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On Monday, the American Hospital Association (AHA) delivered to the leaders of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives a letter outlining priorities for hospitals for the remainder of this year, a lame-duck session following the Nov. 8 midterm election.
Health care decisions should be made by clinicians, not insurance companies that profit while patients suffer.
Medicare and Medi-Cal underfunding have put the health care system on the precipice.
Due to a shortage of behavioral health resources, many Californians struggle to find the treatment they need.
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A little more than a week ago, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would reconfigure the calculations for the Medicare area wage index.
The area wage index is essential to ensure that hospitals’ resources for patient care reflect geographic disparities in labor costs. This is a particular concern for California’s hospitals given our state’s high labor costs (as an example, California pays the highest nurse salaries in the nation).
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As part of its “Seizing the Conversation” initiative to balance the public narrative through examples that illustrate the crucial role hospitals play in their communities, the American Hospital Association (AHA) is asking hospitals and health systems to share examples of the many ways they advance the health and well-being of their patients and communities, beyond inpatient care.
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Join us for a webinar that will answer questions about the mechanics of delivering the retention payments and will provide resources to support communications with your teams.
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On Feb. 19, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) will convene a remote pre-rulemaking advisory meeting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (PT) to seek stakeholder input on defining the term “normal consumption” as part of implementing Assembly Bill 2537. The new law requires hospitals to have a 90-day stockpile of personal protective equipment (PPE) by April 1, based on normal consumption.
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As part of its Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) Learning Community, the Hospital Quality Institute will host a webinar on Aug. 19 from noon to 1 p.m. (PT) to discuss the impact of child welfare involvement on both parent and infant mental health, the role that hospital staff plays in the process of child abuse reporting during the perinatal period, and steps to file a child abuse report as a mandated reporter.
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