Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Find guidance to protect you, your family and your community at COVID.gov, a new one-stop resource for the latest information on COVID-19. It’s a website/toolkit for the overall community in the county in which you live. Here’s what you’ll see when you get to that landing…… Continue reading Find COVID-19 Guidance for Your Community (New CDC Website)
Respiratory Protection Regulation: Navigating Standards and Protecting Workers
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Join (NETEC) Wednesday, April 6th, at 12 pm CST for the NETEC COVID-19 Webinar Series presentation, Respiratory Protection Regulation: Navigating Standards and Protecting Workers. Presenters Jennifer Kim and Lana Nieves from OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, join members of Nebraska Medicine’s Infection Control Assessment and…… Continue reading Respiratory Protection Regulation: Navigating Standards and Protecting Workers
Staffing in Long-term Care Facilities: A Critical Issue for Worker Health and Resident Care Quality Nationwide
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This seminar will focus on the current staffing crisis in our nation’s nursing homes and its impact on worker health and resident quality of care and quality of life. The seminar will also address a number of proposed policy and practice recommendations designed to significantly improve…… Continue reading Staffing in Long-term Care Facilities: A Critical Issue for Worker Health and Resident Care Quality Nationwide
Readout of HHS Secretary Becerra’s Roundtable on Nursing Home Reforms
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra hosted a roundtable with stakeholders to discuss the nursing home reforms President Biden announced on February 18 and reiterated during his State of the Union address. The roundtable discussed nursing home staffing requirements, ideas…… Continue reading Readout of HHS Secretary Becerra’s Roundtable on Nursing Home Reforms
SNF QRP Quick Reference Guide Updated Again
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare For the second time in March 2022, CMS has posted an updated Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Quick Reference Guide. This version – 3.0 – is dated March 30, 2022. The only change from the previous version (v2.0) dated January 28, 2022, posted…… Continue reading SNF QRP Quick Reference Guide Updated Again
Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum: April 7, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for Thursday, April 7, 2022, PM at 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET). Please call at least 15 minutes prior to the forum start time. **This Agenda is Subject to Change** Opening Remarks Chair –…… Continue reading Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum: April 7, 2022
CMS Program Measure Needs and Priorities: March 2022 – 2022 Measures Under Consideration List
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “In preparation for the statutory requirement and to remain transparent and allow for additional stakeholder feedback, each spring CMS solicits public and private stakeholders to submit candidate quality and efficiency measures for consideration by the Agency as a part of the pre-rulemaking process. The pre-rulemaking process…… Continue reading CMS Program Measure Needs and Priorities: March 2022 – 2022 Measures Under Consideration List
Understanding Religious and Medical Exemptions for Vaccinations (COVID-19)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This March 29, 2022, webinar recording discusses the guidelines for medical and religious exemptions reporting in the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), and the impact these exemptions have on vaccine measures for facilities. The webinar was part of TMF’s Nursing Home Office Hours and is just…… Continue reading Understanding Religious and Medical Exemptions for Vaccinations (COVID-19)
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2023 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare It’s that time of year again – payment updates and proposed rules. On March 31, 2022, CMS issued the FY2023 PPS proposed rule for IRF and updates to the IRF QRP. This link is to the 123-page unpublished PDF version that will be published in the…… Continue reading Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2023 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program
Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN Nursing Home COVID-19 Data Posted
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted nursing home COVID-19 data for the week ending March 20, 2022. Comparing the March 20th data to the March 13th data shows these changes: Resident vaccination rate increased 0.1% from the previous weekResidents with booster doses (new the week of 2/6) increased by 0.7% this past weekStaff vaccination…… Continue reading Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN Nursing Home COVID-19 Data Posted
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