On April 15, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Long-Term Care Reimbursement and Audit Division announced that the Quality Measures Initiative (QMI) Payments for...
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HCAM is pleased to have NorthPointe Woods Assisted Living join the association. Located in Battle Creek, the assisted living community has 49 HFA licensed beds and also provides...
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Being a successful team leader in an assisted living community requires broad knowledge, technical skills and the soft skills necessary to effectively lead others. AHCA...
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CMS published the final rule, “Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services (CMS-2442-F),” on April 22, 2024. The final rule supports ongoing initiatives to enhance health care accessibility...
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Registration is open for AHCA/NCAL’s Congressional Briefing scheduled for June 3 and 4 in Washington, D.C. Meeting with your representatives is an important way to...
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Michigan Rep. Amos O’Neal (D-Saginaw) introduced a bill on April 23, 2024, to address the many challenges skilled nursing facilities face when using agency staff. House...
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In response to the recent updates and the simplification of the respiratory virus recommendations for community settings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its ventilation...
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Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated recommendations for U.S. suppliers of plastic syringes, consumers, health care providers and facilities. The FDA notes that —...
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As a reminder, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) will offer initial settlements for FY 2023, as they did for FY 2022....
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) reports that, since the Change Healthcare cyber-attack situation is not yet resolved, the department extended the...
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Kicking off on Mother’s Day, May 12, National Skilled Nursing Care Week (NSNCW) will celebrate the essential role that skilled nursing care centers play in...
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On April 22, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicaid Managed Care final rule, marking a substantial update in the framework governing...
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) released bulletin MMP 24-13, which extends the flexibilities for Non-Available Bed Plans (NABP) under Medicaid Bulletin MSA 21-43,...
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As a reminder, Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) data for the first quarter of calendar year 2024, covering January 1 through March 31, 2024, must be...
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Tomorrow, May 2, 2024, at 2 p.m. ET, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a webinar, "Overview of the Early Look...
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The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available. These reports contain provider performance scores for quality measures, which will...
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On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule to promote competition by banning employment non-competes in most circumstances nationwide. About one in...
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AHCA's regulatory team compiled into one document a comprehensive listing of all regulatory guidance and resources for members. An AHCA login is required to access the list,...
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In early 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began a pilot study of risk based recertification surveys. CMS recently announced they will...
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HCAM greatly values our independent owner members and understands that your needs often differ from multi-facility and corporate owners. That’s why, over the years, we...
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