The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register on December 27, 2023, Medicare Program: Appeal Rights for Certain Changes in Patient Status, which establishes court-ordered appeals processes for Medicare beneficiaries admitted as hospital inpatients but later reclassified as outpatients receiving observation services during their hospital stay.
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As Wisconsin continues to see steady growth in the assisted living sector, The Wisconsin Health Care Association and Wisconsin Center for Assisted Living remains committed to serving our assisted living members through their financial, regulatory, and workforce challenges. We value your trust and confidence in our continued work, and we are honored to serve so many assisted living providers committed to serving their communities.
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As 2023 ends and 2024 begins, it is clear that we continue to make tremendous progress as an organization and as a profession.
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The Wisconsin Center for Nursing has developed the
Nurses Respond Now Priority Training focused on preparing frontline clinical nurses to identify and address the needs of at-risk and vulnerable populations during a public health emergency.
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Unfortunately, in Wisconsin, we are continuing to see COVID infections increase, not only in the population at large but also in our facilities. Our friends and colleagues from the DON Council recently learned that the federal department of Health and Human Services (HHS) still has a limited number of
free COVID test kits available.
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Reminder for all WCCEAL Members: The QI Variable submission period closes
January 15th!
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