Which Voter Registration Form Should You Be Using?
If you are conducting a voter registration drive for your residents and employees, you may be confused about all of the new court rulings about Kansas Voter Identification Laws. After sorting through the recent...
Sunflower in the “Parking Lot”?
KDADS publishes a quarterly newsletter, called the Sunflower Connection, with regulatory-related news for adult care home providers. Administrators, department heads, MDS coordinators and Quality Improvement managers should read every issue.
Read the July...
New Interim CMS Rule Adjust CMPs for Inflation for NFs, HHAs and other Providers...
(1) Interim Final Rule; Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties for Inflation (9/6/16) - Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources; Centers for Medicare & and Medicaid Services...
Free Webinar: New CMS Final Rule on Emergency Preparedness
This webinar highlighted essential Emergency Preparedness concepts and practices that should be integrated into every healthcare operation, focusing on:
Critical elements of compliance with the proposed Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)rule change on...
MDS GG Coming on October 1st
There are big changes facing the Interdisciplinary Clinical team (IDT) next month with the addition of the GG Section to the MDS. The additional section only applies to residents admitted for a skilled stay. The...
October 2016 Medicaid Training in Independence and Wichita Kansas
KDHE Division of Health Care Finance is offering four Medicaid Training courses in two locations in October, 2016. The courses in this curriculum provide an overview of Kansas Medicaid, managed care, Medicaid eligibility, and...
LeadingAge Kansas Meets with Budget Director Sullivan and Governor’s Policy Director
The Medicaid eligibility system breakdown and Medicaid rate reductions were the primary focus during a Wednesday meeting with Kansas Budget Director Shawn Sullivan, the Governor’s Policy Director Brandon Smith, Debra Zehr and Cindy Luxem of...
LeadingAge Kansas Raises Concerns With Commissioner Thurness
Rachel Monger and Debra Zehr met on Thursday with KDADS Commissioner of Survey, Certification and Credentialing Codi Thurness to discuss growing concerns related to long-term care survey and enforcement. Specific issues included:
The growing...
New Medicaid Trainings from KDHE
KDHE Division of Health Care Finance is offering three additional sessions of the Medicaid Overview course as part of its fall Medicaid training. Registration is first-come, first served, and must be done using the...
Delays with Durable Medical Equipment?
LeadingAge National has heard from some members across the country about problems regarding delays and complications securing DME for Medicare residents. In response, they contacted CMS for recommendations on how to guide members and what...
Joint Provider/Surveyor Training to Focus on Resident-to-Resident Altercations
Registrations are flying in for this great day of training. Don’t miss the chance to learn about resident-to-resident altercations, specifically in those with dementia. Eilon Caspi will share with you the valuable tools and...
Survey Trends for 2nd Quarter of 2016
KDADS has released survey trends covering January through July of this year. View Nursing Facility trends and Assisted Living/Home Plus/RHCF trends.
Surveyors continue to write high scope and severity tags for failure to adequately investigate...