Member Email Update #73
NHSN Data and CMS Guidance on Related Survey Activity; Supporting Loved Ones; SNF Therapy Telehealth Waivers, other Updated COVID-19 Billing FAQs; CMS Updates Guidance on Proper Use of COVID-19 Waivers Claim Codes; Hilton’s Frontline Medical Professionals Room Program

Member Email Update #72
May 28, 2020 – Testing and Cohorting Algorithm, Innovative Methods to Keep Residents Connected, Revised 1135 Waiver Template, CDC Website Updates

Member Email Update #71
May 26, 2020 – CARES Act Attestation Extension, AL Reporting Guidance, NHSN Update & FAQ, CDC Webinar on Hurricane Season, Senate Aging Hearing

HHS Releases $4.9 Billion to Skilled Nursing Centers
May 22, 2020 – A special message from President & CEO Mark Parkinson

Member Email Update #70
May 20, 2020 – CHOW FAQs, OSHA Revised Policies, ACO FAQs

Member Email Update #69
May 19, 2020 – Reimbursement and Legal Issues Related to COVID-19 Testing

Member Email Update #68
May 18, 2020 – CMS Issues Reopening Guidance, IPCO Version 2, OSHA Alert, Updated Provider Relief Fund FAQs, Economic Impact Payments for Residents, House Passes HEROES Act

Member Email Update #67
May 15, 2020 – NHSN Trainings, Reporting to NHSN Accurately CMS Toolkit for Nursing Homes, QIN-QIOs Targeting Assistance, New Blanket Waivers, Documentation Guidance for Reimbursement Waivers

Member Email Update #66
May 12, 2020 – White House Tells States to Test All Nursing Home Residents & Staff and Part B Therapy Code Edits Removed

Member Email Update #65
May 11, 2020 – Accurately Report Staffing & PPE Shortages to NHSN and CMS to Fix PDPM Variable Per Diem Glitch

Member Email Update #64
May 8, 2020 – NHSN Enrollment Delays & Tips, PPE Supplier List, and Webinar on PPE Use Next Week

Member Email Update #63
May 7, 2020 – Summary of CMS Reporting Requirements and Attestation Period Extended for CARES Act Provider Relief Funds

Member Email Update #62
May 6, 2020 – CMS Releases Memo on Interim Final Rule Updating Requirements for Reporting and Notification of Confirmed and Suspected COVID-19 Cases Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes

Member Email Update #61
May 6, 2020 – Retrospective Reporting to Jan. 1 Optional in NHSN; DHHS Clarifies CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Questions

Member Email Update #60
May 5, 2020 – Start NHSN Data Collection Now; VA Suspends Transitions to New Systems; PPE Scams Are Abundant

Member Email Update #59
May 4, 2020 – Updated CDC Guidance on Return to Work and Clinical Care; FEMA’s PPE Supply to Nursing Homes; and CMS Claim Guidance Related to New COVID-19 ICD-10 Code

Member Email Update #58
May 2, 2020 – New Reporting Requirements Effective May 1, More NHSN Resources, and App for PPE Burn Rate Calculator

Member Email Update #57
May 1, 2020 – Updated CMS Blanket Waivers and CMS Delays Implementation of New MDS Items for 2 Years

Member Email Update #56
April 30, 2020 – CMS Issues Interim Final Rule with New Requirements for COVID-19 Reporting for Nursing Homes

Member Email Update #55
April 30, 2020 – Getting Started with NHSN Reporting on COVID-19 and Webinar from John A. Hartford Foundation

Member Email Update #54
April 29, 2020 – CDC Webinars for LTCF COVID-19 Module, Priority Testing Updates, Ombudsman Program, Frontline Staff Trainings, CDC Updates COVID-19 Symptoms

Member Email Update #53
April 28, 2020 – Document Your Calls for Help & FEMA to Ship PPE to Nursing Homes

Member Email Update #52
April 27, 2020 – Grant & Loan Management Resource Guide; COVID-19 Related Loss and Cost Calculator; Updated FAQs on Accelerated and Advance Payments

Member Email Update #51
April 25, 2020 – CMS Updates to Nursing Home Compare, Five Star, Staffing Data and FAQs; Continue Visitor Restrictions, and Updated Medicare Billing FAQs

Member Email Update #50
April 24, 2020 – Additional $20 Billion to be Distributed to Medicare Providers Today

Member Email Update #49
April 23, 2020 – Congress Passes the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act

Member Email Update #48
April 23, 2020 – Preparing for Widespread Testing

Member Email Update #47
April 22, 2020 – Distributing Provider Relief Funds, ICF/IID waivers, National Healthcare Safety Network reporting, and ASPR Webinar

Member Email Update #46
April 21, 2020 – More on CDC Return to Work Guidance, Updated Steps to Limit Spread and Outbreaks, Help Staff to Embrace Social Distancing, and Happy Careers in Aging Week!

Member Email Update #45
April 21, 2020 – CMS Memo on Reporting Requirements, Communications Strategies, and Flowcharts on Skilled SNF Coverage Decisions

Member Email Update #44
April 19, 2020 – New CMS Requirements for Reporting Confirmed Cases and Guidance for Nebulizing Treatments

Member Email Update #43
April 17, 2020 – Updated Return to Work Guidance and Hilton’s Rooms Donation Program

Member Email Update #42
April 16, 2020 – Where to Turn for Help, Provider Relief Fund Update, Survey Suspension Continues, Administrator Exams, CMS Call Tomorrow

Member Email Update #41
April 15, 2020 – CMS Call Later Today

Member Email Update #40
April 14, 2020 – When Residents Try to Leave, FAQs on Provider Relief Fund and Medicaid, Disposable Face Shields and Marriott’s Special Rate for Caregivers

Member Email Update #39
April 13, 2020 – New OSHA Resources, CMS Cohorting Guidance, Calls, Webinar Series and Updated FAQs on Billing

Member Email Update #38
April 11, 2020 – Reporting Confirmed Cases

Member Email Update #37
April 10, 2020 – Guidance on Hospice, Action Brief for Infection Control Surveys, and a new video from Mark Parkinson

Member Email Update #36
April 10, 2020 – HHS releases $30 billion of COVID-19 health care fund

Member Email Update #35
April 9, 2020 – Update on Personal Protective Equipment

Member Email Update #34
April 8, 2020 – OSHA, PBJ, CMS Calls, Payroll Protection Program, HUD

Member Email Update #33
April 7, 2020 – CMS Calls, Testing in LTC, and Mark Parkinson on Fox News

Member Email Update #32
April 4, 2020 – Updated Resources on Cohorting and When COVID Gets In, Census and AL Data

Member Email Update #31
April 3, 2020 – New CMS Recommendations, FAQs on Payment Policies, and WPS Posts Updated Accelerated Payment Request Form

Member Email Update #30
Limiting Interactions to Prevent Spread, Proper Use of PPE and Compassionate Care

Member Email Update #29
April 1, 2020 – The Toll COVID Takes, COCA Call, MDS Coding, ICD-10 Diagnosis Code, FFS Medical Reviews

M ember Email Update #28
April 1, 2020 – CMS Call Later Today and FAQs on Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments

Member Email Update #27
March 31, 2020 – Temporary Nurse Aide Training & Competency Checklist; Revised Screening Checklist; ICF/IIDs and PRTFs Guidance; A New Video from Mark

Member Email Update #26
March 30, 2020 – CMS Issues Blanket Regulatory Waivers

Member Email Update #25
March 30, 2020 – Updated Guidance on Hospital Transfers

Member Email Update #24
March 29, 2020 – Department of Labor Guidance on Leave Exemptions

Member Email Update #23
March 28, 2020 – Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payments, Telehealth Toolkit

Member Email Update #22
March 27, 2020 – Third Stimulus Package Becomes Law, VA Update, and Issues with Postal Carriers

Member Email Update #21
March 26, 2020 – Senate Passes Stimulus, New Video Series from Mark Parkinson, What To Do if COVID Gets Into Your Facility, and more

Member Email Update #20
March 25, 2020 – CMS Call Today, CDC Guidance for Retirement Communities and Independent Living

Member Email Update #19
March 24, 2020 – Tomorrow: CDC Call on PPE Strategies

Member Email Update #18
March 23, 2020 – CMS Announces Prioritization of SNF Surveys

Member Email Update #17
March 23, 2020 – Calls for Supplies, Preparing for Increased FMAP Funds, End-of-Life Wishes, SNF Relief on QRP and VBP

Member Email Update #16
March 22, 2020 – Guidance on Essential Staff Entering Your Building

Member Email Update #15
March 21, 2020 – Beware of COVID-19 Scammers, Childcare, Laundry Guidance, CMS is Delaying the MDS Update, MA Flexibilities, Medical Review Audits, #CareNotCOVID

Member Email Update #14 – March 20, 2020
Interim Guidance on SNFs Accepting Patients from Hospitals

Member Email Update #13 – March 19, 2020
Relief Package Signed by the President

Member Email Update #12 – March 18, 2020
Act Now to Conserve PPE

A Message from the President & CEO Mark Parkinson – March 16, 2020

Member Email Update #11 – March 15, 2020
CDC Call, Communal Dining Guidance, and PPE Supply Shortage

Member Email Update #10 – March 14, 2020
CMS Issues Waivers of 3-Day Stay and Spell of Illness

Member Email Update #9 – March 14, 2020
National Emergency Declared: CMS Restricts all SNF Visitors Except End-of-Life Situations

Member Email Update #8 – March 13, 2020
New Resources and a Note About Various Guidance Regarding Limiting Visitors

Member Email Update #7 – March 12, 2020
CMS Releases COVID-19 Medicare FFS and Medicare Advantage Plan Guidance

Member Email Update #6 – March 11, 2020
Implement Environmental Infection Control – Cleaning & Disinfection

Member Email Update #5 – March 10, 2020
CMS Issues Revised Guidance for SNFs by Limiting Visitors

Member Email Update #4 – March 9, 2020
Steps to Prevent COVID-19 from Entering Your Facility

Member Email Update #3 – March 4, 2020
CMS Issues Three New Quality, Safety and Oversight Memos about COVID-19

Member Email Update #2 – February 29, 2020
Additional Steps You Can be Taking

Member Email Update #1 – February 28, 2020
Preparing for COVID-19 and Personal Protective Equipment Strategies

AHCA Member COVID-19 Update Email Archive

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