May 13, 2020 – Issue #2066

COVID-19 SPECIAL MOMENT - 80 CARS, 12 MOTORCYCLES AND 3 AIRPLANES - MURPHY, NC

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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SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #85: NEW LEGISLATION EXTENDS CONNECTION DATE TO STATE HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE - NC HEALTHCONNEX

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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NEW! REGISTER FOR MANAGING REIMBURSEMENT AND QUALITY METRICS WITH SPEAKER ROBIN HILLIER

The Minimum Data Set (MDS) is the foundation for resident care planning in long term care, but it is also used to generate reimbursement rates under Medicare Part A and the North Carolina Medicaid program.
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LETTER FROM CMS ADMINISTRATOR TO NURSING HOME WORKERS

Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma penned a letter to nursing home management and staff.
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UPDATED LIST OF EXCLUDED INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES (LEIE)

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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DID YOU MISS LAST WEEK’S COVID RELATED MDS CODING AND REIMBURSEMENT WEBINAR?

If you missed last week’s COVID Related MDS Coding and Medicare Reimbursement webinar, you can now watch the recorded version on demand!
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REGISTER TODAY FOR NCHCFA’S VIRTUAL SEMINAR ON MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY AND EARN CEUS

As a replacement for our in-person education seminars due to COVID-19, NCHCFA will begin our distant learning education next month.
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DID YOU KNOW?

Bamboo is the fastest growing plant with some having been recorded growing at an amazing 47.6 inches in a 24 hour period.
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