Sharon Hamilton MS, RN, CFDS Clinical Consultant, Briggs Healthcare If your HHA is in a state participating in the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) and your agency selected the Pre-claim Review (PCR) option you will need to be aware of CMS’s update to the RCD Operational Guide, dated December 5, 2019. See excerpt below then follow…… Continue reading Update to Review Choice Demonstration from CMS
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CMS Posts DRAFT Version of the 2020 MDS Item Sets (v1.18.0)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Just minutes ago, CMS posted the DRAFT version of the MDS Item Sets that LTC providers will use next October. The posting notification contains this statement: “Please note that Section G has been removed from all Federal item sets.” (I think I hear cheering in…… Continue reading CMS Posts DRAFT Version of the 2020 MDS Item Sets (v1.18.0)
PDGM will change the relationship your agency has with physicians.
Sharon Hamilton MS, RN, CFDS Clinical Consultant, Briggs Healthcare In fact, PDGM will require the physician to do more work and to responds more quickly and more often to agencies’ requests. Physicians will need to be educated about the new system. NAHC has created a Physician Toolkit to help agencies educate physicians about the new…… Continue reading PDGM will change the relationship your agency has with physicians.
SNF/LTC Open Door Forum – December 12, 2019
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for: Date: Thursday, December 12, 2019 Start Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time. This call will be Conference…… Continue reading SNF/LTC Open Door Forum – December 12, 2019
AVAILABLE NOW – OASIS Considerations for Medicare PDGM Patient-Transition
Sharon Hamilton MS, RN, CFDS Clinical Consultant, Briggs Healthcare Your agency can’t afford to miss this information! CMS just released a document that provides PDGM transition guidance including OASIS time point, data set version and M0090 Date Assessment Completed considerations for patients where resulting assessments must provide the Health Insurance Prospective Payment System (HIPPS) code…… Continue reading AVAILABLE NOW – OASIS Considerations for Medicare PDGM Patient-Transition
jRAVEN Users – Update Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted an update – version 1.7.2 – on the QTSO website December 2, 2019. Providers that utilize jRAVEN for MDS encoding/submission should update their software ASAP. Release Notes jRAVEN (version 1.7.2) is now available for download which contains the following updates: A defect has…… Continue reading jRAVEN Users – Update Available
Nursing Home Infection Control Worksheet
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Nursing Home Infection Control Worksheet web-based surveyor training is now available. “This 2019 Nursing Home Infection Control Worksheet (ICWS) is a collaborative effort by CMS and CDC and meant to be used by facilities as a self-assessment tool. It comprises both regulatory requirements and…… Continue reading Nursing Home Infection Control Worksheet
CMS Updates CASPER Reports and User’s Guides
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has updated the following sections of the CASPER Reporting User’s Guide for MDS 3.0 Providers: MDS 3.0 Nursing Home Provider Reports – Section 6 MDS 3.0 Swing Bed Provider Reports – Section 8 MDS 3.0 Swing Bed Final Validation Report – Section 9 CASPER…… Continue reading CMS Updates CASPER Reports and User’s Guides
CMS Updates LTC Survey Procedure
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On November 19, 2019, CMS posted a Revision History for LTC Survey Process Documents and Files. The revision history notes the changes within the LTCSP Procedure Guide that are effective November 25, 2019. The Long Term Care Survey Procedure Guide is 58 pages in length. …… Continue reading CMS Updates LTC Survey Procedure
Updates and Initiatives to Ensure Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Today – November 22, 2019 – CMS posted QSO-20-03-NH with the same title as this blog. There are 4 very important updates and initiatives identified in this notification: Phase 3 (RoP) Interpretive Guidance Arbitration Agreements Actions to Improve Infection Prevention and Control in LTC Facilities…… Continue reading Updates and Initiatives to Ensure Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes
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