Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare® On June 22, 2018, CMS announced updates related to Nursing Home Compare, Payroll-Based Journal data and the Health Inspection Rating Freeze. The announcement was made via an Open Door Forum email to subscribers. Long-Stay Hospitalization Quality Measure CMS continues to focus on reducing hospitalizations to…… Continue reading Nursing Home Compare and Payroll-Based Journal Data Updates
Category: Long-Term Care
Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program: Frequently Asked Questions
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare® CMS has just posted a SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program FAQ document. “The Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program awards incentive payments to SNFs based on their performance on the Program’s measure of readmissions. SNF VBP payment incentives will be included on Medicare Part…… Continue reading Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program: Frequently Asked Questions
Final Revised Policies Regarding the Immediate Imposition of Federal Remedies Chapter 7 of the State Operations Manual
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare® CMS has posted QSO 18-18-NH with this summary: The 3-page memorandum is followed by 15 pages of the revised Chapter 7 of the State Operations Manual (SOM). These pages are an Advance Copy of the revisions and thus have no effective or implementation dates at…… Continue reading Final Revised Policies Regarding the Immediate Imposition of Federal Remedies Chapter 7 of the State Operations Manual
SNF Provider Preview Reports – Reminder to Review Your Data!
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare® CMS reminds LTC providers to preview your SNF QRP Provider Report before June 30, 2018. At that time, your performance data will be publicly displayed on Nursing Home Compare. Here’s this morning’s CMS Reminder message: Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated…… Continue reading SNF Provider Preview Reports – Reminder to Review Your Data!
Baseline Care Planning: Do You Know What You Need to Know? – Webinar Handouts
Click here to download the PowerPoint slides from Baseline Care Planning: Do You Know What You Need to Know? This webinar was hosted by Mary Madison on May 31, 2018 and an encore was presented on June 12, 2018.
Dementia Care, LTC Survey and Antipsychotic Medication Use
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 Dementia Care, LTC Survey and Antipsychotic Medication Use
Webinar: F838 – Facility Assessment: What You Need to Know – July 26, 2018 at 1 PM CDT
Click to register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6476572479439526402 The regulation for a Facility Assessment was implemented on November 28, 2017 in Phase 2 of the Requirements of Participation. If you have questions about this requirement, you’ll want to attend this webinar! We’ll cover: * Federal regulations pertaining to the Facility Assessment requirement. * How to get started (if you…… Continue reading Webinar: F838 – Facility Assessment: What You Need to Know – July 26, 2018 at 1 PM CDT
Webinar: 100 Days Out: What’s Changing with the MDS 3.0 Item Set on October 1, 2018 – June 22, 2018 at 1 PM CDT
Click to register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6585304283821572866 Did you know that CMS has made more than 100 changes to the MDS 3.0 Item Set that we’ll start using October 1, 2018? Join me for a look at the new items that are being added as well as the items that CMS has removed. This 1-hour webinar is intended…… Continue reading Webinar: 100 Days Out: What’s Changing with the MDS 3.0 Item Set on October 1, 2018 – June 22, 2018 at 1 PM CDT
Encore Webinar: Baseline Care Planning: Do You Know What You Need to Know? Jun 12, 2018 2:00 PM CDT
Click to register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8211687589995124995 The regulation for a Baseline Care Plan to be developed within 48 hours of a resident’s admission to a LTC facility was implemented in Phase 2 of the LTC Requirements of Participation (RoPs). There were additional requirements for a Baseline Care Plan Summary. If you still have questions about either requirement,…… Continue reading Encore Webinar: Baseline Care Planning: Do You Know What You Need to Know? Jun 12, 2018 2:00 PM CDT
LTC Survey Resources Updated
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare® CMS has recently updated several resource documents used during long-term care surveys. These survey resources are found beneath Downloads in a .zip file. The documents that are updated in the Surveyor Resource file include: CMS-20065…Activities Critical Element Pathway Editing and Finalizing Statements of Deficient Practice…… Continue reading LTC Survey Resources Updated
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