— As part of the cultural change initiative, DADS will host four symposia in 2012. Registration information will be available a month before each event:
- Lubbock – Wednesday, August 22, Holiday Inn Lubbock – Hotel and Towers
- Dallas – Friday, August 24, Westin Park Central
- San Antonio – Tuesday, November 13, Sheraton Gunter Hotel
- Houston – Thursday, November 15, Houston Marriott Westchase
— DADS issued an alert to providers and other qualified entities to become a residential services DBMD provider in Region 7, the Austin area, which needs a provider to serve 12 people under the Licensed Home Health Assisted Living service category. Contact Paul Straka in Community Services Contracts at DADS by phone at 512-438-3460 or email at paul.straka@dads.state.tx.us.
— DADS RSD will hold a provider meeting for NFs on July 11, 2012, from 9-3 p.m. in El Paso. Please register to attend at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N5FS2DF
— CMS has posted the results of the Skilled Nursing Facility policy changes: the http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/SNFPPS/Spotlight.html.
See the news alert page for more updates.