Member Update: Honoring Choices Resource - Who is Your Health Care Agent?; DPH Issues Guidance on Harm Reduction and the Protection of Caregivers; Register Now for Upcoming Webinars and In-Person Life Safety Code Workshop

Member Update: EOHHS Issues Rate Year 2025 Medicaid Nursing Facility Rates

Member Update: SNF ABN Notice Form Change; Register Now for Upcoming Webinars and In-Person Life Safety Code Workshop

2024 AHCA/NCAL Convention in Orlando & 2024 AHCA/NCAL Bronze Quality Award Workshop

Putting Patients First Law Effective January 1, 2025: Are You Ready? Attend this Webinar and Receive the MSCA Putting Patients First Law Toolkit Wednesday, October 24, 2024 1:00pm – 2:00pm Via Zoom

Where Safety Meets Standards: Join DPH and MSCA for the Annual Life Safety Code In-Person Workshop! Tuesday, October 22, 2024 9:00 am – 12:00 pm enVision Hotel & Conference Center Mansfield-Foxboro 31 Hampshire Street, Mansfield, MA 02048

EOEA will host a webinar on October 8 at 3:30 pm to update stakeholders on the status of the Massachusetts transition from MOLST to POLST.

CMS has issued Medicare billing guidance regarding the FDA-approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for the 2024–2025 season.

CMS has released an updated series of web-based training courses that provide an overview of the assessment and Section GG guidance found in the Long Term Care Facility Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) 3.0 User’s Manual, Version 1.19.1. These courses are designed to promote accurate coding of the post-acute care (PAC) cross-setting data elements.