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Updates for this week:Ā September 30, 2022
- SD DSS Implements Several Changes to Improve Dental Benefits
- Medicaid is now contributing medication prescription claims and dental claims data to South Dakota Health Link.
- op 10 Tags Cited in South Dakota for Nursing Facilities in 2022
- CDC (finally) Releases Updated Healthcare Settings Recommendations
- CMS shared its corresponding revised memos for visitation and testing addressing the updated CDC IPC guidance:
- CLIA Labs have 30 Days to Comply with (QSO-22-25-CLIA)
- CMS LTSS Open Door Forum
- Biden-Harris Administration Makes More Medicare Nursing Home Ownership Data Publicly Available, Improving Identification of Multiple Facilities Under Common Ownership.
- HIPAA Expansion to all ePHI.
- CMS Announces Lower 2023 Medicare Premiums and Deductibles.
- Final CY2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rule Goes to OMB.
- Flu Vaccination Reporting.
- Government Shutdown Likely to be Averted. Senate Sends Short Term Funding Bill to House.
- New QuickCast: Preparing for the Evolving Home Health Environment.
- New QuickCast: Preparing for the Evolving Hospice Environment.
- Measure Application Partnership Recommends a total of 7 measures for Removal and 3 from Home Health.
- September 30 Deadline for LeadingAge Quarterly Affordable Housing Survey.
- New Phishing Alert: Be aware of a monkeypox-themed malspam campaign that is currently targeting healthcare providers.
- Dementia Patients Have Fewer Hospitalizations in SNF But Access Hospice Less.
- NIC Releases Wave 45 Survey Results.
- Kaiser Health News Holding Event on COVID and Older Adults:
- Report Finds Home-Based Palliative Care Cuts Risk of Hospital Death.
- Ziegler Report ā Resident Monthly Fee Increases:
- PHI Report Outlines Steps to Help Home Care Providers Implement a Care Integration Senior Aide Program.
