2005 newsletter archives

The Administrator's Advocate is the Illinois Nursing Home Administrators Association's monthly newsletter. Regular articles that appear in the newsletter consist of legislative reports, legal issues, regulatory updates, and a classified section for employment opportunities.

	December 2005: Message From the President; LTC Bulletin #2005/15-Medicare Coinsurance for Medicare / Medicaid Dual Eligible Residents; LTC Bulletin #2005/14-Have You Considered the Affects of Medicare Part D on SNF’s?
	November 2005: Admission Agreement and the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act; LTC Bulletin #2005/08 - The Medicare Prescription Drug Program Where Do I Find the Answers!; CMS Consultant’s Workshop; Administrator Test Review Courses; Banning Nurses Overtime-Hospitals Only; INHAA’s November Conference to emphasize • Decubitis, • Incontinence, and • Wound Care
	October 2005: The Use of Arbitration Agreements as an Alternative to Nursing Home Litigation; • Decubitis, • Incontinence, • Wound Care; Conference Room Temperatures; The Schism in Organized Labor, What Happened? What Does It Mean for Health Care Employers?; Fire Retardant Product
	September 2005: Illinois Medicaid Policy Change for Dually Eligible Residents; Emergency Regulations; New Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR) Options; Bits and Pieces — Legislative Update
	August 2005: Wage, Hour and Utilization Data 2003 - HSA 11; New IDPH DO-NOT-RESUSCITATE Forms; "From the Office" - Fax Number Reminder for Registration Confirmations; LTC Bulletin #2005_11 - New Expedited Appeals Process Effective July 1, 2005 for ALL Skilled Nursing Facilities; LTC Bulletin #2005_07 - Dual Eligible Beneficiaries and the Medicare Prescription Drug Plans; FR&R Medicare Conference; 36 CEUs Required by 11/30/05
	July 2005: Wage, Hour and Utilization Data 2003; Public to Have Opportunity to Comment on Nursing Home Issues; Illinois Department On Aging Solutions Event: Older Americans Act Reauthorization
	May 2005: Wage, Hour And Utilization Data 2003 - HSA 9; Illinois Employers Now Subject to Suits by Attorney General for “Pattern & Practice” Discrimination; Healthcare Bulletin #2005_04 - Change In Appeals Process; Physician Practice Bulletin #2005_01 - New Medicare Fraud Alert; LTC Bulletin #2005_03 - MDS 3.0, Is It Ever Coming?; A Funny Thing Happened at the Nursing Home
	March 2005: Wage, Hour and Utilization Data 2003: Member Survey Comments Second Installment; Edens Retirement Center, Inc.- Tax Exemptions Denied; The Most Frequently Cited F” Tags; LTC Bulletin #2005_02- No Funds for Enforcement of Osha’s TB Respiratory Protection Standard
	February 2005: Member Survey Comments Related to: “The Administrator’s Advocate”; Nursing Home Litigation Primer; Nursing Homes Receive 3% Increase: Reporting Criteria Potentially Compensational Events (PCE); I Save Rx Prescription Drug Importation Program
	January 2005: Don’t Gamble with Compliance: Recent Cases Show Feds Cracking Down On Quality of Care in Nursing Homes; Administrator and Consultant Articles

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Illinois Nursing Home Administrators Association
PO Box 111; Lanark Il 61046-0111
Tel: (800) 709-9155
FAX: (815) 493-6507
Internet: inhaa@aeroinc.net

Updated: 05/15/07