MDS 3.0 Training
Join Diane Atchinson for MDS 3.0 an intermediate level training on March 30th & 31st in Wichita, Kansas. This day and a half training will cover MDS completion from start to finish as well as Medicare...
Meals on Wheels Innovation
Kaiser Health News in their January 2017 newsletter highlighted some innovative additional services provided by some Meals on Wheels programs. Meals on Wheels is trying to formalize the health and safety checks its volunteers already conduct during...
Life Safety Code – Clarification on Non-Smoking Signage
According to Katharine Achor, LSC Specialist at CMS in Kansas City: “If a long-term care facility is a non-smoking campus inside, they need a policy that says that. The fact that the facility is...
Revealing Research: 2016 Innovative Research on Aging
Read the 2016 Innovative Research on Aging, published by Matherlifeways Institute on Aging.
The Innovative Research on Aging Awards recognize excellent applied research that offers important implications for senior living.
For 2016, Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging...
CMS Revises Editing of Home Health Telehealth Claims
From January 1 – February 6, 2023, CMS incorrectly returned claims with telehealth services if they did not include an in-person visit with the same revenue code (reason code 31869). If CMS returned a...
LeadingAge Submits Comments on How to Improve MA Plan Practices Related to Coverage, Prior...
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 CY2024. While the comments cover a wide swath of topics...