Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Thank you for participating in our first EVV Stakeholder Session last month. This email is to let you know sign up is now available for the February 21, 2023 EVV Stakeholder Session. After registering, a link to join the meeting will be sent to you the…… Continue reading Registration Now Open for February Iowa Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Stakeholder Session
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Hospice Care Compare Quarterly Refresh – February 2023
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The February 2023 quarterly refresh for the Hospice Quality Reporting Program is now available on Care Compare. For additional information, please see the FY2023 Hospice Wage Index Final Rule at https://www.cms.gov/Center/Provider-Type/Hospice-Center. Please visit the Hospice Background and Announcements webpage to review the Claims-Based Measures Questions and Answers downloadable (PDF) for more…… Continue reading Hospice Care Compare Quarterly Refresh – February 2023
OIG Additions to February 2023 Work Plan
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare In-Depth Review of Nursing Home Citations Related to the Use of Antipsychotic Drugs The potentially inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs among nursing home residents remains concerning despite efforts to decrease their use over the last decade. Antipsychotic drugs were developed to treat schizophrenia—a serious mental disorder…… Continue reading OIG Additions to February 2023 Work Plan
Hospice Preview Reports for the May 2023 Refresh 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 May 2023 Refresh Now Available
Expanded HHVBP Model Survey Open through 3/31/2023
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model Technical Assistance (TA) Team invites you to participate in a brief 15-minute survey designed to learn more about your home health agency’s (HHA’s) experience with the resources provided for the expanded HHVBP Model and identify areas for future outreach…… Continue reading Expanded HHVBP Model Survey Open through 3/31/2023
Five-Star Preview Reports Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Five Star Preview Reports will be available on February 15, 2023. To access these reports, select the CASPER Reporting link located on the CMS QIES Systems for Providers page. Once in the CASPER Reporting system, select the ‘Folders’ button, then select ‘My Inbox’ or the…… Continue reading Five-Star Preview Reports Available
MDS Data Specifications V3.01.0 (DRAFT) Posted
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The MDS Data Specifications V3.01.0 (DRAFT) are now available for download under the Downloads section at the bottom of this webpage. These specifications will go into effect on October 1, 2023. There are a significant number of changes in this version, primarily in Sections A, D, GG, J,…… Continue reading MDS Data Specifications V3.01.0 (DRAFT) Posted
CMS Updates Chapter 5 and 7 of the SOM Also Posts an Administrative Information Memorandum for States and Surveyors
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Last Friday, February 10, 2023, CMS posted these Transmittals: R212SOMA … Revisions to State Operations Manual (SOM) Chapter 5 and R213SOMA … Revisions to State Operations Manual (SOM), Chapter 7 The 24 pages in the Chapter 5 Transmittal and the 84 pages in the Chapter 7…… Continue reading CMS Updates Chapter 5 and 7 of the SOM Also Posts an Administrative Information Memorandum for States and Surveyors
Administration Continues Unprecedented Efforts to Increase Transparency of NH Ownership
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Proposed rule would require disclosure of additional ownership and management information to shine a light on private equity ownership. Administration seeking to implement Section 6101(a) of the Affordable Care Act. Today (February 13, 2023), in a continued effort to deliver on the President’s commitment, HHS announced…… Continue reading Administration Continues Unprecedented Efforts to Increase Transparency of NH Ownership
MDS 3.0 v1.18.11 Provider Burden Data From CMS: CMS-10387
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This package: CMS-10387, dated February 7, 2023, is a request for a revision to the current Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment instrument for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF). This package represents a request from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement the MDS…… Continue reading MDS 3.0 v1.18.11 Provider Burden Data From CMS: CMS-10387
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