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On Aug. 20, CDPH issued FAQs on the state public health officer order on hospital visitation. This health order requires vaccine verification or proof of a COVID-19 test for visitors of hospitals and other facilities. The FAQs provide clarifications, in addition to those issued in All Facilities Letter (AFL) 21-31, on who is covered by the order and who is not, as well as what tests are acceptable to use.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system (PPS) for calendar year (CY) 2024.
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Last year before the COVID-19 pandemic peaked, Alex Rivera spent one afternoon every week driving to a local nonprofit organization that provides fruits and vegetables to those experiencing food insecurity. He’d load up his vehicle with fresh produce and drive it all back to work with him.
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.As part of its Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) Learning Community, the Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) will host a free webinar on Oct. 21 from noon to 1 p.m. (PT) on breastfeeding and perinatal mental health. The webinar, which will be led by perinatal health and mental health advocate and consultant Nakeisha Robinson, MA, LMFT, will discuss the role that breast/chestfeeding plays in perinatal mental health and identify ways to […]
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Due to COVID-19 precautions the Enloe Medical Center Gift Shop closed March 13. It became immediately apparent that it was more than a loss in revenue — employee morale also suffered because of the gift shop closure. With employees ordering Enloe-logoed apparel that would normally be purchased in the gift shop, we began fulfilling those orders in our Volunteer Services office. It soon became clear that in between seeing patients, fitting it into their short break schedules, working NOC shifts, or working at a satellite location our staff had difficulties finding the time to pick up their orders. To accommodate them and fulfill the orders, I offered to deliver their items. Initially, I was worried that these deliveries would be time consuming, but realistically it did not take very long, and they have been so grateful for the service.
Since candy and soda have historically, been our best-sellers, I began relocating those products to our Volunteer Services office, along with some seasonal items that I then worked into our office décor. When employees reached out to us to inquire about the gift shop, we let them know that candy and soda were available for purchase at our office.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021 inpatient prospective payment system final rule. The final rule is effective Oct. 1.
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Urgent Steps Hospitals Should Take If Nurse Staffing Ratio Waivers Are Still Needed
CHA has been advised by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) of the steps that hospitals must take to maintain any needed staffing waivers. As a reminder, all existing approved COVID-19 staffing-related waivers end at 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 8 (per All Facilities Letter (AFL) 20-26.6). Hospitals that do not have enough staff to meet the standard ratios are encouraged to take these steps immediately, if they have not already.
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What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its final payment rules for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), skilled-nursing facilities (SNFs), and hospices for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2025. CHA has issued members-only summaries of each rule.
What else to know: In general, the payment updates were slightly higher than proposed, but still inadequate relative to input price inflation.
