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Health Care Partnerships in Action

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“Our affiliation with an academic medical center allowed us to bring nationally ranked programs to our South Bay community. Our patients have benefited from our ability to offer a spectrum of advanced procedures that were never previously available in our market and to provide a more advanced level of care within the community.”

– Craig Leach, President & CEO, Torrance Memorial Medical Center

CalAIM: Enhanced Care Management

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM), is a multiyear process led by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), with goals to improve the health outcomes and quality of life experienced by Medi-Cal patients. CalAIM initiative, originally scheduled for Jan. 1, […]

CEO Message: Care and Feeding

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Amid the grand legislative battles that play out at the Capitol, along with other street fights like those over public ballot initiatives, it’s important to take a moment to call attention to the quiet, steady, and often unheralded work that goes on to help hospitals.

A fair amount of this work is related to regulatory bodies, like the California Department of Public Health, an agency hospitals have expressed frustration over due to what has felt like inconsistent interpretation and application of state rules.

That’s why we’re grateful for two occasions last month that we hope will herald a different working relationship between hospitals and the department. On Nov. 19 in Sacramento and on Nov. 21 in Pasadena, we facilitated two programs where hospital leaders had the opportunity to connect directly with regulators — to share concerns and collaborate on ideas that could improve effectiveness and efficiency.

This was the first time such meetings were held.

In all, nearly 400 hospital representatives attended, along with nearly 100 regulators from CDPH and its district offices.

A few key takeaways:

Heidi Steinecker, CDPH’s new deputy director, Center for Health Care Quality, deserves credit for bringing a fresh approach to the department in the hopes of creating statewide uniformity, reducing redundancy, and working more efficiently with hospitals. She wants input from hospitals and welcomes texts or calls on her cell phone at (916) 502-3773. 
In at least one district, CDPH seems willing to schedule visits to hospitals for facility-reported incidents — to minimize disruption to patient care resulting from unannounced visits.
Breakout sessions revealed many inconsistencies and concerns related to CDPH’s survey process; we will be working closely with the department to develop a more streamlined approach.

These inaugural two meetings were just the beginning. We intend to hold more, with agencies such as the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development and the State Board of Pharmacy, so processes and interactions can be improved across multiple regulatory bodies.

Here’s why: We know this work will never dominate headlines like seismic safety compliance, or independent contractor laws, but it’s invaluable because it helps you focus more of your staff’s limited time in the right place — on the patients and communities entrusted to you.

— Carmela, Bryan, George, Dimitrios

Driving Health Care Innovation

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California’s hospitals are leading the way in support of innovative, comprehensive solutions to the challenges we face. Work with the state and federal governments, as well as private payers, to develop innovative and simplified payment models that improve quality and decrease costs.

Behavioral Health Care Symposium

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December 9 – 10, 2019
Riverside, CA

Do you have a product or service that would be useful in the behavioral/psychiatric hospital setting? This event is a unique promotional opportunity — spend two full days with conference attendees and have exhibit space throughout the two day event. Choose your level.

Trauma-Informed Primary Care

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Jenny, a woman in her twenties with morbid obesity (not her real name), had already been through multiple visits with specialists, primary care physicians (PCPs), and the emergency department (ED) for unexplained abdominal pain. A plethora of tests could not explain her suffering. Monthly visits with a consistent primary care physician also had little impact on her ED visits or her pain.

Standing Strong to Care for Patients

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We all know that hospitals are more than just buildings, but sometimes the bricks and mortar matter — and hospital leaders know better than anyone that our buildings are among the safest in the world.

Since the 1992 Northridge earthquake, you’ve invested billions to meet world-class seismic safety requirements. As a result, communities across the state can rest assured that every patient, employee, and visitor in a hospital will be safe when the next earthquake strikes.

CHA to Host Webinar on Implementing Age-Friendly Care Throughout the Health Care System

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Older adults who experience acute health events are regularly managed through services provided in multiple settings – 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 outcomes for aging populations. Hospitals have responded by implementing cross-continuum strategies to increase understanding of the unique needs of older adults and establish “age-friendly care.” On June 20, CHA will host a webinar where members can hear from West Health, a leader in the development of health care delivery models that improve care and access while reducing costs for the fast-growing, diverse population of older adults.   

Office of Health Care Affordability Will Play Key Role in California’s Health Care Future

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In early July, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation establishing the Office of Health Care Affordability, a new, far-reaching agency that will hold significant sway over how health care is paid for and delivered in California in the future. Following his signature, California became the 10th state in the nation to have state agencies or oversight that establish targets for health care cost growth.