The HASD&IC Biweekly Briefing provides timely news and information for HASD&IC members and associates and is published on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. Key articles and issues of interest from each publication, along with the President’s Message, are included below.
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5 Things To Know: IHI Publishes Framework for Improving Joy in Work
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement has published a white paper focused on building a strategy for workforce well-being. Topics include four steps leaders can take to improve joy in work, nine critical components of a system for ensuring a joyful, engaged workforce, a conversation guide, real-life examples of changes that work, and measurement tools.
5 Things To Know: CHA Advocacy Strengthens APOT Audit Tool Responsibilities in Final Regulations
As reported in CHA News, the state Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Commission last week approved regulations focused on Assembly Bill (AB) 40 (2023) and Chapter 6 Specialty Care Designation. During the written comment period for AB 40 regulations earlier this year, the California Hospital Association raised concerns regarding the lack of clarity around the role...
Local Navy Medicine Teams Support Artemis II Recovery
San Diego’s health care community played a quiet but critical role in April’s historic moment for space exploration. When the Artemis II astronauts returned to Earth earlier this spring, local Navy Medicine teams were there to support the successful recovery of the crew and the Orion spacecraft.
5 Things To Know: Provider Enrollment Information Available on Vaccines for Children Program
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released provider enrollment information on the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program, which helps families by providing vaccines at no cost to providers who serve eligible children from birth through age 18. The California VFC Program is administered by CDPH Immunization Branch and has enrolled more than 4,000 public and private provider sites...
5 Things To Know: Save the Date for San Diego’s 2026 Walk for Sobriety
The McAlister Institute invites the community to save the date for the annual Walk for Sobriety on Sept. 5. This community-centered event at Liberty Station will honor recovery, reduce stigma, and bring help and hope to those in the region who are impacted by addiction.
5 Things To Know: CHA Alert: Tell OHCA Board ‘No’ On Exorbitant Penalties That Endanger Health Care
The Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) is racing to establish exorbitant penalties for hospitals by the end of summer — and the California Hospital Association (CHA) needs hospitals’ help pushing back. A CHA alert is asking hospital leaders to comment at the June 24 OHCA board meeting and at OHCA’s hospital-only Progressive Enforcement Workshop (download and save calendar item) on July 7. The alert contains talking points and materials to assist in hospitals’ advocacy.
5 Things To Know: County of San Diego Releases Revised Budget
On June 12, the County of San Diego released a $9.16 billion revised recommended 2026-27 budget that reflects public feedback. The revised budget is $3.8 million larger than the recommended budget released on May 18 and $522 million larger than the 2025-26 budget. It is scheduled for consideration and possible adoption by the Board of Supervisors on June 25.
5 Things To Know: Health Alert Issued for World Cup Travelers
An advisory from the California Health Alert Network notes that, although no World Cup matches will be held in San Diego County, large numbers of international travelers are expected to arrive via Tijuana’s airport and pass through to Los Angeles.
5 Things To Know: HCAI to Host Behavioral Health Workforce Funding Webinar
Hospitals providing behavioral health services are urged to register for a Department of Health Care Access and Information webinar on June 9 at 2:30 p.m. (PT) to learn about the Medi‑Cal Behavioral Health Recruitment and Retention Program.
5 Things To Know: Agencies Provide Clinical Updates on Hantavirus and Ebola
Recordings are available of recent calls from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Infectious Disease Society of America that provided updates for health care providers.
