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Week of February 13th

10 Steps to Dominate Social Media Webinar – Thursday, February 23rd

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Does the idea of managing your organization’s social media page make you cringe?  Do you know your company should be doing better at sharing...

Spring Joint Provider Training – March 21st or March 22nd

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It’s Joint Provider time! Join providers from across the state and surveyors for a day of collaborative learning.   The line-up of speakers and topics...

Opioid Risks and Overdose Prevention in Long-Term Care Two-Part Webinar – February 21st and...

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Many older adults struggle with lifelong addictions or become addicted to prescription drugs that they take for coping with physical or psychological pain. There...

Fire Marshal Training on Fire Alarm Testing Documentation February 28th

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On Tuesday, February 28th at 10am the Office of the Kansas State Fire Marshal will host a training session to cover requirements of documentation...

Fire Marshal Q & A on Storage of Oxygen Cylinders

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Q: Is there a code or standard that restricts the distance between a storage rack of M size cylinders and how close they should...

HHS Updates Stakeholders on End of PHE

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Today, the Department of Health and Human Services hosted a stakeholder call to share information about the end of the public health emergency. On...

LeadingAge Asks HHS Secretary to Extend Waiver of 3-Day Stay

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On February 14th LeadingAge sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra urging him to extend the waiver of the 3-day...

LeadingAge Submits Comments on How to Improve MA Plan Practices Related to Coverage, Prior...

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LeadingAge submitted comments February 13th on CMS’s proposed rule governing how Medicare Advantage, Special Needs Plans, Part D and PACE programs will operate in...

REMINDER: The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are...

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These reports contain provider performance scores for quality measures, which will be published on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog (PDC) during the April...

Senate Staffing Mandate Letter Reflects Issues Raised in LeadingAge Get Real on Ratios Proposal 

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On February 10th Senate Aging Committee Chairman Bob Casey from Pennsylvania and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden from Oregon led a multi-member letter...

CMS Revises Editing of Home Health Telehealth Claims 

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From January 1 – February 6, 2023, CMS incorrectly returned claims with telehealth services if they did not include an in-person visit with the...

Weekly Recaps 

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Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.  Workforce Policy Update. Here is your weekly...