Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On September 15, 2021, CMS issued Admin Info: 21-08-ALL. This is a 34-page Administrative Memorandum. Beginning on page 6 of the QSO you’ll find these attachments: • Attachment A: FY 2021 SPSS Measure Definition Details • Attachment B: Conduct of Focused Infection Control Surveys in FY2020…… Continue reading Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 State Performance Standards System (SPSS) Findings, FY 2021 SPSS Guidance, and FY 2019 Results
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MN AL Providers: Upcoming Assisted Living Teleconference Call
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Save the Date! Date: Monday, September 27, 2021 Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Topics: 1) Review survey findings 2) Change of Ownership 3) Closures Contact: health.assistedliving@state.mn.us Please join the Minnesota Department of Health for…… Continue reading MN AL Providers: Upcoming Assisted Living Teleconference Call
Home Health Notices of Admission – Additional Manual Instructions
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS issued this 2-page MLN Matters Number: MM12424 on September 10, 2021.
Agency-Level Hospice Quality Measure (QM) Reports Now Include Claims-Based Measures
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare QM Reports now include two measures based on Fiscal Year 2018 and 2019 Medicare claims data: the Hospice Care Index (HCI) and Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life (HVLDL). Hospices can use the QM Report to learn about HCI and HVLDL and begin efforts…… Continue reading Agency-Level Hospice Quality Measure (QM) Reports Now Include Claims-Based Measures
CMS Updates LTC Survey Process Documents and Files
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has just posted these LTC Survey Process updates: Once you navigate to the LTC Survey Process landing page, you’ll see these updated files beneath Downloads: LTC Survey Pathways – Updated 09/14/2021 (ZIP)Survey Resources – Updated 09/14/2021 (ZIP)The Updated Entrance Conference Form is found in the…… Continue reading CMS Updates LTC Survey Process Documents and Files
CMS’s COVID-19 Data Included Required Information from the Vast Majority of Nursing Homes, But CMS Could Take Actions to Improve Completeness and Accuracy of the Data
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Office of Inspector General (OIG) posted this 43-page report on September 1, 2021. OIG’s objective was to determine whether CMS’s COVID-19 data for nursing homes were complete and accurate. These recommendations are found on page 22 of the report: CMS concurred with three of (OIG)…… Continue reading CMS’s COVID-19 Data Included Required Information from the Vast Majority of Nursing Homes, But CMS Could Take Actions to Improve Completeness and Accuracy of the Data
Allowable ICD-10 Codes (Lookup Files) for I0020B Updated
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The lookup files containing the allowable ICD codes for item I0020B have been updated for FY2022. They are provided as a separate ZIP file. When you open the file, you’ll see this (sample of 37,514 records available):
PRE-TRAINING MATERIALS AVAILABLE – The FY 2022 Hospice Final Rule: What Hospices Need to Know! (August 31, 2021 Webinar)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The pre-training materials are now available for The FY 2022 Hospice Final Rule: What Hospices Need to Know! webinar on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET. The training materials are available under the Downloads section of the CMS Hospice Quality Reporting…… Continue reading PRE-TRAINING MATERIALS AVAILABLE – The FY 2022 Hospice Final Rule: What Hospices Need to Know! (August 31, 2021 Webinar)
Public Reporting Key Dates for Hospice Providers Update
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Hospice QRP will resume public reporting in February 2022. To help you prepare for upcoming refreshes, we updated the Key Dates for Providers webpage to reflect the status of public reporting through August 2022. For additional information, please see the Hospice FY2022 Final Rule at the…… Continue reading Public Reporting Key Dates for Hospice Providers Update
CMS Releases Latest Nursing Home Provider Datasets
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Last week (August 25, 2021), CMS posted 19 updated Nursing Homes Including Rehab Services Datasets: FY 2021 SNF VBP Facility-Level DatasetProvider InformationSkilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program – National DataSkilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program – Swing Beds – Provider DataMDS Quality Measures Skilled Nursing Facility Quality…… Continue reading CMS Releases Latest Nursing Home Provider Datasets
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