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In This Issue:
- $16.3 Million in Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund Grants Announced to Address the Demand for Health Care and Behavioral Health Workers Workforce
- Massachusetts Nursing Facilities UTD COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
- Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities are Available for 2024 Spring Conference & Trade Show
- Register Now! Connect with Work Authorized Migrants: A Critical Pipeline for New Employees
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In This Issue:
- AHCA/NCAL President and CEO Mark Parkinson to Retire in Early 2025
- Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities Now Available For 2024 Spring Conference & Trade Show
- Register Now! Connect with Work Authorized Migrants: A Critical Pipeline for New Employees
- Register for the Director of Nursing Services Leadership Development Program
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Celtic Consulting
In This Issue:
- IMPORTANT ACTION ALERT!
- Register Now: Director of Nursing Services Leadership Development Program
- EOHHS Issues Request for Information (RFI) Regarding 2018 Olmstead Plan Update
- REMINDER: OSHA Record Keeping and New Electronic Reporting Due March 2nd
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In This Issue:
- Work Ready Massachusetts Connects Employers with Work Eligible Migrants
- Massachusetts BCBS Foundation Issues Report on Medicaid Estate Recovery
- CMS Issues Data Request for Information (RFI) on the Medicare Advantage (MA) Program
- REMINDER: Rest Home Deadline for Reporting HCP COVID-19 Vaccination - February 15, 2024
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Sponsored by:
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)
In This Issue:
- REMINDER: Authorization to allow nursing practice by Graduate Nurses & Nursing Students expires March 31, 2024
- ALR Annual Aggregate Disclosure Form (AADR) and Annual Financial Disclosure Statement (FDS)
- CMS HCBS Proposed Rule Under Final Review
- Membership Renewal – Dues Discount Deadline is February 16, 2024
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In This Issue:
- Governor Healey Releases FY2025 State Budget Recommendation
- Governor Healey Issues New Report on Status of the State’s Emergency Shelter System
- CMS Intends to Finalize Nursing Facility Minimum Staffing Rule in 2024
- Immunization Strategies for Long-Term Care: Stories from the Field Webinar — January 31, 2024
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In This Issue:
- Governor Healey Delivers State of the State Address: Outlines Upcoming Priorities
- REMINDER: Authorization to allow nursing practice by use Graduate Nurses and Nursing Students expires March 31, 2024
- Register Now for Upcoming Supervisory Skills Webinar Confronting Toxic Workplace Behavior: Essential Skills for Supervisors
- CMS National Stakeholder Call - January 23, 2024
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In This Issue:
- Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification
- CMS Reviewing Proposed Medicare Advantage Regulation: Includes Modified Appeals Process
- Register Now for Upcoming Supervisory Skills Webinar
- Update on Electronic Death Pronouncement Process
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In This Issue:
- Fiscal 2024 Tax Collections Continue to Decline in First Half of December
- REMINDER: Authorization to allow nursing practice by Graduate Nurses and Nursing Students expires March 31, 2024
- CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Appeals Process for Medicare Patients Placed on Observation Stay Status
- AHCA/NCAL Diversity Executive Leadership Program Nominations Open on January 14
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In This Issue:
- Massachusetts Unemployment Remains Under 3 Percent
- December 2023 Updates to Paid Family Medical Leave
- MWRA COVID-19 Wastewater Tracking – December 2023
- Happy New Year from MSCA!
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In This Issue:
- Happy Holidays! 2023
- Member Facilities Celebrate the Holiday Season!
- Joint Committee of Elder Affairs Issues Favorable Recommendations on a Number of Legislative Bills, Including ALR Common Sense Legislation
- Public Hearing on Proposed Modification to ALR Vaccination Requirements
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In This Issue:
- Administration and Legislature Hold FY2025 Consensus Revenues Hearing: Modest Revenue Growth Projected
- FY 2025 SNF VBP Program December 2023 Quarterly Reports Now Available
- HHS Issues Important Cybersecurity Notice for Health Care Operators
- In need of more PPE?
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In This Issue:
- Fiscal 2024 Tax Collections Trailing Benchmark by $355 Million for First 4 Months of FY2024
- CMS Releases Guidance for Federal Monitoring Surveys
- Coming in 2024 – Electronic Death Pronouncement Process
- NCAL Survey Preparedness Resource
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In This Issue:
- Mass Senior Care’s Annual Meeting Features EOHHS Secretary Kate Walsh
- CMS Issues Final Rule on Nursing Home Ownership Transparency
- Coalition for Health Equity Wants Hospitals to Reinstate Masking
- EOEA Completes 2023 Compliance Reviews
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Sponsored by:
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)
In This Issue:
- Comment Period Closes on CMS Proposed Minimum Staffing Rule
- MSCA Submits Testimony in Support of Nurse Licensure Compact
- Final Chance to Register!
- New Health Professions Licensing System for Nurse Aides
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In This Issue:
- Nursing Home Omnibus Reform Bill Reported Out Favorable by Joint Committee on Health Care Financing: Advances to House Committee on Ways and Means
- Migrant Housing Crisis Puts Strain on State Budget
- Massachusetts Will Hold Work Authorization Clinic for Migrants in Emergency Family Shelters
- Seating is Limited – Register today!!
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In This Issue:
- Mass Senior Care Testifies at EOHHS Rate Year 2024 Nursing Home Rate Regulation Public Hearing
- MHA Expresses Concerns over CMS Minimum Staffing Proposal
- Registration is Open for the Mass Senior Care Annual Meeting
- 2023 Foundation Scholars Announced
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In This Issue:
- Public Comments on CMS Proposed Staffing Rule Due November 6
- Registration is Open for the Mass Senior Care Annual Meeting
- Massachusetts Makes Legislative Changes to the Paid Family and Medical Leave Program
- September CMS National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call - Recording, Transcript and Slides
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In This Issue:
- Final Month of Comment Period on CMS Proposed Rule is Ticking Away
- AHCA/NCAL Member Webinar on CMS Minimum Staffing Proposal: How to Address 3.48 HPRD in Comment
- Save the Date for Mass Senior Care Association's 2023 Annual Meeting: Thursday, November 16, 2023
- AHCA/NCAL Board Members Elected at 2023 Annual Convention
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Sponsored by:
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)
In This Issue:
- Action Alert: Please Submit Letters to CMS on its Proposed Minimum Staffing Rule
- CDC Director Addresses Vaccination Hiccups in Recent Visit to Boston
- LTC Facilities Required to Educate and Offer COVID-19 Vaccine to Staff and Residents
- Governor Healey Signs Tax Relief Package Into Law
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In This Issue:
- Mass Senior Care Takes Campaign to Amend CMS Minimum Staffing Rule to Congressional Delegation and Members
- State Legislature Enacts and Sends to Governor Healey Tax Reform Bill
- Important Updates to Minimum Data Set (MDS) section S – Effective October 1st, 2023
- MWRA COVID-19 Wastewater Tracking - September 2023
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In This Issue:
- Biden Administration Announces Plans to Offer Temporary Protected Status to Nearly 500,000 Venezuelans
- New COVID-19 Vaccine Approved for Use
- DPH Training on New MDS Section S Questions: Opioid Use Disorder and Psychotropic Medications
- Fall Education Programs – Register at www.maseniorcare.org
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Sponsored by:
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)
In This Issue:
- AHCA/NCAL Releases 2023 #GetVaccinated Provider Toolkit
- CMS Posts Updated SNF QRP Manuals and Measure Calculation Resources
- Caring for Residents with SUD – Virtual Summit
- Welcome New Members – September 2023
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In This Issue:
- CMS Issues Proposed HPPD Rule
- Early Fiscal 2024 Tax Collections Trailing Benchmarks
- Use of Graduate Nurses and Nursing Students in Last Semester of School
- Fall Education Programs Now Available
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In This Issue:
- CMS Releases Final Version of MDS 3.0 Item Set
- Fall Education Programs Available – Register Now at www.maseniorcare.org
- MWRA COVID-19 Wastewater Tracking - August 2023
- End-of-Summer Fun at Member Facilities!
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In This Issue:
- Massachusetts Attorney General Establishes New Elder Justice Unit
- Fall Education Programs Now Available – Register at www.maseniorcare.org
- REMINDER: Nursing Facility Access to the New PASRR Online Portal – Logins Required
- Celebrate National Assisted Living Week! September 10-16, 2023
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In This Issue:
- Public Hearing on Proposed Changes to Regulations related to COVID-19 Vaccination of Staff
- 2023 Mass Senior Care Foundation Scholarship Applications Now Available
- Register Now for Important Survey Process In-person Workshop
- AHCA Shares Important Information on Preparing for Fall Vaccinations in Long Term Care
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In This Issue:
- 2023 Mass Senior Care Foundation Scholarship Applications Now Available
- MassHealth Issues 2 Nursing Facility Bulletins on Enhanced Care Coordination and Transition Support
- Register Now for 2023 AHCA/NCAL Convention in Denver – Advance Rate Registration available until September 14th!
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In This Issue:
- Update to COVID-19 Vaccination Measures on Nursing Home Compare
- Register Now for 2023 AHCA/NCAL Convention in Denver – Advance Rate Registration available until September 14th!
- AHCA Focus MDS Update of the Week – Section K & Section N
- CMS National Stakeholder Call - July 18, 2023
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In This Issue:
- CMS Posts Nursing Home Ownership and Performance Data on Care Compare
- MWRA COVID-19 Wastewater Tracking
- Register Now for 2023 AHCA/NCAL Convention in Denver
- AHCA Focus MDS Update of the Week – Section J
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In This Issue:
- 2023 AHCA/NCAL Silver National Quality Award Recipients Announced
- Mass Senior Care Members Celebrate CNAs During National Certified Nursing Assistants Week
- Additional NHSN Trainings for Updates to COVID-19 Vaccination Modules
- AHCA Focus MDS Update of the Week – Changes to Section GG
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In This Issue:
- Mass Senior Care Testifies at Elder Affairs Committee and Health Care Financing Legislative Hearings: Includes Nursing Facility Stabilization Bill, Quality Jobs and SCO Accountability
- Celebrate CNA Week – June 15 – June 21, 2023
- Register Now for Important Mass Senior Care Webinars
- MassHealth Issues Notice on Enhancements to Its Behavioral Health Community Partners Program: Webinar on June 22nd
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In This Issue:
- Mass Senior Care Members Meet with Congressional Delegation
- Two Legislative Joint Committee Hearings on Senior Care Issues
- Register Now: The CNA to LPN Pipeline: Steps to Growing Your Own Nurses Webinar
- 2023 CNA Certificates of Appreciation Now Available!
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In This Issue:
- 2023 AHCA/NCAL Bronze National Quality Award Recipients Announced
- FY 2024 Budget Conference Committee Appointed
- Members Celebrate National Skilled Nursing Home Week with Acts of Kindness
- Mass Senior Care Hosts Annual Spring Conference & Trade Show
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Sponsored by:
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)
In This Issue:
- Limited Registrations Remaining for May 17th Spring Conference & Trade Show
- DEA, SAMHSA Extend COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescribing Controlled Medications
- The Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities (COE-NF) Offers Free SNF Training and Technical Assistance
- Thank you to our Nurses!
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In This Issue:
- Limited Registrations Remaining for May 17th Spring Conference & Trade Show
- State Tax Revenues for April Decline by $2.2 Billion
- Congress Continues to Negotiate Over the Debt Ceiling – Biden Administration Warns that U.S. Could Run Out of Cash by June 1
- Reminder: Reporting of Health Care Personnel Influenza Data due May 15, 2023
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In This Issue:
- Register Now for Mass Senior Care's 2023 Spring Conference & Trade Show
- Update to COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Vaccine Doses
- Roadmap to Health Care Safety Introduced at MA Health Policy Forum
- State Auditor DiZoglio Releases Audit Report of the Executive Office on Elder Affairs (EOEA)
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In This Issue:
- House Ways and Means Committee Issues FY 2024 Budget Recommendation: Recommends $112M Over Current NF Rates
- MassHealth Transition to a Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM): MassHealth Training Webinar on April 26, 2023
- HHS Announces Expiration of COVID-19 PHE HIPAA Notifications of Enforcement Discretion
- Situational Awareness Update on CPO and Candida auris Activity in Massachusetts
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In This Issue:
- Nursing Home Reform Bill: Joint Committee on Elder Affairs Hearing on Monday, April 10, 2023
- Survey Preparedness Resources and Tools
- MDS Transition to iQIES on April 17
- CHIA Issues Spring 2023 Data Matters: Includes Summary of Hospital Readmission Report
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In This Issue:
- Governor Signs into Law FY23 Supplemental Bill
- Attorney General Issues Advisory: Rates for Temporary Nursing Services (TNS) Charged to Long-Term Care Facilities
- Now Available! Planning Guide and Products to Celebrate National Skilled Nursing Care Week – Cultivating Kindness
- In Memoriam: Larry Gerber
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In This Issue:
- Legislature Enacts FY23 Supplemental Budget: Includes Funding for (1) Rapid Response Teams and (2) Career Pathways
- MassHealth Transition to a Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM)
- REMINDER: Cases of C. auris on the Rise in Healthcare Facilities
- Upcoming Outage During Planned NHSN Database Upgrade
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In This Issue:
- COVID-19 Update: Governor Healey Lifting Remnants of COVID-19 Emergency Effective May 11, 2023
- CHIA Releases Annual Report on Massachusetts Health Care System Performance
- MSCA Announces Collaboration with Academic Platforms for Nurse Aide Training
- Register Now for Important Webinars - New RCA to CNA Pipeline Workshop
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In This Issue:
- Senate Passes Supplemental Budget Bill – Includes 1-Year Extension Allowing (1) Nursing Graduate Students to Practice Nursing and (2) Nurses to Provide Skilled Care in an ALR
- Mass Senior Care Extends Congratulations to Kate Walsh, New EOHHS Secretary
- 45 Day Continuation of Strategies to Address Healthcare Capacity
- REMINDER: SNF QRP Information for Reporting
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Sponsored by:
CLA Premier Sponsor 2023
In This Issue:
- Governor Healey Releases FY 2024 State Budget
- Action Alert: Ask Your Legislators to Co-Sponsor Nursing Home Bills
- FY 2024 SNF VBP Program March 2023 Quarterly Reports are Now Available
- MOLST to POLST Stakeholder Meeting on March 17
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In This Issue:
- Action Alert: Ask Your Legislators to Co-Sponsor Nursing Home Bills
- Time is Running Out: Please Send a Letter to CMS Regarding the Proposed Minimum Staffing Mandate
- EOHHS Issues Announcement for Organizations Interested in Participating as One Care Plans or Senior Care Options (SCO) Plans
- SUD Training Clarification
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In This Issue:
- House and Senate Announce Leadership Appointments and Committee Assignments for 2023-2024 Session
- Long Term Care Staffing Crisis Impacts Hospital Discharges
- ALR Skilled Care Update
- Reminder: CMS Poised to Propose Minimum Staffing Mandate: Letters Needed by End of February
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In This Issue:
- Legislators File Key Nursing Facility Bills for 2023-2024 Session
- Public Health Emergency CMS Flexibilities Update
- Reminder: CMS Poised to Propose Minimum Staffing Mandate: Letters Needed by End of February
- Infection Control Reporting Requirements
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Sponsored by:
CLA Premier Sponsor 2023
In This Issue:
- CMS Poised to Propose Minimum Staffing Mandate: Letters Needed by End of February
- Improving Care for Patients with Substance Use Disorder in Long-term Care Facilities – Free Technical Assistance Program
- CMS Issues Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment Data Validation Final Rule
- CMS Requesting Input on NHSN and MDS Data Reporting
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In This Issue:
- Governor Healey Appoints Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Free Nursing Assistant Training for English Language Learners in Cambridge, MA
- New Virtual Education Sessions Offered by MSCA
- SNF’s QRP Quarterly Provider Preview Reports
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In This Issue:
- AHCA/NCAL Launches National Campaign to Attract More Caregivers
- HHS Extends Public Health Emergency through April 11, 2023
- Register Now for Next Week’s MDS Webinar
- Infection Control Trainings for Frontline Healthcare Personnel
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