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What’s happening: On June 23 from 9-10 a.m. (PT), revenue recovery consulting firm Managed Care Advisory Group and Hospital Council – Northern & Central California will host a members-only webinar on the $2.8 billion Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Provider Settlement and its implications for member organizations.
This session discusses the hospital’s mitigation and preparedness strategies that contributed to the effectiveness of their response to the San Bernardino terrorist attack. The presentation also described how the recovery process continues beyond the event, and shares lessons learned from the hospital perspective.
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CHA is pleased to announce that Leslie D. Hirsch, president and chief executive officer of Saint Clare’s Health System and former president/CEO of Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, will discuss the role of leadership in disaster situations at the upcoming Disaster Planning for California Hospitals Conference in Sacramento.
Hirsch will tell the story of how he experienced firsthand Hurricanes Katrina, Irene and Sandy and how he led his hospitals and health system through all phases of response and recovery. Participants will hear about the decisions that led to a full hospital evacuation and gain an understanding of the complexity of business issues during the recovery period.
Thank you for registering. Below are important instructions and materials you will need to participate in the webinar.
Applying for FEMA Assistance Grants – Best Practices for Success
Date: April 1, 2021
Time: 9:30 – 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time
This software was created for businesses to create, improve, or update their business continuity plans. The suite is scalable for optimal use by organizations of any size and consists of a business continuity plan (BCP) training, automated BCP and disaster recovery plan generators, and a self-directed exercise for testing an implemented BCP. Businesses can utilize this solution to maintain normal operations and foster resilience during a disruption.
Military, federal and state agencies have worked with Mortuary Response Solutions (MRS) to employ a mass fatality management and storage solutions for mass fatality events. MRS has designed, engineered and tested the four types of refrigeration systems to support storage of human remains.
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What’s happening: CHA has incorporated its disaster preparedness website, www.calhospitalprepare.org, into the general CHA website, giving members one-stop access to all association info.
What else to know: The new web page retains the critical disaster recovery and response information formerly housed on the previous site, combining that essential content with CHA’s broader resources.
The Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER) Coalition provides technical assistance to ESRD Networks, Medicare organizations, and other groups to ensure timely and efficient disaster preparedness, response, and recovery for the kidney community.
To maintain daily operations and patient care services, health care facilities need to develop an Emergency Water Supply Plan (EWSP) to prepare for, respond to, and recover from a total or partial interruption of the facilities’ normal water supply.
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To help pay for the nearly $1 trillion implementation cost of health care reform, President Obama directed federal and state authorities to expand their use of recovery audits to reduce fraudulent, wasteful or abusive practices within Medicare, Medicaid and other government programs. Under this directive, hospitals should expect increased scrutiny of government reimbursement of health care.