Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Nurse aide candidates: Time is running out! Schedule your test now to work after Oct. 6. Start testing! Candidates get three tries to pass the test. Only three weeks are left to take and pass the Nurse Aide Knowledge and Skills Test to ensure you can…… Continue reading Minnesota Nurse Aide Candidates
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SNF VBP Program September 28, 2022 Webinar
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On September 28, 2022, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host an educational webinar: Overview of Finalized SNF VBP Policies from the FY 2023 SNF PPS Final Rule. The educational webinar will provide an overview of the…… Continue reading SNF VBP Program September 28, 2022 Webinar
All Iowa Medicaid SNF/LTC Facilities: Iowa Health and Wellness Program (IHAWP) Members Medically Exempt (ME) Status in Iowa Medicaid Portal Access (IMPA)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Iowa Medicaid issued guidance in Informational Letter 2318-MC-FFS regarding IHAWP member eligibility for SNF and NF services. Iowa Medicaid has implemented a ME status lookup function within IMPA. The look-up function will allow SNF and NF providers the ability to look up an IHAWP member’s…… Continue reading All Iowa Medicaid SNF/LTC Facilities: Iowa Health and Wellness Program (IHAWP) Members Medically Exempt (ME) Status in Iowa Medicaid Portal Access (IMPA)
Home Health OASIS-E Guidance Training Program Reminder
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare As a reminder, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering a virtual training program that provides instruction on the guidance for the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS)-E. The event is being held on September 13th & 14th, 2022. This training is part…… Continue reading Home Health OASIS-E Guidance Training Program Reminder
Five-Star Preview Reports Available on August 25, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Five-Star Preview Reports will be available on August 25, 2022. 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 Inbox…… Continue reading Five-Star Preview Reports Available on August 25, 2022
HHS Expands Home and Community-Based Services in Five New States and Territories for Older Adults and People with Disabilities
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare HHS posted this Press Release on August 22, 2022. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), awarded approximately $25 million in planning grants to five new states and territories to expand access to…… Continue reading HHS Expands Home and Community-Based Services in Five New States and Territories for Older Adults and People with Disabilities
Updated Quality Measure (QM) Manual and Quality Measure Change Table Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Version 1.01 of the HQRP QM User’s Manual and an HQRP QM User’s Manual V1.00 to V1.01 Change Table are now available. These documents reflect updates to the language in the manual to add clarity based on hospice provider questions about the quality measures finalized…… Continue reading Updated Quality Measure (QM) Manual and Quality Measure Change Table Available
CMS Staffing Study to Inform Minimum Staffing Requirements for Nursing Homes
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Also posted this morning (August 22, 2022), this Press Release. Note that there is an upcoming August 29, 2022 webinar to provide information on the study and solicit additional stakeholder input on minimum staffing requirements. The registration link for this webinar, limited to 3,000 participants…… Continue reading CMS Staffing Study to Inform Minimum Staffing Requirements for Nursing Homes
CMS Encourages States to Use Medicaid Payments to Nursing Homes to Drive Better Health Outcomes for Residents, Improve Staffing
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Just this morning (Monday, August 22, 2022), CMS posted the Press Release with the same title as this blog. Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an informational bulletin detailing actions that states can take using existing Medicaid authorities to drive better health…… Continue reading CMS Encourages States to Use Medicaid Payments to Nursing Homes to Drive Better Health Outcomes for Residents, Improve Staffing
FY2023 ICD-10 codes for MDS V3.00.1 (FINAL) Data Submission Specifications Posted
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted an updated PDPM ICD Codes database for the MDS V3.00.1 (FINAL) Data Specifications is now available for download under the Downloads section at the bottom of this webpage. The database contains two new tables. The table pdpm_icd_codes_FY2023 contains the allowed FY2023 codes for I0020B, while table…… Continue reading FY2023 ICD-10 codes for MDS V3.00.1 (FINAL) Data Submission Specifications Posted
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