California agency outlines annual Hospital Equity Measures reporting rules for hospitals

The Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) published an instructional video explaining how hospitals must report equity measures under California law. The video says all licensed general acute care, acute psychiatric, children’s and special hospitals, and hospital systems with at least two facilities must submit annual Hospital Equity Measures (HEM) reports to HCAI by Sept. 30. "These reports are due every September 30 through HCAI's hospital disclosures and compliance system," the narrator states.

HCAI said hospitals may request a single 60-day extension if they cannot meet the deadline. The video framed the program’s purpose as identifying disparities and developing concrete plans to address them: "The goal of the program is simple but critical. Identify and include a plan to address health care…