— DADS will host the annual ICF/IID Provider & Surveyor Conference, Feb. 5 & 6, 2014, at the Commons Conference Center on the J.J. Pickle Center campus in Austin. Contact Katharine McCormick at Katharine.Mccormick@dads.state.tx.us for more information.
— CMS has made available for download a presentation in their MDS 3.0 Provider Updates program, “Discharge Assessments and the Use of Dashes.”
— CMS released S&C Memorandum 13-56 (PDF) to outline the steps to take to address MDS 3.0 discharge assessments that haven’t been completed and/or submitted as required under 42 CFR §483.20(g) and 42 CFR §483.20(f)(1). Texas providers with questions should contact Cheryl Shiffer, MDS Clinical Coordinator. From the alert:
Provider Action Required! CMS is providing this information in order to ensure nursing home completion of discharge assessments for inactive residents by Sept. 30, 2013.
— Registration is open for the 3rd Annual Culture Change Conference scheduled for Tuesday, September 24, 2013, from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Norris Conference Center in Fort Worth.
Time: 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM CDT
— DADS has compiled a list of information letters that will be retired or removed after determining they have no further informational value. See the news alert page for the list.
See the news page for more information about these and other alerts.
