Childs Submits Response to Topeka-Capitol Journal Column Calling for Increased Staffing Standards
On December 8th, an opinion column was submitted by Addison Stover, a KABC volunteer and CNA, who called for increased staffing standards in the state of Kansas. Then on December 15th, Graham Kreicker, a...
2023 Advocacy Wrap Up: Resolutions for the New Year
LeadingAge Kansas was busy during 2023 staying on top of issues important to you. We appreciate all the grassroots efforts acted upon by our members and hope to see these data points grow year...
KDHE Releases Issues 13 and 14 of the Semmelweis Times
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has released their newsletter from the Healthcare-Association Infections (HAI) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) division. Read the Summer Issue 13 and Fall Issue 14.
Fire Marshal’s Office Provides Guidance on Air Fryers in NF/AL Settings
The Fire Marshal’s office offered guidance through their online consultation form on the use of air fryers in household kitchens in NF and AL settings. The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) advised, “if...
LeadingAge Nursing Homes Outpacing the National Average in Percentage of Residents Who are Up...
There has been a lot of media coverage of low numbers of nursing home residents accepting the most recent COVID booster – also known as being up to date. LeadingAge New York provided the...
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...