MHCA Informer 4/16/2025
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Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Official Publication of Minnesota Home Care Association
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Inside the Informer
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Member News
MHCA In Action
Member Corner
Committee Updates
State News
Federal News
Educational Opportunities
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Member News
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Advanced Coding Education – April 23, 25, and 30
Next week, Joan Usher will present part 1 of the Advanced Coding Education series. Accurate coding under PDGM will require an increased skill set and knowledge of ICD-10 coding guidelines and conventions. Why gamble with coding and your reimbursement? Make sure your agency has a “full house” of coding experts.
Register here.
Enhance Your Expertise in Wound Care
On May 14, Jeri Lundgren, RN, BSN, PHN, CWS, CWCN, will teach attendees to gain confidence in recognizing the signs and symptoms of complications or infections, and understand when a patient may require a higher level of care. Register now to equip yourself with the knowledge and tools to improve patient outcomes and deliver exceptional care in the home setting.
Register here.
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MHCA In Action
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MHCA Builds Greater Awareness of Home Care with MHA
MHCA reached out to the MN Hospital Association (MHA) with an offer to provide education for its members on "best practices in discharging patients to Home Health Care." MHCA Board Chair Kristy Husen and Kristin DeBoer
represented MHCA on an MHA webinar Monday. They covered eligibility criteria, what case managers, social workers, RNs, and physicians should know, as well as what information should be provided to Home Health Care agencies.
It’s our goal to help provide smoother transitions during hospital discharges.
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Member Corner
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We Need Your Feedback on AI and Other Software Usage
MHCA is gathering information about our members’ usage of AI and other software solutions so we can provide resources that help you enhance cost and operational efficiencies. Please take a couple minutes to fill out our
home care AI/technology survey to help MHCA help you!
Share your feedback.
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Committee Updates
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Survey Watch Group to Meet April 17
If you’re anxiously waiting for your next survey and hoping to learn more about what the state is looking for, you’re not alone and MHCA has a resource for you! Join our Survey Watch group! All MHCA members are welcome.
The meeting will be held tomorrow, April 17, at 1 p.m. via Zoom.
Please sign up here, and the Zoom information will be emailed to you. If you have been recently surveyed and are willing to share your experience, please
let us know asap!
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STATE NEWS
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Register for MPSE training for PCA revalidation and transition to CFSS
There is still one training session available for personal care assistance (PCA) providers on how to revalidate using the Minnesota Provider Screening and Enrollment (MPSE) portal. The training is for PCA providers who
have received their revalidation notice from Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) and wish to add Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) to their enrollment record. The training explains revalidation requirements
and offers a live demonstration in MPSE.
It will be held Tuesday, April 22, 2025, from 1 to 4 p.m. You can register for future trainings in 2025 on this topic on the MPSE portal training website.
Contact the MHCP Provider Resource Center at 651-431-2700 or 800-366-5411 with any questions.
Register for the April 22 training.
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federal news
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New Legislation Could Provide Relief for Home Care Providers
A new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives could reverse a significant change to labor laws that has affected home care agencies for nearly a decade. The proposed legislation,
H.R. 2304,
aims to reinstate the exemption for overtime and minimum wage protections for live-in caregivers and workers providing companionship services, including those employed by third-party agencies.
Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) introduced the bill, titled the “Ensuring Access to Affordable and Quality Home Care for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act,” on March 24, 2025. This legislation seeks to address
issues created by the 2013 Department of Labor (DOL) rule change, which limited the applicability of the companionship exemption
for home care workers.
2026 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule on April 4, 2025, that modernizes and improves Medicare Advantage (MA), Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D), Medicare cost plan, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) programs. The Contract Year (CY) 2026 MA and Part D final rule implements changes related to prescription drug coverage, the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, dual eligible special needs plans (D-SNPs), Star Ratings, and other programmatic areas, including the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. Overall, these decisions will most likely result in positive impacts on both the provider and the client.
Read the Fact Sheet in the CMS Newsroom.
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Educational Opportunities
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Upcoming MHCA Events - Register Today!
2025 Education Calendar
OASIS-E1 Training Series - RCTCLEARN.NET
OASIS-E1 CCL Move to Improve: Online Learning Program Members Only
April 23, 25, 30, 2025 –Advanced Coding Education
, Webinar Series
May 14, 2025 - Wound Care: Key Skills for Home Care Nurses, Webinar
August 4-5, 2025 - Blueprint for OASIS-E1, Alexandria
August 6, 2025 - COS-C Exam, Alexandria
October 1-2, 2025 - 55th Annual Meeting & Expo - Exhibitor Registration, Breezy Point
On-Demand Opportunities
Click on the logos below for a list of courses offered!
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Find on-demand education here!
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FREE FOR MEMBERS!
RCTCLEARN Resources:
RCTCLEARN’s OASIS-E1-Integrating Data Collection into Patient Care Training Series is available and consists of 8 comprehensive Online Modules.
Please visit
https://rctclearn.net/oasis
to order your OASIS-E1 Training Series Package. New
and returning OASIS Training Series clients will receive access to the OASIS-E1 Training
Series after payment is made.
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P: 651.635.0607 | F: 651.635.0043 | www.mnhomecare.org | membership@mnhomecare.org
Mission: MHCA represents and supports Minnesota home care providers committed to high quality home care services.
Vision: MHCA will shape the home care landscape to improve and sustain quality home care services.
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