New National Director of Health Regulations and Policy at LeadingAge
Join LeadingAge Kansas in providing a warm Sunflower State welcome to Janine Finck-Boyle, the new Director of Health Regulations & Policy at LeadingAge national....
Have you Witnessed Peculiar Surveyor Behavior?
We have received reports from a small number of members who have observed peculiar and inappropriate surveyor behavior in recent weeks. Examples: 1) going...
Gain Control of Your Employee Health Insurance Costs – Become a Charter Member of...
After much due diligence and planning, LeadingAge Kansas is establishing an association-sponsored plan called Employee Benefits, Inc. (EBI) to offer our members affordable employee...
LeadingAge Kansas Foundation Scholarship Applications being Sought
Applications are now open to apply for a LeadingAge Kansas Foundation scholarship and are due August 1, 2017.
If you are an employee of a...
Food for thought on Fall Risk
Comfortable People Don't Fall
At a recent conference hosted by National Aging Services Risk Management (NASRM), one of my fellow presenters made the following statement...
Memo From our Legal Counsel on Recent HIPAA Case
LeadingAge Kansas Legal Counsel Cory MacDonald of the law firm of Macdonald and Resnevic, has prepared a legal memorandum for members on a recent $2.5M...
LeadingAge Informative Newsletters
LeadingAge national publishes several informative newsletters that we hope you are taking a look at when they hit your inbox , and forwarding them...
Banding Together for Population Health–A New Business Model for Rural Hospitals May 22nd, from...
The webinar builds on our most recent issue of Transforming Care, “Reimagining Rural Health Care,” which examined how rural providers are adopting new care...
CMS Releases Proposed Hospice Rule
CMS just released a new rule to update hospice payment rates for fiscal year 2018. The proposed rule:
Increases the market basket percentage by 1 percent.
Amends...
Join the Save HUD 202 Campaign
LeadingAge has launched a new “Save HUD 202” campaign to encourage Congress to fully fund the Section 202 Housing for the Elderly program. HUD Section...
Latest PEAK 2.0 Newsletter
Check out the latest PEAK 2.0 newsletter here. This issue provides information on the recently completed research titled Person-Centered Care Implementation Improves Clinical Outcomes.
Great Member Service: Give Georgina a Call for MDS Technical Assistance
LeadingAge Kansas is pleased to announce that we have contracted with Georgina Munguya, MSN, RN, RAC-CT, of Focus1 Health Consulting, to provide MDS-related telephone...