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...
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...
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...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 6-29-2022
FEDERAL NEWS
Provider Relief Reporting News
PRF Period 3 Starts Friday, July 1st. Providers who received PRF from January 1 – June 30, 2021 will need...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 6-27-2022
FEDERAL NEWS
CMS Information on “Wind Down” of Medicaid Eligibility FreezeCMS hosted the second meeting of “Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Enrollment Unwinding: What to Know...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 6-20-2022
VACCINE NEWS
Line Lists in NHSNNHSN notified facilities on May 27th that Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Summary line lists and bar charts were unavailable in the...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 6-15-2022
STATE NEWS
KDHE Proposed Home Health Agency Regulations WebinarsIf you provide home health services, please plan to attend one of the upcoming webinars and provide...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 6-13-2022
STATE NEWS
Your shipment of free COVID-19 POC tests should have arrived or will arrive shortly. KHDE’s Emergency Management partners (KDEM) have been busy sending...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 6-8-2022
STATE NEWS
Temporary AidesTAs must become CNAs to continue to work in Nursing Homes after October 6th according to CMS. Temporary Aides, as allowed by...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 6-6-2022
STATE NEWS
Update from KDHE
The last of the test orders should ship out last week. Everyone should now have them.COVID Numbers are likely 5-10 times...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 6-1-2022
STATE NEWS
PEAK 2.0 2022-2023 Program Information: Important AnnouncementFor FY23 (July 22-June 2023), there are some temporary adjustments to the PEAK criteria related to COVID...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 5-25-2022
VACCINE NEWS
Training on NHSN ChangesCDC hosted two webinars last week on the forthcoming changes to nursing home reporting in NHSN. Changes are scheduled for...