Each week, through our Unified Voice Newsletter, recipients will receive an overview of state, federal, policy and additional issues impacting post-acute care. For SDAHO members interested in reading the long-term care weekly update in its entirety, please click here. Sign-in to the member portal and you will be redirected to the member only LTC update!ā
In our August 5, 2022 Long-Term CareĀ weekly update:
- SD DOH OLC Update: Extended Expiration Date for MaximBio ClearDetect COVID-19 Antigen Home Tests
- Community Health Worker Resources
- South Dakota Medicaid Provider Newsletter
- HHS Declares Monkeypox Outbreak a Public Health Emergency
- HHS and DOJ Issue Guidance on Nondiscrimination in Telehealth the week of the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- CMS Long-Term Services and Supports Open Door Forum
- OIG Report ā July 2022
- OHSA Extends the National COVID-19 Emphasis Program
- FY 2023 SNF VBP Program August 2022 Performance Score Reports are Now Available
- Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life Endorsed by NQF
- CMS Home Health, Hospice, and DME Open Door Forum Announced
- Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) Explanatory Video
- CMS Star Ratings
- 2022 Annual Meeting + EXPO Early Bird Pricing
- Home Health Action Alert and Article
- Updates on Congressional telehealth policy
- Update on the Senate Labor HHS appropriations bill for hospice providers
- Article on FSES for Nursing Homes
- Statement of Support for the Inflation Reduction Act
- New Nursing Home RoPs Guidance 2022 Resource
- Study on the association of State COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and staffing in nursing homes
- JAMDA Article:Ā Implementation of a Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Condition of Employment in a Community Nursing Home.
- Registration is now open for the SDAHO Annual Convention
