Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare (Telligen’s) goal is to provide the same opportunity to improve the high-risk medication management system with the two different provider groups (nursing homes & prescriber/pharmacists) with each their own ECHO series. A certificate of completion will be provided to individuals who attend all the sessions in…… Continue reading Project ECHO Series: Long-Term Care Medication Management of Blood Thinners

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Join us on July 27, 2023, from 2-3PM ET for an expanded HHVBP Model live event*, Overview of the Interim Performance Report (IPR): The July 2023 IPR. Members of the HHVBP Model Technical Assistance (TA) Team will provide an overview of the data and information available in…… Continue reading Expanded HHVBP Model: July 27, 2023 IPR Live Event and Resources

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare August 8, 2023, 1-2:30 PM ET Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) is a federal requirement to help ensure that individuals are not inappropriately placed in nursing homes for long term care. This webinar will focus on PASRR person-centered expectations for adaptation to culture, language, ethnic…… Continue reading PASRR Training: Applying Cultural and Linguistic Competency Standards to PASRR

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory on June 26, 2023, to share information on the recent identification of locally acquired, mosquito-transmitted malaria cases (P. vivax) in Florida and Texas. Although these are the first documented instances…… Continue reading Review of Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment in the United States  

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare No worries – we’ve got you covered.  4,800+ folks logged or phoned in to participate in yesterday’s webinar sponsored by Simple and Netsmart. I was honored to present to and for this great group of people.  Anyone involved in the MDS/RAI process knows that each October…… Continue reading Did You Miss the June 13, 2023 Upcoming MDS Changes Webinar? Want to Listen Again – Share with Your Team/Colleagues?

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare There will be a number of revisions to the LTCF COVID-19 Module Surveillance Pathways (Resident Impact and Facility Capacity, Staff and Personnel Impact, and Therapeutics) with the upcoming NHSN release planned for June 2023.Please plan to attend a training session to learn about how data entry…… Continue reading New Updates to the NHSN LTCF COVID-19 Module Surveillance Pathways

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Registration is open for a Preventing Workplace Violence webinar on June 27, 2023 from 2 to 3 p.m. ET featuring Cammie Chaumont Menendez, Ph.D., M.P.H., a research epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, on the need to…… Continue reading National Action Alliance To Advance Patient Safety to Address Workplace Violence

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare During this COCA Call, presenters will discuss updated COVID-19 vaccine recommendations by age group and for those with immunocompromise. They will also highlight optional COVID-19 vaccine doses for specific populations. With this simplified schedule, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to recommend that everyone…… Continue reading Updated Recommendations for COVID-19 Vaccine Use

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Webinar Date: April 25, 2023 Webinar Time: 2 – 2:30 p.m. EST Join this webinar to discover how to define substance use, misuse and substance use disorders. Review substance use screening tools that can be used in nursing facilities and the importance of using stigma-free language.…… Continue reading Upcoming COE Webinar: Substance Use 101: The If’s and What’s of Substance Use Disorder Basics

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare If you missed this webinar yesterday, you missed an excellent one – loaded with tons of helpful information about the recent CMS audits!  It’s available for on-demand viewing here. You’ll be able to access the handout as well after you register but be sure to view/listen…… Continue reading CMS’ New Schizophrenia MDS Audits – What You Need to Know NOW