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Reminder: SNF QRP Submission Deadline is November 15
The submission deadline for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Programs is Tuesday, November 15. This applies to Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment data and data submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via the CDC NHSN for April 1 – June 30 (Q2) of calendar year 2022. All data must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. on November 15, 2022.
AHCA recommends that providers run applicable Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports (CASPER)/ Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES)/NHSN analysis reports prior to each quarterly reporting deadline, to ensure that all required data has been submitted.
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Joint Provider Concludes
Thank you to all the attendees, vendors, sponsors and speakers who joined us Wednesday in Topeka and Thursday in Wichita for the Fall Joint Provider!
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The latest Your Top-Line publication for skilled nursing centers are now available!
Your Top-Line is a LTC Trend Tracker℠ publication that includes metrics and graphics outlining skilled nursing center's progress on Five Star performance, the AHCA/NCAL Quality Initiative, their journey through the Quality Awards program, and other necessary data to help skilled nursing centers achieve their desired goals
If you need help downloading your report, please e-mail Jennafer Sumner at jsumner@khca.org
Login to LTC Trend Tracker here.
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REMINDER! INTENT TO APPLY IS DUE NEXT WEEK!
If you haven’t already, be sure to submit your Intent to Apply for AHCA/NCAL’s 2023 National Quality Award year. Members who plan to apply for a 2023 National Quality Award can submit an ITA to automatically save money on their overall application fee in January. No paperwork is needed.
All 2023 Quality Award applications are due on January 26, 2023.
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Providers ‘on notice’ as CMS pressures states to shift Medicaid pay metrics
Providers still struggling to accurately capture diagnoses that drive federal reimbursement will be doubly left behind as more states start to use Patient Driven Payment Model-like systems to determine long-stay Medicaid pay rates. READ MORE
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NCAL’s 2022 Assisted Living State Regulatory Review Released
NCAL Policy and Regulatory Affairs Director Jill Schewe, LALD, wrote in Provider Magazine (11/1, 151K), "Assisted living (AL) regulations, statutes, and policies in 33 states were updated between 2020 and 2022, according to the National Center for Assisted Living’s (NCAL) 2022 edition of the Assisted Living State Regulatory Review." The review "is a state-by-state report of assisted living regulations, recent legislative activity, and an overview of key regulatory topics that our members and stakeholders find important." The report "provides information on topics such as how state agencies license assisted living (including those units with Alzheimer’s or other dementias), recent legislative and regulatory updates affecting AL, and requirements for resident agreements, admission, and termination, staffing and training – among other topics." NCAL Executive Director LaShuan Bethea said, "States continue to demonstrate their ability to respond to the evolving assisted living environment, foster quality improvement, support transparency for consumers, and maintain resident safeguards."
There have been no recent regulatory changes for State Licenses Only Communities in Kansas. The resource is free to download, but warn that it’s around 450 pages so think twice before hitting print.
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𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿—𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 (𝗥𝗔𝗖-𝗖𝗧®) 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 - 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮
Increase your knowledge of clinical assessment and care planning, completion of the MDS, the regulations surrounding the RAI/MDS process, and managing the PDPM by attending an AAPACN Resident Assessment Coordinator—Certified (RAC-CT) certification workshop. Having the RAC-CT credential behind your name shows that you are a knowledgeable and capable MDS professional.
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DON Boot Camp
11/14 - 11/17/2022 8:00AM-4:00PM
Olathe, KS
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Webinar: The Proficient Infection Preventionist Series: Ship-shape Cleaning & Disinfection for the Infection Preventionist
11/15/2022 1:30PM-2:30PM
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Webinar: Survey Success! Avoiding Top Citations. Post Survey Activities: Developing Effective Plan of Correction & IDR
12/6/2022 1:30PM-2:30PM
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Webinar: The Proficient Infection Preventionist Series: Astute Survey Preparedness & Application of Infection Control Regulatory Requirements
12/20/2022 1:30PM-2:30PM
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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.
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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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