The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services previously issued two L-letters — L 23-23 and L 23-28 — providing guidance for Levels of Care Determinations (LOCD) at the...
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Several HCAM staff and board members joined more than 500 industry colleagues last week in Washington, D.C. at the 2023 AHCA/NCAL Congressional Briefing. We had...
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As of July 26, 2023, the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) will transition the registry services for nurse aides from Headmaster, L.L.P...
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The MDS 3.0 version v1.18.11 final item sets and draft RAI guidance were released April 3, 2023, and substantial changes were made to several sections. Section A — Changes made...
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host virtual training sessions to provide instruction on the updated guidance for the Skilled Nursing Facility...
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The June 2023 Quarterly Confidential Feedback Reports for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program are now available for...
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The 2023-2024 state licensing renewal cycle for nursing facilities is now open. Standard renewal notices were mailed to the correspondence address on file of each...
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The MDHHS Surveillance for Healthcare-Associated and Resistant Pathogens (SHARP) Unit is pleased to announce that the Enhanced Barrier Precautions webinar is now available online. For members who were...
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Michigan Medicaid Provider Outreach and Provider Support offered a Level of Care Determination 201 webinar in May. The webinar offered an LOCD refresher providing quick...
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Due to scheduled maintenance, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) File Transfer Service (FTS) portal will be unavailable on Sunday, June 18, 2023,...
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Due to monthly maintenance and a system release, the Community Health Automated Medicaid Processing System (CHAMPS) will not be available between 7 p.m. EST Friday, June...
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HCAM is working on a Michigan Health Endowment Fund grant application for dementia training for assisted living providers. We have created a survey to gauge...
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Within the next couple of weeks, enhancements to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs’ (LARA) Home for the Aged (HFA) website will be...
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The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) will send out notices at the end of June/early July about a new process for license...
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Joseph Forro, Operations Chief at the Bureau of Fire Services, shared a document with HCAM to help assisted living providers prepare for a fire inspection.
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