ANCOR Shares Survey on Proposed Overtime Rule
RCPA Members Encouraged to Submit Comments and Complete Survey on Master Plan for Older Adults
On May 25, 2023, Governor Shapiro signed Executive Order 2023-09 — Pennsylvania’s Master Plan for Older Adults. This Executive Order directs the Pennsylvania Department of Aging to lead the Master Plan for Older Adults, a state-led, stakeholder-driven, 10-year strategic planning resource that can help states transform their infrastructure and coordination of services for older adult and disability populations.
The Department of Aging has been leading stakeholder listening sessions and presenting at various venues across the state in order to gather input and comments that will support the development of the master plan. Visit here to see the dates and times of virtual listening sessions planned in September; included in these sessions is a PowerPoint presentation.
Members are encouraged to contribute what you think should be the plan’s priority goals, objectives, and initiatives to support the highest quality of life for older adults. Comments can be shared here, via email, or by mail to Pennsylvania Department of Aging c/o Master Plan, 555 Walnut Street, 5th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101.
Members are also encouraged to complete the Needs Assessment Survey, which is designed to capture the experience of older adults and adults with disabilities. The survey will remain open until September 30, 2023.
Last Chance to Claim Early Bird Registration Rates for the 2023 RCPA Conference!
It’s your last chance to claim early bird registration for the 2023 RCPA Annual Conference A Decade of Unity, as early bird rates end this Friday, September 8! Be sure to take a look at our registration brochure, where you’ll see our full lineup of speakers, sessions, and workshops as well as information on reserving your hotel room and more! You won’t want to miss earning CEs with workshops such as:
- What We Know About the Effectiveness of FBMHS: Implications for Service Delivery
- Discover how FBMHS improved functionality for adolescents with SED as well as how to use the ESFT Logic Model as a framework for discussing clinical implications.
- Don’t Forget the Pharmacist! Impact of the Innovative Collaboration Between Woods Services and Synergy Pharmacy on Patients With ID/A
- Learn about strategies that enhance quality of care and improve safety for a complex population through a dynamic panel discussion highlighting the work of Woods’ clinical teams and its partnership with Synergy.
- Independence and Wellness Through Employment
- Identify strategies of person-centered employment readiness and seeking, and deconstruct the complex process of identifying jobs beyond the “usual entry level” positions for a whole-person approach to employment.
- Building the Framework: The Interactions of Ethics, Bias, & Cultural Humility
- Create a foundation for client-centered care by taking an introspective exploration of ethical principles, bias, and cultural humility.
- Sustainable Development Preventive Planning in Mental and Behavioral Health
- Experience participatory planning by being grouped into simulated communities and analyzing risk factor data to inform decisions to protect children and youth from developing mental and behavioral disorders.
- Moving From Great Resignation to Great Retention
- Develop policies and procedures that support employee wellbeing while using behavioral assessments to improve talent management.
- Adapting Interventions for Neurodiversity Effectiveness
- Learn about interventions, modifications, and adaptations for family-based, PCIT, and education systems to improve outcomes for children affected by FASD, their families, and the support providers who work with them.
- Suicide in a Chaotic World
- Examine strategies and possible solutions to prevent suicide in the workplace as well as the general community, with an emphasis on the importance of conversation, language, and listening to help those who are having thoughts of suicide by connecting through hope.
Register today!
In addition to an impressive roster of speakers, our 2023 Conference will have an exciting array of sponsors and exhibitors. We thank those who have signed on thus far! **NOTE: EXHIBIT BOOTHS ARE SOLD OUT.** If you are interested in sponsoring, visit here for more details or contact Carol Ferenz, Conference Coordinator, with any questions you may have. Keep up-to-date and register today for #rcpaconf!
RCPA Silent Auction — Request for Support
RCPA continues to raise funds to support the RCPA PAC, which provides financial support to state legislators who have demonstrated a strong, consistent, and positive interest in our issues and priorities.
We are excited to once again host the RCPA PAC silent auction to be held in conjunction with the RCPA conference. The silent auction will be held outside Connections Hall during the conference, and with over 700 attendees (registrants, presenters, exhibitors, and sponsors), we are hoping to attract all to participate.
We are requesting your consideration in assisting us with providing a donation of an auction item. We are hoping to secure a variety of auction items that will be enticing to all members. All donations are greatly appreciated and can be something as simple as a gift certificate for a restaurant to a basket of sorts (candy, movie night, grilling items, cooking theme). We are also accepting items such as jewelry, designer handbags, tickets to college or professional sporting events, golf items, and sports memorabilia. We hope we can count on your support.
We would like to thank our donors to date, including the following:
- Basket of Sorts — Venango Training & Development Center, Inc.
- Pearl & Gemstone Cuff Bracelet — RCPA Staff
- The 19th Hole Basket (Whiskey, Cigars & Golf Balls) — Children’s Service Center of Wyoming Valley, Inc.
- Chocolate / Kate Space Basket — PLEA
- Coach Denim Jacket — RCPA Staff
- Hershey Lodge Stay — Hershey Resorts
- Black & Gold Pendant Statement Necklace — RCPA Staff
- Round of Golf for 4 People — Dauphin Highlands Golf Course
- Victoria’s Secret Large Tote Bag & Wallet — RCPA Staff
- 2 Steelers / Packers Football Tickets — Corporate Benefits Consultants, Inc.
- Winter Basket — Wesley Family Services
- Basket of Sorts — Hope Enterprises
- 2 Branded Sweaters & 2 Yeti Coffee Mugs — Greenspace Health
- Signed Football from #2 Darius Slay of the Philadelphia Eagles — Success Rehabilitation, Inc.
- Little League World Series Basket — Firetree, Ltd.
Please contact Christine Tartaglione before September 29, 2023, if you would like to donate any items. Thank you for your consideration of our request. We hope we can count on your support, and we look forward to seeing you at the conference.
CMS Hospital/Quality Initiative Open Door Forum Planned for Sept. 6
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will conduct the hospital/quality initiative open door forum (ODF) tomorrow, September 6, 2023, at 2:00 pm. Some of the agenda topics for the call include:
- FY 2024 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)/Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Final Rule:
- IPPS Payment Updates
- LTCH Payment Updates
- Wage Index Proposals
- Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) Graduate Medical Education (GME) Proposal
- New Technology Add-on Payment Proposals
- Social Determinants of Health
- Physician-Owned Hospital Proposal
- Quality Updates
- Hospital Value-Based Payment (VBP) Updates
- FY 2024 IPF PPS Final Rule
- Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems (HCAHPS) Podcast Now Available — Updates to HCAHPS Survey Mode Adjustments
- Hospital Outpatient Department (OPD) Prior Authorization — Facet Joint Interventions
- Email: OPD Prior Authorization Inbox
- Website: OPD Prior Authorization
NEW and UPDATED Open Door Forum Participation Instructions:
This call will be a Zoom webinar. To participate by webinar, register here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Webinar ID: 160 121 2402
Passcode: 860132
Note that, although the ODFs are now a Zoom webinar, we will only use the audio function. There is no need for cameras to be on.
Time is Running Out for Early Bird Registration for the 2023 RCPA Conference!
Don’t wait any longer — time is running out to take advantage of the early bird registration rate for the 2023 RCPA Annual Conference A Decade of Unity! Early bird rates end Friday, September 8, 2023. You can view our registration brochure to see our exciting lineup of sessions, keynote speakers, and activities, including networking and Connections Hall events, as well as information on booking your hotel room. Complete the brochure and reserve your seat at the early bird discount rate today!
We also wish to extend our thanks to those organizations that have already contributed and shown their support! Please note that all exhibitor booths have been reserved! However, you can still sponsor and advertise by completing our sponsor/exhibitor brochure today! As a reminder, sponsors, exhibitors, and advertisers who wish to be listed on the website, the mobile app, and in the conference program must submit all materials by September 8. If questions remain, please contact Carol Ferenz, Conference Coordinator.
CDC Updates Youth Sports Coaches Online Concussion Training
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released an updated HEADS UP to Youth Sports: Online Concussion Training for Coaches. The training provides important information to assist coaches identify signs and symptoms of possible concussions and steps to take if one occurs.
The objectives of the training include:
- Describe what concussions are, how they occur, and at least one long-term and two short-term potential effect on an athlete’s physical and mental health;
- Recognize at least two signs and two symptoms of a concussion you might observe during a practice or game;
- Explain your role in determining if an athlete should be removed from a practice or game, and list four steps to take after a possible concussion occurs; and
- Identify at least two ways you can prioritize concussion safety.
Engage With Industry Leaders and Earn CEs at the 2023 RCPA Annual Conference!
At the 2023 RCPA Annual Conference A Decade of Unity, you’ll gain the opportunities for CEs and training while engaging directly with leaders in health and human services! Sessions will provide value to everyone, from nurses and DSPs to leadership and legal teams. View the full brochure here, and claim your early bird rate, your hotel room, and your discount today so you can earn CEs through workshops such as:
- Walk the Talk: Working in the Behavioral Health Field When You, Yourself, Have a Mental Illness
- Listen to Dr. Staley’s story of working within the behavioral health field when she herself was using evidence-based strategies to handle her own mental illness.
- Disrupting the Great Resignation
- Equip your leadership team with the necessary tools and skills for addressing barriers to employee engagement and retention.
- Applied Tabletop Role-Playing Games – Change Through Play
- Learn how you can use the power of role-playing games, such as Dungeons and Dragons, for capacity building, therapy, and educational goals.
- Using System-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) to Reduce Acuity and Enhance Skill Acquisition in Individuals With Behavioral Health Challenges, IDD, and Autism
- Reduce major risk events and workers’ compensation claims, and enhance functional levels and quality of life for youth and adults with behavioral challenges and ID/A through PBIS.
- Applying Augmented Intelligence to Workforce Challenges and Care Delivery
- Evaluate the types of augmented intelligence technologies available to clinicians in behavioral health and how they can improve care delivery.
- Amplifying the Patient Voice: Using the Treatment Atlas Patient Experience Survey to Increase Engagement and Promote Quality Improvement at Your Facility
- Discover strategies for completing the Patient Experience Survey (PES) to support your facility in better understanding patient populations, benchmark to state averages, and opportunities for quality improvement.
- Termination Without Litigation
- Learn how you can protect yourself and your agency through proper disciplinary practices and the importance of documentation.
Register today!
In addition to an impressive roster of speakers, our 2023 Conference will have an exciting array of sponsors and exhibitors. We thank those who have signed on thus far! **NOTE: EXHIBIT BOOTHS ARE SOLD OUT.** If you are interested in sponsoring, visit here for more details or contact Carol Ferenz, Conference Coordinator, with any questions you may have. Keep up-to-date and register today for #rcpaconf!
Proposed Rule Making Governing Overtime Salary Threshold Released
Reminder: RCPA PH/BH Integration Webinar Series on OMHSAS/OMAP Vision on Sept. 11
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