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November 28, 2014

CAHCF - Alert

CT ACHCA - Annual Holiday Luncheon

CAHCF - Best Practices

AHCA/NCAL - Fraud and Abuse Prevention Toolkit

Alzheimer's Association - Caring For People with Alzheimer's Disease: Train the Trainer Curriculum

Medicaid State Plan Amendment on Reimbursement to Connecticut Acute-care Hospitals

AHCA/NCAL - Independent Owners Webinar

Educational Conference & Trade Show

AHCA/NCAL Preferred Products and Services Program

Thought For The Week

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CAHCF - Alert

We sent you an Alert on Tuesday regarding a Legal Memo

from Murtha Cullina LLP entitled, "Disposal of Controlled Substances." The Memo is

posted to the Legal page of our website at www.cahcf.org/memonly/legal.htm.

Alerts are important! It's always a good idea to periodically check the Newswire/Alert

page of our website at www.cahcf.org/memonly/newswire.htm to check for any you

may have missed. Make sure to share Alerts with appropriate personnel within your

organization.

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CT ACHCA - Annual Holiday Luncheon

The Connecticut Chapter of the American College

of Health Care Administrators is pleased to announce their Annual Holiday Luncheon

to be held Friday, December 5th at the Inn at Middletown in Middletown, CT. The

event will run from 11:00 AM (Registration opens at 10:30 AM) until 3:00 PM with a

Chapter Meeting at 11:00 AM; Luncheon at 12:00 Noon; Jonathan Pelto, Keynote

Speaker at 1:00 PM; and, of course, the Chapter's infamous Collegiality Hour beginning

at 2:00 PM. The event concludes at 3:00 PM.

A Program Announcement and Registration Information is posted to the Calendar/Event/Seminar page of our website at www.cahcf.org/event.htm. Please try

to get back to Rick by November 28th so that we'll have an accurate food count.

Two (2) CEUs are offered to Nursing Home Administrators for their attendance at the

Annual Holiday Luncheon.

FREE valet parking; two (2) FREE beverage coupons per Attendee.

Chapter Members and guests registering with a Chapter Member are $ 50.00/person;

not-yet-Members are $ 100.00/person. Attend with a Chapter Member!

Questions? Contact Richard Brown at 860-290-9424; [email protected].

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CAHCF - Best Practices

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Heritage Healthcare Services

O'Connor Davies

Quill Corporation

One more left!, and Heather and Dena tell us that it's critical information you need

to have. Make sure that someone from your facility is there to hear it!

Dates, Times, Locations, Program Announcements and Registration Information are

now posted to the Calendar/Event/Seminar Info page of our website at

www.cahcf.org/event.htm.

12/16 Best Practices: HIPAA Security

Individual seminar offerings are Member $ 75.00/person first attendee; Member $

50.00/person second and subsequent attendee from the SAME FACILITY; $

90.00/person not-yet-a-Member.

All seminars will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in

Cromwell, CT and are three (3) contact hours.

Substitutions ARE allowed.

Up to 15 CEUs will be awarded to Nursing Home Administrators for their attendance.

Save the dates and sign up ASAP!!!

Questions? Please contact Adriana Manning at the Association at 860-290-9424;

[email protected].

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AHCA/NCAL - Fraud and Abuse Prevention Toolkit

From our friends at the American Health Care Association (AHCA/NCAL):

AHCA/NCAL is pleased to release the Fraud and Abuse Prevention Toolkit

(posted on AHCA/NCAL website), which is prepared by Reed Smith attorneys,

Susan Edwards and Carol Lepere; reviewed by AHCA's Legal Committee; and

edited by AHCA Public Affairs staff, Tom Burke.

This Toolkit will help AHCA/NCAL membership untangle the complex web of

federal and state agencies, regulations and laws related to fraud and abuse.

Although the Toolkit focuses on nursing care centers (NCCs); much of the

information within also applies to other settings, such as assisted living

communities (ALCs) and centers for individuals with intellectual and

developmental disabilities (ID/DD). In all of those settings, for example, the

federal anti-kickback and Stark laws will apply (e.g., those laws are relevant to all health care programs including both the Medicare and Medicaid). Please note,

the Toolkit will help AHCA/NCAL membership better understand the legal

environment they operate within; however, it is not a Compliance Program or

Compliance Plan. Instead, this Toolkit was specifically developed to help

members improve their compliance with federal fraud and abuse laws and

regulations.

To obtain a copy of the Toolkit go to

http://www.ahcancal.org/facility_operations/integrity/Pages/default.aspx.

Please contact Dianne De La Mare at [email protected] if you have any

questions.



Marcum, LLP

Omnicare Pharmacy of CT

SMS - housekeeping / janitorial services

Thank you, AHCA/NCAL.

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Alzheimer's Association - Caring For People with

Alzheimer's Disease: Train the Trainer Curriculum

The Alzheimer's Association, Connecticut Chapter

is pleased to announce multiple presentations of their Caring for People with

Alzheimer's Disease: Train the Trainer Curriculum.

This is a great opportunity for you to train someone from your facility to provide

mandated dementia training to your staff that meets the requirements of the law.

Please note well the discounted rate due to funding provided by the State of CT

Department of Labor! CAHCF was part of the group that worked hard to make this

happen for you. We encourage you to take advantage of the opportunity.

Presentation dates, sites and registration information are provided in the flyer available

from the Calendar/Event/Seminar page of our website at www.cahcf.org/event.htm.

Thank you for your consideration.

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Medicaid State Plan Amendment on Reimbursement to

Connecticut Acute-care Hospitals

Vincent Ruocco, CPA, Partner, O'Connor Davies LLP and Financial Consultant to the

Association has brought to our attention a recent Medicaid State Plan Amendment

(SPA) on Reimbursement to Connecticut Acute-care Hospitals. You can find it on the

following link www.ct.gov/dss/lib/dss/pdfs/spa15003.pdf. Members may find it

interesting/instructive.

Thank you, Vincent.

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AHCA/NCAL - Independent Owners Webinar

From our friends at the American Health Care Association (AHCA/NCAL):

Good day IO Council members,

I would like to make you aware of a webinar coming up specifically for

Independent Owners. Below please find the dates, descriptions and registration

information. I hope you will make plans to attend as well as share this

information with the IOs in your state and your state executives.

SNF Re-hospitalization Program – Independent Owners Preparing for

Implementation

December 17, 2014 at 1:00 PM EST (90 minutes)

http://webinars.ahcancal.org/session.php?id=14836

The Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (H.R. 4302; Pub.L. 113–93)

included several important provisions for the skilled nursing center industry. Of

key importance is a re-hospitalization program. The Centers for Medicare and

Medicaid (CMS) will withhold two percent of Medicare fee-for-services payments

to skilled nursing centers. In turn, skilled nursing centers will be able to receive

these withheld funds by meeting CMS and industry agreed to facility-specific re-

hospitalization rates.



ProCareLTC Long Term Care Pharmacy Services

AllStar Therapy

Preferred Therapy Solutions

Learning Objectives:

1. Basics of the SNF Re-Hospitalization Program

2. Ideas for Preparation Including Use of Long Term Care Trend Tracker

3. Information on How Some Members Are Preparing for Implementation

Please let me know what questions you have. I am happy to be helpful.

Sincerely,

Christy Sharp

Senior Director, Member Services

American Health Care Association

1201 L Street NW

Washington, DC 20005

202-898-2839

[email protected]

Thank you AHCA/NCAL.

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Educational Conference & Trade Show

Leah Killian-Smith of Pathway Health promised to get us a copy of her presentation,

"PEPPER, OSCAR, QMs & 5 Star Reports: How to Interpret, Understand and

Utilize These Reports for Positive Results" to share with you, and SHE DID!

We have it posted at this time to the Ed Conf & Trade Show page of our website at

www.cahcf.org/ec&ts.htm (bottom of the page).

Thank you, Leah!

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AHCA/NCAL Preferred Products and Services Program

In an environment of ever-diminishing resources, make sure that you explore ALL of the

possibilities offered through the AHCA/NCAL Preferred Products and Services

Program.

Make sure to visit www.ahcabenefits.com for information on employee health

insurance!

Additional information is available from the AHCA/NCAL website at

www.ahcancal.org/about_ahca/ahca_membership/Pages/PreferredProducts.aspx.

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Thought For The Week

Thanksgiving Day aftermath. Your house?



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