Week of April 25th

Here is the latest from LeadingAge’s Center for Aging Services Technology (CAST). Health IT is Key to Improving Care in Nursing Homes and Beyond: New National Academies report makes bold recommendations to improve nursing home...

On April 14, 2022, CMS inadvertently posted an announcement about the National Quality Forum (NQF) endorsement of the claims-based measure, Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life, or HVLDLas NQF #3645. At this time NQF...

In an MLN article this week, CMS clarifies that Medicare patients enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plans that are participating in the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model’s Hospice Benefit Component cannot be included in a hospice’s aggregate &...

A new Discrepancy Notification Report (DNR) template, covering the sample months of January 2022 through March 2023, is now available for use by survey vendors. This report is available to correct any discrepancies in data reported...

The National Investment Center posted its next round of WAVE survey results, centered mostly on workforce recruitment and retention challenges. The majority of providers reported their staffing crisis as severe (27%) or moderate (67%,) with 100%...

The quality measures thresholds on the Nursing Home Care Compare site will recalibrate with this week’s quarterly refresh. This recalibration dates back to a change originally announced in October 2019, scheduled for April 2020,...

New Member Orientation happening in May. May 25th | 1:00 – 2:00 PM | Zoom Join the LeadingAge Kansas team for this valuable opportunity. Please share with anyone you feel would be benefit also. RSVP Here

Join our exceptional speaker Belinda Vierthaler for this online course. Dates: May 11th – June 15th *Mandatory Zoom Meetings May 11th and June 15th *Online classes run May 11th through June 14th About this course: This 6-week course combines online...

Please see the below links shared by Clark Zeit, of Medical Technology Associates, concerning the transportation of oxygen cylinders: https://www.usasafety.com/news/how-to-transport-gas-cylinders-safelyhttps://www.homecaremag.com/law/jan-2014/protect-your-company-following-dots-oxygen-provider-regulations Archive of monthly video series https://www.firemarshal.ks.gov/339/OSFM-Prevention-Training-Videos Fire Marshal Webinar - CMS 1135 waiver update for Life Safety CodeTime:...

The semi-annual member business meeting, held in Wichita on Friday, April 15th, resulted election of the following individuals as board officers and members: Chair: Teresa McCombChair Elect – Karen Sturchio2nd 3-year term – Treva Greaser and...