Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has released nursing home data for week ending April 4, 2021. CDC has posted COVID-19 data as of April 15, 2021 … 6am (ET). NHSN reports this COVID-19 data as of April 12, 2021 … 5:30 am (ET): 

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare In a Letter to Health Care Personnel and Facilities on April 9, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is “recommending health care personnel and facilities transition away from crisis capacity conservation strategies, such as decontaminating or bioburden reducing disposable respirators for reuse. Based on…… Continue reading FDA Recommends Transition from Use of Decontaminated Disposable Respirators

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare At this point on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, I hope you’ve see the joint CDC and FDA media statementadvising providers to pause administration of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine, pending an emergency meeting on April 14, 2021. On April 13, 2021 at 1pm (ET),…… Continue reading CDC Issues Health Alert on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Here’s some food for thought, specifically for LTC (nursing home and assisted living) staff and administration, and in particular for staff that are hesitant/reluctant to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Many long-term care staffers refused the vaccine. Now they have more infections than residents.  This is the…… Continue reading COVID-19 Infections in Florida LTCFs – Residents and Staff

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The CDC and FDA issued this media statement early Tuesday, April 13, 2021 (bolding and italics added by me): “As of April 12, more than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine have been administered in the U.S. CDC and FDA are reviewing…… Continue reading Joint CDC and FDA Statement on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “In one of the most comprehensive looks at nursing home safety during the pandemic, a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigation has found that 1 in 3 Wisconsin facilities violated coronavirus protocols, including by asking COVID-positive staff to keep working, not screening visitors for symptoms and not isolating…… Continue reading Wisconsin Nursing Homes During the Pandemic

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare I provided you with the latest information on the COVID-19 Emergency Regulatory Blanket Waivers in this April 9, 2021 blog.   CMS also updated its summary of these emergency declaration blanket waivers in a separate document that same day.  You can find that 44-page summary document here.  …… Continue reading Updated Summary of COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers – April 9, 2021

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has just posted the county positivity rates for April 12, 2021. As part of CMS’ commitment to protecting nursing home residents, and to boost the surveillance of COVID-19, nursing homes are now required to conduct testing of residents and staff.  More information about these requirements…… Continue reading CMS Posts COVID-19 County Positivity Rates – April 12, 2021

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Above is the title of a 12-month investigation conducted by The Guardian and KHN (Kaiser Health News).  This is a report that should be read/reviewed by everyone – especially health care workers, health care leaders and government leaders. “Lost on the Frontline is the most complete…… Continue reading Lost on the Frontline: 12 Months of Trauma-More Than 3,600 US Health Workers Died in Covid’s First Year

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted NH data for the week ending March 28, 2021. CDC has posted this data as of April 8, 2021 at 6am (ET): NHSN reports the following as of April 5, 2021 at 5:30am (ET):