This message contains confidential information and is intended only for KHCA/KCAL membership. Dissemination, distribution or copying the contents of this email beyond this group is strictly prohibited. |
|
|
Weekly Member Spotlight: Star Living South
Star Living South is a new Home Plus to membership this year. It is an 8 Bed Home off of 26th Street in Lawrence with a core philosophy based around the Golden Rule. Serving others as you would wish to be served. The management of Star Living South has faith in God and that He oversees the integrity of their staff to provide quality and most compassionate care to all of their residents. The owner/operator of the Star Living communities is Faith Gathunguri.
|
|
Our Website is getting a new look! |
|
We wanted to give our members a heads-up that our website will have a new look in the next couple of days, same site address. We are so excited to roll this out! Our site will be down for 10-15 minutes while we "flip the switch" on Friday. Please let us know if you have any questions or have trouble finding anything.
|
|
Focus F-Tag of the Week
Each week through October, AHCA will be focusing on a particular F-tag(s) to help providers break down the Phase 2 updates and Phase 3 new guidance.
§483.25-Quality of Care
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made changes to the §483.25-Quality of Care guidance. Changes include the following:
- F686-Pressure Ulcers. CMS updated guidance to reflect frequency of completion of risk assessments, clarification for determining if skin damage is a PI/PU, as well as requirements to prevent infection.
- F687-Foot Care. CMS added new language to address proper infection prevention and control practices for foot care equipment.
- F689-Accidents/Supervision. CMS added components related to electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes and safety for residents with substance use disorder.
- F690-Bowel/Bladder Incontinence, Catheter, UTI. CMS clarified that regulation is specific to bowel incontinence not bowel management.
- F694-Parentaeral/IV Fluids. CMS added components on assessing intravenous (IV) therapy sites, assessing the continued need for an IV, and components related to professional standards of practice for cleaning.
- F695-Respiratory/Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning. CMS provided clarification that the guidance related to mechanical ventilation only applies to facilities offering this type of care.
- F697-Pain Management. CMS added language regarding use of opioids within the current opioid crisis, recommended resources for use of opioids, provided guidance on assessment of resident with history of addiction, as well as guidance on opioid side effects and overdose prevention.
- F699-Trauma-Informed Care. CMS provided definitions associated with culturally competent and trauma-informed care, key elements of noncompliance, and investigative summary and examples of non-compliance.
- F700-Bedrails CMS clarified the guidance to include the “use” of bedrails in addition to installation, added links to alternatives, and clarified removal requirements.
AHCA members may also refer to existing member resources:
|
|
VOTE NOW! AHCA/NCAL's Mark Parkinson a Finalist for Modern Healthcare's Most Influential People
Modern Healthcare recently published the finalists for its annual listing of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare.
Among this year's list of finalists includes AHCA/NCAL's Mark Parkinson. He has received this recognition in previous years which continues to elevate the voice of AHCA/NCAL.
Voting is open to the public and members are encouraged to vote before the deadline on September 27, 2022.
|
|
What are you waiting for?
𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟳𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄?
We're looking forward to seeing everyone at the Kansas Star Event Center later this month. Will you be joining us? Click the links for all the details this event has to offer! Or click on the brochure image for more details.
|
|
National Assisted Living Week
This National Assisted Living Week, we honor our incredible residents and celebrate our amazing caregivers who consistently go above and beyond the call of duty to care for seniors and fill their lives with joyful moments every single day!
Remember to use hashtag #NALW to share and view stories.
|
|
TOMORROW! Webinar: Unpacking the RoP Interpretive Guidance: LTC Implementation Essentials
Session 2: Quality of Life & Quality of Care; Trauma Informed Care; Physician Services; Behavioral Health; Pharmacy Services; Food and Nutrition Requirements
This is a 5 week webinar series. Save money by registering for the entire series. Details can be found here. You may have missed the first session, but there are 4 more to go, and if you register for the whole series we’ll get you the recording of what you missed.
9/15/2022 1:30PM-3:00PM
|
|
Members Only Nurse Advisory Call – Friday, September 16, 2022 at 10:00 AM
Please join KHCA’s Nurse Advisory Committee President, Teresa Coover on this month’s Members Only NAC Call to discuss Quality Measures, CMS 5 Star, hot topics, and the latest happenings.
Microsoft Teams Meeting
Join on your computer or mobile app
Meeting ID: 268 547 345 090
Passcode: CpPebZ
|
|
Members Only Facility Standards Call – Friday, September 16, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Join Linda Farrar - KHCA Consultant, Linda MowBray - President/CEO and Polly Berkley - VP of Operations and Education as they discuss the latest SNF survey findings.
Microsoft Teams Meeting
Join on your computer or mobile app
Meeting ID: 225 773 755 487
Passcode: hs4bqD
|
|
Elder Justice Act, SNF Resident Rights & AL Resident Rights Posters
Do you need an Elder Justice Act or Resident Rights Poster for your Facility? We’re here for you. $15 for one, $25 for two or $35 for three. E-mail Kristin Plantz your needs!
|
|
Reminder: CMS Requiring iQIES Account Registration for MDS Submission Process for 2023 |
|
In August 2022, CMS held an open door forum informing providers of the upcoming rollout of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) submission transition to the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) in early 2023. This system was first piloted in May 2021 for Home Health Agencies. CMS is now working to transition all state agencies and CMS locations to the new internet-based system. The iQIES will consolidate and replace functionality from the Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (QIES), Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports (CASPER), and Automated Survey Process Environment (ASPEN) legacy systems.
To comply with federal security mandates, CMS is initiating new security requirements for access control to CMS Quality Systems through Remote Identity Proofing (RIDP) via the Healthcare Quality Information Systems (HCQIS) Access, Roles and Profile Management System. To gain access, all current and future provider users will need to create an account and establish credentials in the HCQIS Access Roles and Profile System (HARP), which is a secure identity management portal provided by CMS.
This transition process includes a new requirement for providers to identify an individual to act as the Provider’s Security Official (PSO). The PSO will need to be approved by CMS and will have the responsibility of approving all iQIES users for the individual provider organization, including any vendors that may be accessing iQIES on behalf of the provider. CMS recommends that providers designate at least two PSOs to ensure someone will be available to approve/reject any iQIES access requests for the provider. Users wanting to submit MDS data and for other purposes after the transition to iQIES in 2023 will not be granted access unless the PSO approves the request.
CMS has begun reaching out to provider organizations with more details to initiate this process through a waved approach. Providers will be contacted according to CMS Region as follows:
- August 15 – Regions 1 & 2
- August 29 – Regions 3, 9, & 10
- September 12 – Region 4
- September 26 – Region 6
- October 17 – Region 5
- October 31 – Regions 7 & 8 (Kansas is Region 7)
|
|
Excerpts from the KDHE Meeting with Associations and Advocacy Groups
|
|
Annual Meeting Packet
Click here for the the Annual Business Meeting materials. This meeting will be held during the Kansas Health Care Association’s 72nd Annual Convention and Trade Show in Mulvane, KS.
Friday, September 30, 2022
10:00- 11:00 AM
Kansas Star Event Center
785 Kansas Star Drive
Mulvane, KS 67110
|
|
The Long Term Care Survey manual, Phase 3 is now available for pre-order!
Order your copy today for October delivery.*
Phase 3 of The Long Term Care Survey manual includes all the updates from CMS' three-phase implementation.
Survey guidance for Phase 3 was released in June 2022. Surveyors will begin using this guidance on October 24, 2022.
Save money by ordering through KHCA!
Learn more about updates to this important resource and place your order today! E-mail Jennafer Sumner with desired quantity.
|
|
Webinar: The Proficient Infection Preventionist Series: Equipping Staff: Infection Control Focused Training & Competency Assessments
9/20/2022 1:30PM-2:30PM
|
|
Webinar: Dynamic DON Series: Leadership & Management
9/21/2022 1:30PM-2:30PM
|
|
Webinar: Unpacking the RoP Interpretive Guidance: LTC Implementation Essentials Session 3: Nursing Staffing and Payroll Based Journal and Arbitration Requirements
9/22/2022 1:30PM-3:00PM
|
|
Webinar: Unpacking the RoP Interpretive Guidance: LTC Implementation Essentials Session 4:QAPI, Infection Control; Physical Environment Requirements
9/29/2022 1:30PM-3:00PM
|
|
Looking for options for required Staff In-Service?
KHCA’s online learning platform is BACK! We’ve loaded the in-services for SNF and for AL first. Many more education sessions to come.
Questions about education can be directed to Polly Berkley VP of Operations and Education.
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
