KHCA/KCAL is committed to providing our members with important updates. Below is a list of the most recent information. Please visit our website for a list of complete updates. www.khca.org/covid-19-resources
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KHCA/KCAL President/CEO Update from 3/21/22
Click here if you missed Monday's President/CEO Update.
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"Do you have a moment, I have a request I need you to handle discreetly"
Does this look familiarly to you? It’s possibly you received an email that appears to be from Linda MowBray. This is a SCAM. Please be cautious if you see something like this and take a close look at the sender email address. Do not respond and notify your IT department to block the scammers address.
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Oral Antivirals Now Available to LTC Facilities to Treat COVID-19
The federal government has launched two new initiatives, “Test to Treat” and “Long-Term Care Pharmacy Program,” to create an allocation of oral antiviral medications for utilization in vulnerable populations. Via the Long-Term Care Pharmacy Program, as of March 7, long term care (LTC) pharmacies can direct order from the federal allocation, which has significantly increased the access to these lifesaving therapies for LTC residents who are at increased risk for developing severe COVID-19. READ MORE
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CMS: Quality measure threshold changes coming
Skilled nursing facilities have an additional tool to measure their own quality improvement efforts under a new change to the quality measures rating domain.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday issued a reminder to providers that it plans to implement the quality measure rating threshold changes with the April 2022 refresh.
The update was first announced in a March 2019 memo but the public health emergency has delayed its implementation. READ MORE
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AHCA/NCAL Report Finds SNF Quality Of Care Has Risen Over Last Decade
Provider Magazine (3/18, 151K) said a new report [PDF] released by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living on Friday "shows the quality of care in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) has been on an upward trend in the 10 years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic." The findings demonstrate "that industry-wide efforts to raise the standard of care have benefited long term care residents across the country." AHCA/NCAL president and CEO Mark Parkinson said of the report, "Providers and caregivers should be recognized for these improvements made over the past decade, even as we raise the bar even higher. But that will only be possible if health policy officials and lawmakers help us secure the resources we need moving forward."
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Parkinson calls on providers to fight Biden’s ‘offensive’ reform plans
The leader of the nation’s largest nursing home association is urging operators to battle “ridiculous” efforts to increase fines and other parts of the administration’s recently announced reform package.
President Biden’s comments about nursing homes in his first State of the Union Address may have been relatively mild, but language released a day earlier about his proposed reform plans was “offensive,” said American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living President and CEO Mark Parkinson. READ MORE
Click here for more information on congressional briefing this June.
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TOMORROW! Webinar: Winning the Fall Prevention Battle Series: Tactical Plan for Sustained Falls Prevention Through QAPI
3/23/2022 from 1:30PM - 2:30PM
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KMAP Web Update
The KMAP website has been updated with the following updates:
- UPDATED Go-Live Bulletin GL2-015 regarding preparation for the revised KMMS Go-Live scheduled for April 4, 2022
- Go-Live Bulletin GL2-017 regarding required action by March 31, 2022 to avoid KMAP access interruption
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Have You Had Your Weekly Dose?
The Health Quality Innovation Network’s Weekly Dose Office Hours webinar series provides current updates on COVID-19 guidance and vaccine information. As a Medicare Quality Innovation Network – Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO), HQIN is dedicated to helping you increase your vaccination rates.
This forum for vaccine and booster questions features interactive, peer-to-peer collaboration following a brief presentation. Each session includes best practices and innovative idea sharing as well as tips for improving resident and staff safety. Weekly Dose Office Hours are held Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. CT/2:00 pm. ET. Register for the next Office Hours, as well as upcoming sessions, at this link: https://tinyurl.com/575d66tn
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Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
When documenting survey findings this week, I ran across a couple of issues that haven’t been cited for a while. There were three citations for F558 Accommodation of Needs, both in the NE region. The first one addressed dining table height and the fact that the resident had to reach up to the table to be able to feed herself. The issue became the correction. What system do you have to ensure that your residents are at the appropriate height at dining tables?
Also inside this week's update:
- Non-functioning over-bed light, which was tagged at F558, rather than F584, which addresses the environment
- Resident Right tags
- Facility Assessment
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From the Office of the State Fire Marshal
The webinar recording for Kitchen Fire Suppression is now available here.
Handouts can be found here.
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Registration Now Open for 2022 AHCA/NCAL Congressional Briefing
AHCA/NCAL’s Congressional Briefing is back in 2022 and it’s time to register! Mark your calendars for June 6-7 and join us at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. Learn about the latest happenings in long term and post-acute care, make an effective and immediate plan of action with your colleagues, and meet with your Representatives and their staffs. READ MORE
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Call for Presentations
An essential service to our association is offering high quality training and education to our members. We invite you to join us in our commitment to delivering timely, relevant, and engaging information as we prepare for our 2022 Nurse Leadership Conference (June) and Annual Convention (September).
We are looking for topics that fit skilled nursing, assisted living, home plus and residential health care communities.
Click here to learn more on our needs and how you can submit a proposal.
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ICD-10 Coding Workshop (2 days in person)
Lawrence, KS
3/29- 3/30/2022
8AM - 5PM
14 CEs!!
Diagnosis coding accuracy is paramount to appropriate payment under PDPM, as ICD-10 Diagnosis codes & other patient characteristics are used as basis for classification in determining MCR payment. The 5-day MDS establishes the PDPM payment category for the entire Medicare stay which is why it is so important to have good processes in place for establishing the principal diagnosis and having information to support coding all active diagnosis prior to the 5-day assessment reference date.
This program will include information regarding the Official ICD-10 Coding Guidelines, best practices for accurate ICD-10-CM code assignment, how to avoid common coding mistakes, and the importance of principal diagnosis identification.
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ICD-10 Coding Workshop (in person)
3/29 - 3/30/2022
Lawrence, KS
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KCAL Assisted Living Conference (in person)
4/5/22 from 8:30AM - 5:00PM
Lawrence, KS
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Webinar: Survey Top 10 Citation Series - Survey Success! Avoiding Top Citations. #3 Top Citation: F761 Label/Store Drugs & Biologicals
4/5/22 from 1:30PM - 2:30PM
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Webinar: Restorative Nursing Series: Restorative Nursing Overview (Part 1)
4/7/22 from 1:00PM - 2:15PM
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Webinar: Restorative Nursing Series: Bowel Bladder, Dining, Communication & Cognition (Part 2)
4/14/22 from 1:00PM - 2:15PM
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The AHCA/NCAL Quality Summit is Back! Registration Now Open!
Quality Summit will be held in Kissimmee, FL, May 16-18.
This year’s AHCA/NCAL Quality Summit delivers three days of education programs and awesome networking opportunities with like-minded, quality professionals in long term and post-acute care. The Quality Summit offers 30 sessions topics focused on leadership, recruitment and retention, infection prevention and PDPM.
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Learn How to Create an Effective SNF Revenue Cycle Management System
AHCA offers a five-module online training program titled Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Academy which offers training about a holistic interdisciplinary approach toward revenue management. RCM can be implemented in a building, more broadly or as an organization-wide approach to enhance revenue by minimizing losses from payments that too often are unnecessarily lost or overlooked. Click here for more details.
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Kansas Health Care Association and the Kansas Center for Assisted Living
1100 SW Gage Blvd. | PO Box 4770 | Topeka, KS 66604
PH: 785-267-6003 FAX: 785-267-0833
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