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It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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Through its strong commitment to caring for skilled nursing residents across the state, FutureCare NC is deeply concerned about the current shortage of direct care workers in North Carolina.
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It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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National Skilled Nursing Care Week (
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Through its strong commitment to caring for skilled nursing residents across the state, FutureCare NC is deeply concerned about the current shortage of direct care workers in North Carolina.
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Poyner Spruill is a Host Year-Long Sponsor!
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Through its strong commitment to caring for skilled nursing residents across the state, FutureCare NC is deeply concerned about the current shortage of direct care workers in North Carolina.
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Submit special moments videos and pics during the pandemic for new video
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Poyner Spruill is a Host Year-Long Sponsor!
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It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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National Skilled Nursing Care Week (
NSNCW) is a time to recognize residents, their special relationships with staff, and the family members that all make up your unique and wonderful communities. Read More
Through its strong commitment to caring for skilled nursing residents across the state, FutureCare NC is deeply concerned about the current shortage of direct care workers in North Carolina.
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Submit special moments videos and pics during the pandemic for new video
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Poyner Spruill is a Host Year-Long Sponsor!
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It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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National Skilled Nursing Care Week (
NSNCW) is a time to recognize residents, their special relationships with staff, and the family members that all make up your unique and wonderful communities. Read More
Through its strong commitment to caring for skilled nursing residents across the state, FutureCare NC is deeply concerned about the current shortage of direct care workers in North Carolina.
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Submit special moments videos and pics during the pandemic for new video
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Poyner Spruill is a Host Year-Long Sponsor!
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It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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National Skilled Nursing Care Week (
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MAKO Medical is a Host Year-Long Sponsor!
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National Skilled Nursing Care Week (
NSNCW) is a time to recognize residents, their special relationships with staff, and the family members that all make up your unique and wonderful communities. Read More
It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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MAKO Medical is a Host Year-Long Sponsor!
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National Skilled Nursing Care Week (
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It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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MAKO Medical is a Host Year-Long Sponsor!
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National Skilled Nursing Care Week (
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It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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Through its strong commitment to caring for skilled nursing residents across the state, FutureCare NC is deeply concerned about the current shortage of direct care workers in North Carolina.
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Appreciation is always vital to your organizational culture and employee engagement, but it is especially so when you are dealing with a crisis.
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National Skilled Nursing Care Week (
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It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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NH Med Services, Inc. is a 2021 Supporter Year-Long Sponsor!
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Providers are able to view COVID-19 Accelerated/Advance Payment (CAAP) balance information via Palmetto GBA
eServices online portal using the Overpayment Data tab under Financial Tools.
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The updated List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) database file, which reflects all OIG exclusions and reinstatement actions up to, and including, those taken in March 2021 has been posted.
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Appreciation is always vital to your organizational culture and employee engagement, but it is especially so when you are dealing with a crisis.
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Through its strong commitment to caring for skilled nursing residents across the state, FutureCare NC is deeply concerned about the current shortage of direct care workers in North Carolina.
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National Skilled Nursing Care Week (
NSNCW) is a time to recognize residents, their special relationships with staff, and the family members that all make up your unique and wonderful communities. Read More
It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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Medipack Pharmacy is a 2021 Supporter Year-Long Sponsor!
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published an article informing all Medicare providers who requested and received COVID-19 Accelerated and Advance Payments (CAAPs) that the process has started to recover those payments as early as March 30, 2021.
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Through its strong commitment to caring for skilled nursing residents across the state, FutureCare NC is deeply concerned about the current shortage of direct care workers in North Carolina.
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National Skilled Nursing Care Week (
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It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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IH Services, Inc. is a 2021 Supporter Year-Long Sponsor!
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Through its strong commitment to caring for skilled nursing residents across the state, FutureCare NC is deeply concerned about the current shortage of direct care workers in North Carolina.
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National Skilled Nursing Care Week (
NSNCW) is a time to recognize residents, their special relationships with staff, and the family members that all make up your unique and wonderful communities. Read More
It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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Liberty HomeCare and Hospice is a 2021 Supporter Year-Long Sponsor!
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The NC State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators (NCBENHA) will offer the 2021 Preceptor Seminars on April 26-27, 2021 and April 27-28, 2021 at the Kingston Plantation, Myrtle Beach, SC.
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AHCA is happy to announce that the 2021 National Skilled Nursing Care Week (NSNCW) Planning Guide and Product Catalog is now available online.
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It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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Southern Pharmacy is a 2021 Diamond Year-Long Sponsor!
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It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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The NC State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators (NCBENHA) will offer the 2021 Preceptor Seminars on April 26-27, 2021 and April 27-28, 2021 at the Kingston Plantation, Myrtle Beach, SC.
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AHCA is happy to announce that the 2021 National Skilled Nursing Care Week (NSNCW) Planning Guide and Product Catalog is now available online.
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Medline is a 2021 Diamond Year-Long Sponsor!
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Avendi Rx is a 2021 Supporter Year-Long Sponsor!
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AHCA is happy to announce that the 2021 National Skilled Nursing Care Week (NSNCW) Planning Guide and Product Catalog is now available online.
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The NC State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators (NCBENHA) will offer the 2021 Preceptor Seminars on April 26-27, 2021 and April 27-28, 2021 at the Kingston Plantation, Myrtle Beach, SC.
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It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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North Carolina will soon embark on an effort to recruit at least 4,000 new nurse aides in skilled nursing facilities across the state, thanks to a $2.5 million grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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AHCA is happy to announce that the 2021 National Skilled Nursing Care Week (NSNCW) Planning Guide and Product Catalog is now available online.
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Neil Medical Group is a 2021 Diamond Year-Long Sponsor!
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The NC State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators (NCBENHA) will offer the 2021 Preceptor Seminars on April 26-27, 2021 and April 27-28, 2021 at the Kingston Plantation, Myrtle Beach, SC.
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It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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The NC State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators (NCBENHA) will offer the 2021 Preceptor Seminars on April 26-27, 2021 and April 27-28, 2021 at the Kingston Plantation, Myrtle Beach, SC.
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Optum is an innovator in on-site clinical care. They partner with health plans to provide specialized benefits and clinical support to the most expensive, medically complex members residing in long-term care communities.
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It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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CMS Atlanta would like to share a wonderful training opportunity. The University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging invites you, along with all staff employees...
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AAP repayments will begin, for all Medicare providers who received AAP payments, one year from date of the AAP receipt.
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Part A providers are invited to join Palmetto GBA for our quarterly Ask the Contractor Teleconference, (ACT) Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at 11 a.m. ET.
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QMX Mobile Health has been an Elite Year Long Sponsor for the last three years and we appreciate their support! QMX Mobile Health's dedicated employees...
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McKesson is an 2021 Elite Year Long Sponsor and we appreciate their support! Learn more by visiting their website! [embed]https://vimeo.com/509003306[/embed]
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A family-owned organization for 50 years, PruittHealth provides a seamless network of post-acute care services and resources, offering skilled nursing care, home health care, end-of-life hospice care, therapy services, as well as pharmacy and infusion services across the Southeast.
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Last week, NCHCFA was contacted by a member facility asking whether or not a nursing facility resident could give away their stimulus check.
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Recently, new ICD-10 codes were introduced off-cycle for COVID-19 effective January 1, 2021 and CMS posted updated coding guidance when there was a COVID-related condition.
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To obtain a copy of the minutes from the Business Meeting held on Monday, February 24, 2020 at the Sheraton Four Seasons/Joseph S. Koury Convention Center, Greensboro, NC, please click here.
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To obtain a copy of the minutes from the Business Meeting..
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To obtain a copy of the minutes from the Business Meeting..
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In an off-cycle update to the 2021 ICD-10-CM Coding Guidelines posted in December in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) implemented six new diagnosis codes into the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM), effective January 1, 2021.
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The North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association (NCHCFA) received grant funds through House Bill 1105.
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The updated List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) database file, which reflects all OIG exclusions and reinstatement actions up to, and including, those taken in October 2020 has been posted.
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The theme for Expo 2021 is Celebrating Our Healthcare Heroes + Together.
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The theme for Expo 2021 is Celebrating Our Healthcare Heroes + Together.
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The theme for Expo 2021 is Celebrating Our Healthcare Heroes + Together.
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The theme for Expo 2021 is Celebrating Our Healthcare Heroes + Together.
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The theme for Expo 2021 is Celebrating Our Healthcare Heroes + Together.
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The theme for Expo 2021 is Celebrating Our Healthcare Heroes + Together.
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The theme for Expo 2021 is Celebrating Our Healthcare Heroes + Together.
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It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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It is more important than ever to connect with one another, strategize, share ideas, and honor our 45,000 healthcare heroes who continue to show their strength and resilience daily during this challenging time!
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosts varied recurring stakeholder engagement sessions to share information related to the agency’s response to COVID-19.
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AHCA/NCAL has launched a new online course titled Functional Outcomes Improvement that provides specialized on-line training offered through ahcancalED for all staff who have a role in improving patient functional outcomes quality and services.
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On page 9 of the annual license application, there is a question regarding Medicare RUGs and rates.
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Nursing facility operators who believe they are qualified to receive Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 rapid tests, but have not yet received them should email the Department of Health and Human Services at a specified address, the agency announced.
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Cindy Deporter, State Survey Agency Director with DHSR, will be presenting a free webinar with updates on the information regarding testing and visitation on Wednesday, October 7, 2020.
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NCHCFA has scheduled our virtual Financial Summit for November 4, 5, 10, and 11, 2020. This conference focuses on topics having a direct connection to...
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NCHCFA has scheduled our virtual Financial Summit for November 4, 5, 10, and 11, 2020.
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NCHCFA has scheduled our virtual Financial Summit for November 4, 5, 10, and 11, 2020.
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NCHCFA has scheduled our virtual Financial Summit for November 4, 5, 10, and 11, 2020.
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NCHCFA has scheduled our virtual Financial Summit for November 4, 5, 10, and 11, 2020.
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NCHCFA has scheduled our virtual Financial Summit for November 4, 5, 10, and 11, 2020.
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NCHCFA has scheduled our virtual Financial Summit for November 4, 5, 10, and 11, 2020.
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If you missed Crisis Communication: How to Manage a Crisis Issue - you may now purchase and watch them on-demand.
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If you missed Crisis Communication: How to Manage a Crisis Issue - you may now purchase and watch them on-demand.
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If you missed Crisis Communication: How to Manage a Crisis Issue - you may now purchase and watch them on-demand.
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The updated List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) database file, which reflects all OIG exclusions and reinstatement actions up to, and including, those taken in August 2020 has been posted.
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Governor Cooper signed a COVID relief bill the legislature passed last week that provides, among other things, additional funding for personal protective equipment and testing.
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AHCA/NCAL has released three resources to help long term care providers and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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AHCA/NCAL has released three resources to help long term care providers and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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AHCA/NCAL is excited to inform you that they have redesigned the AHCA/NCAL website!
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Starting on August 20th, the live COVID-19 webinar series will transition to a pre-recorded, self-paced format.
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The NCHCFA Annual Convention and Trade Show will be held February 21-24, 2021 at the Sheraton Four Seasons Hotel/Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, NC.
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As we indicated August 11th, NC DHHS released guidance on Secretary Cohen’s recent staff testing mandate.
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As we indicated August 11th, NC DHHS released guidance on Secretary Cohen’s recent staff testing mandate.
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Representatives from NC Emergency Management, NC Division of Health Service Regulation, and NC Division of Public Health will be presenting a webinar on hurricane preparedness and response during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Register today for our upcoming webinar Crisis Communication: How to Manage a Crisis Issue.
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Register today for our upcoming webinar Crisis Communication: How to Manage a Crisis Issue.
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Join us for a two-part webinar series on MDS 3.0 changes and updates with speaker Janet Brooks, RN, RAC-CT, RAI Education Coordinator, NC Division of Health Service Regulation and accompanied by Cindy Deporter, MSSW, State Agency Director, NC Division of Health Service Regulation.
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Join us for our upcoming webinar, Emergency Preparedness Appendix Z.
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Register today for our upcoming webinar Crisis Communication: How to Manage a Crisis Issue.
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Join us for a two-part webinar series on MDS 3.0 changes and updates with speaker Janet Brooks, RN, RAC-CT, RAI Education Coordinator, NC Division of Health Service Regulation and accompanied by Cindy Deporter, MSSW, State Agency Director, NC Division of Health Service Regulation.
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Register today for our upcoming webinar Crisis Communication: How to Manage a Crisis Issue.
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Join us for a two-part webinar series on MDS 3.0 changes and updates with speaker Janet Brooks, RN, RAC-CT, RAI Education Coordinator, NC Division of Health Service Regulation and accompanied by Cindy Deporter, MSSW, State Agency Director, NC Division of Health Service Regulation.
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Join us for a two-part webinar series on MDS 3.0 changes and updates with speaker Janet Brooks, RN, RAC-CT, RAI Education Coordinator, NC Division of Health Service Regulation and accompanied by Cindy Deporter, MSSW, State Agency Director, NC Division of Health Service Regulation.
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Back by popular demand! Join us and presenter, Robin Hillier, CPA, STNA, LNHA, RAC-CT, President of RLH Consulting for the provider’s perspective of the MDS 3.0 changes and updates.
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NCHCFA presents MDS 3.0 – What Every Facility Needs to Know – From a Provider’s Perspective with speaker Robin Hiller, President of RLH Consulting.
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NCHCFA presents MDS 3.0 – What Every Facility Needs to Know – From a Provider’s Perspective with speaker Robin Hiller, President of RLH Consulting.
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AHCA/NCAL has released three new resources to help long term care providers and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lessons from the Front Lines calls are a joint effort between CMS Administrator Seema Verma, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, MD, and the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
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The federal government is making COVID-19 relief funds available to the operators of facilities that changed hands in the months leading up to the coronavirus pandemic, however the window to apply is not very long.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host their next skilled nursing facilities (SNF)/long term care (LTC) open door forum (ODF) on Thursday, August 6th at 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET.
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The US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has released an update to one of their relevant resources.
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The purpose of this webinar is to provide nursing home administrators an overview and what to expect of the CVS Health/NCDHHS partnership to support COVID-19 testing for staff and residents of skilled nursing facilities.
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NCHCFA has created a short video that provides a glimpse inside our state’s nursing homes and an introduction to the dedicated people who work there.
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AHCA/NCAL has launched the first phase of its Population Health Management (PHM) Innovation Lab.
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Register here today for the 9th Annual Summer Symposium!
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Register here today for the 9th Annual Summer Symposium!
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To aid member facilities with navigating the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund materials, the American Health Care Association (AHCA) has prepared a general guidance document.
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This week’s COVID-19 special moment is Invisible and Essential: America’s Front Line Nursing Home Workers produced by Wellspring Lutheran Services in honor of National Nurses Week.
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This week’s COVID-19 special moment is from Trinity Grove in Wilmington, NC.
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This week’s COVID-19 special moment is from Universal Health Care in Fletcher, NC.
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This week’s COVID-19 special moment is about care and recovery from Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Knightdale, NC.
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This week’s COVID-19 special moment is about care and recovery!
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This week’s COVID-19 special moment is from Trinity Place in Albemarle, NC!
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This week’s COVID-19 special moment is from Silver Bluff Village in Canton, North Carolina.
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This week’s COVID-19 special moment is from Autumn Care of Salisbury, in Salisbury, North Carolina.
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This week’s COVID-19 special moment is from MacGregor Downs Health & Rehab in Greenville, North Carolina.
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The NCHCFA Membership COVID-19 Special Moments Tribute Video is now available!
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Last night, long term care caregivers were celebrated during the NASCAR truck race by the Number 7 Toyota Tundra driven by Korbin Forrister at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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Two short months ago, no one could have imagined how life-altering the term COVID-19 would be for everyone.
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Two short months ago, no one could have imagined how life-altering the term COVID-19 would be for everyone.
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A new era of staffing challenges is here. COVID-19 presented the world with many uncertainties, but one truth remains—the only way to ensure quality resident care and the success of your organization is a stable, engaged workforce.
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A new era of staffing challenges is here.
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A new era of staffing challenges is here.
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A new era of staffing challenges is here. COVID-19 presented the world with many uncertainties, but one truth remains—the only way to ensure quality resident care and the success of your organization is a stable, engaged workforce.
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Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma penned a letter to nursing home management and staff.
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The updated List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) database file, which reflects all OIG exclusions and reinstatement actions up to, and including, those taken in April 2020 has been posted.
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the COVID-19 Recovery Act (North Carolina Session Law 2020-3) was signed into law by Governor Roy Cooper on May 4, 2020.
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The CDC and NC DHHS have issued its strongest visitation restrictions to protect community spread of COVID-19.
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Thank you for the sacrifices you make every day, and especially during this pandemic.
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Thank you for the sacrifices you make every day, and especially during this pandemic.
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"A few days ago, we began sewing long sleeve cloth gowns for our team.
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Ayden town leaders and community members showed their support on April 22nd at Ayden Court Nursing Home.
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The town of Murphy, North Carolina celebrated the residents of Murphy Rehabilitation & Nursing Facility with a parade on May 4th to cheer up residents and their family members.
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On April 28th, the residents at MacGregor Downs Health & Rehab in Greenville got outside for jeep rides around the property!
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NCHCFA has been working with the NC Department of Commerce and NCWorks to share that many NCHCFA members are looking for employees.
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The Paycheck Protection Program is a loan designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll.
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In response to the most recent CMS announcements waiving the requirement that a facility may not employ anyone for longer than four months unless they meet certain training and certification requirements, Alliant Quality wants to remind each facility that the online CMS Hand-in-Hand Toolkit will help facilities ensure that nurse aides receive the necessary training as outlined in F947 "In-service training must include dementia management training and resident abuse prevention training."
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Members have been asking if CMS has made any changes to the MDS coding guidance associated with item O0100M – Isolation for active infectious disease (does not include standard precautions) which is located in Chapter 3 of the MDS 3.0 RAI Manual v 1.17.1 October 2019.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has delivered near $34 billion in the past week to the healthcare providers on the frontlines battling the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
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NCHCFA and Alliant Quality have partnered again this year to bring you the Southern Partners Action Collaborative for Excellence (SPACE), but you have to submit...
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Join Alliant Quality on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 2pm ET/ 1pm CT for the Nursing Home Learning & Action Network (LAN) webinar, Providing Telehealth Services in Nursing Homes: Implementation and Billing Considerations.
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Join Alliant Quality on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 2pm ET/ 1pm CT for the Nursing Home Learning & Action Network (LAN) webinar, Providing Telehealth Services in Nursing Homes: Implementation and Billing Considerations.
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NCHCFA continues to work with county emergency management officials to get much needed PPE to our members.
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NCHCFA continues to work with county emergency management officials to get much needed PPE to our members. In the interim, as we are made aware of any additional PPE availability that could benefit you, we will let you know.
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The NC Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Public Health (DPH), the CDC and others continue to provide materials and guidance related to COVID-19.
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State officials are continuing to work on solutions for childcare following the closure of schools.
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The election of officers and members of the Board of Directors will be conducted at convention during NCHCFA’s Annual Business Meeting on Monday, February 24th, at the Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons/Joseph S. Koury Convention Center, Greensboro, NC.
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The election of officers and members of the Board of Directors will be conducted at convention during NCHCFA’s Annual Business Meeting on Monday, February 24th, at the Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons/Joseph S. Koury Convention Center, Greensboro, NC.
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NCHCFA would like to thank all facilities that submitted nominations for the 2020 NCHCFA Annual Awards.
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LEAN thinking is fundamentally transforming the way organizations operate.
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LEAN thinking is fundamentally transforming the way organizations operate.
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LEAN thinking is fundamentally transforming the way organizations operate.
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LEAN thinking is fundamentally transforming the way organizations operate.
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LEAN thinking is fundamentally transforming the way organizations operate.
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Due to low registration for this week’s LEAN Thinking workshop in Wilmington, NC, NCHCFA has decided to cancel.
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Election of Officers and Members of the Board of Directors will be conducted on Monday, February 24, 2020, during NCHCFA’s Business Meeting.
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Election of Officers and Members of the Board of Directors will be conducted on Monday, February 24, 2020, during NCHCFA’s Business Meeting.
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Election of Officers and Members of the Board of Directors will be conducted on Monday, February 24, 2020, during NCHCFA’s Business Meeting.
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The NCHCFA Annual Convention and Expo will be February 23 - 26, 2020 at the Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons/Joseph S. Kory Convention Center, Greensboro, NC.
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The NCHCFA Annual Convention and Expo will be February 23 - 26, 2020 at the Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons/Joseph S. Kory Convention Center, Greensboro, NC.
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The election of Officers and Members of the Board of Directors will be conducted on Monday, February 24, 2020, during NCHCFA’s Business Meeting.
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The election of Officers and Members of the Board of Directors will be conducted on Monday, February 24, 2020, during NCHCFA’s Business Meeting.
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UPDATE will not be published on December 25th, 2019 or January 1st, 2020, but will resume its normal schedule on January 8th, 2020.
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Veronica Cool is back by popular demand!
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Registration will open Friday, January 10th, for the NCHCFA 2020 Annual Convention and Expo to be held February 23 - 26, 2020 at the Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons/Joseph S. Koury Convention Center, Greensboro, NC!
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Register today to attend the NCHCFA Annual Convention and Expo February 23 - 26, 2020 at the Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons/Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, NC.
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Cindy Deporter's presentations are always in great demand, and this is one you will not want to miss.
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To make your room reservation for the NCHCFA Annual Convention and Expo February 23 - 26, 2020, click here or call the Sheraton at (800) 242-6556.
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Are you ready to make this the “Year of Retention?”
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Overnight rooms will be released Friday, January 31st.
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Early registration ends February 7th!
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Early registration ends Friday, February 7th!
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Overnight rooms will be released Friday, February 7th.
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Don’t miss the opportunity to bring a staff member to the 2020 Annual Convention & Expo for free!
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Time is running out to bring a staff member to the 2020 Annual Convention & Expo for free.
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The 2020 NCHCFA Annual Convention & Expo theme is “2020 Vision | Recognizing Our Past | Focusing on Our Future.”
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The North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association would like to thank our 2020 Convention Sponsors for supporting the upcoming Annual Convention & Expo.
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The North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association would like to thank our 2020 Convention Sponsors for supporting the upcoming Annual Convention & Expo.
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Time is running out to bring a staff member to the 2020 Annual Convention & Expo for free.
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UPDATE will not be published next week due to the Association’s Annual Convention and Expo, but will resume publication on March 4, 2020.
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The next NCHCFA Lunch and Learn Webinar is scheduled for Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 12:00 PM.
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Ken Burgess, Partner, Poyner & Spruill, LLP will be discussing the latest and greatest things you need to know about North Carolina’s Medicaid Managed Care and your skilled nursing facility.
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Ken Burgess, Partner, Poyner & Spruill, LLP will be discussing the latest and greatest things you need to know about North Carolina’s Medicaid Managed Care and your skilled nursing facility.
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Starting January 1, 2020, beneficiaries in skilled nursing facilities will see a new co-insurance amount for their SNF stay.
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If you were unable to participate on the AHCA/NCAL webinar on the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Proposed Regulation recently released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week, a recording of the webinar is available here.
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Do you want to know who the QIN-QIO is for your state?
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The 21 month transition period will end on December 31st, so make sure you are using Medicare Beneficiary identifiers (MBIs) now.
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The SNF Value Based Purchasing (VBP) Program rewards skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) with incentive payments based on the quality of care they provide to Medicare beneficiaries, as measured by a hospital readmissions measure.
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The updated List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) database file, which reflects all OIG exclusions and reinstatement actions up to, and including, those taken in November 2019 has been posted.
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The 21 month Medicare Beneficiary identifier (MBI) transition period ends in two weeks.
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The Fair Rental Value (FRV) Medicaid rate component pays providers for their building, land and equipment.
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The updated List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) database file, which reflects all OIG exclusions and reinstatement actions up to, and including, those taken in December 2019 has been posted.
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Requests to change Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers (MBIs) can occur if a Medicare beneficiary, their authorized representative, or CMS suspects a number is compromised.
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On Nov. 18, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule entitled Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Proposed Rule that would significantly impact the nation’s Medicaid program.
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Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) initial claims that are processed out of sequence are not paying the correct Variable Per Diem (VPD)-adjusted rate.
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The updated List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) database file, which reflects all OIG exclusions and reinstatement actions up to, and including, those taken in February 2020 has been posted.
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This has been a challenging time for everyone: staff, residents and their loved ones.
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Training key staff to be ICD-10 proficient is critical. Inaccurate ICD-10 coding can negatively impact a facility’s bottom line and resident care. The American Health Care Association (AHCA) and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) are offering ICD-10 on-line training.
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What was in the recent CMS proposed rule regarding Phase 3?
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PDPM Live: Turning to Care Plan Monitoring and Discharge Read More
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Establishing an effective medication reconciliation (MR) process for your drug regimen review (DRR) program is crucial to preventing medication errors in your SNF.
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Establishing an effective medication reconciliation (MR) process for your drug regimen review (DRR) program is crucial to preventing medication errors in your SNF.
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Establishing an effective medication reconciliation (MR) process for your drug regimen review (DRR) program is crucial to preventing medication errors in your SNF.
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Complete your staff's in-service requirements in less time.
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The American Health Care Association (AHCA) is excited to announce that the theme for 2020 National Skilled Nursing Care Week (NSNCW) is "Sharing Our Wisdom."
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This new edition of one of the premier references for geriatric nurses in hospital, long-term, and community settings delivers current guidelines, real-life case studies, and evidence-based protocols developed by master educators and practitioners.
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services yesterday announced that managed care implementation and open enrollment for NC Medicaid must be suspended.
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Providing quality care and aid to the vast majority of nursing home residents diagnosed with dementia can be challenging; it requires extraordinary care and special training to work with these individuals and their families.
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An electronic health record (EHR) can streamline the exchange of resident health information during transitions of care between acute care and skilled nursing facilities (SNF).
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This video was filmed during a live presentation.
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The newly revised edition of this popular resource provides professional and home-based caregivers with easy-to-understand and powerfully effective ways to prevent, reduce, or eliminate the challenging behaviors of care recipients.
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We hope you enjoyed the holidays and are excited to kick off 2020!
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The American Health Care Association (AHCA) launched a revised ACO toolkit and accompanying pre-recorded webinars for their members.
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On September 30th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced changes to the Emergency Preparedness Rule.
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Ken Burgess, Partner, Poyner & Spruill, LLP will be discussing the latest and greatest things you need to know about North Carolina’s Medicaid Managed Care...
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The next NCHCFA Lunch and Learn Webinar is scheduled for Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 12:00 PM.
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Ken Burgess, Partner, Poyner & Spruill, LLP will be discussing the latest and greatest things you need to know about North Carolina’s Medicaid Managed Care...
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The next NCHCFA Lunch and Learn Webinar is scheduled for Thursday, January 30 at 12:00 PM.
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NCHCFA has scheduled our 2020 Regulatory Basics Conference March 24-26, 2020 at the Solution Center in Durham, NC.
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The next NCHCFA Lunch and Learn Webinar is scheduled for Thursday, January 30 at 12:00 PM.
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NCHCFA has scheduled our 2020 Regulatory Basics Conference March 31-April 2, 2020 at the Solution Center in Durham, NC.
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NCHCFA has scheduled our 2020 Regulatory Basics Conference March 31-April 2, 2020 at the Solution Center in Durham, NC.
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The next NCHCFA Lunch and Learn Webinar is scheduled for Thursday, January 30 at 12:00 PM.
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Not for Profit organizations, especially trade associations, rely heavily on the volunteer time of its membership.
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To obtain a copy of the minutes from the Business Meeting held on Sunday, February 24, 2019 at the Sheraton Four Seasons/Joseph S. Koury Convention Center, Greensboro, NC, please click here.
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NCHCFA has scheduled our 2020 Regulatory Basics in Long Term Care Training March 31-April 2, 2020 at the Solution Center in Durham, NC.
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Not for Profit organizations, especially trade associations, rely heavily on the volunteer time of its membership.
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NCHCFA has scheduled our 2020 Regulatory Basics in Long Term Care Training March 31-April 2, 2020 at the Solution Center in Durham, NC.
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Not for Profit organizations, especially trade associations, rely heavily on the volunteer time of its membership.
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NCHCFA proudly presents MDS and Beyond- Managing Reimbursement and Quality Metrics scheduled in two different locations: March 17th in Raleigh, NC and March 19th in Asheville, NC.
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Not for Profit organizations, especially trade associations, rely heavily on the volunteer time of its membership.
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NCHCFA has scheduled our 2020 Regulatory Basics in Long Term Care Training March 31-April 2, 2020 at the Solution Center in Durham, NC.
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The next NCHCFA Lunch and Learn Webinar is scheduled for Thursday, March 26th at 12:00 PM.
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NCHCFA proudly presents MDS and Beyond- Managing Reimbursement and Quality Metrics scheduled in two different locations: March 17th in Raleigh, NC and March 19th in Asheville, NC.
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NCHCFA has scheduled our 2020 Regulatory Basics in Long Term Care Training March 31-April 2, 2020 at the Solution Center in Durham, NC.
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Not for Profit organizations, especially trade associations, rely heavily on the volunteer time of its membership.
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NCHCFA proudly presents The MDS and Beyond scheduled in two different locations: March 17th in Raleigh, NC and March 19th in Asheville, NC.
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The next NCHCFA Lunch and Learn Webinar is scheduled for Thursday, March 26th at 12:00 PM.
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NCHCFA and Sandi J. Lane, Ph.D., FACHE, LNHA, Associate Professor, Health Care Management, Program Director, Master of Health Administration, Beaver College of Health Sciences are working in collaboration to better understand the factors that contribute to nursing assistant high turnover and low retention rates in North Carolina nursing homes.
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Join your colleagues for NCHCFA's 2nd Annual Legislative Conference, May 18-19, 2020 in Raleigh, NC.
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The next NCHCFA Lunch and Learn Webinar is scheduled for Thursday, March 26th at 12:00 PM. Ken Burgess, Partner, Poyner & Spruill, LLP will be presenting.
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Join your colleagues for NCHCFA's 2nd Annual Legislative Conference, May 18-19, 2020 in Raleigh, NC.
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Not for Profit organizations, especially trade associations, rely heavily on the volunteer time of its membership.
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Following the reports that COVID-19 is spreading, we feel it is necessary for NCHCFA to cancel the MDS and Beyond Seminars next week in Asheville and Raleigh as well as Regulatory Basics in Long Term Care 3-day program March 31-April 2 in Durham.
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This Friday, March 13, from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, NCHCFA will be hosting a webcast with officials from the State Survey Agency (SSA), along with officials from the Office of Emergency Medical Services and the state Division of Public Health.
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This is a reminder that NCHCFA has cancelled MDS and Beyond seminars that were scheduled this week as well as Regulatory Basics in Long Term Care program March 31-April 2 in Durham.
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The next NCHCFA Lunch and Learn Webinar is scheduled for Thursday, March 26th at 12:00 PM.
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Join your colleagues for NCHCFA's 2nd Annual Legislative Conference, May 18-19, 2020 in Raleigh, NC.
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The next NCHCFA Lunch and Learn Webinar is scheduled for Thursday, March 26th at 12:00 PM.
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Due to safety concerns regarding COVID-19, NCHCFA's 2nd Annual Legislative Conference scheduled for May in Raleigh, NC has been postponed.
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Due to safety concerns regarding COVID-19, NCHCFA's 2nd Annual Legislative Conference scheduled for May in Raleigh, NC has been postponed.
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On October 29th and 30th, the Mountain Area Healthcare Preparedness Coalition will be holding two trainings aimed at long term care and other residential healthcare entity administrators and/or staff that are responsible for emergency preparedness.
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On September 26, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued updated guidance to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans regarding encounter data coding requirements associated with the implementation of the Payment Driven Payment Model (PDPM) on October 1.
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On October 1st, the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) became the Medicare Part A fee-for-service payment system for Skilled Nursing Facilities.
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The next NCHCFA Lunch and Learn Webinar is scheduled for Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 12:00 PM.
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The Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) will start on October 1. This is less than one week away! Here are some resources that are available to you.
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Are you ready for the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) to start on October 1? The American Health Care Association (AHCA) has many resources to help you prepare.
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Brought to you by the US Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), the Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE) was created to meet the information and technical assistance needs of regional ASPR staff, healthcare coalitions, healthcare entities, healthcare providers, emergency managers, public health practitioners, and others working in disaster medicine, healthcare system preparedness, and public health emergency preparedness.
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On October 1st, 2019 the new Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is replacing the Resource Utilization Group, Version IV (RUG-IV) for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has videos to help you prepare...
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