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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A Reminder from KDADS about Battelle testing option
This note is a follow up to the guidance you received on February 7th (Critical Info for LTCFS Regarding Future Lab Testing) reminding you of the upcoming transition from KDHE-supported contract laboratories to routine testing with Battelle Midwest Coordination Center on March 31st. Please review the link at the end of this message for more information about the Battelle Testing Program.
There are now less than 7 weeks remaining prior to the deadline. Given Battelle’s onboarding process can take about 4 weeks, if you’re interested in continued routine testing support, please sign up as soon as possible to ensure coverage.
As of this week, 143 facilities are registered with the program. READ MORE
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CMS Provides Precaution Guidelines For Unvaccinated Staff
Provider Magazine (2/15, 151K) reports the CMS "staff vaccination rule requires facilities to take additional precautions for those staff who remain unvaccinated due to a medical/religious exemption or newly hired staff who only have the first dose of the two-dose series." Though facilities "are not required to follow all the precautions listed...they should be intentional about establishing appropriate policies around additional precautions and take a layered approach based on risk of COVID-19 transmission to residents they serve." What’s more, "facilities may want to reassign unvaccinated frontline caregivers to residents who are not at particularly high risk for negative outcomes due to COVID-19."
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Members Only Nurse Advisory Call – Friday, February 18, 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 NAC Committee, Nurse Leadership Conference, Nurse Scholarship Funds
Microsoft Teams Meeting
Join on your computer or mobile app
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Members Only Facility Standards Call – Friday, February 18, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Join Linda Farrar - KHCA Consultant and Polly Berkley - VP of Operations and Education as they discuss the latest SNF survey findings.
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
You can also dial in using your phone.
(For supported devices, tap a one-touch number below to join instantly.)
United States: +1 (571) 317-3112
Access Code: 171-097-565
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Important HRSA Updates and Technical Assistance Session on Thursday
The Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Reporting Portal opened on January 1, 2022 for Reporting Period 2 (RP2), which is the first time providers will be reporting on Nursing Home Infection Control (NHIC) Distribution payments. Providers required to report in RP2 must do so by March 31, 2022 at 10:59 PM CT.
Providers are encouraged to submit reports as soon as possible and will have access to edit reports that are submitted early if needed. There will not be a grace period if you miss the deadline.
Register Now: PRF Reporting on Nursing Home Infection Control Payments Webcast
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will host a technical assistance session for reporting on Nursing Home Infection Control (NHIC) payments scheduled for Thursday, February 17 at 2 PM CT. You can expect to hear more about NHIC allowable expenses, learn how to use the PRF Reporting Portal to report on NHIC payments, and what resources are available to assist with reporting in RP2. REGISTER NOW
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Bill Aims To Reduce Paperwork, Expand Uses For Provider Relief Fund Payments
McKnight’s Senior Living (2/14, Bonvissuto) reports the Provider Relief Fund Improvement Act, new legislation aimed at "delaying ‘onerous paperwork requirements’ and expanding allowable uses for Provider Relief Fund dollars," has "garnered bipartisan support." Additionally, the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living has backed the bill, adding that "it is essential that Congress replenish the Provider Relief Fund in the upcoming omnibus package." A spokesperson for the association explained, "Long-term care providers are in need of additional resources and support, given the recent omicron surge and ongoing economic and workforce crisis."
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KCAL Assisted Living Conference (in person)
Lawrence, KS
4/5/2022
8AM - 5PM
A full day of education specifically designed for those that work in the Assisted Living, Home Plus and Residential Health Care settings. Lunch will be included in the cost of your registration.
Education Topics Include:
- KCAL Update
- Regaining your ZING
- Nutrition and Mental Health in Older Adult
- Motivating your Staff During a Pandemic
- House Bill 2004
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Webinar: Winning the Fall Prevention Battle Series: Conquering Falls Through Effective Care Planning
2/23/2022 1:30PM - 2:30PM
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Webinar: Survey Trends in Assisted Living
2/25/2022 1:00PM - 2:15PM
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Assisted Living FCS, NSA and HSP Lunch and Learn (in person)
3/4/2022 12:00PM - 4:00PM
THIS CLASS IS FULL! Please e-mail khca@khca.org to be added to the wait list.
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ICD-10 Coding Workshop (in person)
3/29 - 3/30/2022
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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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