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FREE and IMPORTANT Webinar on Data Reporting for the Transition to the MN RUG-IV Payment
By Todd Bergstrom
Spending the time to learn the requirements and processes up front will help you avoid mistakes that may take a lot of time to fix after the fact: to ensure that this transition is revenue-neutral for your facility, and that read more...
National Polling: Voters Oppose Cuts to Nursing Homes
By Patti Cullen, CAE
A new nationwide poll shows that 65 percent of Americans would oppose further cuts to funding for long-term care. 72% say the federal government’s role in helping states meet their financial obligations to cover read more...
New AHCA/NCAL President/CEO Reaches Out to State Affiliates
By Patti Cullen, CAE
One of Mark Parkinson’s first actions was to schedule conference calls with each state executive. If you have any particular issue or concern you would like Care Providers of Minnesota to relay to him, please email or call read more...
Last Chance to Register for Caring for Those with Dementia Seminar
By Cyndi Spencer
Presented just once a year by Care Providers of Minnesota, only limited space remains for this popular and timely seminar. Remember, with a rapidly aging baby boomer population, dementia will continue to affect more read more...
MDH Nursing Facility Conference Call Summary
By Doug Beardsley
MDH currently has a large backlog of registrations and license renewals they are processing . . . they are coming, they just might be later than usual. Jim Loveland explained that personal microwaves in resident rooms read more...
Legislative/On the Hill
Let the Games Begin: Phase 1 of Budget Cuts
By Toby Pearson
Minnesota House and Senate Republicans introduced their Phase I Budget Bill, which takes immediate steps to reduce the budget deficit by $1 billion. The bill reduces spending for state agencies by $200 million in the read more...
Legislative Hearings — Association Staff Testifies
By Toby Pearson
Our presentation was met with good questions and an acknowledgement of the priority status of long-term care to the budget setting process. To see a video replay of the testimony and the PowerPoint presentation read more...
AHCA/NCAL Announces Action E-List Sign-Up
By Larry Johnson
It is critical that your Member of Congress hears from you as they consider issues affecting long-term care. You can become an advocate and stay informed by joining the AHCA/NCAL Action E-List. Note that it is read more...
Legislative Study Groups
By Toby Pearson
The House Health and Human Serivces Finance Committee has formally assigned study groups to different areas, so there will be lead representatives to delve more deeply into the issues. This will allow for read more...
AHCA Uses Social Media for State of the Union Address
By Lisa Foss Olson
AHCA/NCAL has launched an informational series on the State of Long-Term and Post-Acute Care leading up to President Obama’s address on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, and they want to hear from you read more...
State News
Health Advisory Regarding Increased Pertussis Incidence – New Recommendations
By Doug Beardsley
The statewide pertussis incidence rate in Minnesota in 2010 rivaled California's at about 20 per 100,000 population. This is the third consecutive year of peak pertussis incidence in Minnesota, so MDH read more...
Quality Measures Announced for Health Care Homes
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Starting in 2011, medical clinics and clinicians participating as certified health care homes will be expected to submit measurement data which will be used for benchmarking, recertification and overall read more...
DHS Holds PACE Listening Session
By Larry Johnson
On January 13, DHS held a listening session to help facilitate the development of the Program for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) in Minnesota. Handouts are available if you were unable to read more...
February 10 DHS Video Conference: Using New Data on Minnesota Baby Boomers to Inform Planning
By Phil Manz
Findings from the largest survey of Minnesota Baby Boomers, conducted in the summer of 2010, will be presented. Promising examples of community improvement efforts around the state will be read more...
National News
AHCA Meets with CMS on Delayed Physician Signature Requirement for Clinical Lab Tests
By Doug Beardsley
AHCA and the Clinical Lab Coalition met with Jonathan Blum, Deputy Administrator and Director of CMS, to express their concerns over the obstacles posed by this unnecessary regulatory change and to read more...
MedPAC Again Recommends No Increases for SNFs
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has recommended that Congress not provide a cost-of-living increase, also known as a market-basket update, for skilled nursing facilities in the fiscal read more...
NLRB Increased Enforcement
By Toby Pearson
Late December 2010, the National Labor Relations Board issued a memorandum announcing a new enforcement policy against employers accused of unlawful conduct during union organizing read more...
OSCAR Gets Enhanced to CASPER
By Doug Beardsley
CMS has now formally changed the title of Online Survey Certification and Reporting (OSCAR) reports (no longer being produced) to Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reporting (CASPER) reports read more...
Health Care Reform
Frequently Asked Questions on Accountable Care Organizations
By Patti Cullen, CAE
An ACO is a network of doctors and hospitals that shares responsibility for providing care to patients. The ACO initiative is scheduled to launch in January 2012, but the race to form ACOs has already begun read more...
Input Requested for Primary Care Workforce Vision Development
By Patti Cullen, CAE
HealthForce Minnesota is in the regional planning stage of the HRSA Primary Care Workforce Grant and is inviting our insight, thoughtful input, and project ideas to help create the best primary care delivery read more...
Quality
Leadership Award Recognizes Gwen Johnson
By Lisa Foss Olson
Gwen Johnson is a nurse manager at Good Samaritan Society – University Specialty Center and she works with residents living with Huntington’s disease. She also recieved the 2010 Leadership Award from read more...
Education
ElderCare Rights Alliance Offers Education for Professional and Family Caregivers
By Cheryl Smith
ElderCare Rights Alliance is once again presenting education for professional and family caregivers. The workshops will be presented in February in the east metro and in March in the west metro 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...
Regulatory Resources
New CASPER (aka OSCAR) Survey Data Available for Nursing Facility Providers
By Doug Beardsley
Both the Minnesota Department of Health and the American Health Care Association have recently released updated nursing facility survey reports. These reports are now posted on our website read more...
FYI Corner
Home Care Executive Director Announces Retirement
By Patti Cullen, CAE
On Thursday, January 13th, 2011, Neil Johnson, Executive Director of the Minnesota Home Care Association announced to his Board of Directors his retirement from MHCA, effective on or around June 1 read more...
Education & Events Calendar
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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. 16 |
Data Reporting for the Transition to the MN RUG-IV Payment System |
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Feb. 23 |
Facilitating Payments Seminar |
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