Effective immediately, the resource request process for EMS Systems is changing and will no longer be submitted through your county emergency managers.
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In keeping with CMS guidance restricting visitors in nursing facilities, due to the continuing threat of COVID-19, NC Medicaid has made the decision to suspend MDS validation reviews through the end of April.
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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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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has authorized nationwide waivers under §1812(f) of the Social Security Act retroactive to March 1, 2020, for those impacted by COVID-19.
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The NC Division of Health Benefits (DHB) has published two more Medicaid Bulletin articles related to COVID-19:
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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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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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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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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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The name "Chilean sea bass" was invented by a fish wholesaler in 1977.
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