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July 2, 2020

DHHS Modifies Reporting Requirements for CARES Funds

Providers no longer have to submit quarterly reports to HHS related to CARES funding. However, AHCA reminds members that they still need to be keeping records of this funding and be able to account for it as reporting will be required at some point.
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Patient Liability and Cost Share Adjustments

As previously communicated, due to the COVID-19 emergency, patient liabilities and cost shares cannot increase during the federal emergency period. Because of a delay in communication, approximately 4,000 members had increases that needed to be adjusted. This was accomplished through updates made by DXC directly in ForwardHealth.
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Begins Next Week! The 4th Annual Quality Symposium: A Four-Part WEBINAR Series

The Quality Symposium will bring clinicians and administrators up to date on key issues affecting nursing facilities. This will include a Infection Control issues including COVID-19 information, Resident Rights & Visitation information & updates, and a deep dive into two key areas of compliance – Pressure Injury and Accident/Falls. We will use a case study to demonstrate how your facility can use the Critical Element Pathways to complete the Root Cause Analysis and QAPI process.
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CMS Updates ABN Form for Medicare Services

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently updated the Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN), Form CMS-R-131, which is issued by SNF and other providers submitting claims for Medicare items and services to beneficiaries in situations where Medicare payment is expected to be denied.
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Electronic Visit Verification Launch Date Set

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has set a new launch date for Electronic Visit Verification (EVV). The soft launch date will be November 2, 2020. EVV will be required for all personal care and applicable supportive home care services paid for by Medicaid from this date.
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New Population Health Management Resources Available to AHCA/NCAL Members

AHCA/NCAL recently launched the first phase of its Population Health Management (PHM) Innovation Lab. Phase I contains free “AHCA/NCAL Member Only” foundational resources designed to introduce AHCA/NCAL assisted living, nursing facility and intermediate care facility members and their staff to the wide array of PHM models available today and in the future.  
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NIC Snapshot Survey Sees Varying Impact of COVID-19 on Senior Living Residents

A survey of providers from all four sectors of the senior living space – skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), assisted living communities, independent living, and memory care – gives a “where are we now” look at how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the sector versus the standard “cumulative” review of the pandemic, according to Brian Jurutka, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). 
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Learn New Workforce Recruitment and Retention Strategies in Just 45 Minutes

AHCA/NCAL offers an instructional webinar titled “Pioneering Solutions to the Workforce Crisis.”  This 45-minute webinar developed in collaboration with PHI delivers practical action steps and strategies assisted living and nursing facilities of all shapes and sizes can take to improve their employee and retention efforts. The webinar also covers ways to improve the hiring process and explains supportive supervision and coaching methods that positively impact employee retention.  
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