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Spring Leadership Conference Scheduled for April 20—Mark Your Calendars Today
By Cyndi Spencer
The Spring Leadership Conference is a one-day event designed specifically to meet executive-level needs for information and resources. Commanding topics including Health Care Reform; Re-Hospitalization & read more...
State Legislative and Congressional Timelines
By Heidi Holste
The following is an estimated timeline of when important actions will occur in the first year of the 112th Congress, as well as key dates for our state legislative activity, so you can plan your grass-roots activity read more...
Veterans Task Force Established—Volunteers Needed
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The Association needs volunteers for a Veteran’s Task Force we are establishing to provide a forum for information sharing and dialogue about Minnesota veterans and how to best meet their long-term care read more...
CEO Blog: We Did What We Could So Far . . . Now We Wait
By Patti Cullen, CAE
We have spent the past month meeting with legislative leaders, and leaders from the administration. We have brought out charts and graphs and data sheets. We have presented them with issue-specific fact cards read more...
Legislative/On the Hill
Happenings at the State Capitol for the Week of February 7, 2011
By Heidi Holste
This week the Legislature has been busy passing partial budget bills, attending overview hearings, talking about Voter ID requirements, taking time to listen to Governor Dayton’s State of the State Address, and read more...
Governor Dayton’s State of the State
By Toby Pearson
Dayton laid out a broad, five-point plan intended to restore the state’s prosperity and grow jobs. Noticeably absent from the speech was any mention of Older Adult Services or Seniors. While we are encouraged by read more...
Vulnerable Adults Justice Project Legislation
By Heidi Holste
Senate File 195 (Limmer), which involves the Vulnerable Adult Justice Project work, was rescheduled for next week because the Chair of the Committee and author of the bill was sick with the flu. The bill includes read more...
2011 Bill Introductions
By Heidi Holste
Each week during the 2011 legislative session, we will post a list of Bill Introductions in the Advocacy Section of the Association's website. Please contact Toby Pearson or Heidi Holste any time if you have read more...
State News
January Edition of Ready to Respond/MHD Preparedness Newsletter Now Available
By Doug Beardsley
The January 2011 issue of the Minnesota Department of Health’s Ready to Respond/MDH Preparedness Newsletter has just been posted. In it, you'll find information about healthcare sheltering/relocating/evacuating read more...
DHS Presents March 3 Videoconference on the Role and Responsibilities of Substitute Decision-Makers
By Phil Manz
The videoconference will cover the different types of substitute decision-makers that could be involved in the commitment process, what type of authority a substitute decision-maker might have, and when read more...
National News
Update on Reprocessing of SNF Claims Under Medicare
By Patti Cullen, CAE
We have not received anything new that’s official from CMS on the reprocessing of SNF claims because of an error in the SNF PC pricer issue, but remember, despite the suspension in payment, claims read more...
State Governors Receive Letter from HHS Secretary on Medicaid Efficiencies
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Some of the key areas of potential cost savings include: changing benefits, managing care for high-cost enrollees more effectively, purchasing drugs more efficiently, and assuring program integrity read more...
Health Care Reform
AHCA Comments on the Value-Based Purchasing Program for Medicare SNFs
By Patti Cullen, CAE
AHCA believes it is premature for the Secretary of HHS to advance a value-based purchasing model at this time because the implementation of MDS 3.0 requires revisions in quality measures and read more...
Expanded Medical Assistance Implementation Plan
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Starting March 1, providers will be able to render covered MA services to some adult patients without children and receive MA payment rates for those services. The ‘covered MA services’ are personal care read more...
LTC Needs to Focus on Hospital Activities Under Health Care Reform
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Very likely hospitals will want to work more closely with facilities that have “better” data on NOT sending people back to the hospital. Beginning on October 1, 2012, CMS will rank hospitals based on their read more...
AHCA/NCAL News
AHCA/NCAL 2011 Independent Owner Leadership Conference
By Nancy McCoy
This year’s sessions include tracks in three areas: Operations; Finance; and Health Care Reform Implementation. Sessions include: Health Information Technology Survival Guide; What Is Your read more...
Housing, Home and Community-Based Services
Guide to Minnesota’s Housing with Services and Assisted Living Laws
By Todd Bergstrom
The guide contains a number of valuable resources which will help you understand Minnesota’s housing with services and assisted living laws. Prepared by Associate Member Michelle R. Klegon, the guide read more...
Next Steps on DHS Proposal to Significantly Limit Client Choice and Provider Participation in Waiver Programs
By Phil Manz
DHS will send a survey to stakeholders in advance of an early to mid-March stakeholder meeting at which the results of the survey will be discussed and DHS will present another proposal. This process read more...
DHS Videoconference on Process for Payment of Specialized Supplies and Equipment in Home and Community-Based Programs
By Phil Manz
The session will provide an overview of the authorization and payment process for equipment and supplies by Medical Assistance and Home and Community-Based Services waivers, Medicare, and Third Party read more...
Quality Initiatives
Deadline to Submit Bronze National Quality Award Program Applications Approaching
By Doug Beardsley
The deadline for the AHCA/NCAL Bronze Quality Award is February 28, 2011. Silver and Gold applications are due March 15, 2011. Organizations interested in applying must have already submitted an read more...
Foundation
Foundation Is Leading the Way in Scholarships: Meet Alexander Smith
By Cheryl Smith
The Care Providers of Minnesota Foundation awarded 25 scholarships in 2010, and Alexander Smith from Talahi Care Center in St. Cloud is just one of the talented, committed caregivers awarded a read more...
Association Activities
Spotlight on Our Board of Directors!
By Nancy McCoy
This week the spotlight is on Chris Boldt. Chris is our newest Member of the Year Award recipient. She has more than 25 years of health care experience, and is directly responsible for the operations at read more...
Regulatory Resources
Are You Operating Under an “Annual” K-067 Waiver (Using Corridors as a Plenum)?
By Doug Beardsley
CMS Region V recently has demanded increased levels of details be included in K-067 waiver requests. So it is very important that facilities provide good detailed information on their K-067 waiver request read more...
Are You Using Power Strips in Your Nursing Facility?
By Doug Beardsley
Note that the Minnesota State Fire Code prohibits the use of multi-plug adapters (such as cube adapters, non-fused plug strips) as a substitute for permanent wiring, and allows extension cords to be only read more...
Education & Events Calendar
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Feb. 14 |
Service Corporation Board of Directors Meeting |
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Feb. 15 |
Leading4Life Meeting |
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Feb. 15 |
Technology Committee Meeting |
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Feb. 16 |
Housing and Community Based Services Cabinet Meeting |
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Feb. 16 |
Data Reporting for the Transition to the MN RUG-IV Payment System Webinar |
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Feb. 17 |
Advance Care Planning and POLST |
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Feb. 17-18 |
AHCA/NCAL Quality Symposium, San Antonio, TX |
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Feb. 18 |
Recognition Committee Meeting |
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Feb. 23 |
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Mar. 16-18 |
Independent Owner Leadership Conference, New Orleans, LA |
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Apr. 4 |
Regions 2, 3, and 5 Rolling Days at the Capitol |
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Apr. 5 |
Regions 1, 4, and 7 Rolling Days at the Capitol |
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Apr. 6 |
Regions 6 and 8 Rolling Days at the Capitol |
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Apr. 13-15 |
AHCA/NCAL 2011 Spring CEO Multi-facility Conference |
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Apr. 20 |
Spring Leadership Conference, Holiday Inn St. Paul East |
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Sep. 19-21 |
AHCA/NCAL 62nd Annual Convention |
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Nov. 14-16 |
Care Providers of Minnesota Convention & Expo |
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