Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On December 30, 2021, a minor update to the iQIES OASIS Patient Assessment service will occur. Items included in this release are as follows: Extend the current OASIS data specifications, V2.31.0, to support patient assessment collection in Calendar Year (CY) 2022. Extending the year of the data…… Continue reading OASIS Patient Assessment Service Update in iQIES
Statement from Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh on Supreme Court Ruling on OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard on Vaccination and Testing
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On January 13, 2022, U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement on the Supreme Court ruling on the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s emergency temporary standard on vaccination and testing: “I am disappointed in the court’s decision, which is a major setback…… Continue reading Statement from Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh on Supreme Court Ruling on OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard on Vaccination and Testing
Implement Cybersecurity Measures Now to Protect Against Potential Critical Threats
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This CISA Insights – January 18, 2022 (2 pages) is intended to ensure that senior leaders at every organization in the United States are aware of critical cyber risks and take urgent, near-term steps to reduce the likelihood and impact of a potentially damaging compromise. All…… Continue reading Implement Cybersecurity Measures Now to Protect Against Potential Critical Threats
OIG Report: CMS Should Take Further Action to Address States with Poor Performance in Conducting Nursing Home Surveys
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Office of Inspector General posted this 42-page report (same title as this blog) on January 14, 2022. CMS oversees how State survey agencies (States) conduct surveys of nursing homes to assess the homes’ compliance with Federal requirements. Recent work by OIG has found problems with…… Continue reading OIG Report: CMS Should Take Further Action to Address States with Poor Performance in Conducting Nursing Home Surveys
January 2022 Update of Appendix B of the RAI 3.0 User’s Manual
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On January 18, 2022, CMS posted its monthly update to Appendix B of the RAI 3.0 User’s Manual. Appendix B contains changes to the list of State RAI Coordinators, MDS Automation Coordinators, RAI Panel members, and CMS locations and contacts. The changes, displayed above, are found…… Continue reading January 2022 Update of Appendix B of the RAI 3.0 User’s Manual
HHA Providers: January 14, 2022 HHA Preview Report Announcement Sent in Error
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On Friday, January 14, 2022, CMS sent a notice to HHA Providers stating that their Preview Reports and Star Rating Preview Reports for the April 2022 Refresh of Care Compare/Provider Data Catalog, had been updated and were ready for viewing. We would like to note that…… Continue reading HHA Providers: January 14, 2022 HHA Preview Report Announcement Sent in Error
January 2022 CMS Quarterly OASIS Q&As
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Today, January 18, 2022, CMS posted the latest OASIS Quarterly Q&A document. It’s 6 pages in length and covers questions on 14 specific OASIS elements. It begins with these 2 questions:
GAO Health Care Capsule: Improving Nursing Home Quality and Information
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Government Accountability Office has posted this January 2022 Health Care Capsule to “summarize past GAO reports on concerns about nursing home quality of care, consumer information, and COVID-19. It also describes relevant GAO recommendations and agency efforts to address them and identifies relevant policy questions.”…… Continue reading GAO Health Care Capsule: Improving Nursing Home Quality and Information
CDC Updates Consumer Mask Website
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On Friday, January 14, 2022, CDC updated the consumer webpage describing the types of masks and respirators used to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Masking is a critical public health tool to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and it is important to remember that any mask is…… Continue reading CDC Updates Consumer Mask Website
Association Between the PDPM, Therapy Utilization and Patient Outcomes in U.S. SNFs
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare A team of Brown University researchers asked this question: Was the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM), implemented in October 2019, associated with rehabilitation therapy utilization and health outcomes of patients admitted to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs)? Their findings: In this cross-sectional study of 201,084 patients admitted…… Continue reading Association Between the PDPM, Therapy Utilization and Patient Outcomes in U.S. SNFs
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