CARE/PASRR Office Hours with KDADS Staff
The CARE and PASSAR process continue to cause slowdowns and headaches for Medicaid and other payer sources when individuals are admitted to LTC. Join the new KDADS CARE team for a monthly office hours session...
CDC Updates Opioid Prescribing Guidance
CDC released updated Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Pain on November 4. These updates replace previous guidelines published in 2016. Read the press release and access the guidelines here. The 2022 Clinical Practice Guideline addresses the...
November Semmelweis Times
Read the latest newsletter from KDHE’s HealthCare Associated infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Program.
iQIES Provider Security Officials Onboarding for MDS
CMS will release the Internet Quality Improvement Evaluation System (iQIES) for MDS submission in early 2023. Although the MDS submission functionality will not be available immediately, CMS encourages Provider Security Officials (PSOs) to request...
Tracheostomy Tube Shortages
The FDA announced on October 31 that there is a shortage of tracheostomy tubes due to a supply shortage of raw materials that are used to manufacture the tubes. The FDA announcement specifically lists Bivona tracheostomy...
Fire Marshal News
Chief of Inspections Brenda McNorton reports that the Fire Marshal will resume periodic training webinars for health care facilities in 2023. She would like to know topics that would be of interest to providers....
NLRB and DOL Extend Deadline for Comments on Proposed Rules
The National Labor Relations Board and the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, have issued proposed rules relating to standards defining when individuals are considered employees of a given organization. The NLRB rule...
SNF Provider Preview Reports
SNF Provider Preview Reports are now available. Review data and submit corrections by November 14th. More information is available here.
Nursing Homes Special Focus Facility Program Updates
CMS released program policy revisions on Special Focus Facilities on October 21st. While the revisions do not expand the number of nursing homes served in the program, changes include expectations for good faith efforts,...
CMS Releases More Resources on Medicaid Unwinding
CMS released additional resources on the Medicaid unwinding that will occur at the end of the PHE. An FAQ can be found here and a slide deck can be found here. As a reminder, the PHE was...
CARE/PASSAR Office Hours with KDADS Staff
The CARE and PASSAR process continue to cause slowdowns and headaches for Medicaid and other payer sources when individuals are admitted to LTC. Join the new KDADS CARE team for a monthly office hours session...
CMS Releases HHVBP QAPI Program Self-Assessment
CMS released two new tools to help home health agency teams improve their Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) programs for the launch of the expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model in January. First...