AHCA/NCAL has launched
Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Academy, an online training program that educates facilities of all sizes on the interdisciplinary approach toward revenue management.
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Registration for WHCA/WiCAL's Annual Spring Conference & Expo is now open! Spring Conference will be a fun, engaging, and in-person experience for attendees with opportunities to network with long-term care professionals held at the Hyatt Regency & KI Convention Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin from April 6-8, 2022.
Register before Friday, February 18 to be entered into a $500 CASH prize drawing. Winner will be announced during the Expo on Thursday, April 7. Read More
Wisconsin’s LTC provider associations are once again conducting the Workforce Shortage survey again in an effort to keep our workforce crisis front and center for state legislators. Responses are due as soon as possible!
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released an updated version of the
Nursing Home Visitation Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
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On Wednesday, February 9, the State Assembly's Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety held a public hearing on
Assembly Bill 960, legislation which creates a penalty enhancer for battery to health care providers or workers who work in a health care setting.
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AHCA/NCAL recently released the 2022 education product guide, which features all ahcancalED offerings in the new year, including the Revenue Cycle Management Academy, Behavioral Health & Trauma Informed Care, Gero Nurse Prep, the Infection Preventionist Specialized Training, and much, much more!
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Assisted living providers and stakeholders are invited to attend the Assisted Living Forum on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. The Bureau of Assisted Living (BAL) will provide information on a number of topics, including regulatory updates, entity background check updates, case example/quality improvement, visitation guidance, COVID-19 infection prevention and control updates, and additional information related to COVID-19.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued
guidance to health care providers on civil rights protections for people with disabilities. The guidance, issued by HHS’ Office for Civil Rights, makes clear that in light of the continuing public health emergency, when resources can be scarce, it is vital that individuals with disabilities are not prevented from receiving needed health care benefits and services. This violates federal civil rights laws.
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The UW System has renewed its very successful Student Health Care Worker initiative through February 28, 2022. During the winter of 2020 -2021, over 2000 students worked in Wisconsin’s health care facilities. Nursing facilities, assisted living centers and residences for folks living with disabilities, as well as other clinical and health care settings, are eligible to employ the students.
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The
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is now offering free, five-minute learning modules for frontline nursing home staff. These online videos address emotional, organizational, and clinical challenges that many nursing homes are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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All senior living providers are asked to help support
The State of Seniors Housing report as it conducts its annual research on the profession.
The State of Seniors Housing is a collaborative research project supported by NCAL, along with the American Seniors Housing Association, National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, Argentum, and LeadingAge.
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WHCA/WiCAL has published its 2022 Member Resource Guide, which provides members with an overview of the services that WHCA/WiCAL offers, and a road map to how you can get involved.
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Access to a physician via telemedicine can empower skilled nursing facility nurses to treat more residents in place, avoiding a stressful return to the emergency department. But connecting with a physician on video can be uncomfortable, and most nurses have never received telemedicine training. What conditions warrant a telemedicine visit? What is the best way to prepare for a telemedicine assessment? What types of conditions can be treated with the support of a telemedicine physician? And, most importantly, how can you train your frontline nurses to embrace telemedicine to deliver better care for residents when a doctor is not in the building? Get your questions answered and find out how you can support frontline nurses to partner with remote physicians to deliver optimal care.
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is strongly encouraging nursing homes to report the number of skilled nursing facility (SNF) beds available in their location each day to EMResource as part of a bed tracking system. With the daily reports from nursing homes, DHS hopes the “SNF bed tracker” will provide a real time picture of bed availability across the state, which hospitals can use as they work to identify potential post-acute care placements for their patients.
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