Join DPH and Mass Senior Care for a webinar on Successfully Navigating the Informal Dispute Resolution Process (IDR), and the Independent Informal Dispute Process (IIDR) Tuesday, November 19, 2024 1:00 pm –3:00 pm
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s (DPH) Nurse Aide Registry Services (NARS) announced its testing vendor, D & S Headmaster (“D&S”), will begin offering the nurse aide certification exam in Haitian Creole, in addition to Spanish, Chinese, and English.
The 2025 AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Intent to Apply (ITA) period is open, but the deadline to apply is next week! AHCA encourages applicants who plan to apply for a 2025 Quality Award to submit an ITA by logging into the Quality Award Portal before the deadline on November 14, 2024. Applicants will receive an automatic discount on the overall application fee when submitting a 2025 application.
The CDC has endorsed two new recommendations from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the COVID and pneumonia vaccines.
The SNF Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available. These reports contain provider performance scores for quality measures, which will be published on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog (PDC) during the January 2025 refresh.
Staffing data for July 1 – September 30, 2024, is due by 11:59 p.m. EST on November 14. Nursing facilities are encouraged to submit their data early and review the staffing reports in CASPER to confirm the accuracy and completeness of submissions.
Member Update: Nurse Aide Certification Testing Available in Haitian Creole Starting December 2nd; CMS Extends Due Date for All Medicare Revalidations to May 1, 2025; CDC Updates Guidance for COVID-19 and Pneumonia Vaccines