Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The U.S. House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee released Under-Enforced and Over-Prescribed: The Antipsychotic Drug Epidemic Ravaging America’s Nursing Homes on July 27, 2020.  This is a 53-page report that merits your attention.  These are excerpts from the Executive Summary to whet your interest (bolding…… Continue reading Antipsychotic Drug Epidemic Ravaging America’s Nursing Homes

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare A new issue is affecting some inpatient hospital and Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) claims when an interrupted stay is billed at the end of the month. The system incorrectly assigns edits U5601-U5608 (overlapping a hospital claim). If you billed the interrupted stay correctly, and your claim…… Continue reading SNF Patient Driven Payment Model Interrupted Stay Issue

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare In case you forgot about your annual PEPPER report, CMS has not.  CMS has directed the PEPPER team to resume distribution of PEPPER reports to all post-acute facilities. The SNF Q4FY report will be delivered on July 29, 2020.  It was originally scheduled for release on…… Continue reading SNF PEPPER Reports Are Coming

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The state of Arizona has posted this Disaster Ready Behavioral Care Tool Kit which can be used beyond Arizona although some things are specific to AZ.  This is a 128-page guide was developed as a result of the Disaster Ready Behavioral Care Pilot conducted in 2018/2019.…… Continue reading Disaster Ready Behavioral Care Tool Kit

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted an updated Appendix B of the RAI Manual on July 8, 2020.  The document is dated June 26, 2020. Download and save this update to access if you need to contact your state RAI or MDS Automation Coordinator or CMS Regional Office.