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Long term care facilities must be compliant with Phase 3 Requirements of Participation by November 28, 2019. This phase introduces several items that have never been surveyed before, including the full implementation of a compliance and ethics and QAPI program, presence of a qualified infection preventionist, and certain staff training requirements. Cindy Deporter, MSSW, State Survey Agency Director, Division of Health Service Regulation, will be teaching a full day session (three locations) on an overview of Phase 3 Requirements of Participation with extra emphasis on those that have not been phased in (in part). The review will include:

• Abuse & Neglect Coordination with QAPI Program
• Care Planning & Providing Culturally Competent & Trauma-Informed Care
• Standards of Practice, Systems, & Staff Competency Related to Trauma-Informed Care
• QAPI Program
• Infection Preventionist
• Compliance & Ethics Program
• Bedside Resident Call System
• Training Requirements

In addition, there will be a segment devoted to the revised State Operations Manual, Appendix Q – Core Guidelines for Determining Immediate Jeopardy. The dates and locations of the trainings are:

April 11, 2019 – The Crest Center & Pavilion, Asheville, NC
April 16, 2019 – The Grandover Resort, Greensboro, NC
May 2, 2019 – The Ballast Hotel, Wilmington, NC

Click here to register online! Click here to download the brochure with registration form.

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NCHCFA has scheduled the spring district meetings. Each space will be limited to 50 individuals. There will be a small registration fee of $50.00. Lunch will be provided.

This program will offer 3.0 contact hours for nursing home administrators. The North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association is a Registered Sponsor of continuing education with the NC State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators. Comments regarding the Registered Sponsor Course may be addressed to: NCBENHA, 3733 National Drive, Suite 110, Raleigh, NC 27612. Click here to download and print the brochure and registration form.

Agenda
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Alliant Quality (QIN-QIO)
Alliant Quality will present an update on NC’s facilities’ quality measures.

10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Drug Diversion in LTC: Safe Practices, Handling, and Disposal Methods
In this session, attendees will learn of narcotic diversion principles within long term care and how handling, storage, and safeguards play a role daily in your facility. Implementation of Facility action plans will be discussed along with best strategies to prevent diversion within your facility. Proper narcotic disposal methods of medication waste will be defined along with new federal regulations.

Speakers
Marybeth Watson Terry grew up in Pink Hill, NC and attended UNC – Chapel Hill and the UNC-CH School of Pharmacy where she graduated with her Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 1999. In September of 2003, she and her husband, Chad Terry started Southern Pharmacy Services in Pink Hill and have now expanded to serve residents across all of North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia with its three locations. Southern Pharmacy serves long term care facilities, staff and residents with a focus on teamwork, honesty and customer service. Marybeth was recognized for excellence in the community by the Kinston Free Press as one of their “Twenty Under Forty” selections as well as received the 2015 President’s award from the North Carolina Senior Living Association.

Glenn Whitley, PharmD. is the Director of Operations for Southern Pharmacy Services, Pink Hill location. Glenn joined Southern in November 2014 via the Extensive Pharmaceutical acquisition. Glenn has over 19 years of experience within the long term care industry, and geriatric populations. He has a degree in Chemistry from East Carolina University and a Doctorate of Pharmacy from Campbell University.

District I
April 23rd
Silver Bluff Village
100 Silver Bluff Drive
Canton, NC 28716

District II
April 25th
Trinity Oaks
820 Klumac Road
Salisbury, NC 28144

District III
April 30th
Piedmont Crossing
100 Hedrick Drive
Thomasville, NC 27360

District IV
May 7th
Wesley Pines
1000 Wesley Pines Road
Lumberton, NC 28358

District V
May 8th
The Fountains at the Albemarle
200 Trade Street
Tarboro, NC 27886

Thanks to our District Meeting Sponsors!

April 23rd, District I Meeting

April 30th, District III Meeting

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Each month, the Division of Health Benefits (formerly the Division of Medical Assistance), publishes the Medicaid Bulletin, including articles and information on topics pertinent to Medicaid participating providers. The current issue includes articles on centralized provider credentialing, Preadmission Screening Resident Review (PASRR) program update, NCTracks trainings, and others items you may find helpful.

To access all of the 2019 bulletins, as well as past bulletins, click here.

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The next Lunch and Learn Webinar is scheduled for Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 12:00 PM. Sam Clark, VP of Finance, NCHCFA, will be presenting an overview of PDPM, Medicaid Managed Care and other upcoming changes. Click here to register today.

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2019
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Title: Reimbursement Update and Review of Upcoming Changes
Presenter: Sam Clark, VP of Finance, NCHCFA

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East Carolina University, in conjunction with North Carolina Emergency Management, will be hosting a one-day Hurricane Conference on May 29th from 9AM to 4PM at the Murphy Center on the ECU campus. For registration click here. Please direct questions or needed information to Charles Tripp – charles.tripp@ncdps.gov or Katie Webster – katie.webster@ncdps.gov.

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Alliant Quality is hosting a webinar event to celebrate National Care Transitions Awareness Day (NCTA) on April 16, 2019 – 3:00-4:00 pm.

Alliant Quality invites you to join the webinar event: “A Story of HOPE: Forming a SNF Collaborative” presented by Heather Jacobson MHA, MS, CCC-SLP, Senior Planning and Strategic Services Analyst, Population Health Management Office at Duke University Health. The HOPE Skilled Nursing Facility Collaborative consists of 23 skilled nursing facilities across 6 North Carolina Counties. Learn more about how this collaboration is working to provide shared patients with better, more coordinated care.

Registration Instructions:

• Click or Copy and Paste this URL to your web browser: https://qualitynet.webex.com/ec
• Locate the event titled: Care Transitions: A Story of HOPE: Forming a SNF Collaborative
• Click Register
• Once approved, you will receive a confirmation email with the meeting information and the registration ID that will be used to log into the WebEx portion of the meeting
• Please note, this email may go to your spam or junk folder. It will come from the email address messenger@webex.com.
• Please join the event 15 minutes prior to the start time to ensure the automatic system set-up has been properly established.
• Event Password: Care
  • Dial in to the teleconference: 1-800-747-5150
  • Access Code: 2575789#

Or register by direct link at: https://qualitynet.webex.com/qualitynet/onstage/g.php?MTID=ec7aea2c6376deff7c6fdd736bf01014b

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Antimicrobial Stewardship-Practical Approaches for the Long Term Setting Monthly Webinar

Event Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm (ET)
Prior to the Event Date, please Register Here

Please join the event 15 minutes prior to the start time to ensure the automatic system set-up has been properly established.

Instructions:

• Click “Join” (located to the right of the event title)
• Enter your registration ID as prompted
• If the text boxes and “Join Now” button are inactive, refresh your web browser
• Enter the password: SPACE

The automatic system set-up should start at this point. If a dialogue box appears, click run. Please note, the automatic system set-up does take a few minutes to complete.

Dial in to the teleconference:
Teleconference Number: 800.747.5150
Access Code: 2323667#

If you have any questions or problems accessing the web portion of this meeting, please call the Ventech Solutions WebEx Helpline at 571-598-1988.

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“Live Soulfully” is the 2019 theme for the American Health Care Association (AHCA) National Skilled Nursing Care Week (NSNCW), which will be held May 12-18. Click here to download the 2019 NSNCW Planning Guide and Product Catalog. Browse through this guide to get event ideas and order Live Soulfully themed products for your celebration this coming May. Visit the AHCA Bookstore to order today.

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The October 1st PDPM implementation date is rapidly approaching and training key staff now 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. Because staff needs differ based on their coding responsibilities, two specific trainings have been developed – one training for coders and a shorter less intense course for non-coders.

AHCA/AHIMA ICD-10 Training for PDPM – Coder is an in-depth course designed for SNF billing staff, MDS staff, Nursing and Therapy staff, and Admissions and Discharge staff. The cost is $499 for AHCA members and $599 for non-members.

AHCA/AHIMA ICD-10 Training for PDPM – Non-Coder is a four-hour course developed for individuals who need to lead a successful PDPM transition and is intended for Administrators, DONs, and other management staff. The cost is $199 for AHCA members and $249 for non-members.

• AHCA/AHIMA ICD-10 Training for PDPM – Coder: ahcancal.org/icd10pdpmcoder
• AHCA/AHIMA ICD-10 Training for PDPM – Non-Coder: ahcancal.org/icd10pdpmnoncoder

Members will need to login with their AHCA usernames and passwords. For assistance obtaining AHCA/NCAL usernames and passwords, please email educate@ahca.org with your name and facility contact information.

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This DVD, Mobility and Safe Movement of the Elderly, Improving Your Skills to Prevent Injuries and Reduce Falls, by Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L., FOTA, Dementia Care & Training Specialist, was developed in conjunction with Wake Allied Health Education Center, Durham Technical Community College and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Office of Information Systems. The content is formatted in separate segments in order to customize the delivery of content to your learning objective. Handouts developed by Teepa accompany each video and may be reproduced. To order, e-mail your request to Donna Snyder at donnas@nchcfa.org. The price is $35.00 (tax and shipping included).

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Use this improv comedy trick to improve teamwork

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Native Americans have their own reported sightings of Bigfoot that predate modern accounts by thousands of years, including that of the Cherokee Devil.

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