The Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) released a study that found that in cases of abuse or neglect severe enough to require medical attention, some incidents may have not been reported to enforcement agencies, despite legal requirements.
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With the GOP-Controlled Joint Finance Committee finishing its work on the 2019-21 biennial state budget this week, and leaders in both houses of the Legislature expecting passage of the budget by the end of June, questions remain about whether Democratic Governor Tony Evers will exercise his line-item veto pen or whether he could become the first Wisconsin governor since 1931 to veto an entire budget.
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Due to popular demand, we are offering an ENCORE of our PDPM education session on July 30th at the Comfort Inn & Suites in DeForest.
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The July public Methods of Implementation meeting has been cancelled by the Department of Health Services.
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The PAC has about 2 weeks until the mid-year reporting period. Reporting strong numbers indicates to legislative leaders that the long-term care provider community is serious about being a loud and active voice. As the joint finance committee completes its work on the budget and the Assembly and Senate are poised to make consequential budget decisions, it is imperative that long-term care providers and stakeholders raise their collective voice to advance LTC priorities.
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The American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living has joined with other members of the Medical Expense Deduction Coalition, including AARP, on a letter to lawmakers who introduced bipartisan legislation in the House and Senate to make permanent the 7.5 percent threshold for the medical expense deduction.
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On June 12, the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee held a hearing entitled, “No More Surprises: Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills.”
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Shine up your clubs and practice your swing. Ger ready to hit the links with WHCA/WICAL in the 2019 Care Classic golf tournament! Golfers and non-golfers are welcome.
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Your AL Top-Line is a LTC Trend Tracker publication that includes metrics and charts outlining progress of individual assisted living communities on AL Quality Measures, the Quality Initiative for Assisted Living, and other necessary data to help them achieve their desired goals.
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On June 7, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a series of short videos to assist providers with coding select Section GG items on the OASIS, IRF-PAI, LTCH CARE Data Set, and the MDS.
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Last week, WHCA/WiCAL held the opening session of the 2019 Leadership Academy at Wipfli in Milwaukee. This was the first of five full-day sessions to held emerging leaders build on their strengths while working on sector-specific problems.
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Following the passive review period by the Joint Committee on Finance, the Department of Health Services (DHS) posted the Family Care waiver renewal for public comment. Public comment will be accepted until July 1, 2019 before the request can be submitted to CMS.
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After analyzing results of the quarter 3 attestation and survey, DHS determined that only 69.5% of the control numbers and 82% of the funding was accounted for by completed attestations. Because of these results, DHS is extending the deadline for the Q3 attestation report to June 21.
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This notice is to alert all Division of Quality Assurance (DQA) regulated health care facilities that Wisconsin’s online Nurse Aide Registry – TestMaster Universe (TMU) may have contained inaccuracies the morning of June 10, 2019, due to a server upgrade which occurred overnight.
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ForwardHealth reduced the max fee for rental of negative pressure wound therapy pumps with (HCPCS) code E2402 (Negative pressure wound therapy electrical pump, stationary or portable) to the lowest corresponding 2019 Medicare max fee. As a result, ForwardHealth is clarifying what is included in the reimbursement of HCPCS code E2402.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expecting a 3 to 10 month nationwide shortage of APLISOL®, a product of Par Pharmaceuticals. APLISOL® is one of two purified-protein derivative (PPD) tuberculin antigens that are licensed by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in performing tuberculin skin tests.
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Included in the law is a significant victory for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), given new provisions that elevate SNFs to the same level as acute-care hospitals for power restoration and inclusion of nursing facilities in pre-disaster emergency planning.
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Register now for the AHCA/AHIMA ICD-10 trainings. There is a coder and non-coder version of this online, self-paced training. AHIMA and Nurse CEs are available for the coder training and NAB and AHIMA CEs are available for the non-coder training.
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The current CNA shortage requires us to rethink strategies related to hiring practices, recruitment and retention. What new ideas and opportunities can we employ to ease the burden of the shortage and empower our CNAs?This webinar addresses three different approaches to attracting, retaining and recruiting CNAs. Each approach is unique and serves to engage, empower and effectively manage the shortage.
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WHCA/WiCAL is pleased to welcome our newest business partner, von Briesen & Roper, s.c. law firm.
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