Person-Centered Care Adoption through PEAK 2.0 Improves Clinical Quality and Resident Satisfaction
Person-Centered Care Adoption through PEAK 2.0 Improves Clinical Quality and Resident Satisfaction
By, Laci Cornelison, MS, LBSW, ACHA Migette Kaup, PhD., Gayle Doll, PhD.
Executive Summary
Kansas State University’s Center on Aging and Leading Age National partnered...
All LeadingAge Kansas Members Strongly Encouraged to Contact Their County Emergency Manager
Over the years LeadingAge Kansas members have been hit by floods, ice storms, wildfires, blizzards, violent incidents from outsiders, high winds/tornadoes, you name it. The frequency and severity of disasters of all sorts seem...
Members of Congress Need to Know Your Issues and Concerns! Connect with Them When...
Frustrated about the inequity of the survey and fining process across the country? Worried about Medicaid funding transitioning to per capita or block grants? Now's a good time to think ahead about inviting your...
CMS Releases Proposed Hospice Rule
CMS just released a new rule to update hospice payment rates for fiscal year 2018. The proposed rule:
Increases the market basket percentage by 1 percent.
Amends the statutory aggregate cap for FY 2018 by 1 percent to...
Emergency Preparedness Requirements Final Rule: Training and Testing Requirements
Many providers and suppliers have asked whether they will be expected to have completed the “exercises” per the training and testing requirements in each standard (d) of the Final Rule, by the implementation date....
PEAK 2.0 Advisory Team Formed
KDADS has established a PEAK 2.0 Advisory Team. The purpose of the team is to “provide recommendation to KDADS to champion person-centered care, and provide guidance regarding specific PEAK-related issues and provide suggestions to...
New Memo from CMS About PBJ
Mandatory staffing data submission through the Payroll-Based Journal began July 1, 2016. Providers have until the 45th day after the end of each quarter to submit data. CMS is providing feedback on each organization's data...
Are You Ready for the Emergency Conditions of Participation?
CMS has issued a Final Emergency Preparedness Rule that must be implemented in full by all healthcare providers no later than November 15, 2017. If your organization hasn’t already done so, it is time...
CARE Level I Must Be Complete and Entered in KMAP For Nursing Homes to...
According to an informational memo just released by KDADS, effective May 1, 2017, Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) will no longer be able to reimburse Nursing Homes for Medicaid Residents unless they have proper KMAP coding...
OIG Posts Update to Exclusions Database
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has posted its February 2017 update to the List of Excluded Individuals/Entities. An archive of updates from prior months are now available. All members...
BACHA Meets
The Kansas Board of Adult Care Home Administrators (BACHA) met earlier this month in Topeka. Here are some of the highlights:
Staff from Health Occupations and Credentialing provided data on KS NAB Test Results, Temporary...
CMS Special Focus Facilities (SFF) Program Update
A new CMS Survey and Certification Letter, S&C: 17-20-NH, conveys updates to the Special Focus Facility (SFF) program for Fiscal Year 2017. The SFF program focuses on nursing homes that have a persistent record...