Attention Nurses: Georgina Munguya Now Providing MDS-Related Technical Assistance to Members
LeadingAge Kansas has contracted with Georgina Munguya, MSN, RN, RAC-CT, of Focus1 Health Consulting, to provide MDS-related telephone or email technical assistance to members.
Georgina has over 20 years’ experience in long-term care nursing, having...
Corporate Compliance Resource Guide
The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG), together with the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA), recently issued a resource guide designed to facilitate health care organizations’ ability to measure...
CMS Webcast on Review and Correct Reports – May 2nd
CMS is hosting a live webcast for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Central Time. The focus is to assist providers to better understand how Review and...
Congrats on 55 Years of Service, Asbury Park of Newton
Join us in congratulating Asbury Park of Newton on 55 years of dedicated service to the people of Newton and surrounding communities! Under the leadership of the board and CEO Tom Williams, Asbury Park’s...
Direct Caregivers Can Attend the Spring Conference for a Low Rate
You asked for it -- we are providing it! We have created an exclusive training just for direct caregivers at our 2017 Spring Conference during the Expo. The workshop, Transforming Direct Caregivers from Tired to...
2017 Spring Conference & Expo – One Week Away
Don’t forget to register for the Spring Conference before it’s too late. Besides an excellent regulatory track where we will begin to talk about Phase II RoP implementation, there will be a financial track...
Webinar: Roadmap to Thriving in Managed Care
Join Michael Peer with CliftonLarsonAllen on May 16th from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM for a webinar to discuss thriving in managed care. Progressive providers continue to be on the lookout for innovative ways to respond to managed...
Don’t Miss Out On the 10-Hour OSHA Training
Calling all Human Resource Managers, Maintenance/Facility Engineers, Administrators and Safety/Health Professionals to check out this 10-hour OSHA training to discuss OSHA, fall protection, emergency action plans, blood borne pathogens and much more. You don’t...
Webinar: Promoting a Culture of Safety in Assisted Living – A Focus on Resident...
On Tuesday, April 25th from 12:00 – 1:15 PM CST, Value 1st will host a webinar discussing safety and best practices in Assisted Living. Learn more by viewing the flyer or register now.
Are You Ready for the Emergency Conditions of Participation?
CMS has issued a Final Emergency Preparedness Rule that must be implemented in full by all healthcare providers no later than November 15, 2017. If your organization hasn’t already done so, it is time...
Medicaid Audits
We have had several members report receiving notices from the Audit Section of KDADS indicating that they are being audited for the past 3 years. Many homes have not had a Medicaid audit in many...
Releasing Medicaid Information to Nursing Facilities
For a resident of a nursing home who is an applicant or recipient of Medicaid, the KanCare Clearinghouse can only provide basic status information without proper releases signed by the resident or resident’s legal...