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Health Care Leaders Praise Expansion of Postpartum Mental Health Care

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Health care leaders are praising Gov. Gavin Newsom after he signed a budget bill that expands Medi-Cal services for low-income women diagnosed with postpartum depression from two months post-birth to a full year post-birth. The expansion will help those without health insurance and undocumented immigrants who are ineligible for full Medi-Cal benefits. Reaction from health care leaders:

Patient-Centered Care Key to Success for Patients, Health Care Staff

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At the 2019 California Hospital Volunteer Leadership Conference, inspirational speaker and business coach Allison Massari will help attendees realize the immense value they offer to patients in need and the positive impact of going the extra mile. Massari will draw upon her own experiences as a burn survivor to help attendees: 

Find hope, opportunity and resilience in professional and personal journeys.
Learn how the companionship, friendship and help of volunteers and hospital staff can make a difference in patients’ recoveries. 
Understand how one volunteer can change a life. 

The conference will be held Feb. 11-13 in at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento. To register, visit the conference website.

Allison Massari is an inspirational speaker, entrepreneur, artist and business coach who has been featured on ABC, NBC and FOX networks. She has also been named one of the top 10 best speakers for “motivation” and “personal development” in the United States by Meetings & Conventions Magazine. 

Department of Health Care Services Issues Updated Enhanced Care Management Guidance 

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What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has issued All Plan Letter (APL) 23-032, which provides updated guidance to Medi-Cal managed care plans (MCPs) on the provision of enhanced care management (ECM).  

What else to know: ECM is a component of the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal initiative.   

FAQs: Post-Acute Care

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What are the requirements for testing skilled-nursing facility (SNF) residents?  

Managed Care Organization Tax

On Nov. 5, California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition (Prop) 35, making an existing tax on managed care organizations (MCO) permanent under state law — and directing most of the revenues toward expanding access to care for Medi-Cal patients through improved provider reimbursement. Now, work by the state, hospitals, and others to determine how these funds […]

Health Care Surge: Overview

Planning for health care surges during disasters is crucial for hospitals to ensure they can effectively respond to sudden increases in patient volume. Disasters can overwhelm medical facilities–having surge plans in place allow hospitals to optimize resource allocation, manage staff and equipment efficiently, and maintain continuity of care for both surge and non-surge patients.

A Return to the ‘HEART’ of Health Care

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Over the past two years, California’s health care workers have been stretched to their limits. This includes you, our state’s hospital leaders, who have had to reassess and reconfigure daily if not hourly to meet the ever-changing and unprecedented demands brought by the pandemic.