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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released guidance (with accompanying FAQs from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) that includes new reporting requirements as well as information on how it will enforce CMS’ interim final rule that was published in September.
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Hospitals with operating expenses of $50 million of more, and licensed hospitals with operating expenses of $25 million or more that are part of a hospital system, are required to submit an annual report to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) on their minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprise procurement efforts (Health and Safety Code Section 1339.85-1339.87). The first report is due July 1.
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Due to the surge in COVID-19 cases and the addition of vaccination fields to the COVID-19 tracker, hospitals have asked for additional clarifications on reporting COVID-19 data. To provide this clarification, CHA worked with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to update its data reporting guidance and other supporting documents.
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CHA Resources on Planning for Crisis Standards of Care In June, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued its California SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic Crisis Care Guidelines: Concept of Operations/Health Care Facility Surge Operations and Crisis Care, providing a framework to help health care facilities plan for an overwhelming medical surge due to the pandemic. The guidelines include...
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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has updated its COVID-19 FAQ for 340B hospitals registering outpatient sites. The guidance now allows 340B hospitals to register outpatient sites and facilities before they appear on the hospital’s most recently filed Medicare cost report.
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On July 15, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration published revised regulations and FAQs governing the confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) patient records. The revised regulations take effect on Aug. 14.
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CHA Request for State Support on COVID-19 Response As part of our ongoing work to secure support from the state to maximize hospitals’ ability to treat patients needing acute and intensive care during the ongoing COVID-19 surge, CHA sent a formal request to the Governor’s Office and the California Health and Human Services Agency on Dec. 13. CHA...
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CDPH Issues AFL on Crisis Standards of Care The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued All Facilities Letter (AFL) 20-91, which addresses the need for all health facilities to have crisis care continuum guidelines and to implement those guidelines if they are experiencing surge as a result of the current increase in COVID-19 cases....
