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April 13, 2023

Call to Action: We Need a 20% Medicaid Rate Increase

State budget talks remain stalled with heated discussions surrounding bail and housing reforms preventing any progress from occurring. The Legislature has now passed two budget extender bills – this week and last – to ensure that over 80,000 state workers continue to receive their paychecks. However, major legislation, including the budget itself, hangs in the balance ...  
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What to Expect with the Minimum Data Set (MDS) Transition to iQIES on April 17, 2023 | QIES Technical Support Office

On April 17, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will transition to the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) for Minimum Data Set (MDS) record submissions and reports.  As part of this transition, the QIES Assessment Submission And Processing (ASAP) system for MDS submissions will be turned off on April 13 at 8:00 p.m. ET.  See link for details!
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AHCA/NCAL: HHS Announces Expiration of COVID-19 PHE HIPAA Notifications of Enforcement Discretion

This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that the Notifications of Enforcement Discretion issued under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act during the COVID-19 public health emergency will expire at 11:59 pm on May 11, 2023, due to the expiration of the COVID-19 public health emergency ...
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Election of Officers - Letter of Intent Required

The election of officers to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for NYSHFA will take place at the general membership meeting being held at the Annual Conference on May 10, 2023 at the Turning Stone Resort, Verona, NY...
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2023 Virtual Art from the Heart Program

The Foundation for Quality Care, Inc., and the New York State Health Facilities Association/New York State Center for Assisted Living (NYSHFA | NYSCAL) are thrilled to launch the 19th Annual Virtual “Art from the Heart” program, which is designed to spotlight the artists who live in member facilities...
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