Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This month’s newsletter focuses on establishing and monitoring a Naloxone program for your nursing facility. Become informed about regulatory guidance and share new COE-NF resources that will assist your facility in implementing an effective Naloxone program. What is Naloxone? Naloxone and Nursing Facility Regulatory Guidance …… Continue reading Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health In Nursing Facilities Newsletter June 2023
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Celebrate National Nursing Assistants Week! June 15-21, 2023
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Join CDC’s Project Firstline during National Nursing Assistants Week from June 15-21, 2023, to celebrate and recognize Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) across the nation who show an “unstoppable” commitment to providing quality care to their patients and residents. CNAs are skilled, integral members of the healthcare…… Continue reading Celebrate National Nursing Assistants Week! June 15-21, 2023
Additional Items Required by States for Nursing Home MDS 3.0 Assessments and State Section S Items for October 1, 2023 Implementation
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare June 9, 2023 … States can require additional CMS defined items on their Quarterly (NQ) or PPS (NP) assessments. Please note: This is a change to the items on the state’s OBRA quarterly (NQ) and/or PPS (NP) records. It is not a different type of comprehensive…… Continue reading Additional Items Required by States for Nursing Home MDS 3.0 Assessments and State Section S Items for October 1, 2023 Implementation
New Medicare Part B PEPPER Reports for Hospices
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Q4FY22 release of the Hospice Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER), which was distributed on April 5, 2023, included two new target areas that provide the average number of Medicare Part B claims paid during hospice episodes. To provide more information related to…… Continue reading New Medicare Part B PEPPER Reports for Hospices
UPDATED: Final MDS 3.0 Item Sets version 1.18.11
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare If you’re an MDS “junkie” as I am and are following the upcoming version 1.18.11, here’s a bit of news posted by CMS this morning (June 7, 2023): The final Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Item Sets version (v)1.18.11 have been updated and are now available…… Continue reading UPDATED: Final MDS 3.0 Item Sets version 1.18.11
LTCSP Documents and Files Updated
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare June 5, 2023 … CMS posted updates for the LTC Survey Process: Revision History for LTC Survey Process Documents and Files Survey Resources – 06/05/2023 (ZIP) Initial Surveys – 06/05/2023 (ZIP) [Note: Subscribers to Briggs #1766 – Survey Guide – Interpretive Guidelines for Long-Term Care…… Continue reading LTCSP Documents and Files Updated
MedPAC Comment on CMS’s Proposed Rule on the Payment System for Skilled Nursing Facilities for FY 2024
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare June 2, 2023 … MedPAC posted its Comment on CMS’s Proposed Rule on the Payment System for Skilled Nursing Facilities for FY 2024. The comment document is 12 pages in length. Re: File code CMS-1779-P Dear Ms. Brooks-LaSure: The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) welcomes the…… Continue reading MedPAC Comment on CMS’s Proposed Rule on the Payment System for Skilled Nursing Facilities for FY 2024
Updated Resource Available: Introduction to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) Web-Based Training
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Introduction to the HQRP Web-Based Training is a two-part training series for Hospice providers. Course 1: Getting Started with the HQRP and Public Reporting Provides a general overview of the HQRP and reviews the program’s use of three data sources: The Hospice Item Set (HIS),…… Continue reading Updated Resource Available: Introduction to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) Web-Based Training
Hospice Preview Reports for the August 2023 Refresh and Care Compare Quarterly Refresh for May 2023 Now Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Providers can now access the latest Provider Preview Reports via the Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports (CASPER) application. Once released in CASPER, providers will have 30 days during which to review their quality measure results. Although the actual “preview period” is 30 days, the reports…… Continue reading Hospice Preview Reports for the August 2023 Refresh and Care Compare Quarterly Refresh for May 2023 Now Available
Minnesota Providers: Minimum Data Set (MDS) Training for Nursing Home Staff
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Register now for Minimum Data Set (MDS) Training for Nursing Home Staff; Space is Limited This information is intended for Long Term Care Facility Administrators, Directors of Nursing, MDS Coordinators, Registered Nurses, and Social Services staff who work directly with the Minimum Data Set (MDS). The…… Continue reading Minnesota Providers: Minimum Data Set (MDS) Training for Nursing Home Staff
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