Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available. These reports contain provider performance scores for quality measures, which will be published on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog (PDC) during the April 2023 refresh. The data contained within the Preview Reports are…… Continue reading SNF Provider Preview Reports Now Available
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Draft Measure: COVID-19 Vaccine: Percent of Patients/Residents Who Are Up to Date
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Improving Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act) requires the Secretary to specify resource use measures and other measures, on which post-acute care (PAC) providers are required to submit necessary data specified by the Secretary. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has…… Continue reading Draft Measure: COVID-19 Vaccine: Percent of Patients/Residents Who Are Up to Date
SNF/LTC December 8, 2022 Open Door Forum – Podcast and Transcript Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the Thursday, December 8, 2022-Agenda, Transcript and Audio File- Skilled Nursing Facilities/Long Term Care Open Door Forum. This is a .zip file. You’ll see these files when you open:
NHSN Influenza Vaccination Data Reporting
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Facilities that are required to report annual health care personnel influenza vaccination data into NHSN must do so using the Healthcare Personnel Safety (HPS) Component. Reporting weekly influenza vaccination data through the NHSN LTC Facility Component does not fulfill this reporting requirement. CDC is not collecting weekly influenza vaccination data for…… Continue reading NHSN Influenza Vaccination Data Reporting
Abuse and Neglect: CMS Should Strengthen Reporting Requirements to Better Protect Individuals Receiving Hospice Care
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “GAO’s review of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements for reporting and responding to abuse and neglect allegations found two gaps in the requirements for hospices, compared with requirements for extended care provided in hospitals and nursing homes. Hospices, which can provide care in…… Continue reading Abuse and Neglect: CMS Should Strengthen Reporting Requirements to Better Protect Individuals Receiving Hospice Care
Home Health, Hospice, DME December 7, 2022 Open Door Forum Podcast and Transcript Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the Wednesday, December 7, 2022- Transcript, Q&A and Audio-Home Health, Hospice and DME Open Door Forum. This is a .zip file. Here’s what you’ll see when you open that file:
Iowa Providers: Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Stakeholder Engagement Sessions
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare DATE: January 11, 2023 TO: Iowa Medicaid Hospice, Home Health Services and Waiver Providers including Individual Consumer-Directed Attendant Care (CDAC) Providers APPLIES TO: Managed Care (MC), Fee-for-Service (FFS) FROM: Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Iowa Medicaid RE: Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Stakeholder Engagement…… Continue reading Iowa Providers: Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Stakeholder Engagement Sessions
FY 2023 SNF VBP Resources
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program website has 2 resources that you may be interested in: FY 2023 SNF VBP Program Fact Sheet (PDF) FY 2023 SNF VBP Program Timeline (PDF) The Fact Sheet is 2 pages in length while the Timeline is…… Continue reading FY 2023 SNF VBP Resources
Upcoming iQIES Service Center Hold Times – PBJ Quarterly Deadline Approaching
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Due to the Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) quarterly deadline*, the iQIES Service Center is projecting an increase in the volume of calls and emails between now and February 14, 2023. Live phone and email support for the Monday, February 14, 2023, PBJ Deadline will be available until Monday, February 14, 2023, at…… Continue reading Upcoming iQIES Service Center Hold Times – PBJ Quarterly Deadline Approaching
HH Preview Reports and Star Rating Preview Reports for the April 2023 Refresh
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare For this refresh, Home Health (HH) Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) will be based on the standard number of quarters. Due to the COVID-19 reporting exceptions, the claims-based measures have been calculated excluding Q1 and Q2 2020 data from measure calculations. For additional information, please…… Continue reading HH Preview Reports and Star Rating Preview Reports for the April 2023 Refresh
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