Volume XXX, Number 3,
March 2015

April, 2015

• April 1
  THCA Region 7 Meeting and Continuing Education, Houston, TX
• April 2
  AHCA Five-Star QM Rating and Staffing Rating webinar – to register, click on the link – April 2 – 2pm ET
• April 8
  AHCA Quality Cabinet Committees’ Strategic Planning Session, Linthicum, MD
• April 9
  • AHCA Clinical Practice Committee Breakout Meeting, Linthicum, MD
  • AHCA Quality Improvement Committee Meeting, Linthicum, MD
  • AHCA Survey/Regulatory Committee Breakout Meeting, Linthicum, MD
  • AHCA Workforce Committee Breakout Meeting, Linthicum, MD
  • Customer Experience Committee Breakout Meeting, Linthicum, MD
• April 13 – 15
  NCAL State Leader Program, Washington, DC
• April 20
  • THCAPAC Spring Golf Tournament, Austin, TX
  • THCA Executive Committee Meeting, Austin
  • THCA Board of Directors Meeting, Austin
• April 21
  • THCA Advocacy/Legal Meeting, Austin, TX
  • THCA Region Chairs Meeting, Austin, TX

• April 20 – 22    THCA Spring Conference and Resource Fair, Austin, TX – Click HERE for conference details and to pre-register

President’s Report

• Regulations, Rates and Readiness

Legislative Update

• Three Strikes Bill heard in Senate Committe

• Warren urges budget writers to remember Long Term Care

• THCA members pounding the pavement at the Texas Capitol

State News

• Managed Care resources

• THCA MEMBER ADDED VALUE:  Fact Sheet on STAR+PLUS Managed Medicaid for Physicians / Practitioners

• Nursing facility upper payment limit / Minimum payment amount –  Program update

• Nursing facility administrators can now complete licensing tasks online

• TMHP schedules system maintenance

• Distribution of resident days by RUG level

Federal News

• CMS announces changes to Five-Star Quality Rating System

• Focused dementia care survey pilot in Texas

• Surveyor guideline from CMS on CPR certification

THCA Membership Contribution

• “Maintain a Competitive Edge – Enhance Clinical Capabilities”

Announcements & Recognitions

• Newly appointed / elected THCA Board members!
• THCA welcomes our newest facility members
• THCA facility contact information sheet
• THCA Facebook & Twitter pages

• Call for Presentations for the 2015 THCA 65th Annual Convention & Trade Show

• Activity Professional Award Nominations due March 26th

THCAPAC

• THCAPAC “500 Club” recognition

• How to submit your contribution to THCAPAC

• THCAPAC Spring golf tournament

Region News

• “Step Back, Have a Seat and Take Care of Yourself”

• Region Information / Updates

Education

• THCA Spring Conference and Resource Fair April 20-22, 2015 – Omni Barton Creek Conference Center
  Austin, Texas

• THCA 65th Annual Convention and Trade Show – “65: Commitment & Devotion” – September 21-24, 2015 – The Gaylord Texas – Grapevine, Texas

• Nursing facility webinars to assist with the transition to Managed Care

• DADS and DSHS conference: Infection Control in Long-term Care 2015

If you have suggestions for education sessions or questions about THCA education, please contact Sue Wilson at the THCA office swilson@txhca.org.

Calendar

• March 2015

• April 2015