AL SNF | As we head into the Fourth of July, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) encourages everyone to take precautions and prepare for outdoor activities to ensure your summertime fun does not end at the emergency room or worse.
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SNF | Health and Human Services (HHS), the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) have released two new rules advancing protections against discrimination in healthcare.
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AL SNF | Washington Department of Health has issued a
Provider Alert regarding an increase in locally acquired Candida auris (C. auris) cases in 2024.
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SNF | AHCA recently developed a new member resource to assist skilled nursing facilities in preparing to meet the new requirements of the facility assessment.
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AL | AHCA/NCAL’s Infection Preventionist Specialized Training (IPCO) for Assisted Living, is a specialized course of study for healthcare professionals who desire to serve as Infection Preventionists (IPs) in assisted living communities.
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AL SNF | Pursuant to a budget provision approved last year, the Complex Discharge Task Force was established to oversee a pilot program and make recommendations to the Governor and appropriate committees of the Legislature about how to address statewide challenges with discharging patients from different care settings.
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AL SNF | Case Mix Accuracy Review (CMAR) RN consultants will report error rates again as of Q3 '24. Visits concluding on or after July 1, 2024 will include a % error rate calculated as a result of the case mix accuracy review visit.
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SNF | In its weekly
MLN Matters publication, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an alert for providers titled,
Medical Records Request Scam: Watch out for Phishing.
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SNF | The 2nd Quarter '24 (Q2 '24) Preliminary (Case Mix Index Detail) CMID report will be generated during the week of 07/15/25024. This CMID report will break out each digit of the HIPPS codes.
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SNF | This week, AHCA and 11 other national organizations
sent a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, urging the agency to withdraw its proposal to increase enforcement through excessive civil monetary penalties (CMPs).
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AL | On July 2, WHCA representatives met with DSHS regarding the announcement that the Washington Health Care Authority will be making remittance adjustments to home and community-based care providers who received inaccurate payments for services.
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We’re gearing up now for a fiercely competitive 2025 legislative session, and we need you to inform our strategies. Legislative success will depend on our...
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