Attention MDS/RAI Coordinators: CMS Issues RAI Revisions Related to Schizophrenia
CMS released a revised RAI manual on July 20, 2022. According to the RAI Errata V2 dated July 15, 2022 revisions include instructions on coding Section I related to coding Schizophrenia on the MDS. The Errata notes specific...
LeadingAge Provides Clarification on 21st Century CURES Act
The 21st Century CURES Act DOES NOT APPLY to long-term care and post-acute care providers. Some vendors are mistakenly encouraging LTPAC providers to prepare, but it is NOT currently required. Read this FAQ.
July 2022 Updates to Nursing Home 5 -Star Ratings for Staff
CMS rates nursing home quality and quality of other healthcare provider types using a star system and makes public this rating on its Care Compare website. The rating Nursing Home system is calculated based on...
Board of Nursing Newsletter
READ the Latest Newsletter from the Board of Nursing. (Pretty much devoted to changes occurring in APRN practice due to legislation passed by the 2022 Kansas Legislature.)
CMS HCBS Quality Measure Sets Areas of Focus
As shared on July 21st, CMS issued a letter to State Medicaid Directors on the recommended HCBS Quality Measure Set. This LeadingAge article describes the three areas of focus, and how workforce implications and funding must be considered...
Updated Medicare Advantage and SNP 101 PowerPoint
The LeadingAge Center for Managed Care Solutions and Innovations had an updated version of its MA and SNP 101 Powerpoint. It includes some information on the latest trends and developments regarding Medicare managed care...
Medicaid Training Offered Through KDHE
KDHE Division of Health Care Finance is offering four Medicaid Training courses beginning August 3, 2022. The courses in this curriculum provide an overview of Kansas Medicaid with the following topics: Medicaid Overview; Medicaid Eligibility;...
HCBS Workforce Incentive Update
KDADS is finalizing the necessary legal agreements and funds will start to be transferred from KDADS to the MCOs next week. Each agency has been assigned to an MCO for payout. Be on the lookout for...
KDADS Complaint Hotline
HERE is a snapshot that we just received on Calls to the KDADS Complaint Hotline for every month beginning in 2015, organized by month and priority. General takeaways: The overall number of calls has declined slightly...
Medical Waste Management and Monkeypox Waste
Read KDHE’s Official Guidance on Medical Waste and their Memo to Health Care Facilities on Management of Monkeypox Waste.
Kansas Adult Care Home Survey Trend Data
KDADS has released the latest survey data trends for all adult care home types in the state.
CY 2022 Nursing Facility Survey TrendsQ2 Nursing Facility Survey DataCY 2022 Nursing Facility Survey DataNursing Facility Deficiency Data...
Fire Marshal News
Shawn Alexander is the new Fire Prevention Education Specialist at the Kansas Office of the State Fire Marshal. He previously worked for 17 years at the Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex. He brings over 10...