COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 9-7-2022
FEDERAL NEWS
What Does “Up-to-Date” Mean Now That the Bivalent Booster Has Been Approved?LeadingAge National has been in close contact with CDC and CMS regarding the recently approved bivalent booster. CDC recently provided clarification on...
Complete Sunflower 2022 Provider Satisfaction Survey for Chance to Win $400
Sunflower Health Plan’s annual provider satisfaction survey is being distributed. SPH will send surveys to 2,500 random Sunflower providers via paper and email. The survey is brief and should only take a few minutes...
Congratulations to the 2023 Class of the Center for Leadership
We are thrilled to announce the latest class of the Center for Leadership. The group will meet 4 times throughout the year to focus on the following leadership principles:
Discovering Your Authentic Leadership: To understand...
HUD Publishes FY2023 Fair Market Rents with 10% Average Increase
This week, HUD published Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for Fiscal Year 2023, effective October 1, 2022. FMRs are used in a variety of HUD programs and are published annually as an estimate of the...
CMS Updates Home Health Cost Reports
CMS released a transmittal (R3P247i) updating the Home Health Agency Cost Report, Form CMS-1728-20, by clarifying and correcting the existing instructions, forms, and electronic cost report (ECR) specifications. These changes will impact cost reporting...
Weekly Updates from LeadingAge
Here is your weekly Workforce Policy UpdateHere is your weekly Life Plan Community UpdateHere is your weekly Home Health and Hospice UpdateHere is your weekly Affordable Housing UpdateHere is your weekly Medicaid HCBS and PACE Update Here is your weekly Nursing...
LeadingAge Kansas Focuses on Workforce Challenges for Labor Day News
On Monday, September 5th, we sent a push out on our social media outlets (Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook) focusing on the workforce challenges in aging services. In an effort to raise awareness about the...
Identifying and Screening for Food Insecurity in Older Adults
On September 15th from 2:00 – 3:00 PM CT, ACL’s Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs (ONHPP) is hosting a webinar on identifying and screening for food insecurity in older adults, and will...
Supporting Technology-Enabled Innovation in Medicaid Managed Care to Improve Quality and Equity
The Center for Health Care Strategies is hosting a webinar on September 20th from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CT to explore the opportunity of tech-enabled innovation to improve care for Medicaid populations. Click here to register.
Only a Few Exhibit Spaces Left at the 2022 LeadingAge Kansas Fall Conference
We have very limited booth space so make sure to plan accordingly.We have opened up exhibitor space for our 2022 Fall Conference. We will be in Salina at the Salina Hilton Garden Inn, October...
Last Chance to Register for this Webinar: Managing Unplanned Events in Healthcare
Presented By BluSky | Thursday September 8, 2022 | Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM
Description: This 1-hour presentation is targeted towards healthcare administrators and employees who have oversight and/or responsibility for emergency and disaster planning. Topics covered include...
Value First Supply Chain Update
Value First – Savings Solutions
As a LeadingAge Kansas member benefit, we wanted to present a few recent Value First savings results from our partners within the portfolio. To ensure you have the opportunity to...