The federal government has issued new regulations that require most medical employees, with very limited exceptions, to be vaccinated. That means if you are not vaccinated or don’t qualify for an exception, you will need to get a vaccine. Otherwise, your facility will be unable to employ you. Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, nursing homes have [...]
The latest CMS Rates of county positivity are posted here.
The American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living is pleased to offer members the opportunity to become a Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) Certified Professional (QCP) through a partnership with American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN). The QCP designation and QAPI for Long-Term Care prep courses are setting the national standard in [...]
On August 17, 2021, Microsoft will begin to sunset its Internet Explorer (IE) web browser as it plans to discontinue the service altogether by 2022. This is incredibly important for all HSIN users, as starting in August, IE will offer a degraded experience, limiting the functionalities of many HSIN platform tools and services. Therefore, the [...]
The Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Reporting Portal is now open for providers to report fund use for April 10, 2020 through June 30, 2020. Providers who received one or more PRF payments exceeding $10,000, in the aggregate, during this time have until September 30, 2021 to submit the initial report. Last month, the U.S. Department [...]
NOTE New Call Information The Alabama Nursing Home Association, Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and Alliant Health are committed to provide additional infection prevention and control support to nursing homes across the state. ADPH in collaboration with the Alabama Nursing Home Association, and Alabama’s Quality Improvement Organization [...]
The CDC has created a map to show the percentage of first doses of vaccines that have been administered in each jurisdiction from their supply. This information can be used to better understand how states are using their supply to initiate vaccination within their community. To learn more, please visit: About COVID-19 Vaccines.
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 [...]
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