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Deadline Reminder: SNF Quality Reporting Program Due This Wednesday, 11/15
Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are required to report Q2 2023 (March 27, 2023 – June 25, 2023) Weekly Healthcare Personnel COVID-19 Vaccination Summary data to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) by 11:59 PM Eastern this Wednesday, November 15, 2023.
SNFs are already entering this data weekly to the LTC component of NHSN to comply with the requirements outlined in QSO-20-29-NH. However, facilities should take time to ensure that their weekly NHSN reporting is entered and accurate for that quarter before the November 15th deadline.
If you have any questions, please contact NHSN using the NHSN-ServiceNow portal by logging into SAMS. The NHSN Help Desk is staffed Monday through Friday, 7 AM Eastern – 5 PM Eastern, excluding federal holidays.
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Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
I want to share an article from the October 2023 Newsletter from the Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities. Many residents in nursing facilities experience Major Depressive Disorder. Here is the article in the newsletter. Perhaps it can be used for mandatory training for your staff related to Behavioral Health. There is also important information in this article that your practitioners could use in a rationale statement for continuation of antidepressants related to depression. Also, please note the section on “Treating MDD in Nursing Facility Residents” as that section can offer suggestions for non-pharmacological interventions if they are adapted to resident individualization. READ MORE
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CMS imposes hiring freeze, warns of nursing home survey reductions without budget increase
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services instituted a partial hiring freeze in July, and a top official said state survey agencies could take a hit if Congress can’t reach a federal budget deal.
CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure told participants at an event in Washington, DC, on Wednesday that the agency’s operations will be in peril if the fiscal standoff continues, news first reported by Politico, a media publication focused on Congress and federal agencies. READ MORE
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TOMORROW! Webinar: Deep Dive Into Federal Regulations in a Year: §483.60 Food and Nutrition Services
11/14/23 - 1:30PM-3:00PM
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Submit Your Intent to Apply - DEADLINE IS THURSDAY!
Get involved with National Quality Award program today. Submit a 2024 intent to apply (ITA). If you need help with navigating the Portal, click here. Contact AHCA/NCAL at qualityaward@ahca.org with any questions!
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Members Only Nurse Advisory Committee (NAC) and Facility Standards Call – Friday, October 20, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:00AM
Join us at 10:00AM where Linda MowBray will provide a Legislative update. Cynthia Pendleton, Facility Standards VP, Linda Farrar, KHCA Clinical Consultant will review recent SNF survey findings followed by Nurse Advisory Committee President, Teresa Coover to discuss Nursing Scholarships, hot topics, and the latest happenings.
Microsoft Teams Meeting
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Meeting ID: 275 458 120 443
Passcode: cPoYir
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KCAL District 4 Round Table
Friday, November 17, 2023
1:30PM - 3:30PM
Brookdale Salina Fairdale
2251 E. Crawford Street, Salina, KS 67401
Assisted Living Round Table with Kansas Center for Assisted Living Board Members
- Joye Gfeller - District 4 VP
- Brett Pu - KCAL Secretary/Treasurer and NCAL State Leader
Includes all Assisted Living, Home Plus, and Residential Health Care Communities in District 4. (See image for counties included in this district.)
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Recording Now Available: Medicaid Reimbursement Transition to PDPM, Effective July 1, 2024
This 90 minute webinar with Dave Halferty from Myers and Stauffer and the KDADS team covered reimbursement, scenarios and timelines for the Medicaid Reimbursement Transition to PDPM Effective July 1, 2024.
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What They Are Saying: Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, U.S. Small Business Administration Among Latest Voices To Express Concern Over Staffing Mandate
Growing Bipartisan Opposition Illustrates How Federal & State Leaders Are Putting Policy Over Politics
The list of elected officials and federal leaders who are weighing in on the Biden Administration’s flawed federal staffing mandate for America’s nursing homes continues to grow. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO-08), U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-05) and U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) wrote letters to Biden Administration officials to express their concern about the unintended consequences of the proposed rule.
Governor Kelly, U.S. Representatives Smith and McMorris Rodgers, and U.S. Senator Crapo specifically drew attention to the impact that the mandate will have on access to care in rural communities. The SBA highlighted that the majority of nursing homes are small businesses, argued that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) possibly underestimated the true cost of the mandate and should have conducted an initial regulatory flexibility analysis. These officials are among dozens of state and federal leaders on both sides of the aisle that have spoken out against the mandate in recent weeks, underscoring that protecting seniors’ access to care is not a partisan issue.
Read more from their letters here.
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Virtual ICD-10 Coding Workshop
12/4/2023
8:30AM - 4:00PM
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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Fall 2023 Joint Provider Surveyor Training |
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11/15 - 11/16/2023 9:00AM - 3:50PM
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Webinar: Mission Possible: SNF Department Head Briefing - Departmental Collaboration and Teamwork
11/28/23 - 1:30PM-2:30PM
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Webinar: Getting Together - Meetings That Work Series: Enhancing Team Meetings: Daily Clinical and QAPI Meetings Mastery
11/29/23 - 1:30PM-2:30PM
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Virtual Adult Care Home Operators Course
11/29 - 12/12/23
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Virtual ICD-10 Coding Workshop
12/4/2023 8:30AM - 4:00PM
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Administrator in Training (AIT) Program
Looking for an AIT Program? Click here for more details on KHCA's Program.
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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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