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On Tuesday, the Governor's office announced the approval of the much-anticipated private room payment.
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Does the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) speak to how universal workers are to be coded in Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) for nursing homes?
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LeadingAge Ohio News
Are you a leader interested in learning more about mergers and acquisitions? Don’t miss our next All Member Webinar featuring Brett Kirkpatrick, President and CEO of LeadingAge Ohio member Community First Solutions, as he talks a tale of two mergers - one by way of acquisition and the other through a management agreement. Kirkpatrick will share key take-a-ways as he details each path and what he learned along the way.
read full article >Join Linda with Census Solutions during the next Marketing, Communications, and Outreach Network call as she shares 12 low cost/high impact ways members can gain immediate census traction that applies to all service branches within the senior living and health care continuum.
read full article >Join LeadingAge Ohio’s network of activity professionals on July 11 for this month’s sharing of ideas and resources! This month, the network will look at events and outings that are a potential concern/risk for immediate jeopardy citations.
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LeadingAge News
In conjunction with Pathway Health, LeadingAge is hosting a Facility Assessment deep dive webinar on July 9 at 2:00PM.
read full article >Associations joined together to express concerns over CMS’s new rule which would layer civil monetary penalties onto nursing homes.
read full article >LeadingAge pushes for the continuation and/or expansion of programs ahead of respiratory virus season.
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Federal/National News
Senator Elizabeth Warren calls lawsuit “shameless attempts to sabotage a long-overdue CMS rule that would help millions of seniors living in nursing homes receive better quality care.”
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State News
Beginning this week, the Sandata Electronic Visit Verification web portal will follow suit of other Medicaid Systems and integrate with Ohio’s InnovateOhio Platform.
read full article >ODM is making policy updates and system enhancements to the EVV program in phases and by service type, with phase 1 affecting home health services claims.
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Nursing Facility News
CMS slips in proposed rule that would extend nursing home reporting indefinitely, among other changes.
read full article >Care Compare is seeing major updates this month, including changes related to staffing level case-mix, risk adjustments, and a revision to the turnover gap thanks to LeadingAge advocacy, among others.
read full article >Behavioral health care is an integral component of the care and services to be addressed in the facility assessment, as outlined in the in CMS QSO-24-13-NH memo and mandated by the requirements for participation under §483.40 Behavioral Health Services, F-tag 740.
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Home Care News
CMS’s Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule means challenges and concerns for the home health industry.
read full article >Join CMS on July 10 to discuss challenges and strategies for the home- and community-based workforce.
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