Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is publishing the Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation (CARE) Data Set (LCDS) Quarterly Q&As, March 2023, Consolidated September 2020 to March 2023 document so that all LTCH providers have the benefit of the clarifications…… Continue reading Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation (CARE) Data Set (LCDS) Quarterly Q&As

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On March 15, 2023, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released its March 2023 Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy. The report includes MedPAC’s analyses of payment adequacy in traditional fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare and reviews the status of Medicare Advantage (MA) and the prescription drug…… Continue reading MedPAC Releases March 2023 Report on Medicare Payment Policy

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is publishing the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) Quarterly Q&As, March 2023, Consolidated June 2020 to March 2023 document so that all IRF providers have the benefit of the clarifications to existing guidance. Through inquiries to…… Continue reading Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) Quarterly Q&As

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare OSHA has posted Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and Social Service Workers. Healthcare and social service workers face significant risks of job-related violence and it is OSHA’s mission to help employers address these serious hazards. This publication updates OSHA’s 1996 and 2004 voluntary guidelines…… Continue reading Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and Social Service Workers

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This Patient Safety Chartbook is part of a family of documents and tools that support the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR). The QDR includes annual reports to Congress mandated in the Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (P.L. 106-129). This chartbook includes a summary of…… Continue reading National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare HHS posted this Press Release on Thursday, March 9, 2023. The Biden-Harris Administration today released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2024. The budget details a blueprint to grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out, lower costs for families, protect and strengthen Medicare…… Continue reading HHS Releases President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Proposed Budget

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted Transmittal 11900 on Monday, March 13, 2023.  The Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 4 – Part B Hospital (Including Inpatient Hospital Part B and OPPS) was also updated, beginning on page 17 of the 28 page Transmittal.

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Everyone plays a role in patient safety and quality health care. CDC and its partners provide expertise, data, and programs for safe health care to support public health, healthcare workers, patients and caregivers. How Can I Be a Safe Patient? Speak up. Talk to your healthcare…… Continue reading Patient Safety Awareness Week – March 12-18, 2023  

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On March 9, 2023, CMS posted QSO-23-09-Hospital. The initial 4-pages of this document are the Memorandum with the remaining 17 pages are the CMS Condition of Participation, Hospital Appendix A – QAPI Guidance Updates.

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the slides (51 total) from last week’s public webinar by the same title as this blog. Effective October 1, 2023, all four (4) PAC providers will be providing data for SDOH (Social Determinants of Health) with SNF/LTC being the 4th to come on…… Continue reading From Data to Action: How CMS and Stakeholders are Addressing Inequities in Healthcare