Fire Marshal Notice: Circuit Breaker Requirements
The Kansas State Fire Marsal has asked that we share the following message:
There have been a few questions lately surrounding the K918 Main and...
Fire Marshal Alert: Internal Pipe Inspections
Attention all CMS Federally inspected facilities:
We have been advised by CMS there is a policy change. With the adoption of the 2012 Life Safety...
Kansas Medicaid Eligibility 101
When: Monday, December 9, 2019
Time: 8:00-11:00 AM
Description: How do Kansans apply for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)? Do you ever wonder what...
Mark Your Calendars – 2020 Education is Scheduled
Check out our education calendar for 2020. We can’t wait to have you join us in the new year.
February:
Online Adult Care Home Operator...
Kansas State Fire Marshal Trumpet
Read the latest issue of the Kansas State Fire Marshal Trumpet.
Annual Testing Requirements
Skilled nursing facilities are currently required to conduct two emergency preparedness testing exercises every year. The revised rule retains that requirement, but CMS has...
Relias Webinar: Hospice Payment-Related Scrutiny – Increasing Audit Activity from the OIG and Other...
On December 10th at 1 PM, Carrie Cooley from Weatherbee Resources will be presenting about the current environment of payment-related scrutiny in hospice and the...
CMS Updates Emergency Preparedness Requirements
Effective November 29, 2019 CMS has made two revisions to emergency preparedness requirements for nursing facilities. Read a summary of the rule’s impact prepared by LeadingAge...
Q&A on F812: Food Safety Requirements (#1219)
Question: question on if the food in the refrigerator needs to be temped or if the refrigerator temp alone is sufficient to support...
Free Resource – KUMC Project ECHO
Project ECHO provides free online education and CEs on topics such as medicine, behavioral health, mental health, public health and community health focused towards...
Thank You for Donation to the LeadingAge Kansas Foundation Scholarship Fund
Yesterday was #GivingTuesday and we raised over $6,000 to provide scholarships to LeadingAge Kansas member employees! Did you know that we had a 93%...
HQI in New Contractor for CMS-Funded Performance Improvement Services
CMS has funded Health Quality Innovators (HQI) to deliver five years of no-cost assistance to nursing homes, physician practices and hospitals in Kansas through the CMS Quality Innovation...