Open Door Forum – SNF Quality Reporting Call
July 12th, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM (CDT)
Learn about the reporting requirements for the new Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP), effective October 1, 2016. The Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act...
Open Door Forum – SNF Quality Reporting Call
Learn about the reporting requirements for the new Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP), effective October 1, 2016. The Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act) established the SNF...
2016 Joint Provider/Surveyor Fire Marshal Training
Join us on July 19th in Topeka or July 20th in Wichita. This Joint Training seminar for Kansas adult care home providers and the Kansas Fire Marshal's Office healthcare staff was created as the result of the cooperative efforts of...
Informal Dispute Resolution Success Rates
KDADS has recently supplied data on the results of nursing home survey IDRs for the first two quarters of 2016.
Quarter 1 2016
15 tags disputed
- 9 – Ds
- 5 – Gs
- 1...
Paid Sick Leave for VA Contractors
LeadingAge National has released a summary of Executive Order 13706 which requires federal contractors (including VA contractors) to provide paid sick leave.
On Sept. 7, 2015, President Obama issued Executive Order 13706 (EO 13706), which requires that...
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HCBS Stakeholder Calls (article from 2016)
Beginning July 20, 2016, KDADS will host...
Community Meeting with CMS Officials
The KanCare Advocates Network is holding a community meeting next week with CMS officials to relay concerns about the Medicaid eligibility backlogs and other KanCare issues. View the flyer for details.
What: A Community Conversation...
New 5-Star Quality Measures This Month
The 5 new quality measures to be included in the CMS 5-Star Nursing Home Rating System will be incorporated this month. The 5-Star Technical Users Guide has been updated for July, 2016 and the...
Office for Civil Rights Guidance on MDS Section Q
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued guidance for nursing homes on how to better “…comply with their civil rights obligations by administering the Minimum Data...
MCOs to Host HCBS Workshops
KanCare MCOs will be conducting HCBS workshops in late July and early August.
Topics include: policy updates; general administration; claim management; safety management; critical incident management/abuse awareness; value adds; appeals and grievances; fraud, waste, and...
Hospice Providers Will Receive a Medicare Payment Increase
There is some good news for hospice providers. Hospice providers will receive a 2.1% Medicare payment rate increase for CY 2017, according to a final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The final...
Medicaid Training Courses in August and September
KDHE Division of Health Care Finance will once again offer Medicaid training courses in Topeka, beginning August 25th through September 29th. Each Tuesday and Thursday during that time period several of eight different courses...