Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The MDS 3.0 QM User’s Manual V13.0 and Quality Measure Reporting Module Table V1.8 have been posted. The MDS 3.0 QM User’s Manual V13.0 contains detailed specifications for the MDS 3.0 quality measures. The MDS 3.0 QM User’s Manual V13.0 can be found in the Downloads section…… Continue reading MDS 3.0 QM User’s Manual Version 13.0 Now Available

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and Quality Assurance Performance Improvement is hosting a Medicare Learning Network national call on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 from 1:30 to 3 pm (ET). Register here and select the March 3rd event. During this call, learn about new…… Continue reading Dementia Care: CMS Toolkits Call March 3rd – National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted the SNF QRP APU Reporting Table – Assessment-Based Measures for FY2022 late in the day Thursday, January 30, 2020.  This 18-page table shows the MDS data elements that are/will be used in determining the APU minimum submission threshold for the FY 2022 SNF…… Continue reading FY 2022 SNF Annual Payment Update (APU) Overview Table Published

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has revised and posted an updated Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System booklet that provides education and resources related to PDPM (Patient Driven Payment Model). This 20-page booklet is well worth the read for you/your IDT.  Here’s a look at the Table of Contents:…… Continue reading MLN Connects – Updated SNF PPS Booklet Posted

 Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted this 5-Star Preview Reports on Friday, January 24, 2020: “The Five Star Preview Reports will be available on January 24, 2020. To access these reports, select the CASPER Reporting link located on the CMS QIES Systems for Providers page. Once in the CASPER…… Continue reading 5-Star Preview Reports Now Available – NHC to Update January 29, 2020

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS and the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes have posted updated reports on antipsychotic medication use in LTC updated reports on antipsychotic medication use in LTC.  These reports were posted January 24, 2020: National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing…… Continue reading New Data Reports on Antipsychotic Medication Use in Long-Term Care

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Last week, CMS posted a PBJ FAQ Document.  This 9-page document has a lot of helpful information, including: You’ll also find a number of hyperlinks on the FAQ document for additional information.  I encourage you to review this document if you work with the Payroll…… Continue reading Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Frequently Asked Questions – January 2020

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On December 20, 2019, I blogged on the CMS posting of the DRAFT MDS 3.0 Item Sets that will be implemented October 1, 2020.  I noted that the Change History for the DRAFT sets “would be posted shortly.”  That posting came the afternoon of January…… Continue reading Change History for October 2020 MDS 3.0 Item Set Posted

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS issued Change Request:11513 on January 9, 2020 to inform SNFs and Swing Bed Providers that a previous CR (11152) “erroneously omitted the default Health Insurance Prospective Payment System (HIPPS) code from the CR. This CR will implement change to include the instructions to bypass…… Continue reading Attention Billers: Implementation of the SNF PDPM – Updates to Default HIPPS Code

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted an updated Appendix B on December 26, 2019. Appendix B is the reference you need in the event you have questions for your state RAI Coordinator (interpretation of the RAI Manual) or MDS Automation Coordinator (submission of MDS records).  It also contains contact…… Continue reading Updated Appendix B (RAI User’s Manual) Posted