Senior housing and health experts will convene on Dec. 5^th to discuss the importance of service coordination in senior housing as our population ages.

Policies provide additional guidance on how plans should treat specific care reductions scenarios and appropriate uses of task-based assessment tools.

CMS issues guidance on the four new G-codes, changes in reporting non-covered charges, and other policy changes.

The Western NY CFO Council meets in Rochester on Nov. 30^th, while the downstate CFO Council meeting is on Dec. 2^nd.

The 2017 wage parity levels have been posted, and the certification forms are due Dec. 1^st.

DOH presents basics of managed care reimbursement to Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Waiver Transition Workgroup.

Meeting included updates on the law and discussion on awareness campaign.

Nursing homes that intend to submit corrections to their 2017 capital calculation should do so as soon as possible. DOH will grant no extensions to the Dec. 2^nd deadline.