Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare If you missed this National Stakeholder Call, it will be available on the CMS Podcasts and Transcripts website when the recording and transcript is finalized.  In the interim, I’m passing along what I heard during the 30-minute Zoom call so you have an idea of what…… Continue reading News From the August 25th National NH Stakeholder Call

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP  Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The August update of Appendix B to the RAI 3.0 User’s Manual contains changes to the list of State RAI Coordinators, MDS Automation Coordinators, RAI Panel members, and CMS locations and contacts. Appendix B 08262021Changes to Appendix B_August_2021

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has updated the following Five-Star information: Five Star Quality Rating System State-Level Cut Point Tables – Updated August 24, 2021Full Text of Statements of Deficiencies – August 2021  The Statements of Deficiencies are provided in an Excel spreadsheet.  If you’ve not looked at those before,…… Continue reading Five-Star Quality Rating System Information August Update

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP                                                                                                                                   Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Wednesday, August 25, 2021 4:00pm-4:30pmET- Join the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call.  *** Register in advance for this Zoom Call: ***  https://cms.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_WreK5eubQsqGlWbvr7wbpQ During this call, we will provide a recap…… Continue reading National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call: August 25, 2021

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted an updated FY 2022 SNF VBP Program PSR User Guide on August 17, 2022. You can also find additional materials on the Confidential Feedback Reporting & Review and Corrections website: The updated User Guide is 13 pages in length.  Here’s a look at the…… Continue reading FY 2022 SNF Value-Based User Guide Updated

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare An update to the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (SNF QRP) Risk Adjustment Appendix File is now available. This document has been updated to reflect the risk adjustment coefficients for quality measure calculation to be used in conjunction with the SNF QRP Measure Calculations and…… Continue reading SNF QRP Risk Adjustment Appendix File and ICD-10 HCC Crosswalks Available

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This MLN Matters Article is for SNFs submitting Type of Bill (TOB) 21X and hospitals submitting TOB 18X to Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs). This Article tells you about updates to SNF edits to bypass services related to an emergency room encounter when there is a revenue…… Continue reading Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Claims Processing Updates

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Five Star Preview Reports will be available on August 16, 2021. 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