Mark your calendar: The US Attorney’s Office is hosting a June 6 informational meeting on steps nursing facilities and assisted living communities should take to...
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Most cited: Long term care providers in Virginia are the providers most investigated and subject to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) enforcement actions for violations...
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What’s happening: The US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia sent a Dear Colleagues Letter to remind healthcare providers of effective communication requirements under the Americans...
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What’s happening: the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia sent a Dear Colleagues Letter to remind healthcare providers of effective communication requirements...
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The US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its updated List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) database...
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The US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its updated List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) database...
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On August 28, the IRS issued Notice 2020-65, allowing employers to suspend withholding and paying to the IRS eligible employees’ Social Security payroll taxes, as part...
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The US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its updated List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) database...
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The US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its updated List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) database...
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The US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its updated List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) database...
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The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently announced that their transition to HealthShare Referral Manager and Electronic Claims Administration Management System (eCAMS) for the...
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On April 24, 2020, CMS released a memo (QSO-20-28-NH) with updates on Nursing Home Compare (NHC), Five Star, public staffing information, and a list of...
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In a column for Provider Magazine, labor law expert Brooke Nixon urges LTC/PA care employers that now is the time to address issues related to...
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The US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its updated List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) database...
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The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has posted the updated payer rates and charges associated with the Community Care Network (CCN) effective October 1,...
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A recording of the webinar held by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and AHCA on the VA MISSION Act is now available. During...
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Watch a recording of a webinar hosed by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and AHCA to learn about the VA MISSION Act and...
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The US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its updated List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) database...
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The US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its updated List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) database...
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Under the MISSON Act, the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is expected to roll out proposed regulations relating to Veterans Care Agreements before the...
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The Department of Labor has recently published three notices of proposed rulemaking that may affect nursing centers and assisted living communities related to overtime and joint...
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The US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its updated List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) database...
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The US Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a new proposed rule that would increase the number of workers eligible for overtime. The proposal does...
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[caption id="attachment_102277" align="alignright" width="199"] Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (PRNewsFoto/Office of Inspector General Department of Health and Human Services)[/caption]...
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[caption id="attachment_102017" align="alignright" width="400"] David Gifford, MD, AHCA Senior Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs[/caption] Following the announcement from the Centers for Medicare and...
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it is taking steps to ensure that skilled nursing facilities are adequately staffed. The November...
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In a memo to members, AHCA/NCAL President and CEO Mark Parkinson offers his analysis of the impact of the 2018 midterm elections his thoughts on...
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that a new report for Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) is now available for providers, The...
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The Department of Labor (DOL) has created a new office and two new websites in help ensure compliance with federal labor laws and regulations. The...
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During the Congressional hearing on skilled nursing facility quality and safety, Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-9), Vice Chairman of the Oversight and Investigations subcommittee of the...
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On August 8, the IRS published a proposed rule that, if left unchanged, would restrict the ability of SNF owners and some assisted living owners...
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As a reminder, nursing centers should submit their Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) data for the quarter running from April 1 – June 30, 2018 in advance...
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In a special White House Rose Garden ceremony on June 6, President Donald Trump signed into law the VA Mission Act of 2018, which offers veterans...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its updated List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) database...
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AHCA/NCAL President and CEO Mark Parkinson prepared the following report on the Senate’s efforts to pass legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. ...
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This afternoon the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act repealing the Affordable Care Act. The measure passed on a 217-213 vote. ...
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The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its updated List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) database file, which reflects...
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On April 21, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued S&C: 17-25-NH on the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ). In the memorandum, CMS notes...
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In a Skilled Nursing Facility Open Door Forum last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) encouraged providers to submit their Payroll-Based Journal...
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced two changes to the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) system that will make it easier for providers...
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On January 30, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) on Reducing and Controlling Regulatory Costs. The EO's stated purpose is to help manage...
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With all the discussion in Washington about the "repeal and replacement" of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), some members have asked whether they need to...
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CMS has added an indicator to the Nursing Home Compare website that shows whether a facility has complied with the PBJ reporting requirement. If the...
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In an update to providers, vendors, and software developers, CMS has issued an updated errata V2.00.2 posted for the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) Data Submission Specifications V2.00.0....
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A federal judge has halted implementation of a Department of Labor (DOL) rule intended to overhaul overtime pay regulations. The rule was scheduled to take...
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AHCA has developed several new resources to assist members with implementing the Requirements of Participation (ROP). The newly posted materials on ahcancalED include Action Briefs,...
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The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division, in partnership with the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy, is hosting a webinar to highlight...
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Before recessing until after Election Day, the House of Representatives voted to delay the implementation of the Department of Labor (DOL) overtime rule until June...
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Twenty-one states' attorneys general, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and more than 50 other national and Texas business groups filed a legal challenge on September...
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new rule on May 18 related to overtime pay. The new regulations include multiple provisions with potential...
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has finalized new regulations on electronic recordkeeping for injuries and illnesses. The final rule will require electronic submission...
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Provider Magazine reports AHCA/NCAL President and CEO Mark Parkinson laid out in a new video priorities for Association members in 2016, with reducing hospital readmission...
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Now is the time to test how your payroll system interfaces with the new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ). CMS...
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Recognizing providers may still need help with the transition to ICD-10, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a new ICD-10 Resource...
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The Virginia Department of Health has asked us to share information related to the October 1 transition to the ICD-10 coding regarding providers’ experience with...
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The comment period on the comprehensive overhaul of the skilled nursing facility regulations closes on October 14. If you've been putting it off submitting your...
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