KDHE Hays Medicaid Training Opportunity
KDHE Division of Health Care Finance is offering Medicaid Training courses in Hays, KS on May 8, 2018. The courses in this curriculum provide an overview of Kansas Medicaid Waivers, HCBS Eligibility, Working Healthy/WORK with...
Active Shooters and Door Stops in Healthcare
There has recently been some questions being asked about healthcare and their ability to use door stops as an extra precaution for an Active Shooter scenario. This is the response from CMS to the...
NFPA 96 Hood/Duct Cleaning
There is a change for cleaning kitchen exhaust hood and ducts that CMS recently brought to the attention of the Fire Marshal’s office. These following requirements will NOT be cited by the OSFM until...
Take Action – Contact Congress and Tell Them To End the Mandatory CNA Training...
Current law has a severe penalty that causes nursing homes with fines over a certain level ($10,483 as of 2017) to automatically lose their ability to train CNAs for two years - even if...
KING Announces Future Board Openings
The KING Board of Directors anticipate an opening on the Board later this year. If you or a member of your team is interested in serving on the KING Board please contact Kevin McFarland.
The...
KING Holds 28th Annual Meeting
On April 25, KING held its 28th Annual Meeting during the LeadingAge Kansas Spring Conference in Wichita. After a delicious lunch, members received the annual financial and investment report, and the Third Party Administrator...
KC Metro Regional Emergency Preparedness for LTC
The KC Metro Regional Healthcare Coalition held a special meeting for area long-term care providers in April. Tim Allin, Executive Director at Aberdeen Village was in attendance. He reported that the meeting was very...
Skilled Nursing Facility: Proposed FY 2019 Payment and Policy Changes
CMS issued a proposed rule outlining proposed FY 2019 Medicare payment updates and proposed quality program changes for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs).
Proposed Rule Details:
Advancing My HealthEData: Request for Information from stakeholders
Modernizing the...
KDHE Wichita Medicaid Training Opportunity
KDHE Division of Health Care Finance is offering Medicaid Training courses in Wichita, KS on May 3, 2018. The courses in this curriculum provide an overview of Kansas Medicaid Waivers, HCBS Eligibility, Working Healthy/WORK with...
Kansas City Metro Emergency Preparedness Network (Mid-America Regional Council)
Read more about Kansas City Metro Emergency Preparedness Network (Mid-America Regional Council) and the resources they provide. Feel free to contact Sara Shirk, Emergency Services Planner II, by email or by phone at (816) 701-8384.
CMS Liquid O2 in Resident Rooms
The Fire Marshal would like send out a reminder note about one of the code sections related to the use and storage of liquid oxygen in resident room that was new to the 2012...
Emergency Preparedness For Sinkholes
We often see or hear news reports of sinkholes that range in size and the damage that they cause. This article will discuss what sinkholes are, the different types, how they happen and the...