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VDA WEEKLY E-MAILING

August 29, 2017

Table of Contents

ACL News & Information Link NASUAD State Technical Assistance Link Logisticare Position: Manager of Constituent & Ombudsman Services Webinar: Taking Charge! Evidence-Based Self-Management Programs Updated Veterans Affairs 101 Resource Guide Now Available Loudoun County AAA Recognizes Volunteers 90-94 Years Old News from Social Security Virginia Telehealth Network Summit: Opportunities for Collaboration ACL: Readiness Assessment Tool for Community-Based Organizations ACL: ACL Releases First Ever National Data on Adult Maltreatment Link to DARS Monthly Independent Living Newsletter

ACL News & Information

Here is a link to news & information from the Administration for Community Living (ACL):

https://acl.gov/

NASUAD Information

Here is a link to state technical assistance from NASUAD:

http://www.nasuad.org/state-technical-assistance

Logisticare Open Position for Manager of Constituent and

Ombudsman Services

Marcia DuBois on Behalf of Clark Phipps, Logisticare We have recently created a new job, Manager of Constituent and Ombudsman

Services to work out of our Mechanicsville, VA Office. This is a very cool position, and this person will work closely with DMAS, their members, transportation providers, and healthcare providers.

The overall purpose of this person’s role will be to assure good member experience, address complaints in an expedited manner, and assure effective communication between LogistiCare and DMAS.

As you might imagine, the ideal person will have experience working with state government and knowledge of healthcare facilities and Medicaid.

Below is a link to the job and a cut and paste of the job description.

Thank you in advance for sharing this announcement!

Clark Phipps

https://www3.apply2jobs.com/logisticare/ProfExt/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.showJob&RID=503

7&CurrentPage=1

Webinar: Taking Charge! Evidence-Based Self-Management

Programs

April Holmes, DARS Coordinator of Prevention Programs You are invited to join CMS webinar entitled Taking Charge! Evidence-Based Self-Management Programs on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

EDT. Featured speakers include April Holmes, DARS Coordinator or Prevention Programs and Linda McGowan, Richmond-area CDSME participant. The webinar notice is attached. To register go to https://www.resourcesforintegratedcare.com/MemberEngagement/2017_ME_Webinar_Series/Taking_Charge

Dear Colleague, The CMS Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office (MMCO) invites you to attend an upcoming webinar:

Taking Charge! Evidence-Based Self-Management Programs

Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Time: 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm EDT Approximately half of all adults in the United States have a chronic health condition such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, arthritis, and diabetes. Cardiovascular disease and cancer account for almost half of all deaths in the United States per year, arthritis is the leading cause of disability, and diabetes can result in serious complications such as kidney disease and lower limb amputation. Managing chronic disease is of particular concern for beneficiaries with both Medicare and Medicaid coverage and the providers and plans that serve them. Seventy-two percent of Medicare-Medicaid enrollees have three or more chronic conditions, compared to 65 percent of Medicare enrollees. Engaging individuals with chronic disease in managing their conditions is an important component of delivering person-centered care as well as controlling the costs and health consequences of poorly controlled chronic illness. This webinar will provide an overview of evidence-based chronic disease self-management education (CDSME) programs and highlight how these programs can help plans and providers work with patients to take charge of their conditions. Join us to learn more! Featured Speakers:

Kate Lorig, DrPH, Director, Stanford Patient Education and Research Center

Kristie Kulinski, MSW, Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs, Administration for Community Living

CLICK HERE TO

REGISTER

April Holmes, MSEd, Coordinator of Prevention Programs, Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services

Linda McGowan, CDSME participant

Intended Audience:

This webinar is intended for clinicians working with Medicare-Medicaid enrollees and clinical leaders and administrators of Medicare Advantage Plans, Medicare-Medicaid Plans, Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs), PACE organizations and Medicaid or Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Plans. Registration Information:

After clicking the registration link hosted on https://www.resourcesforintegratedcare.com/ and completing the registration form, you will receive an email from do_not_reply@on24event.com containing event log-on information. The email also contains an attachment that, when opened, will save the event log-on information to an Outlook calendar.

On the day of the live event, please use the web link to join the webinar. You can access the platform using a computer, smart phone, or tablet. The audio portion of the presentation will automatically stream through your computer/device speakers. Please make sure that the volume on your speakers is turned up. Phone dial-in information will also be available during the live event if you are unable to listen to the audio through the computer/device speakers.

For individuals who will be away from a computer, smart phone, or tablet on the day of the live webinar event, please email us at RIC@lewin.com to request dial-in information.

Recordings of the webinar will be available for online streaming or download at

https://www.resourcesforintegratedcare.com. The Resources for Integrated Care website also

features additional resources and tools for providers and health plans.

Please contact RIC@lewin.com with any questions

Updated Veterans Affairs 101 Resource Guide is Now Available

Kathy B. Miller, Director of Aging Programs

VA 101 Resource Guide (4.25.17).pdf 152K 1 version

Loudoun County AAA Recognizes Volunteers Age 90-94 and

Averaged a Decade's Worth of Service

Tim Catherman, Director of Aging Operations

http://www.loudountimes.com/news/article/volunteers_over_the_age_of_90_honored_in_loudoun_county432

News from Social Security

Kathy B. Miller, Director of Aging Programs

We have exciting news about a new online service that is available in your state! If you need a replacement Social Security card, you may be able to request it using your personal my Social Security account.

Avoid a trip to the office and waiting in line. Encourage your friends and family to find out whether they can take advantage of this service by visiting www.socialsecurity.gov/ssnumber. We continue to make this service available to other states. Check back often for states added.

Remember to use your account to check your Social Security Statement each year to verify your annual earnings and get an estimate of your future benefits. If you currently receive benefits, you can use your account to get a benefit verification letter, check your benefit and payment information, change your address and telephone number, start or change your direct deposit, or get a replacement SSA-1099 or SSA-1042S for your taxes.

We hope you take advantage of the many services available through your convenient, secure, and free my Social Security account at: www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount.

Virginia Telehealth Network Summit: Opportunities for Collaboration

Tim Catherman, Director of Aging Operations

Please see the attached flyer regarding the upcoming Virginia Telehealth Network

Summit: Opportunities for Collaboration. This series is sponsored by the University

of Virginia School of Medicine.

Visit www.cmevillage.com to register

Email mw2ct@virginia.edu with questions

August 23, 2017

New Readiness Assessment Tool for Community-Based Organizations on Business Acumen

The Aging and Disability Business Institute [operated by National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) and a team of partners] has launched a new Readiness Assessment tool, a powerful resource that will help community-based organizations (CBOs) determine their capacity and preparedness for engaging in contractual partnerships with health care payers and providers.

The interactive tool will walk CBOs through seven different modules covering readiness on key topics that impact health care partnerships, including operations, leadership, management, and more.

Learn more and access the tool.

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Learn more about ACL's Business Acumen Initiative to help states and community-based organizations build networks and respond to delivery system changes, including technical assistance, building business capacity for successful contracting with integrated care entities, and developing pathways to sustainability.

August 29, 2017

ACL Releases First Ever National Data on Adult Maltreatment

Today, at the National Adult Protective Services Association conference, ACL released the first consistently, systematically, and nationally collected data on the abuse of older adults and adults with disabilities. This report is the first of a series based on data from the first year of the National Adult Maltreatment Reporting System (NAMRS). NAMRS is a voluntary data reporting system collecting data from state and local Adult Protective Services systems.

Fifty-four of 56 states and territories contributed data to NAMRS in its first year. This high level of voluntary participation reflects the value that leaders in the field of adult maltreatment see in this data.

While NAMRS is still in its infancy, the information it will provide in the years to come will directly inform prevention and intervention practices at all levels of the adult maltreatment field. It will provide a better understanding of the characteristics of those experiencing, and perpetrating, abuse and identify system gaps for responding to maltreatment and preventing repeat maltreatment. As states and territories will continue to improve information systems, add data elements, train staff on new data collection methods, and report additional data, NAMRS data will become an extremely valuable tool.

Data collected by NAMRS includes APS staff and case-load, response and response time, intake and investigation practices, maltreatment type, victim characteristics, and perpetrator characteristics. For example, 44 states and territories reported opening investigations for over 877,000 clients.

Many in the adult maltreatment field, including the federal Elder Justice Coordinating Council, have recognized the need for national data on adult maltreatment. After the passage and funding of the Elder Justice Act, ACL awarded the first-ever federal grants to enhance Adult Protective Services. These grants were used by many states to build data systems and align them with NAMRS.

View the first NAMRS report.

Link to DARS Independent Living Monthly Newsletter

Rhonda Jeter, MS, CRC, Director of Independent Living

Past issues of IL News Notes are posted on the DARS IL Public Forms Cabinet:

https://www.vadars.org/formscabinet/Formscabinet.asp?pass=et1&t1=CIL&pg=