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CMS Issues Final Medicare SNF Rule – Net Reduction in Funding of $360 Million
By Patti Cullen, CAE
CMS just issued its SNF PPS Final Rule for FY 2010, which begins on October 1, 2009. In addition to recalibrating and updating the SNF PPS payment rates for FY 2010, this final rule establishes a revised case-mix read more...
August Recess Materials Posted Online
By Larry Johnson
AHCA/NCAL has provided us with some information you will find useful when meeting with your Members of Congress. The August Recess is the ideal time to invite your Member of Congress to visit your establishment read more...
Assisted Living & Senior Housing Summit Provides Value-Packed Program
By Cyndi Spencer
There are only two weeks left to register, but many more reasons to attend. Two sessions will address the Elderly Waiver program, commonly cited deficiencies will be discussed, the Town Hall Meeting will read more...
TWO Minnesota Facilities to Receive AHCA/NCAL Step III Quality Awards
By Doug Beardsley
Two Minnesota facilities, Madonna Living Community in Rochester and St. Gertrude’s Health & Rehabilitation Center in Shakopee, have earned Step III AHCA/NCAL National Quality Awards in 2009 read more...
DHS MN-ITS Revenue Codes Change for July 1 Billing
By Todd Bergstrom
As of July 15, 2009, all providers must be submitting health care claims electronically to DHS. It is really important to note that August 2009 is a month the first claims cut-off and warrant occurs later in the month read more...
Less Than a Month to Wait!
By Cyndi Spencer
The Convention website is nearly ready to be unveiled, but if you can't wait that long, you can find information on making hotel reservations, check out a list of 2009 exhibitors, preview keynote presenters and more on read more...
State News
MREP Work Group Meeting on Religious and Cultural Diversity and Death and Dying
By Patti Cullen, CAE
DHS recently announced the next MREP Work Group meeting, which will be held on August 25 from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Participants will understand the customs, rites, and rituals for caring for the dying and care of read more...
National News
CMS Issues Proposed Rule Changes for PERM Program
By Patti Cullen, CAE
CMS has released a proposed rule (modification) to the current Payment Error Rate Measurement audit that CMS conducts. The proposed rule makes changes to the sampling, eligibility, thresholds and read more...
Red Flag Rule Implementation Delayed Again Until November 1, 2009
Patti Cullen, CAE
To give creditors and financial institutions more time to review new guidance and develop and implement written Identity Theft Prevention Programs, the FTC will delay enforcement of the Rule until read more...
Housing and Community-Based Services
Home Care Regulations May Have Full Overhaul
By Doug Beardsley
MDH reconvened the Home Care Regulatory Framework Planning Group, charged with revisiting the Class F, Class A, and Class B home care requirements. Now, the workgroup will break into 5 subgroups read more...
DHS Corrects Community Budget Cap Reduction Bulletin for EW and AC Participants Originally Issued on July 8, 2009
By Phil Manz
DHS has issued bulletin 09-25-07C to correct omissions in the bulletin issued on July 8, which did not clearly indicate those individuals, who, because of other needs, would not be affected by the new read more...
Join EPA’s Effort to Green Long-Term Care Housing Communities
By Doug Beardsley
NCAL is encouraging its members to become involved in the EPA's ENERGY STAR program by listening to free upcoming Webinars developed for long-term care communities, including assisted living read more...
CMS Proposes Payment Changes for Home Health Services
By Phil Manz
On July 30th, CMS issued a proposed rule to update the Medicare Home Health Prospective Payment rates for calendar year 2010. CMS is also proposing to require the submission of OASIS as read more...
Third Annual NCAL Day* to Showcase New Views of Assisted Living at AHCA/NCAL Convention
By Doug Beardsley
Assisted Living is moving forward as a visionary profession with unique innovations. Join your Assisted Living peers by participating in the NCAL Day curriculum. Sessions include: Driving Census Through read more...
DHS Issues Bulletin on Group Residential Housing Annual Rate Change and Legislative Rate Changes
By Phil Manz
DHS has issued a 4-page bulletin entitled, “Group Residential Housing (GRH) Annual Rate Change and Legislative Rate Changes.” In a rare case of increased payment for services, the GRH base rate read more...
Billing and Payment
Reminder for Roster Billing and Centralized Billing for Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccinations
By Doug Beardsley
CMS issued change request 6539 to remind physicians, providers, and suppliers to correctly enroll in order to conduct Mass Immunization Roster Billing and Centralized Billing for influenza and pneumococcal read more...
Foundation
Scholarship Application Deadline Quickly Approaching
By Cheryl Smith
If you are currently pursuing education to further your career in long-term care or you want to do so, now is the time to send in your scholarship application. Last year, the Foundation awarded $33,500 in read more...
Education
CMS 671 and 672 Data Accuracy and Their Role in the Five-Star Quality Rating System—Free Webinar
By Cheryl Smith
Participants in AHCA's free September 17 web seminar will learn to accurately code and audit forms 671 and 672, as well as improve their Five-Star staffing standing and ultimately their overall Five-Star rating read more...
Disaster Preparedness After Katrina—Are LTC Facilities Better Prepared? Free Webinar on August 24
By Cheryl Smith
This web seimar will help you understand how to use lessons learned from Katrina, as well as practical emergency planning solutions from California to improve your disaster planning capacity read more...
Grant Information
Mental Health Grants Available from RWJF
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Ashoka’s Changemakers, in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is launching the “Rethinking Mental Health: Improving Community Wellbeing” competition to explore innovations read more...
Member Resources
Guide to Minnesota’s 2006 Assisted Living Law
By Todd Bergstrom
The Guide to Minnesota’s 2006 Assisted Living Law contains a number of valuable resources which will help you understand the 2006 assisted living legislation. In 2008, changes made to the guide include read more...
Survey Resources
CMS Revises User's Guide for Five-Star Nursing Facility Rating System
By Doug Beardsley
CMS has revised its user's guide for the 5-star rating system. CMS made two revisions: methodology for assignment of revisit points has changed; and methodology for assignment of points related to read more...
How Can You Find Current State and National Nursing Facility Survey Data?
By Doug Beardsley
There are a number of ways facility staff can find out survey trends, some easier than others, and some more timely than others. The three easiest ways to review Minnesota Nursing Facility survey reports are read more...
Regulatory Resources
MDH Issues August 1, 2009 Nursing Facility Law Changes Bulletins
By Doug Beardsley
MDH has issued two bulletins outlining the August 1, 2009 law changes regarding urinary incontinence and resident repositioning for nursing facility residents. Click on the following links to read each new read more...
Using Symbols and/or Clothing Protectors Under the New F241 Guidance
By Doug Beardsley
For the next couple of months, will have more chances to discuss the use of either symbols or clothing protectors without being at risk of a deficiency based on these topics, unless residents or read more...
FYI Corner
Abicht-Swensen promoted to chief operating officer at MVNA
By Lisa Foss Olson
Lisa Abicht-Swensen, founder and current chief executive officer of Hospice of the Twin Cities, has been promoted to chief operating officer at the Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency. In her new role, read more...
Good Samaritan Announces Facility Closure
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society has formally announced an upcoming closure of one of its facilities: Good Samaritan Society – Roseville. The facility will be closing on or around read more...
Education & Events Calendar
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Aug. 25 - 26 |
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Sept. 13 - 19 |
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Sept. 30 - Oct. 1 |
Managing Your Nursing Practice in Assisted Living and Senior Housing: Part I |
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Oct. 29 - 30 |
Managing Your Nursing Practice in Assisted Living and Senior Housing: Part II |
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Nov. 16 - 18 |
Care Providers of Minnesota 2009 Convention & Expo – Minnesota Great |
National Assisted Living Week
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