Iowa Health Care Association https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Sept. 23 member question of the week: What are the qualifications required to serve as a Silver Quality Award Examiner? (SNF/NF, AL) CMS releases updated MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual effective Oct. 1 Iowa Total Care Provider Alert: Pre-denial peer-to-peer process update PBJ is now live in iQIES: What providers need to know New resource for preventing infections in your long-term care community Wellpoint Provider Alert: Use no-cost electronic claims and payments to avoid paper administrative fees ALMC Program and AL Regulatory class this October Help shape the future of quality in Iowa: Become a Silver Quality Award Examiner Iowa Total Care responds to member questions; View their responses Sept. 16 and Sept. 23 Compliance Store resources: MDS 3.0 changes, updated infection control policies, census management resources and more Two ways to strengthen your facility’s bottom line Home Care Provider Update Call summary from Sept. 10 New CMS resource now available: SNF VBP Program: Measures, Scoring and Reporting Training CDC updates respiratory virus guidance for health care personnel Free upcoming webinar about reducing common food citations CMS posts quarterly SNF consolidated billing HCPCS code updates CDC issues interim guidance for the 2026-2027 flu season One week left to participate and save $300 on IHCA’s Wage and Benefits Survey How the recent CDC guidance change affects OSHA reporting Updated CDC guidance: Conjunctivitis and health care workers 2027 IHCA Cabinet and Board members announced Gero Nurse Prep nets nursing facilities more revenue, higher occupancy, fewer deficiencies and lower staff turnover Williams & Company Woodruff Construction VIUM Capital Virtuous LTC Consulting Services ViClarity US FOODS Uniti Med TrueMed LTC Pharmacy Tri-State Nursing Trio Pharmacy Services Touche LTC Time Management Systems The Compliance Store The Accel Group LLC Teva Pharmaceuticals TapestryHealth Sysco Iowa Synchrony Pharmacy Sunset Nutrition Consulting Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Suncrest Hospice Silver Management Solutions Home St. Croix Hospice Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, PLC SIG Health (Signature Healthcare) SenovaCare Member Spotlight