Sharon Hamilton MS, RN, CFDS Clinical Consultant, Briggs Healthcare With a greater number of senior citizens aging in place it seems counter intuitive that the frequency of Medicare home-based visits is down. But agencies are reporting a sharp drop in visits due to factors like the moratorium of elective surgeries, family members being home to…… Continue reading COVID-19 Preventing Your Medicare Home Health Agency from Reporting Skilled Visits on the Claim – Maybe Your Agency Qualifies for Condition Code 54
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State Medicaid & CHIP Telehealth Toolkit (CMS)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “Today (April 23, 2020), the Trump Administration released a new (25-page) toolkit for states to help accelerate adoption of broader telehealth coverage policies in the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP) during the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This release builds on the agency’s…… Continue reading State Medicaid & CHIP Telehealth Toolkit (CMS)
Recent COVID-19 Healthcare Updates and Resources
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This blog is a digest of recent COVID-19 updates for healthcare entities and staff. It also includes a must-read commentary you won’t want to miss and a resource for stress relief for staff. Preparing for COVID-19: Long-term Care Facilities, Nursing Homes…CDC was updated on…… Continue reading Recent COVID-19 Healthcare Updates and Resources
Communication Strategies for Keeping Families Up to Date
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Nursing Homes/Long-Term Care Facilities/Senior Living Communities are committed to the well-being of each and every resident or tenant. THAT IS A FACT. Our care communities are families within families. This is not something new – we have always taken great pride in the care…… Continue reading Communication Strategies for Keeping Families Up to Date
Glasses fogging up? Try this fix…
Sharon Hamilton MS, RN, CFDS Clinical Consultant, Briggs Healthcare Whether you live in a state where masks are mandatory or wearing one is voluntarily there’s no doubt wearing a mask brings new challenges to our daily lives. One common problem is glasses fogging up from your breath. Fortunately, there are easy fixes. From my own…… Continue reading Glasses fogging up? Try this fix…
Iowa Citizens: TESTIOWA – Take the Assessment!
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare As I write this blog, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is announcing a new initiative – TestIowa. This will be a “viral” effort to identify and stop the spread of COVID-19 in the state of Iowa. “In Iowa, we take care of each other, and COVID-19…… Continue reading Iowa Citizens: TESTIOWA – Take the Assessment!
COVID-19: Strategy and Perspectives from the Front Lines Webinar Recording/Handout Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This is a webinar that you’ll definitely want to listen to – for the first time or again if you attended the live session last Thursday. I encourage you to forward the link to the webinar recording to your colleagues and share it with your…… Continue reading COVID-19: Strategy and Perspectives from the Front Lines Webinar Recording/Handout Available
Requirements for Notification of Confirmed COVID-19 Among NH Residents and Staff
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The above notification was sent from CMS on Sunday evening, April 19, 2020 following the White House Task Force news conference. The new regulatory requirements come in the form of QSO-20-26-NH…Upcoming Requirements for Notification of Confirmed COVID-19 (or COVID-19 Persons Under Investigation) Among Residents and…… Continue reading Requirements for Notification of Confirmed COVID-19 Among NH Residents and Staff
CMS Issues Recommendations to Re-Open Health Care Systems in Areas with Low Incidence of COVID-19
Sharon Hamilton MS, RN, CFDS Clinical Consultant, Briggs Healthcare As the United States continues to face the unprecedented public health emergency from the COVID-19 pandemic, the tide is turning and some areas throughout the country are seeing a decline in cases. As states and localities begin to stabilize, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…… Continue reading CMS Issues Recommendations to Re-Open Health Care Systems in Areas with Low Incidence of COVID-19
COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers
Sharon Hamilton MS, RN, CFDS Clinical Consultant, Briggs Healthcare Wednesday 04/15/2020 The Trump Administration is taking aggressive actions and exercising regulatory flexibilities to help healthcare providers contain the spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). CMS is empowered to take proactive steps through 1135 waivers as well as, where applicable, authority granted under section 1812(f)…… Continue reading COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers
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