Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare As the expanded HHVBP Model prepares to start the first performance year on January 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the November Pre-Implementation Performance Report (PIPR) to all active home health agencies (HHAs). The PIPRs provide HHAs with data on their…… Continue reading Expanded HHVBP Model Pre-Implementation Performance Reports Available
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SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Submission Deadline Reminder
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare SNFs are required to report data to meet the SNF QRP requirements. The submission deadline for the SNF QRP is approaching. MDS and NHSN data for 4/1/22 through 6/30/22 must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. on November 15, 2022. The Minimum Data Set (MDS)…… Continue reading SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Submission Deadline Reminder
Texas NFs Must Update Their MDS Software by Nov. 1 for Section GG Data Collection
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare October 12, 2022 Effective Nov. 1, nursing facility providers must complete section GG and related fields before they submit an Omnibus Reconciliation Act assessment with an Assessment Reference Date on or after Nov. 1, 2022. As part of this change, Texas will no longer require the…… Continue reading Texas NFs Must Update Their MDS Software by Nov. 1 for Section GG Data Collection
Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum – November 9, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, November 9, 2022 PM at 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET). Please call at least 15 minutes prior to the forum start time. **This Agenda is Subject to Change** Opening Remarks Chair…… Continue reading Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum – November 9, 2022
Action Required: Provider Security Official Recruitment
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare QTSO Posting Wednesday, November 2, 2022: As previously announced, CMS is preparing to release the Internet-facing, cloud-based system, referred to as the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) for Minimum Data Set (MDS) submission in early 2023. Although the MDS submission functionality will not be…… Continue reading Action Required: Provider Security Official Recruitment
PBJ Staffing Submission Deadline Approaching!
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Monday, November 14, 2022. That’s the deadline for submission of 4th quarter fiscal PBJ (Payroll Based Journal) data. Submissions must be received by the end of the 45th calendar day (11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time) after the last day in each fiscal quarter to be considered…… Continue reading PBJ Staffing Submission Deadline Approaching!
Home Health OASIS-E Guidance Training Program
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Post-event materials are now available for theHome Health OASIS-E Guidance Training Program. These materials include the recorded workshop sessions, PDF versions of the live workshop presentations, and a post-event Q&A document. This information was posted on October 24, 2022. Available Resources: The recordings of the live…… Continue reading Home Health OASIS-E Guidance Training Program
Calendar Year 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The calendar year 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule was published on October 31, 2022. The following are the Home Health Quality Reporting Program proposals have been finalized: CMS finalized a proposal to end the suspension of the collection of Outcome and Assessment Information…… Continue reading Calendar Year 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule
October 2022 Five-Star State-Level Cut Point Tables Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the October 2022 Five-Star State-Level Cut Point Tables for the Five-Star Quality Rating System. This document – Five Star Quality Rating System Technical Users’ Guide: State Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table – provides the data for the state-level cut points for the…… Continue reading October 2022 Five-Star State-Level Cut Point Tables Available
CMS Updates the LTCSP Resources – Second Time This Week/Third Time This Month
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Late Wednesday afternoon, October 26, 2022, CMS posted yet another update to the LTCSP Resources. The above is a snippet from the Revision History for LTC Survey Process Documents and Files. The link in the 1st paragraph of this blog will take you to the area…… Continue reading CMS Updates the LTCSP Resources – Second Time This Week/Third Time This Month
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