Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This resource document (same title as this blog; 47 pages) was last updated on Thursday, October 13, 2022. In case you missed it, the PHE was extended on October 13, 2022 and is set to expire on January 12, 2023 unless we are notified otherwise.  HHS…… Continue reading COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers Updated

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the nursing home COVID-19 data for the week ending October 2, 2022. Comparing the October 2nd data to the September 25th data shows these changes: Resident primary vaccination completion rate decreased by 0.1% from previous week Residents up to date with vaccines decreased 5.7% from…… Continue reading Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN Nursing Home COVID-19 Data

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This renewal/extension of the PHE can be found here.

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This (16-page) study updates ASPE’s previous analysis of the associations between COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths among Medicare beneficiaries and COVID-19 vaccination rates, with full year data through the end of 2021. The study uses a combination of person-level Medicare claims and county-level vaccination data to estimate…… Continue reading Reductions in Deaths and Hospitalizations Associated with COVID-19 Vaccinations Among Medicare Beneficiaries: Full Year 2021 Estimates

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the nursing home COVID-19 data for the week ending September 25, 2022. Comparing the September 25th data to the September 18th data shows these changes: Resident primary vaccination completion rate was unchanged from previous week Residents with booster doses decreased 1.1% from previous 2 weeks Staff…… Continue reading Current COVID-19 Nursing Home Data: CMS-CDC-NHSN

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the COVID-19 nursing home data for the week ending September 18, 2022. Comparing the September 18th data to the September 11th data shows these changes: Resident primary vaccination completion rate decreased 0.2% from previous week Residents with booster doses decreased 1.1% from previous week Staff primary…… Continue reading Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN Nursing Home COVID-19 Data

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The CDC posted these updates late Friday, September 23, 2022: This guidance applies to all U.S. settings where healthcare is delivered, including nursing homes and home health. Interim Guidance for Managing Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 was also updated on September 23,…… Continue reading Updated: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Today, September 26, 2022, CMS issued QSO-22-25-CLIA – same title as this blog. CMS issues this (3-page) memorandum to rescind the enforcement discretion under CLIA related to the use of tests on asymptomatic individuals outside of the test’s instructions for use. As home testing is now…… Continue reading CMS Rescinds December 7, 2020, Enforcement Discretion for the Use of SARSCoV-2 Tests on Asymptomatic Individuals Outside of the Test’s Instructions for Use

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the COVID-19 nursing home data for the week ending September 11, 2022. Comparing the September 11th data to the September 4th data shows these changes: Resident primary vaccination completion rate remained unchanged from previous week Residents with booster doses decreased 0.5% from previous week Staff primary…… Continue reading Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN Nursing Home COVID-19 Data

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted the latest nursing home data for the week ending September 4, 2022. Comparing the September 4th data to the August 28th data shows these changes: Resident primary vaccination completion rate increased 0.1% from previous week Residents with booster doses increased 0.5% from previous week Staff…… Continue reading Most Recent CMS, CDC and NHSN COVID-19 Nursing Home