Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS updated the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers listing on Thursday, June 16, 2022. This 45-page document shows updates related to QSO-22-15-NH, NLTC and LSC – specifically the expirations effective June 6, 2022. You can find those at: the bottom of…… Continue reading COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers Updated
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New Home Health and Hospice Industry Study Reveals Crucial Healthcare Performance Insights
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare PORTLAND, ME, June 9, 2022 – LeadingAge, the association of nonprofit providers of aging services, announces the release of the National Healthcare at Home Best Practices and Future Insights Study results. LeadingAge collaborated with national accounting and consulting firm BerryDunn to conduct the yearlong effort collecting data…… Continue reading New Home Health and Hospice Industry Study Reveals Crucial Healthcare Performance Insights
CMS Posts Two (2) Updated LTC Datasets
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted these 2 updated data sets on June 9, 2022: The direct links to the datasets are: COVID-19 Vaccination Rates – State and National AveragesCOVID-19 Vaccination Rates – Provider Data
MedPAC Comments: FY2023 SNF PPS Proposed Rule
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare As you know, today (June 10, 2022) is the deadline for stakeholders to submit comments on the FY2023 SNF PPS Proposed Rule. Lots of stakeholders have already provided comment (over 3,000 as of yesterday) and the window is open until 5pm ET today. In case…… Continue reading MedPAC Comments: FY2023 SNF PPS Proposed Rule
CMS Updates LTC Survey Process Materials
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted an update to the LTC Survey Process on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. The Revision History for LTC Survey Process Documents and Files is found here. CMS corrected the version of Appendix PP back to the 2017 (2018 revision was a typo) for the…… Continue reading CMS Updates LTC Survey Process Materials
Update to Chapter 7 – Home Health Services – Medicare Benefit Policy Manual
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted Transmittal 11447 – Change Request 12615on June 6, 2022, with the same title as this blog. The updated material is found on pages 6, 7 and 8 of this 8-page Transmittal. Look for the red ink. A corresponding MLN Matters (4 pages) was…… Continue reading Update to Chapter 7 – Home Health Services – Medicare Benefit Policy Manual
OASIS-E Q&As Update
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted the updated OASIS-E Q & A’s on May 20, 2022. Here are the direct links to these 4 documents: Category 1: Applicability (4 pages)Category 2: Comprehensive Assessment(33 pages)Category 3: Follow-up Assessments(7 pages)Category 4: OASIS Data Set – Forms and Items (124 pages)
Updated PBJ Manual – Version 2.6
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS just posted the updated Electronic Staffing Data Submission Long-Term Care Facility Policy Manual – v2.6 … June 2022. This version is 22-pages in length. The red ink begins on page 1-3 with extensive updates on pages 2-2 and 2-3. Then on page 2-10: The…… Continue reading Updated PBJ Manual – Version 2.6
SNF 3-Day Rule Billing Fact Sheet Updated
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has provided a routine update of the SNF 3-Day Rule Billing Fact Sheet for May 2022. No substantive changes were made from the previous version. The Fact Sheet speaks to the existence of the waiver of the QHS (qualifying hospital stay) during the PHE.…… Continue reading SNF 3-Day Rule Billing Fact Sheet Updated
National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety (IHI)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Despite substantial effort over the past 20 years, preventable harm in health care remains a major concern in the United States. Though many evidence-based, effective best practices related to harm reduction have been identified, they are seldom shared nationally and implemented effectively across multiple organizations.…… Continue reading National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety (IHI)
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