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Friday, January 8, 2021

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Prepare Your Home Care Business for 2021

With a new administration in the White House, we must anticipate new challenges the industry may face. Join Littler Shareholder, Angelo Spinola, for a high level overview of the latest legal updates in the home care industry for private duty.

Skilled Nursing Facility

CMS unveils new quality measures under consideration

CMS unveiled new quality measures under consideration for nursing homes shortly before Christmas. While some previously implemented measures have been updated, there are several new measures focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, and vaccinations in healthcare settings. The new measures under consideration, as outlined by CMS, include: Five outcome measures (measures that focus on the results …

Home Health

Check local hospital data on facility-specific bed capacity and COVID-19 impact

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently began releasing new hospital COVID-19 data at the facility level. The data shows weekly impacts from COVID-19 on ICU and bed capacity. When announcing the new datasets last month, HHS noted that it should help local and regional collaborations. Home health industry leaders have noted that …

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Monthly In-Service: January issue of CNA Training Advisor

Understand how to address strokes and sezures. Get the latest issue to receive a new lesson plan, including course materials, a 4-page in-service, and a quiz targeted to address the unique needs, interests, and concerns of CNAs.

Skilled Nursing Facility

Q&A: Preparing revenue cycle education for clinical staff

Q: What are some key revenue cycle topics that should be included in education geared toward clinical staff? A: Education for clinical staff should be specifically tailored to their functions and their direct interaction with and impact on the revenue cycle. Clinical staff should not be inundated with information that is not relevant to them. …

Home Health

Reach out to state health departments to determine next steps in COVID-19 vaccination planning

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has offered guidance for states on how to prioritize vaccination, but it is up to local health officials to make final determinations on priorities and timelines for vaccine rollout. Louisiana started Monday vaccinating individuals 70 and older, as well as home health services patients and staff, according …

PPS Alert for Long-Term Care

Managing in a crisis

2020 has been a year like no other, and SNF operations have never been trickier. “We're in this unprecedented global pandemic, and as you know, long-term care is and has been in the center of it all,” says Ralph Peterson, owner and operator of Ralph Peterson, LLC, a management development company that specializes in helping mission-driven organizations build five-star management teams within the long-term care industry.