Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Prevent delays in payments by correctly entering therapy start and end dates To prevent delays in processing payments, staff must ensure that the Therapy Start and End Dates are correctly entered on all PPS, OBRA Comprehensive, and OBRA Non-Comprehensive assessments when appropriate. Here are some…… Continue reading Minnesota MDS – Legislative Updates
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National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call – July 13, 2022 @ 3pm (ET)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Please join the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wed, July 13, 2022 at 3:00pm ET for a National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call. Long-term care providers, facility staff and resident advocates are encouraged to attend. This…… Continue reading National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call – July 13, 2022 @ 3pm (ET)
Errata V3.00.8 for MDS v3.00.1 (FINAL) Data Submission Specifications Posted
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare An updated errata for the MDS v3.00.1 (FINAL) Data Specifications is now available for download under the Downloads section at the bottom of the MDS technical webpage. The direct link to this errata document is found here. The problem and resolution for both issues identified below is…… Continue reading Errata V3.00.8 for MDS v3.00.1 (FINAL) Data Submission Specifications Posted
CY 2023 HH PPS Proposed Rule and New Resources Now Available and Sample Reports Coming Soon
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare June FAQs Now Available The June edition of the Expanded HHVBP Model Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) is now available to assist home health agencies (HHAs) in understanding common terms used in the expanded Model and requirements under the Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Home Health Prospective…… Continue reading CY 2023 HH PPS Proposed Rule and New Resources Now Available and Sample Reports Coming Soon
OASIS Data Specifications V3.00.1
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS provided this notification just a few minutes ago (Wednesday, July 6, 2022): The OASIS Data Submission Specifications Version 3.00.1 are now available in the Downloads section of the Data Specifications webpage. This FINAL version applies to the OASIS-E item set, which is scheduled for implementation on January…… Continue reading OASIS Data Specifications V3.00.1
Hospice Care Index Technical Report Now Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Hospice Care Index (HCI) Technical Report is now available. This report provides descriptive analyses and detailed contextual information about the new HCI quality measure. Please navigate to the Downloads section of the Current Measures webpage to access this report. The direct link to the 72-page…… Continue reading Hospice Care Index Technical Report Now Available
Important Updates on the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Swingtech sends informational messages to hospices related to the Quality Reporting Program (QRP) on a quarterly basis. Their latest outreach communication can be found on the HQRP Requirements and Best Practices webpage. If you want to receive Swingtech’s quarterly emails, then add or update the email…… Continue reading Important Updates on the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP)
QSEP Training Videos for LTC Regulatory and Interpretive Guidance and Psychosocial Severity Guide Updates – June 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Yesterday, I blogged about the training documents for the newly-released regulatory guidance and the Psychosocial Severity Guide update. Today, I want to provide you with access to recordings of the training. Using both the documents and the recordings will help you and your team understand…… Continue reading QSEP Training Videos for LTC Regulatory and Interpretive Guidance and Psychosocial Severity Guide Updates – June 2022
QSEP Training: Long Term Care Regulatory and Interpretive Guidance and Psychosocial Severity Guide Updates – June 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare You may have noticed in yesterday’s news from CMS that there is publicly available guidance training for nursing home providers in the Quality, Safety and Education Portal (QSEP) to explain these updates and changes to regulations and guidance. Today, that training is now available here.…… Continue reading QSEP Training: Long Term Care Regulatory and Interpretive Guidance and Psychosocial Severity Guide Updates – June 2022
Five-Star State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table – June 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the June 2022 Five-Star State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table. “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 star ratings included in…… Continue reading Five-Star State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table – June 2022
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