Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare IPR/APR Webinar Recording Now Available On Thursday, August 25th, the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Technical Assistance (TA) Team hosted the live event, “Navigating Performance Feedback Reports: Interim Performance Report (IPR) and Annual Performance Report (APR).” This live event introduced the two (2) types of expanded…… Continue reading Expanded HHVBP Model: New Resources Available
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State Use of Value-Based Payment in Nursing Facilities
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare HHS and ASPE posted this 7-page Issue Brief on August 18, 2022. “This was a study to explore states’ use of VBP as part of their Medicaid nursing facility payment, including the goals of such programs, the measures used and other key elements. Twenty states and…… Continue reading State Use of Value-Based Payment in Nursing Facilities
HHS Joins CFPB to Protect Nursing Home Residents and Their Caregivers from Illegal Debt Collection Practices
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare HHS issued this Press Release on Thursday, September 8, 2022: “Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), doubled down on its work to protect nursing home residents and their caregivers from illegal methods of…… Continue reading HHS Joins CFPB to Protect Nursing Home Residents and Their Caregivers from Illegal Debt Collection Practices
National Assisted Living Week: September 11-17, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Established by the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) in 1995, National Assisted Living Week® provides a unique opportunity for residents, their loved ones, staff, volunteers, and the surrounding communities to recognize the role of assisted living in caring for America’s seniors and individuals with disabilities.…… Continue reading National Assisted Living Week: September 11-17, 2022
CMS Posts Updated PDPM Grouper – Effective October 1, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Late yesterday (September 8, 2022), CMS posted the updated version of the PDPM Grouper – v2.1000. The notification of the availability of the grouper is found here. (Note that CMS identified the date as September 8, 2021 but meant it to read 2022.) The direct link…… Continue reading CMS Posts Updated PDPM Grouper – Effective October 1, 2022
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Quality Measure Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual Version 4.0 Now Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Quality Measure Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual Version 4.0 is now available. This document serves as an update to the specifications used to calculate quality measures that are included in the SNF QRP. Additionally, the SNF…… Continue reading Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Quality Measure Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual Version 4.0 Now Available
Home Health PPS Grouper Software (HHGS) Package (for claims starting 10-01-2022)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The October 2022 release of the HH PPS Grouper software (v03.3.22) is now available in the “Downloads” section of this webpage. Included in the v03.03.22 HH PPS Grouper software update are the FY 2023 International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) diagnosis codes, effective beginning October 1, 2022. In…… Continue reading Home Health PPS Grouper Software (HHGS) Package (for claims starting 10-01-2022)
Draft Minimum Data Set (MDS) Nursing Home Comprehensive (NC) Item Set Version 1.18.11 Posted
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The draft Minimum Data Set (MDS) Nursing Home Comprehensive (NC) Item Set version 1.18.11 is now available in the Downloads section of this website. CMS plans to release the final version of the MDS Item Sets later in 2022, which will be effective beginning October 1,…… Continue reading Draft Minimum Data Set (MDS) Nursing Home Comprehensive (NC) Item Set Version 1.18.11 Posted
Getting Started with HQRP CASPER QM Reports
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Two updated documents Getting Started with HQRP CASPER QM Reports and Getting Started with Review and Correct Reports are now available on the HQRP Requirements and Best Practices webpage These updates add new screenshots with detailed explanations of the most current reports available to providers and will…… Continue reading Getting Started with HQRP CASPER QM Reports
Five Star Quality Rating System State-Level Cut Point Tables Updated
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Today (August 31, 2022), CMS posted the updated Five Star State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table for August 2022. 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…… Continue reading Five Star Quality Rating System State-Level Cut Point Tables Updated
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