Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Nursing Home Staffing Study Comprehensive Report – June 2023 was posted this afternoon. This comprehensive report (478 pages) summarizes results from the Nursing Home Staffing Study activities between May and December of 2022 and presents options for minimum nurse staffing requirements for consideration by the…… Continue reading Nursing Home Staffing Study Comprehensive Report Posted

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has identified several providers who continue to renew their comprehensive home care license annually even though they do not meet certain comprehensive home care statutory criteria.  MDH recognizes it may be unclear to providers whether it is necessary to maintain…… Continue reading MN Assisted Living and Comprehensive Home Care Licensees: Make Sure You have the Correct License!

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This information is intended for Long Term Care Facility Administrators, Directors of Nursing, Minimum Data Set (MDS) Coordinators, and staff who work with the MDS. The Licensing and Certification Program at the Minnesota Department of Health is offering training regarding the implementation of the Optional State…… Continue reading MN LTC Providers: Register Now for MDS 3.0 Updates and OSA Training Webinars in September

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Sponsored by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Section for Long-Term Care Regulation. Advanced registration is not required. There is no cost to attend any of these meetings. Please see the flyer and agenda. Continue to stay tuned to the listserv for updates including…… Continue reading 2023 SLCR Annual Provider Meetings – Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted an updated iQIES MDS FAQ for Providers v1.2 dated August 22, 2023. Here’s a look at the Table of Contents:

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for:   Date:  Thursday, August 31, 2023 Start Time:  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time. NOTE: To participate in this…… Continue reading SNF/LTC Open Door Forum: August 31, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Five Star Preview Reports will be available on or around August 24, 2023. Provider Preview Reports have moved to iQIES as of August 2023. Please follow the steps below to locate the Provider Preview Report in iQIES: 1) Log into iQIES at https://iqies.cms.gov/ using your Health Care…… Continue reading Five-Star Preview Reports (August 2023) Available

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare What’s New – August 24, 2023 UPDATED: Final MDS 3.0 Item Sets version 1.18.11 v5 The final Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Item Sets version (v)1.18.11 have been updated and are now available in the Downloads section on theMinimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument…… Continue reading CMS Posts the FINAL Version of the v1.18.11 MDS 3.0 Item Sets

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare No kidding – the FINAL RAI User’s Manual for v1.18.11 was literally just posted by CMS. What’s New – August 22, 2023 NOW AVAILABLE: Final MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual version 1.18.11 The final Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) User’s Manual version…… Continue reading FINAL MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual v1.18.11 for October 2023 Posted – Really!

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare A Post-Event Q&A document from the SNF MDS 3.0 RAI v1.18.11 Guidance Training Program is now available. This document contains responses to questions asked throughout the training program. See “2023_August_SNF Guidance Training Program_Q&A” in the Downloads section below. The direct link to the August 2023 Q&A is here. It’s 62…… Continue reading Post-Event Materials Available: SNF MDS 3.0 RAI v1.18.11 Guidance Training Program