Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure has penned a letter dated February 1, 2022 to Health Care Facility Administrators. Here are a couple of excerpts from her letter: “It is paramount to the health and safety of America’s patients for health care facility workers to be vaccinated against…… Continue reading CMS Administrator’s Letter to HC Facility Administrators – Vaccines
Current CMS, NHSN and CDC COVID-19 Nursing Home Data
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted nursing home COVID-19 data for the week ending January 23, 2022. Comparing the January 23rd data to the January 16th data shows these differences: • Resident vaccination rate increased 0.1% from previous week • Staff vaccination increased 0.5% from previous week (same as the week prior…… Continue reading Current CMS, NHSN and CDC COVID-19 Nursing Home Data
Over 200,000 Residents and Staff in Long-Term Care Facilities Have Died From COVID-19
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The title of this blog is the same as the title of an article in today’s Kaiser Family Foundation Policy Watch. “The CDC’s latest update reporting data on nursing home deaths as of January 30th pushes the reported number of deaths over this bleak milestone. This finding comes at…… Continue reading Over 200,000 Residents and Staff in Long-Term Care Facilities Have Died From COVID-19
CMS National NH Stakeholder Call February 2, 2022 – Key Takeaways
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The National NH Stakeholder Call sparked great interest yesterday. So many registrants, so much information. Here are the main takeaways until the recording is available at: http://www.cms.gov/cms-national-stakeholder-calls. CMS will be sending these new test kits to NHs in the very near future: Celltrion DiaTrust™ (No answer…… Continue reading CMS National NH Stakeholder Call February 2, 2022 – Key Takeaways
IRF Provider Preview Reports – Now Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available. These reports contain provider performance scores for quality measures, which will be published on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog (PDC) during the March 2022 refresh of the websites. The data contained within the…… Continue reading IRF Provider Preview Reports – Now Available
LTCH Provider Preview Reports – Now Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available. These reports contain provider performance scores for quality measures, which will be published on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog (PDC) during the March 2022 refresh of the websites. The data contained within the…… Continue reading LTCH Provider Preview Reports – Now Available
ICD-10 MS-DRG Grouper V39.1 & FY 2022 ICD-10 Code Files
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare In response to the ongoing national emergency concerning COVID-19, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is implementing nine new procedure codes to describe the introduction or infusion of therapeutics, including vaccines for COVID-19 treatment, into the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Procedure Coding…… Continue reading ICD-10 MS-DRG Grouper V39.1 & FY 2022 ICD-10 Code Files
Care Compare January Refresh of SNF QRP Data – Now Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The January 2022 refresh of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) data is now available on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog (PDC). The data are based on quality assessment data submitted by SNFs to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from…… Continue reading Care Compare January Refresh of SNF QRP Data – Now Available
Getting Started with HQRP CASPER QM Reports Now Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare To assist hospice providers in understanding and using the CASPER QM Reports that now include claims-based measures, CMS has updated this fact sheet to reflect the changes to the HQRP based on the (FY) 2022 Hospice Final Rule. This renamed and revised document, Getting Started with HQRP…… Continue reading Getting Started with HQRP CASPER QM Reports Now Available
OSHA Recordkeeping & ITA Webinar
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Early last month, I reminded employers that they must electronically submit 2021 injury and illness data from OSHA Form 300A by March 2, 2022 if they have: • 250 or more employees and are currently required to keep OSHA injury and illness records. • 20-249 employees classified in specific…… Continue reading OSHA Recordkeeping & ITA Webinar
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