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 Issue #2025 - July 3, 2019
7 NORTH CAROLINA LONG TERM AND POST-ACUTE CARE PROVIDERS RECOGNIZED FOR QUALITY OF CARE
On June 27th, the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) announced that 7 long term and post-acute care members across North Carolina were recognized with a 2019 Silver - Commitment to Quality Award by AHCA/NCAL for their dedication to quality care. The AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program honors providers throughout the country that have demonstrated their commitment to delivering quality care for seniors and persons with disabilities.

The National Quality Award Program, implemented by AHCA/NCAL in 1996, is centered on the core values and criteria of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, which is the foundation of the metric-based AHCA/NCAL Quality Initiative. The National Quality Award program assists providers of long term and post-acute care services in achieving the application of continuous quality improvement.

The program has three levels: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Providers begin the quality improvement journey at the Bronze level, where they develop an organizational profile with essential performance elements such as vision and mission statements and an assessment of customers’ expectations. Bronze applicants must also demonstrate their ability to implement a performance improvement system. Trained Examiners review each Bronze application to determine if the center has met the demands of the criteria. Recipients of the Bronze - Commitment to Quality Award may now move forward in developing approaches and achieving performance levels that meet the criteria required for the Silver - Achievement in Quality Award.

The awards will be presented during AHCA/NCAL’s 70th Annual Convention and Exposition in Orlando, Florida, October 13-16, 2019.
 Congratulations to our North Carolina winners:

Capital Nursing and Rehab Center – Raleigh
Crystal Bluffs Rehab & Health Care – Morehead City
Davis Health Care Center – Wilmington
Emerald Ridge Rehab & Care Ctr – Asheville
Quail Haven Village – Pinehurst
Shoreland Healthcare & Retirement Center – Whiteville
Wellington Nursing & Rehab Center – Knightdale
ROOMS RELEASED JULY 5TH FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL NCHCFA SUMMER SYMPOSIUM
Make plans today to join your colleagues for the 8th Annual NCHCFA Summer Symposium. Click here to download a brochure! The three-day event will be August 7-9, 2019 at the Embassy Suites Resort at Kingston Plantation, Myrtle Beach, SC.  Call the Embassy Suites Resort at (800) 876-0010 to reserve your overnight room. Use group code “NCC” to identify yourself as a NC Health Care Facilities Association Convention attendee!  To make your reservation online, click below:
Administrators and registered nurses will be able to earn up to 11.5 hours of continuing education.
Thank You Gold Sponsors:
Thank You Silver Sponsors:
Thank You Bronze Sponsors:
American HealthTech | Carolina Therapy Services, Inc. | Fox Rothschild LLP
2019 TARGETED PROBE AND EDUCATE TELECONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Palmetto GBA will host a series of Medical Review Hot Topic Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) Teleconferences in 2019. These calls are open to all providers. Please mark your calendars if you would like to join the Palmetto GBA Medical Review Subject Matter Experts as they discuss and answer your questions concerning the current TPE process.

September 3, 2019
2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
(877) 789-3907
ID Number 5369828

December 2, 2019
2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
(877) 789-3907
ID Number 6879568

This schedule is also available on the Palmetto GBA Event Registration Portal here .
REGISTER TODAY FOR NCHCFA NEW SEMINAR ON PDPM
NCHCFA will present Strategies for Success Under the Patient Driven Payment Model on August 22, 2019 in Raleigh, NC. The speaker will be Robin Hillier with RLH Consulting. Don’t miss out! Only 150 seats available. Click here to register today.
2019 PART A SPRING TOUR WORKSHOP HANDOUT
Palmetto GBA has released the handout used in their spring workshops. To access this informational item, click here .
REGISTER FOR THE NEXT LUNCH AND LEARN WEBINAR
The next Lunch and Learn Webinar is scheduled for Thursday, July 18th, 2019 at 12:00 PM Corporate Compliance Programs Under Phase III of the Revised CMS Requirements of Participation will be presented by Ken Burgess, Partner, Poyner & Spruill, LLP. Click here to register today.

Date: Thursday, July 18th, 2019
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Title: Corporate Compliance Programs Under Phase III of the Revised CMS Requirements of Participation
Presenter: Ken Burgess, Partner, Poyner & Spruill, LLP
PHYSICAL RESTRAINT BROCHURES
This brochure outlines what physical restraints are, when they should be used, rules and regulations concerning restraints, and making decisions about using them. To order, email your request to Donna Snyder at donnas@nchcfa.org .

•   NCHCFA Member: $30.00 per 100 brochures plus tax and shipping
•   Non-Members: $60.00 per 100 brochures plus tax and shipping
DID YOU KNOW?
Ford couldn’t have predicted how successful the Mustang would be. Even though they predicted to sell fewer than 100,000 Mustangs in the first year, they sold 22,000 on the opening day of sales in 1964.