UPDATE Weekly

Last week, the District III Fabulous Fifty celebration was held October 25^th at the Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons in Greensboro, NC.  Speaker Harold Brubaker hosted the event.

Recipients of the 2013 District III Fabulous Fifty honor are:

• Alicia Barker – Universal Health Care/Ramseur, Ramseur, NC
• Darlene Duncan – Piney Grove Nursing and Rehab, Kernersville, NC
• Shawanda Greene – The Oaks, Winston-Salem, NC
• Liddie Howard – Peak Resources-Alamance, Graham, NC
• Vance Hunter – Hillcrest Convalescent Center, Durham, NC
• Sctaria Malloy – Jacob’s Creek Nursing and Rehab, Madison, NC
• Samantha McCullough – Clapp’s Nursing Center, Pleasant Garden, NC
• Johnetta McKeithan – Peak Resources/Treyburn, Durham, NC
• Lesley Tate – Alamance Health Care Center, Burlington, NC
• Famylyar Williams – Maple Grove Health and Rehab, Greensboro, NC

Last night, the Association was proud to honor the Fabulous Fifty winners in District IV at the Mad Boar Restaurant in Wallace, NC. Senator Brent Jackson hosted the event.

Recipients of the 2013 District IV Fabulous Fifty honor are:

• Michael Faison – Liberty Commons of Columbus County, Whiteville, NC
• Ann Fowler – Cumberland Nursing and Rehab, Fayetteville, NC
• Teretha Jones – Harnett Woods Nursing and Rehab, Dunn, NC
• Lara Lyle – Liberty Commons Rehab Center, Wilmington, NC
• Jackie Pevia – Highland Acres Nursing and Rehab, Lumberton, NC
• Felecia Swann – Carolina Rivers Nursing and Rehab, Jacksonville, NC
• Janet Swinson – UniHealth Post-Acute Care-Neuse, New Bern, NC
• Mike Wilson – Highland House Rehab and Healthcare, Fayetteville, NC
• Nicole Woodworth – Southwood Nursing and Rehab, Clinton, NC
• Telthanie Yeoman – Trinity Grove, Wilmington, NC

The next Fabulous Fifty celebration will be held on November 1st at the North Raleigh Hilton in Raleigh, NC.

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The brochure for potential trade associate members and exhibitors at EXPO 2013 is now available. Do you have a favorite supplier you think might be interested in participating? If so, now is the time to have them contact Jan Williams at janw@nchcfa.org or by phone at (919) 782-3827 to get on the mailing list. The trade show will be held on Tuesday, February 12th during our Annual Convention and Expo in Greensboro, NC.

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Recently, the Division of Medical Assistance announced a series of trainings for providers in the Medicaid Personal Care Services (PCS) program. These trainings will cover the most up-to-date information available concerning the changes being made to the PCS program. For more information on these changes, go to http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dma/pcs/pas.html.

Register at http://www.thecarolinascenter.org/default.aspx?pageid=194.

REMAINING SESSIONS:

• Thursday, November 1, 2012 – Charlotte, NC
• Friday, November 2, 2012 – Asheville, NC

TOPICS:

• PCS Policy 3L
• Transition assessments: Eligibility determinations, beneficiary notices, and appeal rights
• Reporting and request processes for new admissions, provider changes, and status changes
• Requirements for plan of care development and aide documentation
• Billing: Program billing codes and modifiers, and the CMS-1500

Information is also available online in the following locations:

What’s New – http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dma/index.htm

What’s New Information – http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dma/pcs/pas.html

Seminars and Trainings – http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dma/provider/seminars.htm

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Many nursing home providers have gotten a 15202 reason code on some of their Medicare claims. In order to address this issue, Palmetto GBA has written an article that now contains SNF specific information for this reason code. To access this information, click here.

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Applicants who submit the Intent to Apply will pay $200 less at each award level. In addition, Quality Award staff will provide regular communications with deadline reminders and applicant resources to applicants who submit the Intent to Apply. The AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award is a great way to showcase your facility’s commitment to continuous quality improvement.

The Quality Award program is based on the criteria of the Baldrige Performance Excellence program, the nation’s premier performance excellence and education program. The Quality Award program encourages the application of systematic approaches to produce consistent results. Applicants will gain a true picture of their organizations’ strength and receive customized feedback to improve performance.

Click here to access the 2013 application packets on the AHCA Quality Award Web site.

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As of December 1, 2012 there are updated CMS-672 and CMS-802 forms that will be utilized. The CMS-672 form is given to skilled nursing facilities on each Certification or Recertification survey and contains updated language regarding F tags F133 to F139 which concern residents that are receiving psychoactive medications.

The CMS- 802 is an entirely different form. Because North Carolina is a QIS state, facilities will no longer be asked to provide a CMS-802 during QIS Certification/Recertification Surveys or QIS Follow-Up Surveys. Please note, the CMS-802 could be used during a Complaint Investigation Survey and a survey team might ask a facility to complete one. If a facility does not have a CMS-802 the survey team will provide a copy. Most MDS programs will generate this document. The changes on the CMS-802 also update information under Psychoactive Medications and Behavior Symptoms.

• Click here for the revised CMS-672.
• Click here for the instructions for the revised CMS-802.
• Click here for the revised CMS-802.

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New issues of the Medicaid Bulletins are available each month and are only available on the Division of Medical Assistance Web site. To access all of the issues, click here.

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Palmetto GBA is now offering the next stage of Online Provider Services (OPS) that includes secure messaging and secure forms. This new feature was implemented on October 25, 2012 for J11 A/B MAC providers. If you are a J11 A/B MAC Provider Administrator, you will notice a Messaging/Forms tab as well as a message box on your Palmetto home page.

Secure forms are the first phase of this enhancement. You now have the ability to submit a first-level appeals form, along with attachments, through OPS. Once the form is submitted, you will receive a message in your inbox. You will get a second message with the Document Control Number (DCN) when the form has begun to be processed. You can use the DCN to look up form processing status and view your submitted forms.

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The NCHCFA Annual Convention and Trade Show will be held February 10-13, 2013 at the Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons/Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, NC! Call the Sheraton at (800) 242-6556 to make your room reservation. Identify you are with “NC Health Care Facilities Association 2013” to receive the group discounted rate. Brochures outlining specific program information will be mailed in December.

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Train your entire staff on the importance of fire safety with this comprehensive training program. The instructor manual provides objectives, activities, and a list of required equipment and procedures. The included videos, Flashover: Point of No Return and Human Behavior in Fires, reinforce lessons by demonstrating fire containment and emergency procedures and by examining how people react to a fire emergency.

Product #6732

AHCA MEMBERS $55.95

To order visit http://www.AHCApublications.org, or call (800) 321-0343.

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Were you unable to attend our recent Antipsychotics seminar? The notebook used in the training is now available for purchase. Contact Jan Williams at janw@nchcfa.org to order a notebook for your facility. The cost is $25.00 plus tax and shipping.

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Record flooding and power outages across the northeastern United States made for a long night caring for the most critically ill, as several hundred patients were evacuated in New York City, day-time hospital staff slept overnight on vacant beds and less urgent procedures were postponed.

http://news.yahoo.com/hospitals-battled-protect-patients-sandy-raged-204113788.html

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Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween.

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