CMS Updates CLIA Waived Tests Effective January 1, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued revised guidance to its Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) to inform them of new Clinical Laboratory Improvement...
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New Federal Report on Adoption of Health Information Technology Includes SNF and AL Settings

On December 18, 2023, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced...
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Provider Relief Fund Reporting Period 6 Now Open

The Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Reporting Period 6 (RP6) opened January 1, 2024 and will remain open through March 31, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET. ...
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JANUARY 11, Alliant Health Solutions: Moving Beyond Your QAPI Committee: Culture for Safe, Reliable and Quality Care

Join Alliant Health Solutions for a Nursing Home Readmissions Affinity Group Event.
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JANUARY 12, Alliant Health Solutions: Seamlessly Transitioning Patients on MOUD to Nursing Homes —Part 2 (Panel Discussion)

Join Alliant Health Solutions for Seamlessly Transitioning Patients on MOUD to Nursing Homes—Part 2 (Panel Discussion).
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JANUARY 16, Documentation in Depth: 12 Month Series Begins

Join NCHCFA for a 12-month Webinar Series: Documentation in Depth presented by Christine Twombly and Eleisha Wilkes with Proactive LTC Consulting.
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FEBRUARY 7, The Impact of the MDS: Five Week Series Begins

Join NCHCFA for a five-week Webinar Series: The Impact of the MDS: On Management of Quality Outcomes, Payment Accuracy, and Operations.
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FEBRUARY 13, NCHCFA Webinar on Immediate Jeopardy Risk: Falls & Accidents

Explore strategies to prevent falls and accident hazards while learning how to assess risk and implement effective safeguards to prevent falls and other accident-related immediate...
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FEBRUARY 18 – 21, NCHCFA Annual Convention & Expo

Come One, Come All to the Greatest Show on Earth: Dazzle & Delight in Long Term Care at NCHCFA’s Annual Convention and Expo on February 18 – 21 in Greensboro.
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Trade Associate Members Spotlight: Meet Saber Healthcare Group and Fox Rothschild!

Meet QMX Mobile Health and Optum!
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AHCA Product of the Week: Promoting Resident Self-Care Through Innovation

Residents have been impacted in a variety of ways over the last three-plus years going through the pandemic and even as we emerge from the pandemic. Residents endured moments of isolation, loneliness, and decreased socialization.
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Did You Know?

In March 1960, the Eastern Seaboard experienced a hard winter with record-breaking cold and snow.
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January 10, 2024 - Issue 2246