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The ANHA is excited to begin in-person meetings and educational seminars! Please mark your calendars for August 12, 2021, for the “OSHA ETS and Life Safety Code Basics” seminar. This program will be held at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa located in Montgomery, Alabama. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released Emergency Temporary [...]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) may resume conducting post-payment reviews without restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). As you recall, early in the PHE, CMS suspended all medical review activities so that providers could focus in infection control and patient care. [...]

Effective May 21, 2021, nursing homes are required to report resident and staff vaccination information through the NHSN module per CMS’ Interim Final Rule-3414. Any nursing homes that are not reporting this information weekly should do so immediately. Nursing homes that do not submit vaccination data for both residents and staff by 11:59 pm June [...]

Learn About Interventions That Work and Success Stories Wednesday, June 16, 2021, 2:00 p.m. CT, Register Here Event Description: This Affinity Group Meeting will review success stories that used tools and resources to achieve their COVID-19 vaccination goals. This interactive session will review action steps to improvement by demonstrating interventions with proven success from nursing homes in [...]

Marsh’s National Senior Care Practice and Oliver Wyman’s Actuarial Practice are conducting a 2021 update to their Professional and General Liability Benchmark Report for Long Term Care Providers. The information presented in this study is a critical component in various insurance industry initiatives and supports multiple state tort reform efforts. Especially relevant for 2021 will be [...]

Please join us for an Upcoming webinar June 15 at 2:00 p.m. CT on the Use of Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) Therapies for COVID-19: A Review of New Treatments and At-Risk Populations. During the webinar we will have a presentation from HHS clinicians on the importance of using mAb post vaccine as well as a panel [...]

The American Health Care Association (AHCA) is excited to share information about a free resource for long term care providers, the Emotional PPE Project. This is a volunteer-run organization that provides a public online directory of volunteer licensed mental health clinicians. Any U.S. worker in a health care-related field, including long term care, that is [...]

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently updated its technical assistance​ questions and answers for employers on COVID-19 vaccinations. Updated issues to note include: ​Employers may implement vaccine requirements so long as certain reasonable accommodations for employees who, because of a disability or religious beliefs, do not get vaccinated, unless providing an accommodation would pose an undue [...]

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is now largely available for purchase. SNFs are expected to be using PPE at conventional capacity. AHCA has developed a “PPE Action Brief” for facilities to print out, review, and take action today to ensure compliance.

The American Health Care Association (AHCA) is asking providers (SNF, AL, ID/DD) to complete a 15-minute survey to gauge how the industry is faring in 2021. Providers will be asked about several topics, including workforce, vaccines, personal protective equipment, and finances. You may download a copy of the questionnaire if you wish to gather the [...]