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Week of December 9th

2020 KING Safety Grant Program

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The 2020 KING Safety Grant application is now available to KING members. The KING Board of Directors approved a grant award pool of $20,000 for 2020. Each KING member may submit one application. The applicant will...

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.

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...

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...

Check Out Resources Available through the AHRQ

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

Send an Email to Your U.S. Senators and Members of Congress to End CNA...

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Momentum continues to grow in our grassroots efforts to provide regulatory relief that will allow for better care for residents in nursing homes. Thanks to your efforts, we have seen support increase for H.R....