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Reportable Incidents Decision Trees
By Doug Beardsley
Does your nursing facility continue to struggle with what to report to the CEP and what to report to the MDH online system? Care Providers of Minnesota has developed a series of “Decision Trees” to help provide direction to facilities and staff read more...
Remember to Provide Notice to Private Paying Residents!
By Todd Bergstrom
Nursing facilities must provide notice of the rate increase to private paying residents. According to the Minnesota Department of Human Services Bulletin, read more...
Care Centers of the Future – Phase 2 Begins with September 9 Kick Off Event
By Patti Cullen, CAE
We are ready to move ahead with phase 2 of the project focused on “envisioning the Care Centers of the Future." We are ready to expand our work to include other stakeholders and interested “experts.” If you are interested in participating in a workgroup, please read more...
State News
Department of Health Announces New Health Reform Website
By Larry Johnson
As part of the session ending compromises in May, Governor Tim Pawlenty signed a landmark health care reform bill. The Minnesota Department of Health recently created a website to provide information on read more...
Office of Minority and Multicultural Health Issues Call for Proposals for November Conference
By Phil Manz
The Conference Mission is “to create a dynamic forum on health equality for all levels of community engagement and diverse populations while celebrating effective health initiatives.” Presentation proposals are due by August 22 for read more...
Medicaid Citizen’s Advisory Committee Informed of Legislative Changes
By Todd Bergstrom
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) Medicaid Citizen’s Advisory Committee met on August 4, 2008 to hear from DHS staff on the changes made to Medicaid by read more...
National News
Medicare PPS Rates to Increase on October 1, 2008
By Todd Bergstrom
While the increase in payments is the result of a 3.4 percent increase in the annual market basket calculation of the cost of goods and services included in a skilled nursing facility stay, the amount will vary according to read more...
MDS 3.0 – What’s Next?
By Doug Beardsley
The next big Minimum Data Set 3.0 transition step for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to complete is to publish draft data specifications for the potential read more...
GAO Releases Report on DMEPOS Screening Process
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) conducted a covert investigation to determine the extent and ease of DMEPOS fraud. They summarized their findings from this investigation in a report to read more...
2008/2009 Flu Vaccines Approved
By Doug Beardsley
With the memory of last season's flu vaccine mismatch still fresh, U.S. health officials announced that they have approved vaccines for the 2008-09 season that includes new strains of the virus most likely to read more...
Housing
Agency for Health Research and Quality Launches Its Assisted Living Disclosure Collaborative
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The U.S. Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ) launched its Assisted Living Disclosure Collaborative (ALDC) on July 29. The goal of the project is to develop a model consumer disclosure tool that can read more...
AHCA/NCAL News
Calling On Administrators and HR - 10 Minutes Can Help
By Larry Johnson
AHCA/NCAL is asking Administrators and Human Resources staff to help with a short survey on the nursing shortage and potential policies to improve recruiting of local and foreign nurses read more...
Make That 21 for Quality
By Lisa Olson
Last week, it was reported that 20 facilities from Minnesota would be receiving Step One Quality Awards. However, the actual number of facilities that will receive this award is 21 read more...
Quality Initiatives
August Is National Immunization Awareness Month
By Doug Beardsley
The goal of National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is to increase awareness about immunizations across the life span, from infants to the elderly. Getting immunized is read more...
Education
Sold-Out Summit Will Bring Assisted Living and Senior Housing Professionals Together for Education and Networking in St. Cloud
By Cyndi Spencer
It will be a full house for the 2008 Assisted Living & Senior Housing Summit on August 20-21. A waiting list has been started and those on the list will be notified as any cancellations are received read more...
Life Settlement Funding for Senior Housing and Care – Free Web Seminar on September 3
By Cheryl Smith
Life Settlements are a rapidly growing financial planning option for seniors to cover housing and care expenses. It is the sale of a life insurance policy while the policy holder is still alive to read more...
Health Information Technology—Free Web Seminar on September 18
By Cheryl Smith
The emerging world of HIT and EHRs is complicated, so this web seminar is designed to help providers better understand the environment in which they will soon be connected as part of read more...
Association News
Help! I’ve Forgotten My (User) Name!
By Lisa Olson
One question that occurs regularly has to do with members’ usernames and passwords (the answer can also be found in the web manual and the FAQs). Members are asking why read more...
Filling Life with Love Is Just a Month Away!
By Lisa Olson
National Assisted Living Week is just over four weeks away. For those who haven’t done so, you can download NCAL’s Planning & Product Guide from www.nalw.com. Please send notice of your event to Lisa Olson read more...
Job Vacancies? Post Openings on CPM’s New Job Center
By Lisa Olson
Have a job vacancy at your facility? More than one opening? Post the opening on CPM’s Job Center. As a member of Care Providers of Minnesota, you can post any number of job openings, which read more...
Member Resources
Notice of Medicaid/Medicare Benefits Poster
By Todd Bergstrom
The poster meets the requirements for prominent display of Medicare/Medicaid benefits. Space is provided to identify the local county human services department responsible for Medicaid eligibility and read more...
Survey Resources
Oxygen and No-Smoking Signs in Smoke Free Nursing Facilities
By Doug Beardsley
NFPA 99, Section 8-6.4.2 lists the requirements for posting “No Smoking – Oxygen in Use” signs wherever oxygen is “in use.” However, NFPA 99 8-6.4.2 also states read more...
How Nursing Facilities Can Avoid the Top Two K-Tags
By Doug Beardsley
While keeping in compliance with the various interpretations relating to the 2000 edition of the Life Safety Code can be difficult, the two most common K-Tags are actually fairly specific regarding read more...
Education & Events Calendar
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Aug. 20 - 21 |
Assisted Living & Senior Housing Summit
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Sept. 7 - 13 |
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Sept. 9 |
Care Center of the Future Kick-Off Event
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Sept. 16 |
Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia—What Care Providers Need to Know |
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Sept. 23 |
Older Adult Services Community Consortiums—An Idea Generating Event
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Oct. 5
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Second Annual NCAL Day
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Oct. 24 |
Regulation and Culture Change 2.0
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Oct. 28 - 30 |
Managing Your Nursing Practice in Assisted Living and Senior Housing |
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Nov. 17 - 19 |
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