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Medicaid Underfunds Minnesota Nursing Homes by 151.6 Million Annually
By Patti Cullen, CAE
For the 5th consecutive year, this analysis has ranked Minnesota as one of the most underfunded states for nursing home care. Compiled by the research group Eljay, the report ranks Minnesota 7th most underfunded read more...
From the Desk of Gail Sheridan
By Gail Sheridan, Board Chair
Grassroots advocacy is an easy, yet potentially powerful tool we can use to benefit our residents and staff. A little bit of advocacy by a lot of Association members will have a significant impact. And this year read more...
Legislative Hearings — Association Staff Testifies
By Toby Pearson
In a House of Representatives hearing held on Thursday, January 13th, Todd Bergstrom, the Association’s Director of Research and Payment, provided testimony to the house health and human services committee read more...
Legislative/On the Hill
New DHS Commissioner Named
By Toby Pearson
The Department of Human Services will be led by Hamline University Prof. Lucinda Jesson, a former prosecutor and deputy attorney general. As a Minnesota deputy attorney general, she was responsible for read more...
State News
DHS Releases the 2011 Payment and Claim Cut-Off Calendar
By Todd Bergstrom
According to DHS, it is important for providers to be aware of when the cut-off date is each month so that they can anticipate when they will receive their larger monthly checks from DHS. To download the calendar read more...
January 27 DHS Video Conference on Unbefriended Elders Initiative
By Phil Manz
The implementation, engagement strategies and outcomes of the Volunteers of America Matching Values with Decisions initiative will be discussed, along with the potential for replicating its methods across public read more...
Imperative Financial Survey Mailed Out
By Todd Bergstrom
Late last week, member nursing facilities were mailed the 2010 Long-Term Care Imperative Financial Survey, which will bolster the Long-Term Care Imperative’s advocacy and public relation efforts during the read more...
National News
Flu Update
By Doug Beardsley
The Flu season's arrived with lots of coughing and fever in the South and in New York City. There is still plenty of vaccine to be given, but don't wait much longer — it takes about two weeks for the vaccine to be effective read more...
Certain Metronidazole Tablets Recalled
By Doug Beardsley
Metronidazole Tablets USP, 250mg, lot #312566, expiration date 05/2012 are being recalled due to the presence of underweight tablets. Underweight tablets may not contain the full amount of the active ingredient read more...
Housing, Home and Community-Based Services
MDH Clarifies That Nursing Assistants Meet Class A and Class F Requirements for Home Health Aide Tasks
By Doug Beardsley
While Class A and Class F providers can employ persons currently registered on the nursing assistant registry to perform home health aide or delegated nursing tasks, providers should be certain that read more...
Health Care Reform
Duties for New Office for Medicare-Medicaid Coordinated Care Established
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The Federal Coordinated Health Care Office is tasked with ensuring more effective integration of benefits under Medicare and Medicaid for dual eligibles and improving the coordination between the federal read more...
Bill Introduced to Repeal 1099 Provision of Health Care Reform Bill (Again)
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Section 9006 of the health care bill mandates that beginning in 2012 all companies will have to issue 1099 tax forms to any individual or corporation from which they buy more than $600 in goods or services read more...
CMS Moves Ahead with Proposed Rules for Hospital VBP
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The new program would provide value-based incentive payments to hospitals beginning in FY 2013, based on their achievement or improvement on a set of clinical and patient experience of care quality read more...
Quality
Award Spotlight: 2010 Employee of the Year
By Lisa Foss Olson
What makes Cammi Anderson stand out from others is her very real and intense desire to make sure the residents’ quality of life is as good as it can be, and she does whatever she can to make sure read more...
Association News
Just For Members
By Nancy McCoy
Have you checked out the Just For Members > Board and Committees page on our website? You can find out how to sign up for a committee, read committee annual reports, access the Board Policy Manual read more...
January Region Meetings Continue
By Jason Espersen
The January Region Meetings provide you and your staff CEUs at NO COST! Regions 5 – 8 will be meeting next week on Health Care Reform implementation, regulatory relief, and other topics. The Metro read more...
Bad News/Good News/Good News on Staffing Change
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Larry Johnson, who has been with the Association for over 3 years as our Government Affairs Specialist, has given his notice of departure from the Association. We are pleased to announce that we have hired read more...
Member Resources
Residents’ Rights Poster
By Todd Bergstrom
The Residents’ Rights Poster is large enough to display in your facility. Bright and legible, it includes all of the required information. The Residents’ Rights Poster currently has a July 2007 effective date read more...
Associate Member News
Members Continue to Find Dollar Savings in Group Purchasing Benefits
By Doug Beardsley
UHF Purchasing continues to prove the financial value of group purchasing to Minnesota’s nursing facilities and housing communities. The following organizations recently joined UHF Purchasing to save read more...
Regulatory Resources
Remember the Statewide MDH Nursing Home Regulatory Phone Calls!
By Doug Beardsley
MDH has announced that it will sponsor three statewide telephone conference calls during 2011 on implementation of nursing home regulatory guidelines and general survey updates. Handouts read more...
Life Safety Code Issues Update
By Doug Beardsley
A recent meeting with representatives from the Minnesota Department of Health and the State Fire Marshal’s Office has provided a few more “issues” nursing facilities should review to avoid K-Tag citations read more...
Associate Member Profile
Managing Odors in Your Environment
By Jason Czycalla of Medline Healthcare, a Care Providers of Minnesota Associate Member
Fresh Wave IAQ is a natural odor eliminator that effectively removes both organic and inorganic malodors from the air, linens, upholstery, carpets, and other surfaces. It does not contain alcohol, chemicals, or read more...
FYI Corner
Wilder Foundation Receives Schulze Family Grant
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The grant will provide funding over the next five years to support and develop critical services for older adults and their caregivers through the Wilder Foundation’s Community Services for Aging. Funds from the read more...
Education & Events Calendar
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Jan. 14 |
Region 4 (East-Central) Meeting, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in St. Cloud |
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Jan. 18 |
Region 6 (Metro) Meeting, 1 - 4 p.m. in Bloomington |
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Jan. 19 |
Region 8 (South-Central) Meeting, 9 a.m. - noon in Winnebago |
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Jan. 20 |
Region 5 (South-West) Meeting, 1 - 4 p.m. in Minneota |
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Jan. 21 |
Region 7 (South-East) Meeting, 9 a.m. - noon in Rochester |
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Jan. 25 |
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Feb. 23 |
Facilitating Payments Seminar |
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