Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has provided information about what’s new for FY 2023 on the Skilled Nursing Facility Center website. I haven’t blogged recently on this website but it’s one that should be included in your bookmarked website for future reference. If you’re not familiar with this website, it’s…… Continue reading Learn What’s New for Fiscal Year 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare HHS issued this Press Release on Thursday, September 8, 2022: “Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), doubled down on its work to protect nursing home residents and their caregivers from illegal methods of…… Continue reading HHS Joins CFPB to Protect Nursing Home Residents and Their Caregivers from Illegal Debt Collection Practices

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Late yesterday (September 8, 2022), CMS posted the updated version of the PDPM Grouper – v2.1000. The notification of the availability of the grouper is found here. (Note that CMS identified the date as September 8, 2021 but meant it to read 2022.) The direct link…… Continue reading CMS Posts Updated PDPM Grouper – Effective October 1, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Quality Measure Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual Version 4.0 is now available. This document serves as an update to the specifications used to calculate quality measures that are included in the SNF QRP. Additionally, the SNF…… Continue reading Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Quality Measure Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual Version 4.0 Now Available

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The draft Minimum Data Set (MDS) Nursing Home Comprehensive (NC) Item Set version 1.18.11 is now available in the Downloads section of this website.  CMS plans to release the final version of the MDS Item Sets later in 2022, which will be effective beginning October 1,…… Continue reading Draft Minimum Data Set (MDS) Nursing Home Comprehensive (NC) Item Set Version 1.18.11 Posted

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Nurse aide candidates: Time is running out! Schedule your test now to work after Oct. 6. Start testing! Candidates get three tries to pass the test.  Only three weeks are left to take and pass the Nurse Aide Knowledge and Skills Test to ensure you can…… Continue reading Minnesota Nurse Aide Candidates

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On September 28, 2022, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host an educational webinar: Overview of Finalized SNF VBP Policies from the FY 2023 SNF PPS Final Rule. The educational webinar will provide an overview of the…… Continue reading SNF VBP Program September 28, 2022 Webinar

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare  Iowa Medicaid issued guidance in Informational Letter 2318-MC-FFS regarding IHAWP member eligibility for SNF and NF services. Iowa Medicaid has implemented a ME status lookup function within IMPA. The look-up function will allow SNF and NF providers the ability to look up an IHAWP member’s…… Continue reading All Iowa Medicaid SNF/LTC Facilities: Iowa Health and Wellness Program (IHAWP) Members Medically Exempt (ME) Status in Iowa Medicaid Portal Access (IMPA)

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Five-Star Preview Reports will be available on August 25, 2022. To access these reports, select the CASPER Reporting link located on the CMS QIES Systems for Providers page. Once in the CASPER Reporting system, select the ‘Folders’ button, then select ‘My Inbox’ or the Inbox…… Continue reading Five-Star Preview Reports Available on August 25, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Also posted this morning (August 22, 2022), this Press Release. Note that there is an upcoming August 29, 2022 webinar to provide information on the study and solicit additional stakeholder input on minimum staffing requirements. The registration link for this webinar, limited to 3,000 participants…… Continue reading CMS Staffing Study to Inform Minimum Staffing Requirements for Nursing Homes