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Filing the Triennial Occupational Mix Index Report webinar will cover the basics of the Occupational Mix Adjustment (OMA), the history and calculation of the OMA, and strategies for improving the accuracy of your Occupational Mix data. This session will be hosted by Fred Fisher and Ryan Sader of Toyon Associates, who will share their expertise gained through the submission and audit support of more than 150 Occupational Mix Surveys.
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As previously announced, the state of California has contracted with Blue Shield of California to create a statewide network of COVID-19 vaccine providers.
A hospital, clinic, pharmacy, or other entity that wishes to administer COVID-19 vaccines after March 31 must sign an agreement with Blue Shield. The contract, which Blue Shield states is now final, requires vaccine providers to:
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued an interim final rule revising regulatory requirements related to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Among the provisions finalized, CMS establishes new requirements in the hospital and critical access hospital Conditions of Participation that require hospitals to report certain COVID-19-related data elements to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on a daily basis.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its calendar year (CY) 2020 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) proposed rule, including significant proposals related to price transparency and changes to the hospital area wage index (AWI). Specifically, CMS would carry over hospital AWI policies proposed under the federal fiscal year 2020 inpatient PPS (IPPS) proposed rule, applying the finalized inpatient policies to outpatient payments.
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On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the American Hospital Association (AHA) in its lawsuit against the federal Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) challenging HHS’ reduction of prescription drug reimbursement rates for 340B hospitals for 2018 and 2019.
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On Aug. 2, 40 of the 53 members of the California congressional delegation sent a bipartisan letter to Health & Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra calling for the immediate release of the remaining Provider Relief Funds to hospitals and providers.
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Last week, 216 members of the House of Representatives — including 38 members from the California delegation — signed a bipartisan letter asking U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to protect the 340B program discounts.
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.In response to member questions, CHA has created a side-by-side comparison of the three federal vaccine mandates and the California public health officer order requiring health care workers to be vaccinated. California hospitals that participate in the Medicare or Medi-Cal program must comply with […]
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The Relaunching Your Volunteer Program During COVID-19 Zoom session took place Wednesday, August 5. Thank you to Kathleen McIntire, CAVS, for presenting important and much desired content to the many members who participated. The recorded session and resource materials are available now.
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Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) proposed rule for calendar year (CY) 2019, which also includes payment updates for ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs).
