CDC Reports and Briefs Released on Vaccination Coverage and Treatment
On December 21st, the CDC published four new publications in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly (MMWR) report. The documents describe COVID booster acceptance, RSV and flu shot numbers, and use of COVID treatments. Two of...
OSHA Rule Requiring Submission of Injury and Illness Data Takes Effect January 1st
New requirements for submitting workplace injury and illness information to OSHA go into effect January 1st. Specifically, the new rule requires establishments with 100 or more employees in certain designated industry categories to electronically...
CMS Issues Rule Outlining Appeals Processes Relating to Hospital Observation Status
CMS on December 21st released an advanced copy of a proposed rule that would establish appeals processes for certain Medicare beneficiaries who are initially admitted as hospital inpatients but are subsequently reclassified as outpatients...
REMINDER: Hospice CAHPS Survey Participation Exemption Deadline is December 31st
Hospices that served fewer than 50 survey-eligible decedents/caregivers in CY 2022 (January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 ) can apply for an exemption from participation in the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and...
CMS Releases Guidance on Program Integrity Changes for Hospice, Home Health and SNF Effective...
The CY 2024 Home Health final rule contained changes to provisions about Medicare provider enrollment. CMS has released guidance for providers as well as Medicare Administrative Contractors on these changes which will go live...
New Brief on Leveraging Medicaid to Expand Community Based Palliative Care
The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) released a new brief on how states can leverage current Medicaid services to meet palliative care needs in the community. The brief includes outlines of how HCBS...
Ziegler Survey: The Future of SNF
In their recent CFO Hotline Report, Ziegler surveyed the CFOs of over 240 LPCs nationwide on their current and future plans for their SNFs. Predominantly, surveyed organizations were SSOs (60% of respondents) and were...
Weekly Recaps: December 27, 2023
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
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PBS News Hour Shines Light on the Staffing Crisis of Direct Care Professionals
On December 20, 2023, PBS News Hour’s Judy Woodruff published the most recent installment of their series, Disability Reframed, detailing the staffing crisis of direct care professionals. The nearly five million direct care workers...
Join Us at the Capitol for Aging Services Day
Registration is now open for our upcoming Aging Services Day on February 1st. This year, Aging Services Day has come together through a collaboration with LeadingAge Kansas, Kansas Health Care Association/Kansas Center for Assisted...
Website Changes Includes Focus on Advocacy
LeadingAge Kansas is making changes to our website in 2024 to bring you a streamlined menu of tools and resources. Categories will now be broken up by Membership, Advocacy, Education, and Affiliates. Under Advocacy,...
Governor of Rhode Island Signs Executive Order Limiting State Staffing Mandate Enforcement
On December 29, 2023, Gov. Dan McKee (D) signed an executive order suspending fines for nursing homes that fail to meet minimum staffing standards. McKee shared that since January 2020, Rhode Island has lost...