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Open Door Forum for July 22, 2010
Updated July 20, 2010- The proposed agenda for the next Skilled Nursing Facilities/Long Term Care Open Door Forum scheduled for July 22, 2010 from 2pm-3pmET is as follows:
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Restated Latest Assessment CMI Report for the May 2010 Picture Date
Posted July 20, 2010
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Field Operations Review teams update
A question has been asked regarding the review process for the FOR teams since RUG-III version 5.12 44 Grouper has been instituted. Ruth Ann Barnard from the Office of Long Term Living was asked to address this. Here is her response...
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AAHSA President Praises Appointment of Dr. Berwick to CMS Administrator
This article was taken from the AAHSA website.
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Proposed Medicaid Rates sheet posted
Here is a link to the proposed MA rates for fiscal year 2011.
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DPW Publishes Notice of 2009-10 and 2010-11 Rates, Proposed Payment Methodology Changes
The Department of Public Welfare published the following (long-awaited!) items of interest to nursing facilities in the June 26, 2010 Pennsylvania Bulletin.
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Next SNF Open Door Forum Scheduled for July 22nd
The next Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum is scheduled for Thursday, July 22, 2010 from 2-3pmET. If you wish to participate dial 1-800-837-1935 Conference ID 83092879. Please see the Downloads section below for the full participation announcement, including how to participate in-person. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.
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RUG-IV Payments Reset to Original October 2010 Implementation Date
Ellen M. Berry, PT, a research analyst for CMS, stated during the AANAC Spring Conference last month, that the RUG-IV will go into effect with a hybrid RUG-III to be implemented if necessary.
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Updated MDS 3.0 Training Information has been posted
Updated May 26, 2010- Updated MDS 3.0 training information has been posted on the MDS 3.0 Training Material page
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STATUS OF MA RATE INCREASES FOR FY 09-10 STILL UNCERTAIN
As all members participating in the MA program are aware, you are still being reimbursed at your April 2009 rates for nursing facility care.
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Payments Under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) Updated May 24, 2010
May 24, 2010 update to fiscal year 2011 PPS payment rates.
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Erica Jones, CNA from Pickering Manor in Newtown PA recognized as a state finalist (Download)
Resource Systems, in conjunction with AANAC, sponsors the annual Nursing Assistant of the Year Scholarship program. Our 2009 state finalists and winner were announced at the end of April. Erica Jones from Pickering Manor Home was our state finalist for this scholarship. Congratulations Erica!
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Preliminary MA rates posted for April 2010
The preliminary MA rates have been posted for PA.
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Possible TTT conference to be held in August!
CMS Announces possible second Train-the-Trainer conference for August 2010!!!
Please read article to determine how best to get your facility involved.
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Beacon Communities Announced
Establishing Beacons for Nationwide Advances in Health IT
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Plan to Transition to RUGs IV by October 1, 2010
On April 22, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publicly announced its efforts to deal with confusion regarding the implementation date for the Medicare RUGs IV payment system.
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Health Care Reform Information related to Health Care Technology (Download)
The Center for Aging Services Technology have developed a guide to all of the services that will be provied for Long Term Care with the inception of the new Health Care Reform.
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Request from CMS during the 3.0 TTT Conference
During the Train the Trainer MDS 3.0 conference, CMS representatives requested that resident scenarios be submitted to CMS. These scenarios will be used as examples of the coding in the revision to the draft manual. It was also requested that the \'answer\' be provided as to how the information should be coded. This will not only provide them with 'real life' examples of the difficult coding decisions you may have to make but also gives them insight into your thought process in making the decision. You can submit these scenarios to CMS directly at MDS30Comments@cms.hhs.gov or you can email them to Mary Ann Leonard at malhip@yahoo.com where they will be assembled into one document and submitted to CMS. In order to increase their likelihood in being used in the next version of the manual, likely to be published late May or early June, the submission should occur within the next 2 weeks or so. This does not mean that you should not submit anything if you cannot make such a deadline, submit whenever you wish and it may be used in subsequent versions of the Manual. This is your opportunity to participate in a meaningful way in the development of the Manual.
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New PA MA Rates Posted
New Pennsylvania MA rates have been posted on their website.
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What happened to RUG-IV
In the recently passed Health Care Reform, RUG-IV is delayed until October 1, 2011. Will the delay stay in affect?