Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This Initiative is possible through the collaboration of the CMS Innovation Center and the CMS Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office. This effort aims to improve the quality of care for people residing in long-term care (LTC) facilities by reducing avoidable hospitalizations. CMS supports six organizations that each partner with…… Continue reading Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Nursing Facility Residents: Phase Two

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The AHRQ National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network has posted several new resources. These resources enable nursing home staff to track and trend COVID-19 vaccine administration data, including boosters, for both residents and staff. The tools support efficient collection of information on vaccination rates and support…… Continue reading AHRQ National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network – New Resources

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare In case you missed this link in my blog following the National NH Stakeholder call a couple of days ago, this updated guidance merits your attention and action as well. It’s the last link within the Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During…… Continue reading Updated Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Spread in Nursing Homes

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The National NH Stakeholder Call sparked great interest yesterday. So many registrants, so much information. Here are the main takeaways until the recording is available at: http://www.cms.gov/cms-national-stakeholder-calls. CMS will be sending these new test kits to NHs in the very near future: Celltrion DiaTrust™  (No answer…… Continue reading CMS National NH Stakeholder Call February 2, 2022 – Key Takeaways

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The January 2022 refresh of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) data is now available on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog (PDC). The data are based on quality assessment data submitted by SNFs to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from…… Continue reading Care Compare January Refresh of SNF QRP Data – Now Available

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Late Friday evening, January 28, 2022, CMS posted a second update to the LTC survey process: On that same page you’ll find the 2 Survey Resources .zip folders (2nd one renamed) beneath Downloads along with the update Revision History document (shown above): Identification of the inclusion…… Continue reading CMS Updates LTC Survey Process Resources – Again

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a National Stakeholder Call providing updates on COVID-19, revisions to nursing home guidance, and best practices. Additionally, subject matter experts from CDC and CMS will address frequently…… Continue reading Upcoming National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call – February 2, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted updates to the LTC Survey Process on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, specifically Survey Resources: Revision History for LTC Survey Process Documents and Files Updated 01/25/2022Survey Resources – Updated 01/25/2022Survey Resources – January 2022 (01/25/22) The last 2 resources are .zip files. The LTCSP is…… Continue reading CMS Updates LTC Survey Resources

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Have you checked your facility’s Care Compare today? The SNF/LTCs in your community or where a loved one is living? You’ll see today’s first staffing updates to Care Compare! I’m providing a snapshot of what Care Compare staffing information looks like today for 3 randomly selected…… Continue reading Staffing Data Updates to Care Compare