Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare We just completed our first Let’s Talk… webinar entitled Let’s Talk … QSO-22-07-ALL: Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Guidance – LTC. Thanks to all that attended! I was so excited to present this webinar, I totally forgot to hit the record button – sorry about…… Continue reading Let’s Talk… HC Vaccination Webinar Handouts Available
CMS Updates LTC Survey Resources
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted updates to the LTC Survey Process on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, specifically Survey Resources: Revision History for LTC Survey Process Documents and Files Updated 01/25/2022Survey Resources – Updated 01/25/2022Survey Resources – January 2022 (01/25/22) The last 2 resources are .zip files. The LTCSP is…… Continue reading CMS Updates LTC Survey Resources
Staffing Data Updates to Care Compare
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Have you checked your facility’s Care Compare today? The SNF/LTCs in your community or where a loved one is living? You’ll see today’s first staffing updates to Care Compare! I’m providing a snapshot of what Care Compare staffing information looks like today for 3 randomly selected…… Continue reading Staffing Data Updates to Care Compare
CMS Posts Additional SNF/LTC Datasets
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted numerous updated datasets today (January 26, 2022): Provider Information General information on currently active nursing homes, including number of certified beds, quality measure scores, staffing and other information used in the Five-Star Rating System. Data are presented as one row per nursing home.…… Continue reading CMS Posts Additional SNF/LTC Datasets
PDPM Grouper Updated Yet Again
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare An updated version of the PDPM Grouper has been posted on the MDS 3.0 Technical Information website. The new version number – V2.0003 – will be implemented into the MDS ASAP system on Friday February 4, 2022. This new version was repackaged to address a security…… Continue reading PDPM Grouper Updated Yet Again
Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Nurse Staffing and Non-Nurse Staffing Datasets Posted
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare As promised in QSO-22-08-NH (top of page 4), CMS posted Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Nurse Staffing and Non-Nurse Staffing Datasets today, January 26, 2022. “The Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Nurse Staffing and Non-Nurse Staffing datasets provide information submitted by nursing homes including rehabilitation services on a…… Continue reading Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Nurse Staffing and Non-Nurse Staffing Datasets Posted
Vaccination Expectations for Surveyors Performing Federal Oversight
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted QSO-22-10-ALL (3 pages) with the same title as this blog on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. The key points of this Memorandum are: Surveyors who are not fully vaccinated (unless vaccination is medically contraindicated or the individual is legally entitled to a reasonable accommodation under…… Continue reading Vaccination Expectations for Surveyors Performing Federal Oversight
CMS COVID-19 HC Staff Vaccination Implementation Timeline Infographic Updated FAQ Document Updated Also
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted an updatedtimeline on January 20, 2022 following the issuance of QSO-22-11-ALL. As a result, the state of Texas is now included on the infographic timeline: And no mention of the Texas injunction: Additionally, CMS posted an updated External FAQ: CMS Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care…… Continue reading CMS COVID-19 HC Staff Vaccination Implementation Timeline Infographic Updated FAQ Document Updated Also
CMS Updated COVID-19 NH Staff Vaccination Rates
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has updated the two datasets for LTC Staff Vaccination as of January 11, 2022, with the public release on January 20, 2022: COVID-19 Vaccination Rates – State and National Averages State and National averages for facility resident and healthcare personnel COVID-19 vaccination rates. Data are…… Continue reading CMS Updated COVID-19 NH Staff Vaccination Rates
CMS Special Open Door Forum – A Deep Dive for Providers on Balance Billing Under the No Surprises Act
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The next CMS Special Open Door Forum will be a deep dive for providers on the balance billing provisions of the No Surprises Act Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 Time: 1:00PM – 2:00PM Eastern Time (ET) Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time.…… Continue reading CMS Special Open Door Forum – A Deep Dive for Providers on Balance Billing Under the No Surprises Act
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