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When Jacob Daruvala began work in April as a program coordinator at Unity Hope, an Inland Empire affiliate of CalHOPE, the job was very personal to him. In December 2020, he’d lost his grandfather to COVID-19, so he knew intimately the grief and heartache that this pandemic has wrought on millions of Californians.
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Hear directly from CHA and the Department of Health Care Access and Information, Office of Health Care Affordability experts on how this review process will impact your hospital.
Background
On October 6, 2014, the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act) was signed into law. The Act requires post-acute care (PAC) providers — including long-term care hospitals (LTCHs), skilled-nursing facilities (SNFs), inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) and home health agencies (HHAs) — to submit standardized data using specific reporting tools.
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In the past week, the extent of novel coronavirus in our state and across the country has become more clear, and more sobering. As with many public health issues, this one is both highly complicated and rapidly evolving.
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The Governor has concluded the 2020 legislative session by taking final action on the legislation sent to him. CHA’s 2020 Report on Legislation, which recaps the year’s new laws, will be out later this month. Among the Governor’s actions this week were the signing of two bills related to the storage of personal protective equipment (PPE).
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CHA has compiled a comprehensive list of FAQs related to general employment, labor relations, and furlough and layoff issues; the American Hospital Association has prepared a summary of federal legislation employers should know about. Other commonly asked questions are below.
Older adults who experience acute health events – often exacerbations of chronic disease or co-morbidities – are regularly managed through services provided in multiple settings – hospital emergency departments, inpatient care, and post-acute care settings – and require several risky care transitions. These episodes are among the top drivers of health care costs and poor […]
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What’s happening: CHA has analyzed public information to help hospitals better understand privacy implications stemming from the Change Healthcare cyberattack in late February.
What else to know: The cyberattack raises the question of whether affected hospitals must report a breach to patients or to government officials under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) or state breach reporting laws.
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.What’s happening: In a lawsuit brought by CHA, a federal judge for the Central District of California has ruled that portions of a City of Inglewood minimum wage ordinance that prohibits health care employers from managing increased labor costs through compensation and […]
In addition to its federal and state legislative and regulatory advocacy, CHA also advocates for hospitals through the judicial system by filing amicus (“friend of the court”) briefs in cases that may potentially have a broad impact on hospitals and health systems. Amicus briefs allow CHA to provide important factual context and legal analysis from hospitals’ perspectives. CHA’s most recent amicus efforts beginning in 2021 are summarized below, with cases listed in the year in which CHA submitted its amicus brief in the matter.