Don’t Forget to Book Your Room for the 2017 Spring Conference
The 2017 Spring Conference, held April 26th – 28th in Wichita, is just around the corner. Book your room online or by calling (888) 421-1442 for a discounted room rate. Don’t miss this chance – the room block will...
PBJ Submission Due February 14th – PBJ Compliance Added to Nursing Home Compare
LTC providers have up to 45 days after the end of the quarter to submit PBJ data for Federal Fiscal Quarter 1 (October 1, 2016-December 31, 2016.) The final PBJ submission file for this...
Federal IMPACT Act Training
The Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation of 2014 (IMPACT Act) requires the reporting of standardized patient assessment data by Post-Acute Care (PAC) providers, including nursing homes, home health agencies, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and long-term...
KanCare – For Sunflower-Specific Questions
Keep this Sunflower Provider Relations Territory Map on your desk! It provides contact info for the person you need to reach out to with all of your Sunflower-specific questions or concerns.
Announcing the New LeadingAge Kansas Website
We have been hard at work investing in technology to provide a more seamless user experience on our web services over the past year. Last Friday, we officially launched our new database system and...
Welcome New Member Employees
Karensa McClure is the new Business Office Manager at Kansas Soldiers’ Home in Ft. Dodge. Welcome to LeadingAge Kansas, Karensa.
Matt Edmunds’ “Ventura’s Sweet Heat” Wins Tallgrass Creek’s Employee Chili Cook-Off
Matt Edmunds’ “Ventura’s Sweet Chili” this week took first place in Tallgrass Creek Retirement Community’s 2nd annual employee Chili Cook-Off. His secret recipe earned bragging rights for being the Best Chili West of the Mississippi...
Did You Recently Lose Your HIM Consultant? We Now Have a List
Here is a list of HIM Consultants that serve LTC providers across the state. We have received numerous phone calls from members who have told us that a long-term consultant recently retired and they...
LeadingAge Magazine – Choice and Dignity: Person-Centered Aging Services
LeadingAge National recently released the January/February Edition of their Magazine on Person-Centered Aging Services. Articles include:
From the Editor: Respectfully, A Focus on the Individual: A look at this issue of LeadingAge magazine.
Understanding...
UnitedHealthcare Claims Payment Issue
United Healthcare recently identified a claims payment issue where they incorrectly paid claims from October through December at an old rate for many facilities. This only affects homes that had a retro rate change for...
Sunflower Health Plan Upcoming Training
Please note the upcoming provider training from Sunflower Health Plan. Providers may access further information about training online.
Sunflower Orientation/Refresher Webinar
Thursday, March 9, 2017
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Online only
Quarterly webinar to help new and veteran...
Webinar: Understanding Medicaid for Nursing Facilities – Reimbursement Methodology
Save the date: Join us for this informational webinar on February 21st from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. This session will review the various sections of the Kansas Medicaid cost report, highlighting areas that have...