Fire Marshal Update
IMPORTANT: CMS Changes Requirements on Access-Controlled Egress Doors in Healthcare Facilities- Effective Immediately ADVOCACY UNDERWAY
For many years CMS has allowed an entire healthcare facility...
Members Receive Community Service Tax Credits
Congratulations to the following members who applied for and were awarded a Kansas Community Service Tax Credit. Read the Governor’s Press Release.
Aging Well, Inc. –...
Aetna Better Health of Kansas Resources
Marc Madden, Senior Network Manager, Provider Experience sent along these links to helpful resources and training info:
Contracting and Credentialing
Top Provider Enrollment Wizard and MCO Contracting Request...
Annual Meeting Registration is Open
It’s time to reconnect at the 2021 LeadingAge Annual Meeting + EXPO. Our collective power is made greater through sharing, learning, and collaboration–so join us...
The Week in Media: July 12-July 18, 2021
I. FOLLOWING THE NARRATIVE: A quick summary of national media trends last week.(*LeadingAge is featured in the story.)
Still a major coverage theme: infrastructure stories...
Who on Your Team Should Apply to the 2022 Leadership Academy? (Maybe It’s You!)
The nonprofit aging services field needs diverse, empowered leaders. Apply to LeadingAge’s 2022 Leadership Academy and be part of a transformative program that can...
Farewell to Sara Corsair from Cedar Village LTC
All of us at LeadingAge Kansas would like to send a warm farewell to Sara Corsair, Director of Nursing at Cedar Village, LTC in...
ROAD TO RECOVERY: Plan for 6 Major Supply Chain Impacts to Keep Your Operations...
While increasing economic activity is great news, the comeback has been faster than anticipated exacerbating strains on the supply chain. Inflation concerns driven by...
Attention Infection Preventionists: KDHE Issues RSV Health Advisory
KDHE issuded a Health Advisory with and recommendations on RSV detection, reporting and having workers stay home if RSV is suspected or confirmed.
For more information...
Three Upcoming Home Health and Hospice Events
Calling all home health and hospice members! We are hosting two events to provide feedback on the Home Health Rule. On July 26th at...
Your Stories Matter: It’s Time to Tell Them
Stories can teach, build empathy, engender trust, and generate support; compelling stories stay with people long after figures and charts have been forgotten. LeadingAge...
Medicare Payment: SNF and Hospice Medicare FFS Payments to be Reduced by 2% if...
QRP Non-compliance letters have gone out to SNFs and Hospice: SNF and Hospice providers who failed to submit sufficient assessment data for CMS to...