Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Mid-afternoon Monday, February 28, 2022, the White House issued this Fact Sheet with the same title as this blog (bolding added by me): All people deserve to be treated with dignity and respect and to have access to quality medical care. And in no case should…… Continue reading Protecting Seniors and People with Disabilities by Improving Safety and Quality of Care in the Nation’s Nursing Homes

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the February 2022 State-Level 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 the health…… Continue reading Nursing Home Compare Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users’ Guide State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table – February 2022 Update

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Five Star Preview Reports will be available on February 22, 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…… Continue reading Five-Star Preview Reports Available

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The latest update to the LTCSP was posted late in the day Tuesday, February 22, 2022: [Note: If you print the above Revision History document found beneath the hyperlink, you need only print the first 2 pages as page 3 on this version of the history…… Continue reading CMS Updates LTC Survey Process Again (3rd Time in 30 Days)

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CDC updated the SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Testing in Long Term Care Facilitieslanding page as well as the algorithm on February 17, 2022. Considerations for Interpretation of SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Tests in Long-Term Care Facilities now looks like this:

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted the monthly update to RAI 3.0 User’s Manual … Appendix B on February 16, 2022. the direct link to Appendix B (carries a date of February 24, 2022)the direct link to the Changes to Appendix B

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Still working your way through the CMS QSO Memorandums on HC Staff Vaccination? Looking for some additional guidance on precautions for your unvaccinated staff? AHCA/NCAL offers this information.  The posting date is February 11, 2022. “The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) staff vaccination rule…… Continue reading Guidance on Implementing Additional Precautions for Unvaccinated Staff Under CMS Vaccine Mandate (AHCA/NCAL)