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/dailyupdates
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Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
Boy, I am finding out that review of the new Phase 2 and Phase 3 guidance, then making policy additions and revision is a “real job”. One thing I have found out is there are some helpful additions in the guidance. READ MORE
Sample Form for Facility Reported Incidents Attached
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A Publication from the Kansas Office of the State Fire Marshal: The Trumpet
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CMS Study On Federal Nursing Home Staffing Minimum To End In December
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News (8/5) reports, "A study meant to underpin a new federal nursing home staffing minimum will last about seven months and end in December, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services official said Thursday." This "confirmation came during an Open Door Forum conference call Thursday, and amid a fierce, ongoing debate how mandated staffing levels can be equitably determined at all." CMS Program Analyst Cameron Ingram "told attendees the study launched in May, and agency officials are working to evaluate more than 3,000 comments on the proposed staffing rule."
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2022 KHCA/KCAL Staff Recognition Program Nomination
The 2022 Staff Recognition Program is here again and this is a way for you to honor your staff and volunteers. Our yearly awards ceremony is just a small way of honoring some of the great men and women who care for the elders of our great state! The time taken from your busy schedules to fill out this nomination is very much appreciated.
Category winners will be recognized during the Staff Recognition Award Ceremony during Convention on Friday, September 30, 2022 in Mulvane, KS
Deadline for nominations is Friday, August 26, 2022!
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Provider Relief Fund Reminders
Phase 4 and ARP Rural Distributions - Payment Status
Approximately $14.5 billion of Phase 4 Payments has been distributed to more than 89,000 providers and 98 percent of applications have been processed. To date, more than $8 billion has been distributed through ARP Rural Payments and 99 percent of applications have been processed.
For the applications pending review, HRSA continues to make payments on a rolling basis every few weeks. Please continue to check the Provider Support Line at 866-569-3522; for TTY, dial 711 for status updates.
Providers should be aware that payment notifications are sent from the email address UHG_HRSA@ProviderEmail.uhc.com. Providers are advised to add this address to their “Safe Sender” list and check their “Spam” and “Junk Mail” folders regularly to ensure that they do not miss payment notifications or related correspondence.
Providers are also encouraged to check the status of their Optum Account by calling the Optum Pay Support line at 877-620-6194 to make sure the account is “active” and ready to receive payment.
Provider Relief Fund Reporting Period 3 Reminder
Reporting Period 3 (RP3) is open as of July 1, 2022. The deadline to use funds for payment RP3 was June 30, 2022.
Providers who received Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments exceeding $10,000 in the aggregate between January 1, 2021, and June 30, 2021, are required to report in RP3. The deadline for providers to submit a report is September 30, 2022, at 11:59 PM ET.
Reports must be submitted via the PRF reporting portal. Providers who do not submit a completed report by the deadline will be subject to further enforcement actions. READ MORE
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KS-HAN New MPX Provider Resource
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has released a provider resource for preparing, recognizing, and reporting persons with suspected cases of monkeypox virus (MPX) to public health. In addition, the resource contains the assessment questions that KDHE epidemiology will use for determining the risk of MPX as well as isolation, supportive care, and medical countermeasures (e.g. TPOXX). Refer to each document for additional information.
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A Message from AHCA/NCAL - Inspirational Video Submissions Needed
Dear AHCA/NCAL Members,
This year at our annual Convention, we want to feature YOU and share why you love what you do. We will be creating a compilation video that features our heroic caregivers. If you are interested in being highlighted during our Convention, please submit a video of yourself answering the question:
- What inspires you about your work in long term care?
Please submit your video using this form, and make sure your video is no more than 1 minute. Indicate in the submission your name, job title, and organization. Don’t be afraid to be creative! 😊
Not sure what we’re looking for? You can see a sample video here (but make it your own!).
We appreciate all that you do and look forward to celebrating with you in October.
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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.
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Person-Centered Dementia Care...From the Perspective of the Resident Lunch & Learn
This Lunch and Learn course includes the common framework and the stages of Dementia with a focus on improving the quality of care for individuals with dementia living in Long Term Care communities including Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living, and Home Plus settings. Presented by Linda Farrar, RN, LNHA this course will look at how care partners can approach prevention and de-escalation of challenging behaviors and will help you to intervene when behavior escalates. You will know how to recognize, respond and calm the individual using non-pharmacological approaches.
This course is limited to 45 attendees.
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Webinar: Dynamic DON Series: Risk Management
8/10/2022 1:30PM-2:30PM
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Webinar: The Proficient Infection Preventionist Series: Insightful Root Cause Analysis for the Infection Preventionist
8/16/2022 1:30PM-2:30PM
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Webinar: Dynamic DON Series: QAPI
8/17/2022 1:30PM-2:30PM
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Webinar: Dynamic DON Series: HR Management
8/24/2022 1:30PM-2:30PM
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Webinar: Dynamic DON Series: Survey Readiness
8/31/2022 1:30PM-2:30PM
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Person-Centered Dementia Care...From the Perspective of the Resident Lunch & Learn
8/31/2022 10AM-3PM
Olathe, KS
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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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