Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare You are cordially invited by Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to attend a special live-streamed virtual roundtable discussion to acknowledge Black History Month. Administrator Brooks-LaSure is the first Black woman to serve as Administrator of CMS and has made health equity…… Continue reading Black Health & Wellness Roundtable with CMS Administrator
Nursing Home Compare Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users’ Guide State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table – February 2022 Update
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the February 2022 State-Level Inspection Cut Point Table. This document – Five Star Quality Rating System Technical Users’ Guide: State Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table – provides the data for the state-level cut points for the star ratings included in the health…… Continue reading Nursing Home Compare Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users’ Guide State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table – February 2022 Update
Five-Star Preview Reports Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Five Star Preview Reports will be available on February 22, 2022. To access these reports, select the CASPER Reporting link located on the CMS QIES Systems for Providers page. Once in the CASPER Reporting system, select the ‘Folders’ button, then select ‘My Inbox’ or the…… Continue reading Five-Star Preview Reports Available
CMS Updates LTC Survey Process Again (3rd Time in 30 Days)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The latest update to the LTCSP was posted late in the day Tuesday, February 22, 2022: [Note: If you print the above Revision History document found beneath the hyperlink, you need only print the first 2 pages as page 3 on this version of the history…… Continue reading CMS Updates LTC Survey Process Again (3rd Time in 30 Days)
Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum – February 24, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for: Thursday, February 24, 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 RemarksChair – Brian…… Continue reading Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum – February 24, 2022
Who Stays Well – Who Gets Sick – Who Dies of COVID-19? Fuel Versus Friction Tip Sheet
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare TMF QIN Networks shared this infographicthat certainly provides food for thought: TMF QIN Networks has also developed and shared this Fuel Versus Friction Tip Sheet. The table below offers fuel-based interventions intended to increase vaccine uptake and friction-based interventions that respond to hidden barriers that hold…… Continue reading Who Stays Well – Who Gets Sick – Who Dies of COVID-19? Fuel Versus Friction Tip Sheet
Public Health Emergency (PHE) COVID-19 Regulations
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Iowa Department of Human Services issued IL 2315-MC-FFS-CVD on Sunday, February 20, 2022. The Informational Letter is directed to Iowa Medicaid Providers, but it contains a message that I thought was worth sharing. The message in the paragraph beneath the bolded Please note is what…… Continue reading Public Health Emergency (PHE) COVID-19 Regulations
Upcoming CDC/COCA Webinar: Updated Guidance for Clinicians on COVID-19 Vaccines
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Date: Thursday, February 24, 2022 Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET A few minutes before the webinar starts, please click on the Zoom link below to join: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1603680276?pwd=NWlXNjJpcVFuQjRSUnRNRGF4aUVHUT09 Webinar ID: 160 368 0276 Passcode: 242440 Or Telephone: US: +1 669 254 5252 or +1 646 828…… Continue reading Upcoming CDC/COCA Webinar: Updated Guidance for Clinicians on COVID-19 Vaccines
2022 Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The CDC posted the 2022 Recommended Adult Immunization Scheduleon February 17, 2022. Vaccine-specific changes in the 2022 immunization schedule for adults aged ≥19 years include new or updated ACIP recommendations for hepatitis B vaccine (HepB) (2), influenza vaccine (3), pneumococcal vaccines (4), recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV)…… Continue reading 2022 Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule
SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Testing in LTC Facilities Updated
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CDC updated the SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Testing in Long Term Care Facilitieslanding page as well as the algorithm on February 17, 2022. Considerations for Interpretation of SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Tests in Long-Term Care Facilities now looks like this:
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