HHSC Begins Offsite Review of Complaint and Incident Intake Investigations It is our understanding that HHSC is implementing a change to some complaint and incident intake investigations using a desk … + Read More
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Released Active Shooter Action Guide for Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities CISA has released a new Action Guide for Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities as part of a … + Read More
CMS MDS 3.0 RAI Manual Updates Include Significant PDPM-Related Changes On May 20th the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an early release of several files associated with … + Read More
Insightful sessions on PDPM at the 2019 Summer Conference PDPM Medicare is implementing a new payment system which will take effect October 1, 2019. The change from the Resource Utilization … + Read More
CMS Policy Change on Assessment Submission Time Frame The current CMS policy for submission of patient assessment records allows providers to submit records for up to 36 months after the … + Read More
We Cannot Give Up “The man who gives up accomplishes nothing and is only a hindrance. The man who does not give up can move mountains.” Ernest Hello Excerpt … + Read More
The Texas Senate approved legislation on Friday that would create a permanent council to examine issues faced by long term care providers. SB 1519 by Senator Lois Kolkhorst directs a … + Read More
Efforts to increase Medicaid reimbursement continue but it appears SB 1050 will not be the means. The Senate Finance Committee heard the bill, which would draw down federal funds to … + Read More
THCA Annual Summer Golf Tournament will be June 24 at the Wolfdancer Golf Club at the Hyatt Lost Pines. Early registration is $150 per player and is now open by … + Read More
