Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The 2021 ICD-10-CM codes are to be used from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. Note: This replaces the FY 2020 release. These files listed below represent the FY 2021 ICD-10-CM. The FY 2021 ICD-10-CM is available in both PDF (Adobe) and XML file formats.…… Continue reading 2021 Release of ICD-10-CM Codes

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has provided a great resource for AL and LTC managers and staff: Protecting residents from Financial Exploitation – A Manual for Assisted Living and Nursing Facilities. “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or the CFPB, is focused on making markets for…… Continue reading Protecting Residents from Financial Exploitation

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On Tuesday, June 23, 2020, CMS announced the “creation of the Office of Burden Reduction and Health Informatics to unify the agency’s efforts to reduce regulatory and administrative burden and to further the goal of putting patients first. The new office is an outgrowth of the…… Continue reading Major Organizational Change to Reduce Provider and Clinician Burden and Improve Patient Outcomes

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. It was first observed in 1954, marking the 100th anniversary of Nightingale’s notable nursing service during the Crimean War.  She was born on May 12, 1820 in Florence,…… Continue reading Celebrate All Nurses This Week and All Year!

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare HHS published a bulletin on Civil Rights, HIPAA, and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to ensure that entities covered by civil rights authorities keep in mind their obligations under laws and regulations that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age,…… Continue reading Civil Rights, HIPAA and COVID-19

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted a letter to clinicians that outlines a summary of actions CMS has taken to ensure clinicians have maximum flexibility to reduce unnecessary barriers to providing patient care during the unprecedented outbreak of COVID-19. The summary includes information about telehealth and virtual visits, accelerated…… Continue reading CMS Posts Dear Clinician Letter – April 7, 2020

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare If you missed the Telligen April 2, 2020 webinar by the same name, here’s the information presented during and after that webinar: Presentation slides are available here: https://www.telligenqinqio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Telehealth-during-COVID_Ensuring-Reimbursement_20200402_FNL_508-2.pdf The call recording is available here: https://www.telligenqinqio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/GMT20200402-172941_Telehealth_2560x1440.mp4 Attached: Responses to all unanswered Q&A questions from chat A…… Continue reading Telehealth During COVID-19: Ensuring Reimbursement Webinar Materials

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Last week I blogged about the Personal Protective Equipment Burn Rate Calculator.  If you downloaded it like I did, you’ll want to download the latest version for use.  The April 7, 2020 version has 2 additional tabs at the bottom for Graphs and Instructions: Additionally,…… Continue reading PPE Burn Rate Calculator Updated

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare I’ve blogged on waivers several times the past few weeks and in so doing, provided an overall COVID-19 emergency waivers website.  Today I’m providing an additional website for your reference. Medicaid State Plan Amendments is another website to bookmark and check periodically. When I search…… Continue reading Waivers, Waivers and More Waivers – They Keep Coming