioral Health Integration Program. Eligible entities include primary care, specialty care, perinatal care, hospital-based and behavioral health providers, federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, Indian health services and public providers who provide services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries are eligible to submit applications. County-based providers are eligible to apply.
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Join CHA’s Trina Gonzalez and Kathryn Austin Scott for updates on SB 1432, the status of the legislative proposal and next steps in the process, and ways you can advocate for your hospital and community.
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Next week, March 10-16, all who work in health care have an opportunity to recognize National Patient Safety Awareness Week, an annual event that calls us to reinforce our commitment to provide the safest and highest quality care possible and to remind all of us that the well-being of patients is paramount.
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If there’s one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us, it’s that we must be prepared for the unexpected. When hospitals were asked — time and again — to respond to this crisis, to rapidly expand their physical and workforce capacity, they needed critical flexibilities on a number of state regulations.
On April 11, Vice President Kamala Harris announced actions intended to reduce the burden of medical debt. These actions include:
The 2021 legislative session officially ended when Governor Newson finished signing bills in the early weeks of October. While it is no surprise that COVID-19 continues to challenge California employers, new labor and employment legislation isn’t just about the pandemic. Health care professionals have several laws and regulations to be aware of and to implement...
