Category: WEBINARS

RESCHEDULED DATE- May 7th: The next CMS Long-Term Services and Supports Open Door Forum scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET)

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The next CMS Long-Term Services and Supports Open Door Forum scheduled for: Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) Please log on at least 15 minutes before call start time. Conference Leaders: Jodie Sumeracki, CMCS and Jill Darling, CMS Office of Communications **This Agenda is Subject to Change** Opening Remarks…… Continue reading RESCHEDULED DATE- May 7th: The next CMS Long-Term Services and Supports Open Door Forum scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET)

UPDATED AGENDA: The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET)

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The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for:   Date:  Tuesday, April 2, 2024 Start Time:  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET); Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time. Conference Leaders: Todd Smith & Jill Darling **This Agenda is Subject to Change** Opening…… Continue reading UPDATED AGENDA: The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET)

Agenda: Skilled Nursing Facilities Long-Term Care Open Door Forum – Tuesday, April 2, 2024

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The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for:   Date:  Tuesday, April 2, 2024 Start Time:  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET); Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time. Conference Leaders: Todd Smith & Jill Darling **This Agenda is Subject to Change** Opening…… Continue reading Agenda: Skilled Nursing Facilities Long-Term Care Open Door Forum – Tuesday, April 2, 2024

REGISTRATION OPEN! SNF QRP: Achieving a Full APU Webinar – Update

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering a webinar to provide updated instructions to help providers understand how to achieve a full Annual Payment Update (APU) in the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP). For more information and to register for the webinar, please visit the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP)…… Continue reading REGISTRATION OPEN! SNF QRP: Achieving a Full APU Webinar – Update

Up to Date Vaccination Status: Surveillance Definition Change for Long Term Care Facilities (CDC/NHSN)

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Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The NHSN Vaccination Team will be hosting a webinar to review important changes and information regarding the new up to date definition for Long term care. These changes will be effective beginning in Quarter 4 2023 (September 25, 2023). The initial/live webinar is: When: September 18, 2023,…… Continue reading Up to Date Vaccination Status: Surveillance Definition Change for Long Term Care Facilities (CDC/NHSN)

MDS 3.0 Updates and the Optional State Assessment Implementation Effective 10/1/2023

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Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare There’s still time to register for the MDS 3.0 Updates and OSA Training Webinars Additional sessions will be offered on Sep. 12 and Sep. 21 This information is intended for Long Term Care Facility Administrators, Directors of Nursing, Minimum Data Set (MDS) Coordinators, and staff who…… Continue reading MDS 3.0 Updates and the Optional State Assessment Implementation Effective 10/1/2023

Preparing for the Upcoming Respiratory Virus Season: Recommendations for Influenza, COVID-19 and RSV Vaccines for Older Adults

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Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is preparing for co-circulating influenza virus, SARS-CoV-2, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) this fall and winter. Vaccines can provide life-saving protection against all three viral respiratory diseases. CDC recommends these vaccines for older adults, who are at a…… Continue reading Preparing for the Upcoming Respiratory Virus Season: Recommendations for Influenza, COVID-19 and RSV Vaccines for Older Adults

National Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 5-Claim Sample Probe and Educate

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Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare If you missed this July 20, 2023 live webinar or want to view it again/share it with a colleague, the recording (encore) can be viewed here. The recorded video is 50 minutes 24 seconds in length. You can review some background as well as additional information…… Continue reading National Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 5-Claim Sample Probe and Educate