THCA Notes

Volume XXXI, Number 10
October 2016

November 2016

3

ASHCAE Executive Committee & Past Presidents Planning Retreat – Denver, CO

11

Live! Q & A Session with the LTC Trend Tracker Team

16

Part 3 – QI Series Unintended Healthcare Outcomes Webinar

16 – 18

AHCA/NCAL 2016 Fall Conference for Multifacility CEOs and Senior Excutive Leaders – Laguna Beach, CA

17

QA Bronze, Silver, and Gold Intent to Apply Deadline

President’s Report

• President’s Report – October 2016

Legislative Update

• State Health Agency Releases Budget Requests

• Feds Ban Use of Arbitration Clauses by Facilities

Commitment to Care

• Commitment to Care News – October 2016

State / THCA News

• Diagnosis Code Requirements for a Professional Claim (837P) Effective October 13, 2016

• Texas Controlled Substances Registration — DPS licenses/Certificates for nursing facilities

National / AHCA News

• Release of Final Requirements of Participation

• New Office of Civil Rights Clearance Procedures for Initial Medicare Certification and Changes of Ownership Became Effective September 1

Education 

• Stop Talking About Work/Life Balance! TEQ and the Millennial Generation
  By Meagan Johnson

Announcements & Recognition

• Announcements/Recognition – October 2016

THCA Associate Business Member News

• THCA ABM News – October 2016

THCA Region News

• THCA Region News – October 2016

THCA PAC

• THCA PAC News – October 2016

Calendar

• October 2016
• November 2016