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Don't Miss This Opportunity to Stay Ahead of Evolving Legal Risks (SNF/AL) With many recent and pending changes to laws and regulations that impact long-term...Read More
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November 13, 2024
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2024 Election Results - Michigan House Flips to Republican Control
Yesterday’s election brought significant changes to the representation of Michigan citizens in both Lansing and Washington, D.C. Federal Elected Officials: President: Donald Trump won Michigan...Read More
Updates from MDHHS on FY22 and FY23 Initial Settlements (SNF)
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) recently confirmed that they are on target to make all the FY22 and FY23 Initial Settlement...Read More
CMS Extends Deadline for All Mandatory Off-Cycle SNF Provider Enrollment Revalidations (SNF)
On November 5, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the due date to May 1, 2025, to submit the new Form CMS-855A SNF Disclosures Attachment...Read More
Medicare Only Dual Certification – Policy Change Effective 1/1/25, Applications Due 11/18/24 (SNF)
As HCAM previously communicated, the SFY 2025 budget directed the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to update Medicaid Policy by easing restrictions...Read More
Upcoming CHAMPS and File Transfer Service (FTS) Portal Downtime (SNF)
Due to monthly maintenance, the CHAMPS system will be unavailable between 6:00 PM EST, Saturday, November 16th, through 9:00 AM, EST Sunday, November 17th, 2024....Read More
2025 National Quality Award Intent to Apply (ITA) – Final Reminder!
The deadline for the 2025 National Quality Award Intent to Apply (ITA) is quickly approaching on Thursday, November 14, at 8 PM EST. We encourage...Read More
SNF Provider Preview Reports – Review by November 14, 2024
The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports, containing provider performance scores for quality measures, will be published on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog...Read More
CMS Quality Improvement Organizations 13th Scope of Work
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun the transition from the 12th to the 13th Scope of Work (SoW) for the Quality...Read More
Trauma-Informed Care Certificate Program
The American Health Care Association (AHCA), in partnership with the American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN), has developed an on-demand Certificate Program to help...Read More
C. diff Awareness Month
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is promoting Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) awareness for the month of November. As C. diff causes almost...Read More
CDC Announces New Respiratory Infection Activity Metric
On October 4, 2024 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) replaced the influenza-like illness (ILI) metric on the Respiratory Illnesses Data Channel. The...Read More
LTC Data Cooperative
The Long Term Care Data Cooperative is a national effort to collect real-time data from electronic medical record (EMR) vendors and the CDC to assist...Read More
Medication Management Training Update
In 2025, HCAM will be offering another form of Medication Management training for our members. Our current program is a train-the-trainer style that equips the...Read More
HCAM Welcomes New Member
The association is pleased to welcome the following new member: Harbor Terrace Senior Living HCAM looks forward to partnering with this facility as we continue...Read More
October 1, 2024 Nursing Facility Partnership meeting recording available (SNF)
MDHHS recently posted the recording for the Nursing Facility Partnership meeting, originally held on 10/1/24. The questions and answers from the presentation can be found...Read More