Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Late Friday evening, January 28, 2022, CMS posted a second update to the LTC survey process: On that same page you’ll find the 2 Survey Resources .zip folders (2nd one renamed) beneath Downloads along with the update Revision History document (shown above): Identification of the inclusion…… Continue reading CMS Updates LTC Survey Process Resources – Again

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a National Stakeholder Call providing updates on COVID-19, revisions to nursing home guidance, and best practices. Additionally, subject matter experts from CDC and CMS will address frequently…… Continue reading Upcoming National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call – February 2, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted updates to the LTC Survey Process on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, specifically Survey Resources: Revision History for LTC Survey Process Documents and Files Updated 01/25/2022Survey Resources – Updated 01/25/2022Survey Resources – January 2022 (01/25/22) The last 2 resources are .zip files. The LTCSP is…… Continue reading CMS Updates LTC Survey Resources

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Have you checked your facility’s Care Compare today? The SNF/LTCs in your community or where a loved one is living? You’ll see today’s first staffing updates to Care Compare! I’m providing a snapshot of what Care Compare staffing information looks like today for 3 randomly selected…… Continue reading Staffing Data Updates to Care Compare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted numerous updated datasets today (January 26, 2022): Provider Information  General information on currently active nursing homes, including number of certified beds, quality measure scores, staffing and other information used in the Five-Star Rating System. Data are presented as one row per nursing home.…… Continue reading CMS Posts Additional SNF/LTC Datasets

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare An updated version of the PDPM Grouper has been posted on the MDS 3.0 Technical Information website.  The new version number – V2.0003 – will be implemented into the MDS ASAP system on Friday February 4, 2022. This new version was repackaged to address a security…… Continue reading PDPM Grouper Updated Yet Again

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare As promised in QSO-22-08-NH (top of page 4), CMS posted Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Nurse Staffing and Non-Nurse Staffing Datasets today, January 26, 2022. “The Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Nurse Staffing and Non-Nurse Staffing datasets provide information submitted by nursing homes including rehabilitation services on a…… Continue reading Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Nurse Staffing and Non-Nurse Staffing Datasets Posted

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Five Star Preview Reports will be available on January 20, 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…… Continue reading Five-Star Preview Reports Available

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Office of Inspector General posted this 42-page report (same title as this blog) on January 14, 2022. CMS oversees how State survey agencies (States) conduct surveys of nursing homes to assess the homes’ compliance with Federal requirements. Recent work by OIG has found problems with…… Continue reading OIG Report: CMS Should Take Further Action to Address States with Poor Performance in Conducting Nursing Home Surveys

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On January 18, 2022, CMS posted its monthly update to Appendix B of the RAI 3.0 User’s Manual.  Appendix B contains changes to the list of State RAI Coordinators, MDS Automation Coordinators, RAI Panel members, and CMS locations and contacts. The changes, displayed above, are found…… Continue reading January 2022 Update of Appendix B of the RAI 3.0 User’s Manual