Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare A new study published today [February 28, 2022] in JAMA Network Open shows that long-term care facilities that participated in a safety program funded by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) saw a significant decrease in antibiotic use, thereby…… Continue reading New Study Shows Reduced Antibiotic Use at LTCFs Participating in HHS-funded Program
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Safety of Older Adults Residing in Nursing Homes
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “The purpose of this primer is to provide updated information to the patient safety community about the challenges of ensuring the safe care of older adults in Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing homes (NHs) associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and the federal and state efforts taken…… Continue reading Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Safety of Older Adults Residing in Nursing Homes
State of the Union Address – Nursing Home Vision
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS emailed this statement approximately 1 hour ago (afternoon of Tuesday, March 1, 2022): “At tonight’s State of the Union address, the Biden-Harris administration is announcing a vision to improve quality of care and quality of life for nursing home residents. The Centers for Medicare and…… Continue reading State of the Union Address – Nursing Home Vision
Protecting Seniors and People with Disabilities by Improving Safety and Quality of Care in the Nation’s Nursing Homes
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Mid-afternoon Monday, February 28, 2022, the White House issued this Fact Sheet with the same title as this blog (bolding added by me): All people deserve to be treated with dignity and respect and to have access to quality medical care. And in no case should…… Continue reading Protecting Seniors and People with Disabilities by Improving Safety and Quality of Care in the Nation’s Nursing Homes
CDC Updates Public/General Mask Guidelines
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CDC updated mask guidelines on Friday, February 25, 2022. In short, here’s what that looks like: “COVID-19 Community Levels are a new tool to help communities decide what prevention steps to take based on the latest data. Levels can be low, medium, or high and are determined…… Continue reading CDC Updates Public/General Mask Guidelines
Updated COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has updated the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines website as of February 24, 2022. Here’s what you’ll see on the landing page: The What’s New in the Guidelines information is located here. It includes: Therapeutic Management of Hospitalized Adults…… Continue reading Updated COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
Additional and New Resources: COVID-19 Vaccines and Boosters
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Earlier this week, I provided a couple of resources from the TMF QIN Networks – one of which was Fuel Versus Friction Tip Sheet designed to offer interventions for increasing vaccine uptake. In this blog, I am providing access to the on-demand recording of the TMF…… Continue reading Additional and New Resources: COVID-19 Vaccines and Boosters
Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN Nursing Home COVID-19 Data
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the nursing home COVID-19 data for the week ending February 13, 2022. Comparing the February 13th data to the February 6th as well as to the January 16th data (approximately 1 month ago), note these differences: Resident vaccination rate remains the same as the previous week as…… Continue reading Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN Nursing Home COVID-19 Data
Home Health Preview and Star Rating Preview Reports for April 2022 Refresh: NOW AVAILABLE IN iQIES
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare For this refresh, Home Health (HH) Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) measure scores are based on the standard number of quarters. The April 2022 refresh will add new OASIS-based measures for public reporting in alignment with the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of…… Continue reading Home Health Preview and Star Rating Preview Reports for April 2022 Refresh: NOW AVAILABLE IN iQIES
HHS Distributing $560 Million in Provider Relief Fund Payments to Health Care Providers Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is making more than $560 million in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 General Distribution payments to more than 4,100 providers across the country this week. “Provider Relief Funds…… Continue reading HHS Distributing $560 Million in Provider Relief Fund Payments to Health Care Providers Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic
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