Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering a virtual training program that provides instruction on the updated guidance for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) v1.18.11 Manual and Item Set. This training is part of…… Continue reading NEW RESOURCES AVAILABLE: The SNF MDS 3.0 RAI v1.18.11 Guidance Training Program

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently announced the start of the SNF (skilled nursing facility) 5 Claim Probe & Educate Review program. As part of the effort to lower the SNF improper payment rate, Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) will be reviewing a…… Continue reading Skilled Nursing Facility Probe and Educate Review

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), observed each year on June 15th, serves as a call-to-action for our communities to raise awareness about abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elders, and reaffirm our commitment to the principle of justice for all. An estimated 5 million, or 1…… Continue reading World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This month’s newsletter focuses on establishing and monitoring a Naloxone program for your nursing facility. Become informed about regulatory guidance and share new COE-NF resources that will assist your facility in implementing an effective Naloxone program.    What is Naloxone? Naloxone and Nursing Facility Regulatory Guidance …… Continue reading Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health In Nursing Facilities Newsletter June 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Join CDC’s Project Firstline during National Nursing Assistants Week from June 15-21, 2023, to celebrate and recognize Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) across the nation who show an “unstoppable” commitment to providing quality care to their patients and residents.   CNAs are skilled, integral members of the healthcare…… Continue reading Celebrate National Nursing Assistants Week! June 15-21, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare June 9, 2023 … States can require additional CMS defined items on their Quarterly (NQ) or PPS (NP) assessments. Please note: This is a change to the items on the state’s OBRA quarterly (NQ) and/or PPS (NP) records. It is not a different type of comprehensive…… Continue reading Additional Items Required by States for Nursing Home MDS 3.0 Assessments and State Section S Items for October 1, 2023 Implementation

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare If you’re an MDS “junkie” as I am and are following the upcoming version 1.18.11, here’s a bit of news posted by CMS this morning (June 7, 2023): The final Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Item Sets version (v)1.18.11 have been updated and are now available…… Continue reading UPDATED: Final MDS 3.0 Item Sets version 1.18.11   

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare June 5, 2023 … CMS posted updates for the LTC Survey Process: Revision History for LTC Survey Process Documents and Files Survey Resources – 06/05/2023 (ZIP) Initial Surveys – 06/05/2023 (ZIP)   [Note: Subscribers to Briggs #1766 – Survey Guide – Interpretive Guidelines for Long-Term Care…… Continue reading LTCSP Documents and Files Updated

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare June 2, 2023 … MedPAC posted its Comment on CMS’s Proposed Rule on the Payment System for Skilled Nursing Facilities for FY 2024.  The comment document is 12 pages in length. Re: File code CMS-1779-P Dear Ms. Brooks-LaSure: The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) welcomes the…… Continue reading MedPAC Comment on CMS’s Proposed Rule on the Payment System for Skilled Nursing Facilities for FY 2024

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Register now for Minimum Data Set (MDS) Training for Nursing Home Staff; Space is Limited This information is intended for Long Term Care Facility Administrators, Directors of Nursing, MDS Coordinators, Registered Nurses, and Social Services staff who work directly with the Minimum Data Set (MDS).  The…… Continue reading Minnesota Providers: Minimum Data Set (MDS) Training for Nursing Home Staff