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Week of December 9th

Adverse Drug Event Trigger Tool 

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This tool is intended to assist surveyors to identify: The extent to which facilities have identified resident-specific risk factors for adverse drug events, The extent to which facilities developed and implemented systems and processes...

Board Meets

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The LeadingAge Kansas Board met in Topeka last week. Highlights included: Establish 2020 State Legislative Priorities Discuss the Day at the Legislature (February 5th) and the new Grassroots Advocacy Network Receive reports from the...

Heroes in Aging Spotlight: Erin Peterson

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Erin enjoys serving others and being a CNA at Good Samaritan Society of Parsons is one way she can give back. Read Erin's Story Interested in nominating someone to be a Hero in Aging? Here is...

TeamSTEPPS® Grant Project: Reflections and Successes

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The TeamSTEPPS® grant project is nearly a year into the two-year project. Looking back at year one there are successes to celebrate. The project team has presented regional trainings in Dodge City and Lenexa....

TeamSTEPPS Tools: Creating Shared Mental Models to Improve Communication and Resident Care

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Effective communication and true teamwork are at the root of organizational success but prove to be challenging. TeamSTEPPS® is a training program that offers the opportunity to empower to your team with tools to...

2020 EDGE Club – Join Now and Save Big

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We have revamped our EDGE Club to offer better opportunities and savings. New to the EDGE Club: Starting in 2020, we have added an Online Learning Portal which is an inventory of recorded webinars. All...

LeadingAge Learning Hub – ICD-10 Coding for PDPM

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This session will cover the basics to understand the principles and operations of ICD-10 diagnostic codes under the Patient-Driven Payment Model. The objectives of this webinar are: Understand the increased importance of ICD-10 coding and...

Register Today to Reserve Your Booth at the 2020 LeadingAge Kansas Spring Conference

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2020 Spring Conference will be Set up Monday April 20th and Exhibit Tuesday April 21st in Wichita. Your LeadingAge Kansas team is working hard to make the 2020 Spring Conference full of great speakers and presentations. If...

Dean Edson, Longtime Association Friend, Colleague and Leader, Dies

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Friend and colleague Dean Edson, 80, died peacefully on December 1, 2019. Dean was a longtime leader in the nonprofit aging services world, former CEO of United Methodist Homes, and the first full-time executive...

BAHCA

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Hats off to Kevin Reimer, CEO of Pleasant View Home in Inman, on being appointed by Governor Kelly to the Board of Adult Care Home Administrators. The next BAHCA meeting is December 13th in Topeka.

Check Out Resources Available through the AHRQ

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Check Out Resources Available through the AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality).

Tidbits from Josh

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PDPM has many more requirements for documentation, especially in comorbidities.  Are you correctly capturing diagnosis and their appropriate documentation? Read through the article from McKnight’s to ensure that you are maximizing your reimbursement. Check...