Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CDC updated this website recently: An infographic – Recognizing and Responding to Anaphylaxis is also available on this same website:

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare HHS Secretary Becerra issue this directiveon September 2, 2022: As of September 2, 2022, CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Program enrolled providers shall make immediately available and administer, upon request, a single booster dose of: Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent for individuals ages 12 and older at least…… Continue reading HHS Directive on Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Doses for Individuals Ages 12 Years and Older

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the COVID-19 nursing home data for the week ending August 28, 2022. Comparing the August 28th data to the August 21st data shows these changes: Resident primary vaccination completion rate remained unchanged Residents with booster doses increased 0.3% from previous week Staff primary vaccination…… Continue reading Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN COVID-19 Nursing Home Data

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the latest nursing home COVID-19 data for the week ending August 21, 2022. Comparing the August 21st data to the August 14th data shows these changes: Resident primary vaccination completion rate increased by 0.1% Residents with booster doses unchanged from previous week Staff primary vaccination…… Continue reading Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN COVID-19 Nursing Home Data

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS updated QSO-22-15-NH & NLTC & LSC on Monday, August 29, 2022. The red ink shows the updated information; also look for the red ink on pages 5 and 6 of this 7-page QSO Memorandum.

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted the latest nursing home data for the week ending August 14, 2022. Comparing the August 14th data to the August 7th data shows these changes: Resident primary vaccination completion rate decreased by 0.1%Residents with booster doses unchanged from previous weekStaff primary vaccination completion rate decreased by 0.1%…… Continue reading Recent Nursing Home COVID-19 Data: CMS, CDC & NHSN

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare A pair of reports developed in response to President Joe Biden’s Memorandum on Addressing the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 (April 5. 2022 White House) are now available to help Americans affected by long COVID: ·  The National Research Action Plan on Long COVID (August 2022 – 85 pages) details advances in…… Continue reading New Federal Reports on Long COVID Support

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the Nursing Home COVID-19 data for the week ending August 7, 2022. Comparing the August 7th data to the July 24th data shows these changes: Resident primary vaccination completion rate decreased by 0.4% from 2 weeks priorResidents with booster doses increased 0.5% from 2…… Continue reading Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN COVID-19 Nursing Home

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted a blogwith the same title as this blog on Thursday, August 18, 2022. The authors of the blog are Jonathan Blum, Chief Operating Officer and Principal Deputy Administrator; Carol Blackford, Director Hospital and Ambulatory Policy Group; and Jean Moody-Williams, Deputy Director of the Center…… Continue reading Creating a Roadmap for the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel (the Panel) is pleased to announce the publication of a major update to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines. Key changes in this version of the Guidelines include: The Panel added a new section entitled Special Considerations in People…… Continue reading Major Update to the COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines