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Governor Just Says NO to Federal Health Care Reform
By Patti Cullen, CAE
In nearly direct contradiction to the work currently underway within various state agencies to “take advantage” of new federal initiatives, Gov. Tim Pawlenty ordered all state agencies not to apply for health care reform read more...
Update on Labor Issue Restricting Lift Use
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The rule essentially states that individuals under 18 years of age cannot use “hoists” or “manlifts,” which, per DOL’s Wage and Hour division, include patient lifts. This point is clarified in the Wage and Hour read more...
HealthForce Minnesota Announces Latest RFP for Grants
By Patti Cullen, CAE
This is another initiative to assist with the challenges facing healthcare providers in recruiting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce. Responders must deliver a sustainable project that embraces read more...
Free Webinar - Which MDS 3.0 Forms Do I Use and When Do I Use Them?
By Doug Beardsley
The webinar, on September 15 from 1:00 PM - 2:00PM Central Time, is designed to bring all the confusion into the clear and help providers sort out the tools for complying with the MDS 3.0 schedule requirements read more...
MDH Meets with Provider Organizations for Update on HWS and SNF/NF Issues
By Doug Beardsley
A number of clarifications came out of the meeting, including that MDH staff still have no direction from HHS explaining how facilities are to comply with the new Elder Justice Act requirement to report, within 2 hours read more...
Legislative/On the Hill
Less Than Sixty Days Left Until the Election – What Will You Do to Help Long-Term Care?
By Larry Johnson
If you haven’t yet reached out to the candidates for the legislature in your area, please do so now! The Long-Term Care Imperative has invited candidates for office to several forums, each with candidates from their area read more...
Safe Drug Disposal
By Toby Pearson
Toby Pearson, the Care Providers of Minnesota Vice President of Advocacy, participated in a press conference with Senator Amy Klobuchar on the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act. This bill supports our read more...
August Laws in Effect – Landlord-Tenant Law Changes
By Larry Johnson
Our Legislative Update book has added an addendum section regarding the changes to Landlord-Tenant laws that were passed last legislative session. Some of these changes went into effect on August 1, 2010 read more...
State News
September 16 DHS Video Conference on Managed Care Updates
By Phil Manz
The topics to be covered include updates on Health Reform goals for dual eligible services, Special Needs Basic Care (SNBC) and senior managed care plan changes, recent policy issues such as implementation read more...
DHS Presentation on 2009 EW Consumer Experience Survey and 2009 LTC Gaps Analysis Survey Posted Online
By Phil Manz
The 90-slide presentation from the DHS video conference, “Results of the 2009 Elderly Waiver Consumer Experience Survey and 2009 Long Term Care Gaps Analysis Survey” is now posted online with read more...
National News
Special Committee on Aging Hearing Scheduled for September 10th
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The hearing, “Strengthening Our Commitment to Minnesota Seniors: Promoting Independent Living Through the Older Americans Act Reauthorization” will take place from 1:30-3:00 p.m. September 10 in read more...
2010/2011 Flu Information
By Doug Beardsley
The 2010-11 Minnesota Fall Flu Guide, formally known as the Flu Plan, will only be available electronically this year, as MDH will not be mailing out hard copies to health care providers. You can find it on the read more...
Medicare Responds to CERT Review Questions
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The following questions were answered during the SNF - Coverage, Coding and Billing - CERT Reviews workshops. Q1. Are glucose strips billed on the UB04 for an SNF claim and listed as a read more...
Minnesota (Region B) RAC Posts Sample Letters for Download
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Minnesota is in RAC Region B, with CGI Federal serving as the contractor. They have recently posted on their website a series of letter samples from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to view read more...
Living Life in Just About a Week
By Lisa Foss Olson
There’s still time to send notice of your events to Lisa Foss Olson: lolson@careproviders.org or 952-851-2483. We'll get them on our staff calendar, and by next week, we'll let you know which staff can help read more...
Health Care Reform
Analysis of Employee Insurance Mandate on Businesses Released
By Patti Cullen, CAE
A series of brief reports funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation explores the effects that PPACA will likely have on consumers, state governments, the economy and health care costs. In the reports read more...
State Considering New HCBS Waiver Option Amended by Health Care Reform Bill
By Patti Cullen, CAE
A significant difference between our current waiver programs and the new version of 1915(i) is that 1915(i) does not require individuals to meet an institutional level of care in order to qualify for HCBS read more...
Housing and Community-Based Services
New Medicare Class A Home Care Agency Requirement
By Doug Beardsley
HHAs must conduct a dry run for at least one of the months in third quarter 2010, and then continuously collect HHCAHPS data every month beginning in October 2010. Following are steps that each HHA read more...
Quality Resources
Medical Societies Develop Tip Sheet on Controlled Substance Prescribing
By Doug Beardsley
The Tip Sheet is a summary of what prescribers need to know and offers ways prescribers can expedite filling of controlled substance prescriptions, like carrying a prescription pad that meets state requirements read more...
Education
Registration Now Open for the Managing Your Nursing Practice in Assisted Living and Senior Housing Series
By Cheryl Smith
Whether you are a seasoned nurse manager or you are new to this role, you will learn from expert faculty, as well as from the other nurses you meet in the series. You will have the chance to share stories read more...
Last Chance to Register for RUGs IV Webinar
By Cheryl Smith
While administrators and financial staff don’t need to know the minutia of RUGs IV and MDS 3.0, they need to know how your care center's bottom line may be affected. This webinar will identify critical areas to read more...
Member Resources
Bed Entrapment Measurement Rental Kit
By Todd Bergstrom
The FDA guidance uses specific measuring tools and tests to determine safe versus unsafe bed-systems. By properly using the testing tools on your bed systems, you should be able to determine which bed read more...
Regulatory Issues
CMS Issues Clarification on “IJs” and Glucometers
By Doug Beardsley
This memorandum makes a new distinction between an automatic Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) for re-using a finger stick device on multiple residents from a non-automatic IJ for failing to properly clean and read more...
Legal Trends
Watch Your Internet Banking Policies
By Toby Pearson
A business policy for banking and Internet usage is critical. Review and revise your Internet usage and banking policies to try to limit your exposure in the electronic world. Include in your policies things such as read more...
FYI Corner
Free Deaf and Hard of Hearing Training Sessions Being Offered
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Topics include Deaf Culture, The Impact of Hearing Loss, Mental Health, Laws and Communication Access, Working with Sign Language Interpreters, Beginning Sign Language, and Hearing Loss in the read more...
Care Providers of Minnesota Partners with the Vital Aging Network to Offer Leadership Program
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Do you find yourself having more time and lots of energy to do something that matters? The ALVA Leadership Development program will help you connect your lifework to what needs to be done. The program read more...
Association Office Closed for Labor Day Holiday
By Rachel David
The Care Providers of Minnesota office will be closed Monday, September 6, 2010 for Labor Day read more...
Education & Events Calendar
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Sept. 8 |
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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 |
Critical Labor and Employment Law Developments: |
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Oct. 7 |
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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 |
National Assisted Living Week
MDS 3.0 Region Webinar
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