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Governor proclaims Nursing Home Week in Iowa, May 12-18

Nursing facilities across Iowa and the nation are observing Nursing Home Week, May 12-18, 2013. In his signed procla...  


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OASIS Certificate workshop; Discount for IHCA ICAL members

The American Institute of Caring (AIC), is hosting a 2-day OASIS–C Data Collection Rules & Guidance workshop, with optional Certificate of OASIS Specialist–Clinical Exam Administrat...  


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BON clarifies nurse continuing education credit requirements

The Iowa Board of Nursing has offered the following clarification to IHCA ICAL related to recent questions raised by nurse licensees related to continuing education credits.

Upon licensur...  


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Non-Profit Board Member Training on April 11

IHCA is hosting a Non-Profit Board Member Training Program on April 11 in West Des Moines. This event brings together non-profit nursing facility administrators and their facility board members to ...  


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ACA Compliance and Ethics Program - Implement by March 23, 2013

AHCA has issued the following on the ACA Compliance and Ethics Program - Implement by March 23, 2013.

According to the statutory language in section 6102 of...  


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Foundation scholarships now accepting applications

Health Care Education Scholarships
The IHCA Foundation is offering up to 25 $1,000 scholarships to employees at IHCA and ICAL member facilities who are furthering their ed...  


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New TB testing rules effective date delayed

The new TB testing rules effective date has been delayed for 70 days by the Administrative Rules Committee at its meeting on January 8. This delay, until mid-March, pushes back the original effec...  


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Iowa's comparison on national Quality Measures

Mary Jane Venteicher, IHCA Director of Quality and Clinical Services, has reviewed the new publicly reported Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Measures (QMs). Using inf...  


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An Owner’s Guide to the Employer Mandate

With the Affordable Care Act employer mandate to offer health insurance coverage looming for providers, AHCA/NCAL President and CEO Mark Parkinson, issued the memo, click to view

Medicaid HCBS Elderly Waiver new AL On-Call Service

(For ALs enrolled in the Iowa Medicaid program)

Effective March 1, 2013, the Medicaid HCBS Elderly Waiver program will pay for 24-hour per day on-call (supervision) service for E...  


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