Earlier this week, Senator Frank Lasee (R-DePere) and Representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R-Fond du Lac) introduced Senate Bill 218, relating to limitations on requiring vaccination against influenza. The bill has been referred to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.
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August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). NIAM is an annual observance to highlight the value of immunization across the lifespan, and they need your help to promote it. Partners are key to raising awareness among consumers about the importance of vaccination, and NIAM is another great opportunity for you to raise awareness among your residents, family members and staff about the benefits of immunization.
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The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) commends the full U.S. Senate, and in particular the Senate Congressional leads of Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Michael Enzi (R-WY), for passing the Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility (NOTICE) Act (H.R. 876) this past Monday evening.
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The following notification was sent out to all AHCA Members earlier this week... CMS issued a proposed rule change for the SNF/NF Medicare and Medicaid Requirements for Participation on Monday July 13th 2015.
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AHCA/NCAL sent out the following press release earlier this week... Washington, D.C. – In recognition of the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid on July 30th, American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) President and CEO Mark Parkinson made the following statement...
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The following notification went out via the DHS-DQA Listserve earlier this week... The Division of Quality Assurance (DQA), Office of Caregiver Quality (OCQ) is pleased to announce the newly revised Caregiver Misconduct Reporting and Investigating Requirements webpage.
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Yesterday, the Association announced that the National Quality Forum (NQF) endorsed the only recognized standard measures in the nation to assess improvement in self-care and mobility outcomes for patients admitted from a hospital to a skilled nursing care center (SNCC) for therapy services.
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As National Assisted Living Week® approaches, now is the time to begin planning outreach to your local press and sharing the great events you have planned for your community! NALW is a time of celebration and excitement, a week to highlight the best your community can be. There is no better time to invite media into your community to share with them the special people and events that make it home for residents.
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The National Quality Forum (NQF) recently released an interim report entitled “Addressing Performance Measure Gaps in Home and Community-Based Services to Support Community Living - Initial Components of the Conceptual Framework.” The report includes a definition of HCBS, a conceptual framework for measuring HCBS, and committee recommended priority measure domains and subdomains.
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AHCA sent out the following press release earlier this week... Washington, D.C. — The American Health Care Association (AHCA) announced today that the National Quality Forum (NQF) has endorsed the only recognized standard measures in the nation to assess improvement in self-care and mobility outcomes for patients admitted from a hospital to a skilled nursing care center (SNCC) for therapy services.
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Members are encouraged to nominate worthy applicants for the WHCA/WiCAL Shining Star Awards, which will be presented during the 64th Annual Fall Convention, October 21-23,...
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WHCA/WiCAL is pleased to support the Wisconsin Association of Medical Directors. Facility Medical Directors are critical to long-term care and WAMD provides useful services and advocacy for Wisconsin's post-acute and long-term care physicians.
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This week, the Administration on Community Living (ACL) and its grantees released several new resources for the aging, disability, and research networks on the topics of promoting brain health and coping with the symptoms of dementia...
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WHCA/WiCAL is pleased to announce that nationally recognized dementia care-giving experts Teepa Snow and Melanie Bunn will be leading three, one-day seminars in August. This...
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WHCA/WiCAL is pleased to announce an upcoming workshop that will cover key Medicare reimbursement strategies to ensure proper billing and reduce the risk of recoupment. In addition, the second half...
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