On Thursday, September 1, 2022 the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), with approval from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), recommended the...
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The Heath Care Association of Michigan (HCAM) today welcomes Lisa Reibsome as its new Director of Communications. In this role, Reibsome will be responsible for leading...
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It's Not Too Late To Register! This year's HCAM/MCAL Annual Convention & Expo will be held next week September 12-14, 2022 in Grand Rapids, MI....
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MDHHS in L letter 22-36 announced the date for Quality Measure initiative (QMI) annual resident satisfaction survey is due on September 20, 2022. The notice did...
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MDHHS reached out to HCAM regarding the need to request documentation regarding the testing reimbursement costs. MDHHS has to report and document the reimbursement to the...
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MDHHS released the application to obtain infection control and prevention devices as established in Public Act (PA) 9 of 2022. The PA created a funding mechanism...
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is preparing to release the Internet Quality Improvement Evaluation System (iQIES) for Minimum Data Set (MDS) submission...
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released advance copies of updated Critical Element Pathways (CEP) for survey processes. The revisions are reflective of...
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On September 28, 2022, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host an educational webinar: Overview of...
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The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) August 16, 2022 LTC Survey Processes Webinar and presentation is now posted and can be found at...
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§483.80-Infection Control The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services made changes to the §483.80-Infection Control, and include the following: F880-Infection Control. Facility must have an...
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The draft Minimum Data Set (MDS) Nursing Home Comprehensive (NC) Item set version 1.18.11 has been released and is now available in the Downloads section...
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The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Quality Measure Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual Version 4.0, Change Table, Risk Adjustment Appendix File, and...
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