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CMS Approves Calendar Year 2022 Medi-Cal Managed Care Rates

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What’s happening: On Feb. 22, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved the Medi-Cal managed care rates for the rating period from Jan. 1, 2022, to Dec. 31, 2022.   

What else to know: Copies of the federal approval letters are available on CHA’s Hospital Fee Program web page under Program 7. 

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.   

Rapid Disposition & Emergency Department Flow in Mass Casualty Incidents

2023 Disaster Conference

Overcrowding makes Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) planning increasingly difficult for hospital emergency departments (EDs). MCI plans must incorporate tactics for rapidly and safely clearing space in EDs to accommodate the influx of casualties. The goal of this planning is to provide the greatest good for the greatest number of patients, both at the hospital before the disaster and for new casualties being received. Stanford experts will review how this planning is designed and how it has been refined with years of practice at their facility.

New COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard Issued by OSHSB

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.On Dec. 16, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) approved a new emergency temporary standard (ETS) for COVID-19.   While the new COVID-19 ETS made several changes, the most notable change is to the restrictions on workers when they have a close contact with a COVID-19 case. Under the […]

HHS Renews COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration for another 90 days, effective Oct. 18.   The 90-day renewal puts the public health emergency in place through Jan. 16, 2022, and ensures flexibilities — like waivers and special rules tied to the declaration — remain in […]