DHS has published its long-term care market study, which uses a retrospective analysis to project future trends for Wisconsin's long-term care sector. Baker Tilly was commissioned for the study.
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The December Donor Dash is an effort to meet our PAC fundraising goal so we are well-positioned to start the new year off with much-needed campaign funds as Wisconsin heads into an important election year.
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The Senate Committee on Health has passed two bills through committee that relate to long-term care recently.
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Last week, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) published
Operations Memo 23-42, "2024 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for Medicaid for the Elderly, Blind, or Disabled."
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On November 17, 2023, CMS issued the final rule implementing new ownership and managerial disclosure requirements for skilled nursing facilities enrolling or re-validating enrollment in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The changes are effective January 16, 2024 but the disclosures will not be required until the CMS-855A form is revised to collect the additional data.
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), along with the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP), local health departments, and federal partners, is working to investigate a multistate outbreak of
Salmonella infections linked to cantaloupe.
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center has
released a notice strongly encouraging health care organizations to upgrade their devices due to a vulnerability. Known as “Citrix Bleed,” this vulnerability has been ongoing since August 2023 and could allow hackers to access private health care information by bypassing passwords and multifactor authentication.
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Case mix index (CMI) resident rosters for the picture quarter ending March 31, 2023, (based on data available as of September 30, 2023) are now available on the
ForwardHealth Portal. These rosters contain Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) case mix index values for residents.
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WisCaregiver Careers is dedicated to ensuring participating nursing homes get reimbursed for a wider set of potential trainees through retroactive reimbursements! With retroactive reimbursements, employers can submit trainees for tracking and reimbursement after certification has been achieved.
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