Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare If you missed the July 16, 2020 session – Establishing an Infection Prevention Program in a Nursing Home, With an Emphasis on COVID-19 – you can now access the presentation slides, the National CMS/CDC Nursing Home COVID-19 Training Series Resources Document and the recording (just…… Continue reading National CMS/CDC Nursing Home COVID-19 Training Continues

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare MLN Matters Number: SE20011 Revised was posted on Friday, July 17, 2020.  This is a 16-page MLN.  Look for the red ink within this document.  The first occurrence is found on page 11. Keep reading as there is more clarification regarding the SNF Benefit Period Waiver…… Continue reading COVID-19 Information: 2nd Full Week of July 2020

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On July 9, 2020, CMS posted a promotional video entitled Five Things About Nursing Homes During COVID-19.  This video is “part of an ongoing series by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Safeguarding the health and well-being of the most vulnerable and fragile Americans…… Continue reading Five Things About Nursing Homes During COVID-19

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Late in the afternoon of July 9, 2020, CMS posted a revised Nursing Home Five Star Quality Rating System updates, Nursing Home Staff Counts, Frequently Asked Questions, and Access to Ombudsman.  This is a 16-page QSO notification. Be sure to review the entire memorandum as well…… Continue reading QSO-20-28-NH … Revised

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This Commission is seeking public comments on best practices from the LTC industry, but you have a limited window to submit your comments – 5pm (ET) on Friday, July 17, 2020. The announcement came late in the day on July 9, 2020.  The Public Engagement portal looks like this:…… Continue reading Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in NHs Accepting Industry Comments

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE) released the Third Edition of the Federal Healthcare Resilience Task Force Alternate Care Site (ACS) Toolkit, providing enhanced guidance, including: Updated directionsFunding sourcesGuidance on providing dialysis supportNew…… Continue reading COVID-19: Alternate Care Site Toolkit, Third Edition Available

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Tackling the COVID-19 Storm through the Lens of Long-Term Care Facilities: Part 1 In this webinar, participants will discuss different policies and processes taken at long-term care facilities caring for COVID-19 positive residents based on case-based experiences, describe mitigation strategies involved to promptly identify and isolate…… Continue reading Upcoming NETEC Webinars Address Caring for COVID-19 Residents in LTC Facilities

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Today’s blog is a digest of recent postings related to COVID-19. FDA Warns Consumers of Risk of Methanol Contamination in Certain Hand Sanitizers This is a July 2, 2020 update.  The “FDA is warning consumers and health care providers that the agency has seen a sharp…… Continue reading Recent COVID-19 Information and Updates

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Topic: Managing Staffing Challenges Date: Thursday, July 9, 2020 Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM ET Advance Registration Required: Register Here.  Open to nursing home leaders, clinical and administrative staff members and others interested in nursing home infection prevention in the era of COVID-19. Note: Once you…… Continue reading Managing Staffing Challenges – 7th in National Nursing Home Training Series

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare One of the attendees at my webinar late last month – Infection Prevention: What Your SNF Needs to Do NOW – asked about targeted home health inspections.  For that attendee as well as other home health providers, I offer these resources: Being Ready for Targeted Infection…… Continue reading Targeted Home Health Inspections