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Join us each Friday at 10:00 AM CT for the Weekly Webcast Update. If you have not registered to view the weekly webinar, you can do so here. For archives of past Weekly Webcast Updates,...
LeadingAge Members Invited to Standards for Success: Affordable Senior Housing Training
HUD Reporting for Standards for Success can feel overwhelming, and LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware and Pangea want to help! This free-for-LeadingAge-members session will cover the overall goals of the Standards for Success Report,...
Register Now for Upcoming Recreation & Activities Professionals Webinar Series
LeadingAge Kansas is partnering with LeadingAge New York to offer a four-day webinar series for Recreation & Activities Professionals. This is a DON’T MISS event if you are seeking to enhance your knowledge, elevate...
Weekly Recaps: January 10, 2024
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
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LeadingAge Submits Results of Hospice Audit Survey to CMS
LeadingAge, in collaboration with other national hospice associations, conducted a survey in October 2023 regarding the burden of audits on hospice providers. They compiled a detailed report based on the findings and sent it...
CMS Authorizes New Hospice RAC Audit
In December 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Performant to begin a nationwide new hospice audit under the Recovery Audit Contractor responsibilities. The audit will look at Extended Length of...
DOL Releases Final Independent Contractor Rule
On January 9th, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the issuance of a final rule that revises the federal framework for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor. This rule...
Changes to NHSN Vaccination Reporting
The CDC has made changes to vaccination reporting for health care personnel (HCP) in the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). Beginning with reporting week January 1 – 7, 2024, NHSN users will note that...
CMS Says It Will Audit and Enforce MA Plan Compliance with New MA Rules...
The coalition of post-acute care associations and the Center for Medicare Advocacy met January 3rd with roughly 15 CMS leaders and staff who work in the Center for Medicare and oversee the Medicare Advantage...
LeadingAge to CMS: Engage with Us on Survey Reform
LeadingAge sent a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure on January 4th urging the agency to engage with LeadingAge and other stakeholders on survey reform. This should be an “all hands” effort with those...
LeadingAge Meets with HHS Secretary to Work on Increasing Vax Rates of Nursing Home...
On January 3rd, Katie Sloan and Ruth Katz met with HHS Secretary Becerra and a small group of his senior advisors, along with Mark Parkinson and David Gifford of the American Health Care Association....
Fire Marshal: Winter Storms and Your Sprinkler System
With colder weather and winter storms, it’s important to keep your sprinkler systems in mind. Utilize this “quick tips” document from the Fire Marshal’s office to do so.