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By Phil Manz
DHS has issued a new bulletin on the EWCL rate reductions authorized by the 2010 Minnesota legislature. They will also be conducting two video conferences on the changes that need to be made to implement read more...
Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System RUG-IV National Provider Call with Question & Answer Session
By Patti Cullen, CAE
CMS Provider Communications Group will host a national provider conference call on RUG-IV on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. Central time, to review key aspects of the SNF PPS case mix system read more...
June Region Meetings
By Jason Espersen
June Region Meetings continue next week. Please remember that you may bring/send as many of your staff as you wish. Your Director of Nursing could greatly benefit from attending to hear the regulatory updates read more...
Extension of Enhanced FMAP Major Topic at Congressional Conference
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The Partnership for Medicaid sent a letter to House and Senate leadership on June 7, urging swift action on the FMAP extension, days before hundreds of representatives from provider organizations met with their read more...
You Can Be Someone’s Hero This Year
By Cyndi Spencer
If you have a set of clubs – or know where to borrow some – you’re “good enough” to golf in this Tournament. The competition is all in fun. Join us to raise scholarship dollars this year; YOU can be someone's hero read more...
CEO Blog on Health Care Reform: Taking It One Step at a Time
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Members of the Association’s Sub-Committee on Health Care Reform received a bulky binder full of summaries of provisions of the federal health care reform bill and state-initiated responses. We concluded read more...
By Lisa Foss Olson
Thank you for the invitations to attend your National Nursing Home Week events. The following is a recap of those staff were able to attend – plus you can go to the Association website to see the photos. On Monday read more...
By Lisa Foss Olson
A national fraud prevention education campaign has been launched by HHS, CMS, and the Administration on Aging to protect eligible seniors who will soon receive their tax-free, one time rebate check after they enter read more...
Get the Date on Your Calendar: National Assisted Living Week Begins September 12
By Lisa Foss Olson
National Assisted Living Week (NALW) begins September 12 and continues through Saturday the 18th. And it’s never too early to start planning for the biggest assisted living week event of the year! read more...
By Cheryl Smith
Two new sessions have been added to this year’s Billing Institute: MDS 3.0: What It Means to Billing Staff and a Mini DHS Road Show. All attendees receive sample forms, resources, and a billing manual read more...
MDH Root Cause Analysis Workshops
By Cheryl Smith
In July, the Minnesota Department of Health will be presenting a workshop teaching skills for investigation of incidents/accidents using root cause analysis to nursing home staff and leaders. The workshop read more...
Register Today for Minnesota Department of Health’s MDS 3.0 workshops While Space Is Still Available
By Cheryl Smith
MDH is offering workshops designed to provide information on the implementation of MDS 3.0 and the Case Mix transition to MDS 3.0. This training has a different focus from the Association's training read more...
Hospital Readmissions: The Role of Home Care Webinar
By Lisa Foss Olson
The webinar will cover best practices for the use of home health care in patients who have chronic care needs or high-risk patients, the benefit and importance of the home health care referrals for patients read more...
By Lisa Foss Olson
The June 2010 issue of the NCAL Focus newsletter highlights Care Providers of Minnesota member Marcia Dooner and her Parkinson’s Specialty Care homes. These six homes serve approximately 30 read more...
2010 Legislature Approves Plan to Develop New Model of Care for Area Seniors
Lisa Foss Olson
In addition to creating its own Care at Home model, similar to Partners in Aging, BHS is currently collaborating with Steele County in their “Communities for a Lifetime” initiative. As part of the new care model read more...
By Cyndi Spencer
Giving good care isn’t always enough when you’re involved in an investigation or lawsuit. An entire case can be decided by the way your staff has described the care it has given. The quality of your charting will read more...
Minnesota Home Care Bill of Rights for Assisted Living Forms
By Todd Bergstrom
It includes the appropriate statement of rights for a Class A or Class F agency that is serving assisted living clients, as defined by the 2006 Minnesota law. The statement is on a two-part carbonless form read more...
MDS 3.0 User’s Manual
By Todd Bergstrom
Copies of the manual will be available for purchase at Care Providers of Minnesota’s June 15 MDS 3.0 Seminar, MDS 3.0: Leading a Successful Transition PLUS Are Your Stars in Alignment? The new edition read more...
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June 14 |
Region 6 (Metro) Meeting, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. in Bloomington |
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June 15 |
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June 16 |
Region 8 (South-Central) Meeting, 9:00 a.m. - noon in Mankato |
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June 17 |
Region 5 (South-West) Meeting, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. in Minneota |
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June 18 |
Region 7 (South-East) Meeting, 9:00 a.m. - noon in Rochester |
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June 29 - 30 |
Housing Managers' Educational Series Part II: 2 days |
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July 13 - 14 |
The Billing Institute: 2 days |
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July 15 |
MDS 3.0: Planning & Implementation Symposium |
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July 20 |
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Aug. 24 - 25 |
Assisted Living & Senior Housing Summit |
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Sept. 12 - 18 |
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Sept. 22 - 23 |
Managing Your Nursing Practice in Assisted Living and Senior Housing, Part I |
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Sept. 30 |
Labor & Employment Program |
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Oct. 13 - 14 |
Managing Your Nursing Practice in Assisted Living and Senior Housing, Part II |
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Nov. 15 - 17 |
Care Providers of Minnesota 2010 Convention & Expo |
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