What's New to WAHSA's Web Site






Files added to WAHSA's web site during the week of March 8, 2010:

50 Years: Journeys of Caring
  • WAHSA's 2010 Spring Conferene Celebrating Our 50th Anniversary
  • Featuring 50 Educational Sessions
  • Introducting the Electronic Medical Records Software Forum
  • Continuing Our Tradition of Excellene with WAHSA's Annual Business Meeting
  • May 5-7, 2010 in La Crosse, Wisconsin

    Files added to WAHSA's web site during the week of March 1, 2010:

    Employment Opportunities -- March 5, 2010
  • RN Supervisor, Sheboygan

    e-News - March 5, 2010
  • Family Care Provider Forum – Round 2
  • LTC Council Discusses Family Care Issues
  • Legislative Update
  • Feingold Seeks Evaluation of the Nursing Home Survey and Enforcement Process
  • Reimbursement and Claims Submission Changes for Non-Emergency Nursing Home Transportation
  • WAHSA Opposes Nursing Home Non-Emergency Transportation Services Via a Transportation Broker
  • Division of Quality Assurance (DQA) “Draft Memo” on Nursing Home Abuse Reporting Requirements
  • Federal Act Extends Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update and the Therapy Cap Exception Process (Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
  • Employment Opportunities
  • WAHSA Calendar

    Files added to WAHSA's web site during the week of February 22, 2010:

    e-News - February 26, 2010
  • Department of Revenue Releases 2009 County Equalized Values for the Benevolent Retirement Home for the Aged Property Tax Exemption Calculation
  • WAHSA Capitol Hill Visits Focus on FMAP Increases, Medicare Marketbasket and Troubles with the DEA
  • State Senate Aging Committee Schedules a March 3rd Public Hearing on the Nursing Home NOV Notification Bill
  • WAHSA Public Policy Forum Fuels Advocacy Efforts
  • Calls for Family Care Audit Intensify/Provider Concerns Aired
  • WAHSA’s Survey and Regulatory Survival Toolkit Unveiled
  • WAHSA Documents Nursing Home Medicaid Losses
  • MDS Innovation Team Meetings – March 2010
  • Survey Management Part V: Beyond Day One
  • Life Safety Code FAQs
  • Nursing Home Remittance Advice Process to Change May 1st
  • Employment Opportunities
  • WAHSA Calendar

    Employment Opportunities -- February 26, 2010
  • Position Wanted: Senior Housing Manager/Director of Resident Services, Southeastern Wisconsin
  • Inservice Training Director, West Bend
  • Director of Nursing, Prairie Farm
  • Director of Nursing, LaCrosse

    Checkpoints -- February 22, 2010
  • Survey Management Part V: Beyond Day One

    Files added to WAHSA's web site during the week of February 8, 2010:

    MDS 3.0 and RUGs IV Training Program -- 6 Locations + 12 Dates + 2 Webinars = 1 Great Program

    Life Safety Code FAQs -- February 2010

  • We were recently cited for failing to address the evacuation of the smoke compartment in our written fire safety plan. Please provide clarification as to what all should be covered in our written plan.
  • I have a door that leads from one of my corridors into an enclosed courtyard. I was told I need to add a special sign to this door telling people it is not an exit. Is that true?

    Legal FAQs -- February 2010
  • We have decided to pay the federal civil monetary penalty ("CMP") without contesting the citations. What procedures should we follow to make the payment?
  • We originally filed an appeal of the State SOD, but have now received the forfeiture assessment and decided that we would rather pay the reduced forfeiture amount and not appeal. What should we do?

    Files added to WAHSA's web site during the week of February 8, 2010:

    Selecting the Right EMR Software: by John Ederer, President, American Data, Sauk City, WI

    Best Practices for EMR/EHR Software Selection: by Janice Ahlstrom, RN, BSN, CPHIMS, Partner, WIPFLi; Kurt Hahlbeck, Partner, WIPFLi; and Scott Owens, PMP, WIPFLi. (WAHSA is reprinting this article with permission from Janice Ahlstrom and WIPFLi)

    Electronic Medical Records - Getting it Right: by Janice Ahlstrom, CPHIMS, RN
    (WAHSA is reprinting this article with permission from Janice Ahlstrom and WIPFLi)

    Clinical FAQs -- February 2010

  • Is there a regulation regarding how many different levels of care I can have in my RCAC? Also, is there a regulation that states what each level of care should include?

    Checkpoints -- February 11, 2010
  • Managing the Survey Process Part IV: It's Show Time

    e-News - February 12, 2010
  • The New Property Tax Exemption for Benevolent Retirement Homes for the Aged
  • Health Care Charges Transparency Bill Voted Out of Committee
  • Public Hearing Scheduled on Dementia Specialist Certification Bill
  • AAHSA Spring Conference: February 21-24, 2010 – Washington, D.C.
  • Electronic Medical Records Information and Implementation
  • Nursing Home Medicaid Payments Delayed
  • Clinical FAQs
  • Nursing Home Resident Characteristics and DQA Citing Data
  • Survey Management Part IV: It’s Show Time
  • Free Abuse Prevention Train-the-Trainer Program Available
  • Individual User ID Log-in to the MDS Submission System and Casper Reports
  • Assisted Living Employee Vacancy, Retention, and Turnover Survey
  • WAHSA Calendar

    Files added to WAHSA's web site during the week of February 1, 2010:

    e-News - February 5, 2010
  • Get Connected through WAHSA’s New Listserv
  • Updated Family Care Contracting Toolkit Available to Members: Contract issues to be Discussed on February 18th at WAHSA’s Public Policy Program
  • State of Wisconsin’s Finances: Unsettled
  • 50 Years: Journeys of Caring
  • Gear Up for Auction 2010
  • State Legislative Update
  • Federal Legislative Update
  • MDS 3.0 & RUGs IV Training Program
  • Taking the Guess Work Out of Electronic Medical Records Software
  • Selecting the Right Electronic Medical Records Software
  • The Importance of Evaluating Cognitive Function in Residents of Assisted Living Facilities
  • Managing the Survey Process Part III: Survey Bound and in “The Window”
  • "Laugh ... and The Whole World Laughs With You. Cry ... and You Have To Blow Your Nose."
  • MDS Innovation Team Meeting -- February 16, 2010
  • Expansion of Medicare Coverage of Telehealth Services for 2010
  • Employment Opportunities
  • WAHSA Calendar

    Employment Opportunities -- February 5, 2010
  • Senior Living Billing and Cost Report Specialist, Eau Claire

    Checkpoints -- February 4, 2010
  • Managing the Survey Process Part III: Survey Bound and in "The Window"

    Legends in Leadership -- February 2010
  • "Laugh ... and The Whole World Laughs With You. Cry ... and You Have To Blow Your Nose."




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