Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare It’s that time again! PBJ reporting for Q2 (January 1–March 31) is due to CMS by May 15. Join us for our PBJ quarterly check-in as we discuss the latest PBJ updates and answer your top questions in an extended Q&A session. Our quarterly check-in is…… Continue reading PBJ Quarterly Check-In: Prepping for Success

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare As part of our nation’s critical infrastructure, healthcare facilities large and small must be proactive and move quickly to protect themselves from cyberattacks that could directly impact the health and safety of patients and the community at large. According to medical health experts experienced in cybersecurity…… Continue reading Upcoming Webinar: Healthcare System Cybersecurity: Readiness and Response Considerations

Sarah Bacon, Selman-Holman & Associates If you missed last week’s webinar by the same title as this blog, you’re in luck.  There’s an on-demand recording of this one-hour webinar. To use Z48.00 and Z48.01 or NOT? When is it appropriate to use these codes to indicate wound care and what is wound care? In this…… Continue reading How to Accurately Code Dressing Changes, Wound Care & Aftercare Webinar

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and Quality Assurance Performance Improvement During this call, learn about the appropriate assessment, accurate diagnosis, and approaches to care for dementia-related psychosis in the long-term care setting. Hear about customized care strategies for nursing home residents. A question and answer…… Continue reading Upcoming Long-Term Care: Dementia-related Psychosis Call

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare COVID coding gets confusing with evolving guidelines, changed codes and different patient scenarios in post-acute settings. Join Lisa Selman-Holman in this free webinar as she simplifies the guidelines while providing examples and applying PDGM and PDPM principles. PLUS…download the free tool provided by Selman-Holman: A quick…… Continue reading Upcoming Webinar: Navigate the Challenges & Pitfalls of COVID-19 Coding

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare In case you missed either or both SimpleLTC/Briggs webinars this past week, you can view the on-demand recordings and obtain the handouts.  Learn when the time works best for you!  Share the information with your team/colleagues. COVID-19 reporting: Curing the headache of compliance was held on…… Continue reading On-Demand Recordings and Handouts – Recent SimpleLTC/Briggs Webinars

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Here’s a webinar you don’t want to miss!  SimplePBJ™ will host its quarterly PBJ check-in webinar on Wednesday, January 27, 2020 at 11:30am CT.   Learn the latest CMS updates and ask your PBJ questions. You can also submit questions in advance to be sure they get…… Continue reading Upcoming Webinar: PBJ Quarterly Check-In

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The NHSN has rapidly expanded its reporting requirements for COVID-19 data, leaving skilled nursing providers with little to no support. With variant strains already being identified and a vaccine around the corner, the industry is bracing for more regulatory requirements on data reporting. In this webinar,…… Continue reading Upcoming Webinar: COVID-19 Reporting – Curing the Headache of Compliance

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare You missed a very informative webinar late last month.  The good news is that you can listen to it on-demand as well as access the handout and the FAQ document.  You may even want to listen to it again and/or have your team listen.  There was…… Continue reading Miss the October Quarterly PBJ Check-In Webinar?

Ken Bell, SimpleLTC Get 2 days of free LTC training… and be a part of the solution for Texas skilled nursing On Sept. 15-16, hundreds of Texas skilled nursing professionals come together at the Texas LTC Virtual Symposium, a first-of-its-kind training and strategy event. This two-day online event will provide insightful and timely education and…… Continue reading [Save the dates] Get 2 full days of free Texas LTC training… Sep 15-16