COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 7-6-2022
FEDERAL NEWS
PRF Reporting Period 3 Began Friday, July 1stHRSA has opened the reporting portal so providers can begin reporting on funds received in the first half of 2021, as part of Reporting Period 3....
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 7-11-2022
FEDERAL NEWS
CMS National Nursing Home Stakeholder CallCMS is holding a National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call on Wednesday, July 13th at 2:00 PM CT. All nursing home stakeholders – providers, staff, residents, advocates, researchers, etc....
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 7-13-2022
FEDERAL NEWS
CDC Updates Guidance on MDROs in Nursing HomesCDC has released updated guidance for the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in nursing homes to prevent the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). This updated...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 7-18-2022
FEDERAL NEWS
HHS Renews Public Health EmergencyOn the afternoon of July 15th, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra once again renewed the Public Health Emergency (PHE). Renewing the public health emergency declaration ensures health care providers and...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 7-20-2022
FEDERAL NEWS
House Hearing on Long COVIDThe House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis hosted a hearing on long COVID on July 19th. Long COVID has affected millions of Americans, sometimes causing serious, long-term health...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 7-25-2022
STATE NEWS
Don’t Forget the July 27th, 1 PM Statewide LTC Provider WebinarPresenters: KDADS and KDHE officials. Click to Register
LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS
Make Sure to Join Us This Friday for a Special PresentationThis Friday, we will...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 7-27-2022
FEDERAL NEWS
CDC and CMS Clarifications on Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) CDC recently released updated guidance on Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes. CDC’s Lt. Cmdr. Dr. Kara Jacobs Slifka joined the Nursing Home Network on...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 8-8-2022
FEDERAL NEWS
HRSA Sends 9th Batch of Phase 4 PRF PaymentsHRSA distributed another round of Phase 4 payments totaling $892 million to 839 providers on Friday, Aug. 5. This leaves just 1% of applications for...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 8-10-2022
FEDERAL NEWS
SNF PBJ and QRP Reporting DeadlinesReporting deadlines for the SNF QRP and PBJ data are coming up next week, August 14th and 15th. CMS reminds providers to run the appropriate CASPER reports and...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 8-10-2022
FEDERAL NEWS
New COVID Community Guidance (NOT FOR HEALTHCARE SETTINGS)CDC released updated COVID guidance today for community settings. Guidance updates are based on this Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (See details from CDC in item...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 8-17-2022
STATE NEWS
Update on Distribution of $15M ARPA Funds for Nursing Home StaffingIn today’s meeting with KDADS we learned that the process to get the $15M ARPA funds for nursing homes ($762 per licensed nursing...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 8-22-2022
FEDERAL NEWS
CMS Releases Blog on Roadmap to the End of COVID PHEThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a blog post looking at the agency’s use of emergency authority waivers (including 250,000...