|
Cover
New National Study Shows Devastating Medicaid Underfunding in Minnesota
By Patti Cullen, CAE
A new report released by AHCA, A Report on Shortfalls in Medicaid Funding for Nursing Home Care, reveals that Medicaid underfunded Minnesota nursing facilities by $166.4 million or $28.30 per Medicaid patient per day read more...
Important Information on Minnesota Health Care Programs and 5010
By Todd Bergstrom
Batch billers must test with Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) before 1/1/12 to submit 5010 batch files on and after 1/1/12, and to receive payment from MHCP for those batch file claims. Syntax testing started read more...
Join a Committee and Make a Difference!
By Nancy McCoy
If you have not participated on a committee before, now is the perfect time to join in and make new friends. If you did participate on a committee last year, you have already been contacted to be reappointed to read more...
Summary Information and Action Steps for Emergency MA Clients
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Due to changes to the Emergency Medical Assistance program effective January 1, 2012, DHS has created a “limited exception request” document that providers must fill out and then send to DHS if the client meets read more...
Letter Sent to Congressional Delegation on Medicare Bad Debt Reduction Proposal
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The following letter was sent to the Minnesota Congressional delegation on December 13, 2011, in response to a Congressional proposal that was introduced by House Republicans late last week. The letter was read more...
Legislative/On the Hill
MPR Has a Different Take on the Budget Surplus Story
By Lisa Foss Olson
Minnesota Public Radio featured a story on December 12, 2011, by capitol press reporter Tom Scheck on the reaction to the news of a budget surplus. Excerpts from his story include comments from Patti Cullen read more...
Senator Franken Visits Stillwater
By Heidi Holste
On Saturday, December 10, U.S. Senator Al Franken held a roundtable panel discussion with members of the Stillwater, Minnesota health care community. After the discussion, Senator Franken took a tour of read more...
New Laws Effective Jan. 1, 2012
By Toby Pearson
The following are some of the new laws that take effect Jan. 1, 2012. Summaries of all laws passed by the 2011 Legislature are available online from the nonpartisan House Public Information Services read more...
State News
Newspaper Article Reviews Background Check Set-Aside Process
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Last weekend, the Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper ran a story on background checks and the process for reconsiderations/variances of employees who had a criminal history. In case prospective residents ask read more...
MDH Posts RUG-IV Consumer Fact Sheets
By Todd Bergstrom
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has posted RUG-IV Consumer Fact sheets on the MDH Case Mix webpage. Nursing facilities may provide copies of the fact sheets to residents, family members read more...
Personal Needs Allowance to Be $92 on January 1, 2012
By Todd Bergstrom
To calculate the 2012 calendar year minimum for personal needs allowances, the Commissioner of DHS is directed by statute to use the SSA COLA. The 2012 personal needs allowance is estimated read more...
DHS to Hold Key Informant Meetings on Nursing Home/Assisted Living Pilot Project
By Todd Bergstrom
DHS and MDH are holding meetings around the state to gather input from experts and affected individuals on how to test a model of care between nursing facility care and assisted living. The three locations read more...
National News
House Passes Payroll Tax Extenders Bill with Medicare SNF Cuts — Veto Certain
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The U.S. House voted to approve a payroll tax extenders package that includes a two-year "fix" to the formula for Medicare payments to doctors, but also includes a reduction to bad debt payment for SNFs read more...
Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors Looking at High Therapy RUGs
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The recent Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Statement of Work explains that RACs can now request up to 10 test claims to determine if CMS should approve a new issue to test in claims audits read more...
Health Care Reform
State Agencies Establish Health Care Reform Website Resource
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Several weeks ago, key state agencies launched the Health Reform Minnesota website. Of special interest on the website is the section for businesses, where there are information links to the following read more...
Housing, Home and Community-Based Services
DHS Conducts First of Four Webinars Introducing the Disability Waiver Rates System
By Phil Manz
DHS conducted the first of four webinars entitled “Introduction to the Disability Waivers Rates System” on December 14. The webinar reviewed six different scenarios to show how different clients would read more...
Changes to Medicare Part D Cost Sharing for Folks Receiving HCBS
By Toby Pearson
Medicare beneficiaries that are being served in assisted living (on home- and community-based waivers) will not have co-pays for their Part D prescription medications, starting on January 1, 2012 read more...
DHS Updates the AC, BI, CADI, EW Case Mix Classification Worksheet (Form 3428B)
By Phil Manz
For the first time in ten years, the Minnesota Department of Human Services has updated the AC, BI, CADI and EW Case Mix Classification Worksheet Form 3428B. The form has increased from two pages read more...
Education
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Managing Employee Performance Webinar on January 12
By Cheryl Smith
This webinar is designed to give managers insight and tools for effectively dealing with performance issues. With the right preparation, we can hold employees accountable and improve our organizations read more...
Association Activities
Ice Hockey at 11 or Tying Branches to a Tree
By Lisa Foss Olson
What’s your favorite holiday memory? Is it watching Rudolph with your kids or the year you got that gift you just never thought you’d get? Visit Care Providers of Minnesota’s Facebook page and let us know read more...
Rewards and Recognition
Partnership Results in Community Award
By Lisa Foss Olson
The unique pairing of unadoptable dogs with hospice volunteers resulted in the presentation of the Community Partnership Award to AseraCare Hospice and Home for Life animal sanctuary read more...
Member Resources
Fire, Building, and Life Safety Code Documentation System
By Todd Bergstrom
It is recommended that both the facility administrator AND the maintenance engineer have duplicate sets of a completed binder. The binder also includes a valuable CD with forms and policies that may be read more...
FYI Corner
Association Office Closed on Friday
By Rachel David
The Care Providers of Minnesota office will be closed on Friday, December 16 for the annual read more...
Education & Events Calendar
|
Current Events | |
|
Dec. 19 |
Recognition Committee Meeting |
|
Jan. 12, 2012 |
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Managing Employee Performance Webinar |
|
Mark Your Calendars | |
|
Feb. 29, 2012 |
Leap into Action Webinar |
|
May 13–19, 2012 |
National Nursing Home Week |
|
Nov. 7–9, 2012 |
Care Providers of Minnesota Convention & Exposition |
For a full list of scheduled events and committee meetings, visit our online calendar.
|
Care Providers of Minnesota 7851 Metro Parkway • Suite 200 • Bloomington, MN 55425 Phone: 952.854.2844 • Fax: 952.854.6214 • MN Toll-Free: 800.462.0024 • www.careproviders.org |