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CMS Solves MDS Processing Issues and Discovers Two RUG-IV Issues
By Doug Beardsley
When a Start of Therapy OMRA does not produce a RUG-IV Rehabilitation Plus Extensive group or a Rehabilitation group, the RUG-IV Version 1.00.8 grouper returns a Start of Therapy OMRA error code and returns a read more...
Your Convention Registration Is Not Complete . . . Until We Receive Your Attendance and Session Spreadsheet!
By Cyndi Spencer
As registrations are coming in daily, this is a good time to remind you of the importance of completing and returning your attendee and session spreadsheet. This information helps us to prepare appropriate read more...
Spooky Can Be Dangerous ~ Please Decorate Safely
By Doug Beardsley
Festive decorations may look good, but they may also cause a Nursing Facility to be in violation of the Life Safety Code and could place your residents and staff in harm's way. Housing providers should also use caution read more...
DEA Allows Nurses to Relay Pain Medication Prescriptions to Pharmacies
By Doug Beardsley
The DEA has established a system in which nurses at long-term care facilities can be designated as agents of physicians for the purposes of prescribing controlled substances. After “agency” status is established read more...
November 1 DHS Video Conference on CADI and TBI Waiver Rate Setting
By Phil Manz
The video conference will provide an update on work completed to this point, including an understanding of how staffing of residential and day services will impact rates after implementation, and learning how to access read more...
Legislative/On the Hill
Candidates Discuss Long-Term Care Issues in Red Wing
By Larry Johnson
The four candidates agreed that the gap of approximately $20.31 per patient per day between Medical Assistance rates and costs makes it difficult to continue to stay in business. They also agreed that this should read more...
Legislative Candidate Andrea Kieffer Visits Woodbury Estates
By Larry Johnson
On Wednesday, October 13, Andrea Kieffer, a candidate for the State House of Representatives in Woodbury, visited Woodbury Estates for their afternoon Ice Cream Social and October group birthday party and to tour read more...
State News
MDH Minnesota e-Health Update
By Todd Bergstrom
The Regional Extension Assistance Center for HIT (REACH) has developed a Quick Checklist which summarizes the items organizations need to consider while preparing for Meaningful Use, and is conducting read more...
DHS Releases Bulletin to Clarify Caregiver Services for Families of Older Adults
By Larry Johnson
Caregiver supports are included in the Elderly Waiver and Alternative Care program benefit sets for family caregivers of eligible older adults. This bulletin clarifies policy standards and payment related to read more...
National News
MDS 3.0 Provider User’s Guide Is Released by QIES/ASAP
By Doug Beardsley
The federal Quality Improvement and Evaluation System and Assessment Submission and Processing System have released the MDS 3.0 Provider User’s Guide. The guide lists all error codes and methods read more...
CMS Provides Flu Resources
By Doug Beardsley
Unlike last flu season, when patients needed to get both a seasonal vaccine and a separate vaccine for the H1N1 virus, this season a single seasonal flu vaccine will protect your patients, your staff, and read more...
Health Care Reform
Six States Selected for National Criminal Background Check Program
By Patti Cullen, CAE
On October 6th, CMS awarded more than $13 million to six states to design comprehensive criminal background check programs for jobs involving direct patient care. Minnesota is waiting to see if read more...
CEO Blog: Retreat Focused on Health Care Reform Issues
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Although we covered six major topic areas, there were two that generated the most discussion both during and after the presentations so I wanted to share my thoughts about these two read more...
Housing, Home and Community-Based Services
DHS Announces the Renewal and Policy Changes of the CADI Waiver
By Phil Manz
DHS has announced the renewal of the Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals waiver, with an effective date of October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2015. Policy changes and clarifications include read more...
Members Encouraged to Participate as First National Study of Assisted Living Communities Winds Up
By Phil Manz
Care Providers of Minnesota is encouraging members who are contacted by federal researchers to participate in the National Survey of Residential Care Facilities. The reaponses to this survey will help to read more...
Education
MDS 3.0 Free Recorded Webinar and Future MDS Learning Opportunities
By Doug Beardsley
The MDS 3.0 webinar presented by Care Providers of Minnesota on Thursday, October 7, 2010 is now available for free review or replay by Care Providers of Minnesota members. Much more will be available read more...
Free Webinar on Changes in Wound Care Assessment with MDS 3.0
By Doug Beardsley
On Wednesday, October 20, 2010, AHCA/NCAL will host a free webinar that will focus on the fundamental changes inherent in the assessment and documentation of wounds necessary with MDS 3.0 read more...
Association Activities
Watch Your Mail for the Annual Membership Meeting Packet
By Nancy McCoy
The packet contains several materials you’ll want to review prior to the meeting, including 2009 Annual Meeting minutes; the 2011 budget (as approved by the Board of Directors); proposed Bylaw changes 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 the read more...
Legal Trends
Sales Tax on Laundry/Housekeeping Obligation Issue Resolved
By Toby Pearson
The Department did agree that the clarifications would apply to services delivered prospectively—there would be no retroactive application. The summary of the resolution of the sales tax issue from the DOR read more...
FYI Corner
Save the Date Notice for December 4 Caregiver Conference
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Please save the date for the next free “Caring for a Person with Memory Loss” conference, on Saturday, December 4th, from 8AM to 4:30PM in Mayo Memorial Building at the University of Minnesota! read more...
Education & Events Calendar
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2010 | |
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Nov. 15 - 17 |
Care Providers of Minnesota 2010 Convention & Expo |
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2011 | |
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Jan. 11 |
Region 2 (Northeast) Meeting |
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Jan. 12 |
Region 1 (Northwest) Meeting |
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Jan. 13 |
Region 3 (West-Central) Meeting |
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Jan. 14 |
Region 4 (East-Central) Meeting |
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Jan. 18 |
Region 6 (Metro) Meeting |
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Jan. 19 |
Region 8 (South-Central) Meeting |
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Jan. 20 |
Region 5 (South-West) Meeting |
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Jan. 21 |
Region 7 (South-East) Meeting |
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