President Issues Executive Order on Behavioral Health During the Pandemic
This week, President Trump issued an executive order to support enhanced crisis intervention and other behavioral health services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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CDPH to Hold Stakeholder Meeting on Acute Care Hospital Regulations
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has notified providers that it will hold a stakeholder meeting Jan. 29 from 2- 4 p.m. to solicit feedback on revising Title 22 general acute care hospital regulations for administration, licensing, medical services, records, and reporting. CHA will participate in the meeting and encourages members to participate as well.
DHCS Issues Checkwrite Hold for Certain Provider Payments
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has announced it will delay specific checkwrites scheduled for the last two weeks of the state fiscal year (June) until the start of the next fiscal year. The two-week checkwrite hold policy has been in effect for several years.
Requirements Change for Medicare Outpatient Therapy Services Billing
Requirements for billing outpatient physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT) and speech language pathology (SLP) services have changed as of Jan. 1.
Hospitals Implementing Federal Outpatient Therapy Changes Should Request Program Flex
What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) calendar year (CY) 2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule provides increased flexibility for hospital outpatient therapy services, but this flexibility does not align with certain requirements in Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
An Early Warning System for California Hospitals
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Earlier this week, CHA’s Hospital Quality Institute issued a statewide alert calling attention to an increased prevalence of whooping cough (pertussis) in California.
Updates for the Week of Dec. 18
CHA Provides Resources to Support Hospitals’ FEMA Applications
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is requiring hospitals to offset reimbursement requests for qualified COVID-19 expenses for any third-party claims payment for health care services. However, the agency has not offered any detailed guidance on how any patient care-related revenue should be offset, and is relying on hospitals to provide a methodology.
CHA Updates Federal Quality Measures Inventory
CHA has issued its federal quality measure inventory to reflect the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) annual rulemaking for federal fiscal and calendar years 2022. Notably, due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, CMS finalized limited changes to federal quality reporting requirements. The Excel workbook lists quality measures required for federal public reporting and performance-based programs for hospitals and other...
Project Roomkey Remains Active
In April 2020, Gov. Newsom announced Project Roomkey, an initiative secured with Federal Emergency Management Agency approval to provide safe isolation for people experiencing homelessness to protect them and California communities from COVID-19. Managed by county partners, Project Roomkey provides meals and secures housing in hotel and motel rooms for homeless individuals who are at...