LTC COVID-19 CALL Wednesday June 3rd, 2020



Here are Care Providers Oklahoma latest updates as of June 2, 2020?????Virtual Spring Convention is LIVE!??27?hours of NAB approved continuing education available for licensed long-term care administrators?and 7.75 hours have been approved for Certified Dietary Managers.??Sessions available for Administration, Nursing, Food Service, Environmental Services, MDS Coordinators, ICF-IID, and Home Care Administration.? Our Virtual Trade Show also offers information on products and services offered to the Long-Term Care Industry.? Our Business Associate Members and vendors have provided information to our attendees via Company Promotional Videos, Podcast Interviews, Article submissions and more.?PLEASE click on the different vendors and view their Videos – Lots of great content!!! ???This virtual convention and trade show will be conducted the whole month of June.? IMPORTANT: Please register on the LMS using the same e-mail address your redemption code was sent to. You will be able to watch recorded webinars and view vendor information at your leisure.? All webinars and quiz's must be completed, and payment received by July 15 or CEU’s will not be submitted.??We are excited to offer this FIRST EVER virtual convention and trade show and we look forward to receiving feedback.??Each registrant will receive a FREE convention t-shirt! Additional t-shirts will be available for purchase for $15??Registration NOW OPEN!? Register online at?2020-conference??Insurance observers worried about the future of Insure OklahomaAn 18-year-old public-private, state health insurance program — on which thousands of small employers in Oklahoma rely to provide health insurance to their low-income workers for as little as $80 a month — may end if Oklahomans vote to expand Medicaid next month. NAMD & Medicaid Flexibility UpdatesOn May 26, the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) submitted a letter to CMS asking for additional flexibility and extensions on various programmatic update and/or reporting requirements (see below).?This morning, NAMD unveiled a new State Medicaid Director’s COVID-19 Resource Webpage and related blog.?Discussion areas among the directors include: ?What is the impact that delays in care have had on the health of members?As the health care system adapts to new delivery models, how will provider capacity change?What is the impact of increased telehealth on access and efficiencies in care delivery??Highlights from the NAMD letter to CMS include: ?HCBS Settings Rule:?Delay in site assessments until January 2022; Section 1115: Extension of all existing 1115 waivers to free up state and CMS time for specialized PHE related waiver development.FMAP Penalty: Forgiveness for delayed implementation of EVS for personal care workers; andMFAR: Two-year implementation delay. OSDH Announces Adjustments to Publishing of COVID-19 DataThe Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) announced today that its COVID-19 data tracker,?located at?coronavirus.health., will continue reporting active and recovered COVID-19 cases by county?only,?as permitted by State law, and the agency will no longer be able to publish COVID-19 data by city, zip code, or by long-term care and nursing home facility due to the State’s Catastrophic Emergency Declaration?expiring?on May 31, 2020.?OSDH and the office of Governor Kevin Stitt are actively exploring additional legal opinions and solutions to ensure the public, the medical community, and elected leaders can access relevant COVID-19 data that will allow for quick and effective decision-making while Oklahoma awaits a treatment or vaccine to mute the novel virus.?AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program Renewal PolicyWhen an applicant becomes an award recipient, the terms and conditions of the renewal policy must be met in order to maintain active recipient status. Active recipients are considered to be performing at a level appropriate to their award designation and maintaining continuous quality improvement within their organization. The conditions to be an active recipient are outlined by award level here.Update on 71st AHCA/NCAL Convention?The?COVID-19 pandemic has presented our profession with extraordinary challenges, and?AHCA/NCAL has?been analyzing the feasibility of continuing to hold?their?convention as planned, factoring in travel bans, social distancing mandates, limits to the size of gatherings, and the uncertainty of the virus numbers in the fall.???ACHA/NCAL recognizes?that you and your staff are on the front lines working tirelessly to protect the residents in your care. This will likely continue until there is an effective vaccine, viable therapeutic, and/or an organized contact tracing program. To protect the health of all attendees, as well as your residents and staff back home, AHCA/NCAL has decided to offer the 71st Convention & Expo as a virtual event.??Although this decision will change the way we gather this year, we know that it is still necessary and important to share experiences and knowledge with each other during this challenging time. AHCA/NCAL is committed to working with you, as well as faculty, sponsors, exhibitors, and other stakeholders, to deliver an impactful, engaging, and valuable experience this fall.???COVID-19 Update #73 | CMS Releases NHSN Data and Guidance on Related Survey ActivityOn June 1, CMS released a memorandum (QSO-20-31-ALL) addressing NHSN data, COVID-19 survey activities, enhanced enforcement, and engagement of Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs). This guidance is effective immediately and will cease to be in effect when the Secretary determines there is no longer a Public Health Emergency due to COVID-19.Other COVID-19 UpdatesSupporting Your Loved One in a Long-Term Care Facility: CDC released a fact sheet on Supporting Loved Ones in a Long-Term Care Facility providers can share with residents’ families. The fact sheet includes ideas on how to keep in touch and ways providers are supporting communication between residents and their families.SNF Therapy Telehealth Waivers and other Updated COVID-19 Billing FAQ UpdatesCMS provided important updates to coverage and billing guidance impacting SNF related to COVID-19 1135 waivers. AHCA/NCAL has developed therapy telehealth waivers FAQs that address questions that SNF and AL members may have regarding applying these waivers to improveresident mobility care needs.CMS Updates Guidance on Proper Use of COVID-19 Waivers Claim CodesOn June 1, CMS issued updated guidance clarifications for using the “DR” Condition Code and “CR” modifier on Medicare fee-for-service claims for services furnished under COVID-19 Section 1135 waivers such as the SNF specific 3-day stay and spell-of-illness waivers.LTC COVID-19 Informational CallLTC COVID-19 CALL Wednesday June 3rd, 2020 The Oklahoma State Department of Health, Regulation, Prevention and Preparedness will be hosting a COVID-19 webinar on Wednesday, June 3rd?from 1:00 to 2:30. The webinar will include information and discussion of the Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 including current guidance, best practices and questions and answer.? The webinar is open to Owners, Operators, Administrator and Executive Staff of Nursing Homes, Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities, Continuum of Care Facilities, Assisted Living Centers, Residential Care Homes and Adult Day Care Centers.?Access InformationUSA Toll-Free: 888-363-4735Access Code:? 1177868Youth Employment Webinar??FREE?YouthRules?webinar on?Tuesday, June 2, at 11 am.??The program is in cooperation with the Oklahoma Small Business Development Center, and Lester?Claravall?from the Oklahoma Department of Labor & Jessica Parker from the US Department of Labor will be presenting.?????Do you employee summer workers? Learn more about youth employment topics such as rules, duties, and record keeping requirements that will keep your business in compliance and your young workers safe. If you will be hiring youth workers for the summer, or if you know anyone who wants more information about youth employment, register and share this event!?????Registration through OK SBDC is required. Click?here?to sign up!???Get more information about youth employment from?agencies/whd/child-labor?or?.??????PDPM Master Class Series Today! REGISTRATION CLOSES at NOON#6 Care Planning for the Complex Resident Under PDPM Presentation Date: June 2, 2020 (#W2021)Time: 1:30 P.M to 2:45 P.M. CST Cost: Member $56.65/Non-Member $113.30**Facilities are allowed an unlimited number of participants but only 1 person may receive CE credit per registration Webinar payment is by credit card only and MUST be paid prior to the start of the webinar.Presented By: Shelly Maffia, MSN, MBA, RN, LNHA, QCP Director of Regulatory Services Eleisha Wilkes, RN, RAC-CT Clinical Consultant Amie Martin, OTR/L, CHC, RAC-CT Clinical Consultant Kristen Walden, RN, MSN, RAC-CT Clinical Consultant Contact Person: Shelly Maffia 812-719-0452 smaffia@Proactive Medical Review and Consulting Natashia Mason 405-524-8338 natashia@Care Providers Oklahoma Course Description: This session of the PDPM Master Class Series will review regulatory requirements related to Baseline and Comprehensive care planning with focus on developing effective person-centered care plans that address complex care and services provided. This webinar will focus on ensuring appropriate care plan development related to the resident’s SNF admitting diagnosis and PDPM Clinical Category, comorbid conditions, and skilled services provided to promote positive resident outcomes and support coding decisions on the initial Medicare assessment. Learning Objectives:1.Review regulatory requirements related to Baseline and Comprehensive care planning2.Identify potential care planning needs that will address the resident’s SNF admitting diagnosis and PDPM Clinical Category as well as comorbid conditions and services provided3.Develop processes to promote effective baseline care planning and support coding decisions on the initial Medicare assessmentCourse Content:20 minutesOverview of regulatory requirements related to care planning30 minutes Review of PDPM Clinical Categories and care planning considerations for primary diagnosis, comorbidities, and complex conditions20 minutesDiscuss best practices, facility processes, and key strategies to promote effective and accurate care planning to promote positive resident outcomes and support MDS coding5 minutesClosing Comments/Q&ATarget Audience: Administrators, Directors of Nursing, Nursing, QA, MDS, Staff Development, Therapy, Social Services, Board MembersInstructional Level: Intermediate Contact Hours: 1.25REGISTER ON-LINE AT WWW.WEBINARSICD-10 Diagnosis Coding Training (#W2051)???This class will be an in-depth review of intermediate ICD-10 coding process. Training will include practice of coding, to ensure attendees comprehension of objectives reviewed.???Training Objectives:???Review of intermediate ICD-10 principles???Chapter specific guidelines pertinent to the Skilled Nursing Facility setting???“Real World” Coding Examples???When:?June 9, 2020???Where:?Webinar - Online???Class:?9:00am – 12:00pm????Cost:?$77.25 member without CEU’s /$180.25 non-member without CEU’s?????????????? $103.00 member with CEU’s / $206.00 non-member with CEU’s????Speaker:?Maureen McCarthy, RN, BS, RAC-MT, QCP-MT, is the President of Celtic Consulting, LLC and CEO and founder of Care Transitions, LLP; a post discharge care management service provider. Maureen has been a registered nurse for over 30 years with experience as an MDS Coordinator, Director of Nursing, Rehab?Director?and a Medicare Biller. She sits on the Board of Directors for the American Association of Post-Acute Care Nurses (AAPACN) and is an Expert Advisory Panel member for American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination (AANAC). McCarthy was recently presented with the ACHCA 2018 Education Award, at the ACHCA Annual Convocation & Exposition in Orlando, FL. McCarthy is dually certified in both the resident assessment process and QAPI by nationally recognized organizations and holds Master Teacher status in both.???CEU’s: 3 hours of continuing education for RCAL/NH/ADC Administrators. This program has been approved for Continuing Education for 3 total participant hours by NAB/NCERS –Approval #20210508-3.00-A67285-DL. Care Providers Oklahoma will submit CEU’s to NAB. Only 1 person per registration may receive CEU’s.????Register Online –?Webinars???Back to Basics Webinar Series #5 Fall Prevention and Management (#W2022)Presented by Linda Farrar, LNHADate: June 11, 2020 Time: 2:00PM to 3:15PM CST Cost: Member CEU - $56.65 / Non-Member CEU - $113.30 Course Description: Falls continue to be a major and dominant risk for residents in long term care facilities. A “best practice” fall management program includes appropriate fall risk assessment, appropriate individualized fall prevention care planning, appropriate treatment if a fall occurs, appropriate and effective root cause analysis, and appropriate fall prevention intervention care plan revisions. The key to effective fall prevention is a true Interdisciplinary process. This webinar will focus on all aspects of effective fall prevention and management process Objectives:1.Participants will demonstrate understanding of the fall risk assessment process2.Participants will demonstrate understanding of how to implement effective fall prevention strategies for individual residents3.Participants will demonstrate understanding of how to perform a post-fall investigation after a fall4.Participants will demonstrate understanding of appropriate post-fall care plan revision(s)Target Audience: Administrators, Director of Nursing, Assistant Director of Nursing, Nurse Managers, Quality Improvement Nurses, Registered Nurses, QAPI PersonnelLinda Farrar, LNHA, RN has dedicated her professional career to providing elders in senior living centers with quality of life and quality of care. Linda has served in the roles of Administrator, Executive Director, Executive Management and Chief Operating Officer. In July, 2011, Linda retired from her full-time position to enable her the time to enhance her work with elders in a consulting role. During her career, Linda’s passion has been person-centered/person-directed care. Linda believes that through education of staff, primarily direct-care staff, facilities can provide both quality of care and thus remain regulatory compliant AND provides quality of life, providing enhanced, personal experiences for elders served. CEU’s: 1.25 hours of continuing education for RCAL/NH/ADC Administrators. This program has been approved for Continuing Education for 1.25 total participant hours by NAB/NCERS. Approval # 20210610-1.25-A62673-DL Only those attending the entire call will be awarded education credit. Only 1 person may receive CE credit per registration.REGISTER ON-LINE AT WWW.WEBINARSStimulus and Relief Funds Generated by the CARES Act??Presented by Chris Murphy, CPA & Angie?Tye, CPA??Date:?June 15, 2020??Time:?3:30PM – 4:30PM CST??Cost:?FREE??Course Description:??Stimulus and relief funds generated by the CARES Act have provided both welcome funding?and?significant anxiety for skilled nursing services providers (SNFs).? In this webinar, representatives from BKD will discuss two of the most common sources of COVID-19 funds: The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Public Health & Social Services Emergency Fund (PHSSEF).? For each program we will discuss the purpose of the funds received, attestation and reporting requirements.? Speakers will also recommend processes for estimating lost revenue, tracking COVID-related expenses, and matching those elements with funds received.??Speakers:??Chris Murphy?a member of BKD National Health Care Group primarily serves as a trusted advisor to health care providers, including post-acute care providers, nursing facilities and other senior services providers, home care agencies,?hospitals?and physicians.?While he currently focuses primarily on operational and Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement consulting services, he has experience with financial statement audits, accounting outsourcing services, Medicare and Medicaid compliance services and Medicaid rate setting. Most recently, Chris has been instrumental in BKD’s thought leadership surrounding Medicare’s Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) which will replace a 20-year old payment system on October 1, 2019.? He has written articles, provided training to provider groups and developed tools to help skilled nursing services providers implement the new program.??Angie?Tye?has more than 23 years of public accounting experience.? She provides tax planning,?compliance?and consulting services to a variety of businesses, primarily in the retail, manufacturing and energy industries, as well as high-wealth individuals.? Angie assists in the training and development of new BKD professionals. Prior to joining BKD, she performed tax accounting with a publicly traded bank for four years. Angie is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and Oklahoma Society of CPAs. She is a board member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma, participates with the Oklahoma Business Ethics Consortium and supports Tulsa Area United Way.? Angie was honored as one of 50 Making a Difference as part of The Journal Record’s Woman of the Year awards program and as a 2015 Woman of Distinction by Tulsa Business & Legal News.? She is a graduate of Leadership Tulsa Class 54. Angie is a graduate of Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, with an?M.Acc. degree and a B.S. degree in accounting.???Register Here:? Insights: Achieve 5-Star in 202010-Part Webinar Series#4 5-Star QM’s: Catheter, UTIPresentation Date: June 17, 2020 (#W2023)Time: 1:30 P.M to 2:45 P.M. CSTCost: Member $56.65/Non-Member $113.30**Facilities are allowed an unlimited number of participants but only 1 person may receive CE credit per registration Webinar payment is by credit card only and MUST be paid prior to the start of the webinar.Presented By: Shelly Maffia, MSN, MBA, RN, LNHA, QCP Director of Regulatory Services Director of Regulatory Services for Proactive Medical Review & Consulting, with over 15 years of leadership and consulting experience, Shelly has held positions as DON, NHA, Corporate Nurse Consultant, and Training Positions. Currently Shelly provides consultation on regulatory compliance to nursing facilities in multiple states. Her expertise includes developing clinical training tools, policies, procedures, protocols and training programs on systems, processes and best practices. Shelly is also a QAPI Certified Professional (QCP) through the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators. Contact Person: Shelly Maffia 812-719-0452 smaffia@ Proactive Medical Review and Consulting Natashia Mason 405-524-8338 natashia@ Care Providers OklahomaCourse Description: This session will review the UTI and catheter insert/left in bladder quality measures that impact the Quality Measure component of the Nursing Home Compare Five-Star Quality Rating system. During the session, we will review how these measures are calculated and how they impact your overall Five-Star Quality Rating. The session will focus on best practices for reducing urinary tract infections and unnecessary catheter use in your facility and how to improve these measures using a QAPI framework with emphasis on reduction of common MDS coding errors and implementation of a facility specific Five Star road map action plan. Learning Objectives:1. Understand how the UTI and catheter insert/left in bladder quality measure are calculated and impact the Five-Star Quality Rating score2.Describe best practices for reducing UTIs and catheter use and improving your Five-Star Quality Rating score3.Describe a process for establishing priority QAPI goals and actions to improve the UTIs and catheter insert/left in bladder quality measureCourse Content: 30 min Review of the UTI and catheter insert/left in bladder quality measures and impact on 5-Star RatingPercent of residents with UTIs or cathetersAcceptable diagnoses for catheter use and effective documentation and monitoring of catheter use and careEnsuring appropriate MDS coding per the RAI manual for UTIReview of an antibiotic stewardship program to assure appropriate use of antibioticsHow to calculate UTI and catheter insert/left in bladder quality measure scores in the 5-Star Rating system20 min Best practices related to infection control and UTI prevention and the new RoP for infection control 20 min Developing a QAPI plan based on antipsychotic medications quality measures data analysisPIP TeamEstablishing goals for implementationIdentification of tools for evaluating and monitoring compliancePlan for monitoring complianceImplementation of changes that will result in 5-Star improvement5 min Closing Comments/ Q&A Target Audience: Director of Nursing, Assistant Director of Nursing, Nurse Managers, Nursing Home Administrators, Nursing staff and leaders, Quality Assurance Director, Social Services, Rehabilitation services Instructional Level: Intermediate Contact Hours: 1.25CEU’s: 1.25 hours of continuing education for RCAL/NH/ADC Administrators. This program has been submitted for Continuing Education for 1.25 total participant hours by NAB/NCERS. Only those attending the entire call will be awarded education credit. Only 1 person may receive CE credit per registration. Proactive will submit CEU’s to NAB.Refunds will only be given if Care Providers Oklahoma is notified prior to the start of the webinar.Webinar registration may be transferred to another individual within the same organization.ProActive will submit CEU’s to NAB. Care Providers Oklahoma will NOT issue certificates of completion for the webinar. You may check your CEU’s through NAB.REGISTER ON-LINE AT WWW.WEBINARSCare Providers Oklahoma NOW OFFERING CMA 8-hour Update class online!???Care Providers Oklahoma is now offering?on demand education?including the?CMA 8-hour update.? The?class is?$55. Simply login to? click Get Started to create an account - search for the course "CMA" to purchase and?complete anywhere - anytime.???????Care Providers Oklahoma COVID -19 Resource Page??Please visit the?COVID -19 Resource Page?to find PPE suppliers including our Platinum Business Associate Member, APN Healthcare that has a large supply of procedure masks, KN95 masks and hand sanitizer on hand as well as other standard stock items available for immediate shipment.?? ................
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