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.
Newsroom
5 Things To Know: Street Medicine Summit Offers Hands-On Training and CME
On April 4 from 8:30 a.m. to noon (PT), Live Well San Diego is hosting the quarterly Street Medicine Summit at the county operations center. The summit includes two back-to-back sessions: The first is hands-on wound debridement training and the second is a care coordination solutioning workshop. Participants are eligible to receive continuing medical education (CME) credit for their participation. Event registration closes March 25.
5 Things To Know: Upcoming Generational Poverty Workshop Brings Fresh Perspectives
On April 3 from 10 a.m. to noon (PT), the Alliance for Regional Solutions is hosting a virtual interactive workshop aimed at bringing a fresh perspective to the long-standing dialogue surrounding generational wealth and poverty in America. The community is invited to register for this free event, where they will use role-playing and discussion to examine the establishment of slavery, the policies that perpetuated racism and inequality, and the social climate that fostered both generational wealth and poverty. MS Dispatch Enhanced Care Access (and its related template is included for comment).
5 Things To Know: San Diego County EMS Seeks Input on Key Policies
The San Diego County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Office is in the process of revising several policies that support the organized EMS delivery system, and has released updated drafts for additional public comment through April 14. These drafts are based on initial community feedback from the comment period that ended Dec. 31, 2024. Changes include clarifying language, among other edits, on the following policies: Special Program Authorizations, EMS Continuing Education, Data Use and Standards, EMS Dispatch Enhanced Care Access (and its related template is included for comment).
5 Things To Know: San Diego County Requests Community Feedback on Budget Priorities by March 28
San Diego County government is responsible for day-to-day management — including law enforcement, roads, building permits, animal shelters, protection, parks, and libraries — in the region’s large unincorporated area (outside of the 18 cities and 18 federally recognized tribes). Some cities also contract with the county to provide services. To aid in its budget priorities for 2025-27, the county wants to hear which of its services and programs matter most to its residents and requests this community feedback by March 28.
New HQI Program Supports Mandatory Health Equity Reporting
The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) has, as part of its Hospital Quality Improvement Platform (HQIP), released a new reporting service that includes 95% of the information hospitals are required to report by Sept. 30 under Assembly Bill 1204.
5 Things To Know: CDPH Issues All Facilities Letter on Psychiatric Emergency Medical Conditions
On Feb. 24, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released an All Facilities Letter (AFL) notifying general acute care hospitals and acute psychiatric hospitals that Assembly Bill 1316 — which amends the definition of a psychiatric emergency medical condition and related patient transfer laws — has been chaptered. The AFL clarifies that the amended definition and laws apply regardless of whether a patient is voluntarily or involuntarily detained for assessment, evaluation, and crisis intervention; or placed for evaluation under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act. Contact the CDPH’s San Diego District Office with questions about this AFL.
5 Things To Know: Report Identifies Service Delivery Gaps in Certain Medi-Cal Programs
The Department of Health Care Services has released a new report that identifies critical gaps in two Medi-Cal programs and service delivery systems: home- and community-based services (HCBS) and managed long-term services and supports (LTSS). Key findings include limited access to HCBS for California’s rapidly aging population, higher rural area use of institutional LTSS, the growing need for additional HCBS providers, and a significant need for direct care providers. The report also shares next steps for reducing inequities in access and services, meeting member needs, increasing program integration and coordination, improving care quality, and streamlining access to services.
5 Things To Know: 2025 Public Health Champion Nominations Due March 14
Each year, San Diego County’s Live Well San Diego Public Health Champion Awards recognize extraordinary achievements of individuals and organizations in areas of public health services that protect and promote the health of San Diego County residents. The deadline to nominate candidates for the 2025 Public Health Champion Awards is March 14.
5 Things To Know: Join Rural Communities Telebriefing on Disaster Readiness This Thursday
Stakeholders are invited to register for “Disaster Readiness for the Modern World: Health, Climate Change, and Economic Impacts in Focus” on March 6 from 1-2 p.m. (PT). Speakers include individuals from the Community Emergency Response Team (also known as CERT); San Diego County Planning and Development Services, Public Health Services, and Fire Protection District; CALFIRE; […]
5 Things To Know: Registration Open for Patient Safety Evaluation System 2025 Virtual Summit
The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) is hosting the Patient Safety Evaluation System 2025 Virtual Summit on May 28-29 from 8 a.m. to noon (PT). At the summit, health care professionals will learn to communicate better (internally and with patients) and improve patient care delivery. Presenters will address implementing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Patient Safety Structural Measures using the Patient Safety Act protections, and they will discuss programs that reduce costs, accelerate efficiency, and enhance reliability. Registration is open.
