WHCA/WiCAL members and partners far exceeded our goal for comment submissions to CMS ahead of the November 6 public comment submission deadline for CMS's proposed nursing home minimum staffing rule.
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WHCA/WiCAL President & CEO Rick Abrams submitted a public comment to CMS on behalf of member providers and partners across the state
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DHS has posted updated
Methods of Implementation for Nursing Homes for state fiscal year 2024 on the FowardHealth Portal. The Methods include the updated process and timelines for auditing nursing home cost reports and setting nursing home rates previously shared at the July 24, 2023, public meeting.
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The AHCA/NCAL National Quality Awards Program is a progressive program that is based on the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. Open to all WHCA/WiCAL members, participants move from the Bronze level, to Silver, and then ultimately to the Gold.
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A memo has been sent to Wisconsin skilled nursing facilities regarding an upcoming survey that the Department of Health Services (DHS) will be conducting in partnership with several organizations. The survey will be in-person, of nursing home residents whose payer is Medicaid or other Medicaid programs. The participants will be randomly selected and notified. For more information, please see DHS’s memo
here.
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Thank you for all of your work to submit comments on the
CMS proposed minimum staffing rule. The official comment period closed yesterday, and our initial goal was to submit 10,000 comments from AHCA/NCAL members. You all went above and beyond,
submitting more than 18,000 comments to make sure CMS understands the devastating impact of this proposed rule on our profession and those we serve.
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This week, WisCaregiver Careers hosted an Employer Webinar to share the new and improved
Employer Guide as well as updated reimbursement instructions and recertification policies.
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released its
2024-2028 Strategic Enforcement Plan, which calls out 6 key areas that the agency is looking to prioritize. As senior living and social services organizations start to identify areas of focus for 2024, this should be on your list to review policies, procedures, and practices related to these EEOC priorities.
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