Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Check out the PDPM Parity Adjustment Recalibration Worksheetsas you review and process the FY2023 SNF PPS Proposed Rule published last week.     These worksheets are available in that .zip file: When you select the first worksheet, you’ll see this: Start with the Overview and Methodology tabs…… Continue reading FY2023 SNF PPS Proposed Rule: PDPM Parity Adjustment Recalibration Worksheets

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare I had the privilege of attending the 2022 AAPACN (American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing) conference this week. I’m also a proud ‘99er, having been a member of the association since its “birth” in 1999. Officials from CMS are always invited to this annual conference, and…… Continue reading SNF/LTC News From CMS

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted the FY2023 SNF PPS Proposed Rule Monday afternoon, April 11, 2022. It’s scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Friday, April 15, 2022. The proposed rule is 265 pages. Stakeholder comments are due no later than June 10, 2022. The Fact Sheet…… Continue reading SNF PPS FY2023 Proposed Rule Posted

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare As you know, CMS notified LTCFs of updates to the survey process, specifically related to the staff vaccine requirement (F888).  You’ll find information about that event here in case you missed it or want to review it again. The updated materials referenced in the above chart…… Continue reading CMS Updates Survey Process Documents and Files

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The NHSN Vaccination Team is providing two webinars on Tuesday, April 12th and Tuesday, April 19th at 2:00 PM Eastern Time to provide additional training on the Event-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Forms in the COVID-19 Vaccination Modules and to answer frequently asked questions. These worksheets are available…… Continue reading Office Hours and Frequently Asked Questions Webinar for the Optional Event-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Forms

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “Nursing homes play a unique dual role in the long-term care continuum, serving as a place where people receive needed health care and a place they call home. The 1986 Institute of Medicine report Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes identified a range of…… Continue reading The National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted the updated Technical Users’ Guide (35 pages) on April 5, 2022.  April 2022 Revisions – Quality Measure Rating Threshold changes Effective with the April 2022 refresh, CMS is implementing the planned, regular increases to the Quality Measure (QM) rating thresholds, increasing each rating threshold…… Continue reading Updated Care Compare Five-Star Technical Users’ Guide – April 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “COVID-19 vaccines help protect nursing home residents who are vulnerable to illness and death if they become infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Healthcare staff who are vaccinated also have a lower risk of getting COVID-19 or spreading the virus that causes the illness to…… Continue reading Implementing a Staff Vaccination Program in Your Nursing Home