Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The CDC updated it’s guidance on Infection Prevention and Control of Monkeypox in HC Settings on August 11, 2022. This would be a good website to bookmark for reference.

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The purpose of this informational letter is to announce the availability of CMPQII grants for 2022 and inform potential applicants of two opportunities to submit proposals. Section 1919 of the Social Security Act and Iowa Code Section 249A.57 allows the state to impose civil money…… Continue reading IA: 2022 Civil Money Penalty Quality Improvement Initiative (CMPQII) Grant

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The submission deadline for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH), and Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Programs is approaching. IRF-PAI and LTCH CARE Data Set assessment data and data submitted to CMS via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National…… Continue reading IRF/LTCH/SNF QRP August 15, 2022 Submission Deadline Reminder

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare AHCA/NCAL has released this sobering Long-Term Care Jobs Report – July 2022: “After two years of monthly job losses, nursing homes have begun to see modest job gains in recent months. If nursing homes continue to gain jobs at the current, modest pace (on average 4,600…… Continue reading LTC Jobs Report – July 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Quality Improvement Program for Missouri (QIPMO) has published MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 9, Issue 4). In this issue: Another Gem AddedMonkeypoxICAR CornerComing Soon… New Surveyor GuidanceGDR in Psychotropic Medication ManagementCoaching SkillsValue-Based Purchasing Incentive Please visit QIPMO’s website here for this and other…… Continue reading Missouri LTC Information Update: August 5, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “Long-term care (LTC) settings are communities where residents congregate closely in shared spaces, and equipment is used between residents, staff, visitors, and vendors who enter and leave frequently. This makes LTC an ideal environment for germs to spread and risks the lives and well-being of…… Continue reading IPC: Cleaning and Disinfection in LTC Settings

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes is committed to improving the quality of care for individuals with dementia living in nursing homes. The National Partnership has a mission to deliver health care that is person-centered, comprehensive and interdisciplinary with a specific…… Continue reading Updated Data: Antipsychotic Medication Use 

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP  Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The August 2022 Performance Score Reports (PSRs) for the Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program are now available to download via the Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (QIES)/Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports (CASPER) reporting system. The August 2022 PSRs provide SNFs their…… Continue reading FY 2023 SNF VBP Program August 2022 Performance Score Reports Now Available

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Yesterday, I posted the SNF/LTC Open Door Forum that will be held this Thursday afternoon. This afternoon, CMS posted the updated agenda for that ODF.  See below (I’m reposting the entire notice with the updates identified in red. Hint – you’ll find added hyperlinks beneath MDS…… Continue reading Updated Agenda: August 4, 2022 SNF/LTC Open Door Forum

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “Selected nursing homes may not have complied with Federal requirements for infection prevention and control and emergency preparedness. Specifically, 28 of the 39 nursing homes had possible deficiencies. We found 48 instances at 25 nursing homes of possible noncompliance with infection prevention and control requirements and…… Continue reading OIG: Certain Nursing Homes May Not Have Complied With Federal Requirements for Infection Prevention and Control and Emergency Preparedness