Join WHCA/WiCAL, members of Wisconsin’s long-term care community, and valued partners at the 71st Annual Fall Convention & Gold Partner Expo. WHCA/WiCAL will be returning to the beautiful and scenic Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake, October 19-21.
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) will launch its
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Adult HCBS
Minimum Fee Schedule Provider Cost Survey in
early October 2022. You’re invited to participate. DHS will use survey data to develop a minimum fee schedule for select home and community-based services (HCBS) in the Family Care and Family Care Partnership programs.
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WHCA/WiCAL staff met with DQA leadership on September 20
th for a quarterly meeting. Survey trends, new contracted surveyors, the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, and more were discussed.
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CMS will update quality measure (QM) rating thresholds on the Nursing Home Compare
website every six months
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On Monday, September 19, the Division of Quality Assurance (DQA) announced it has secured the services of a second private entity, Long Term Care Institute, Inc. (LTCI), to help conduct inspections in nursing homes and hospitals.
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Nursing Home providers and stakeholders are invited to attend a webinar hosted by the Division of Quality Assurance (DQA). During this webinar, the DQA will provide information on Phase 3 updates to the federal regulations and updates to State Operations Manual Chapter 5 related to complaints and facility reported incidents.
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On Wednesday morning, personnel from the Division of Medicaid Services (DMS) held the final public provider Methods meeting finalizing the rate setting formula for SFY23. The final formula includes historic rate increases in the Support Services cost center as well as strong increases in Direct Care - Nursing.
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On Friday morning, DHS announced that personal protective equipment (PPE) including N95 respirators, KN95 masks, gowns, gloves, coveralls, respirator fit testing kits, and additional medical supplies are available to health care providers, including skilled nursing facilities, now.
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Approximately $14.5 billion of Phase 4 Payments has been distributed to more than 89,000 providers and 98 percent of applications have been processed. To date, more than $8 billion has been distributed through ARP Rural Payments and 99% of applications have been processed. Providers who received Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments exceeding $10,000 in the aggregate between January 1, 2021, and June 30, 2021, are required to report in RP3.
The deadline for providers to submit a report is September 30, 2022, at 11:59 PM ET. Read More
