LeadingAge NY will be meeting later in July with Courtney Burke, the new secretary for health in Governor Cuomo’s administration.

Some of the highlights of the proposed rule are reductions in payment, changes to ICD-9-CM / ICD-10-CM codes, rebasing the 60-day episode rates, adding two claims-based quality measures and cost allocations for home health agency surveys.

Training slides from the regional June 2013 Nursing Home Evacuation/Shelter in Place Town Hall Meetings have now been posted to FLTC Research's website and the Health Commerce System (HCS).  After logging in, type “NH Town Hall Meeting” into the search window.

The revised DSS-4449C should be used upon implementation of UAS-NY, and requires physician review of the assessment.

LeadingAge NY continues to advocate for answers and clarification as this mandatory transition from the LTHHCP to MLTC begins.

DOH sets Aug. 1 target date for UAS-NY implementation in six Hudson Valley counties.

Summary of session five of the CMS Innovation Awards presentation.

DOH has posted three DALS covering revisions to both training in a foreign language and HHATP supervised practical training requirements, and a new electronic plan of correction application.