Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare If you missed the March 23, 2021 Residents with Dementia-related Psychosis: Strategies for Evaluation and Carecall, the 33-slide deck is available.   There was a lot of great information for clinicians during this call.  You’ll also find additional resources throughout the slide deck and specifically on the…… Continue reading Residents with Dementia-Related Psychosis: Strategies for Evaluation and Care

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Above are the initial paragraphs of the MedPAC News Release regarding the March 2021 Report to Congress.  This is a 3-page News Release that summarizes their recommendations. The Executive Summary is 18 pages. The entire Report to Congress is 531 pages in length.  (I remember the…… Continue reading MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “AHRQ and colleagues from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and the entire patient safety community are collaborating to observe Patient Safety Awareness Week. While AHRQ’s mission keeps us focused on patient safety…… Continue reading Patient Safety Awareness Week: March 14 – 20, 2021

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “Social workers are essential to community well-being. As practitioners, social workers are trained to help people address personal and systemic barriers to optimal living. They are employed to effect positive change with individuals, families, groups and entire communities. As a profession, social workers frequently use their…… Continue reading March is National Social Worker Month

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) is pleased to announce the release of a joint educational project with WoundVision to develop a practice guide to aid in the diagnosis of Deep Tissue Pressure Injury (DTPI). Titled, “Deep Tissue Pressure Injury or an Imposter”, the guide…… Continue reading New DTPI Practice Guide Available

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Section J: Health Conditions – Coding the SPADEs Related to Falls is a new CMS web-based training opportunity. This course is intended for providers in Home Health Agencies (HHAs), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs), Long-Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs), and Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) and is designed to…… Continue reading NEW Training: Section J: Health Conditions – Coding the SPADEs Related to Falls

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS provided this recommended browser notification on the afternoon of February 24, 2021:

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On February 23, 2021, CMS posted MLN Matters: SE21002 … Billing for Services When Medicare is a Secondary Payer. This MLN Matters® Special Edition (SE) Article is for physicians, hospitals, Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), suppliers and other providers who bill Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) or Durable…… Continue reading Billing for Services When Medicare is a Secondary Payer

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On Monday, February 22, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that “efforts are underway to support Texas in response to severe winter storms that have affected the state over the past several days.  On February 17, 2021, Health and Human Services Acting…… Continue reading CMS Offers Comprehensive Support to the State of Texas to Combat Winter Storm

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare In a February 19, 2021 White House Press Release, President Biden announced his nominee for CMS Administrator. Picture and brief news from The Hill … February 19, 2021.