Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The next CMS National Stakeholder Call to address the Omnibus Vaccine Rule will be held on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 3:30 PM (ET). Register here. If you want to be included in the live call, please register ASAP as the November 4, 2021 call maxed…… Continue reading Next CMS National Stakeholder Call – Wednesday, November 10, 2021
COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination IFC-6 National Stakeholder Call
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS conducted a National Stakeholder Call the afternoon of Thursday, November 4, 2021 – just hours after the posting of an Interim Final Rule (with comments). I quickly blogged to provide the call notification and the information we were given at that time so providers could…… Continue reading COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination IFC-6 National Stakeholder Call
Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN COVID-19 Data Posted
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted nursing home COVID-19 data for the week ending October 24, 2021. This latest data set shows these changes from the October 17th data set: Resident vaccination decreased 0.1% from the previous week (data correction?)Staff vaccination increased 0.9% from the previous weekResident confirmed cases increased…… Continue reading Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN COVID-19 Data Posted
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Claims Processing Updates
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On Thursday, November 4, 2021, CMS posted Transmittal 11109 … Change Request 12344. This 10-page transmittal “updates SNF edits to bypass services related to an emergency room encounter and there is also a 250 revenue code present on the same claim. This CR also make updates…… Continue reading Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Claims Processing Updates
CMS Discussion of Interim Final Rule With Comment Period (IFC-6) Today – November 4, 2021
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS just released an Interim Final Rule With Comment Period (IFC-6) https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/biden-harris-administration-issues-emergency-regulation-requiring-covid-19-vaccination-health-care requiring COVID-19 vaccination of staff within all Medicare and Medicaid-certified facilities. Please join John Blum, CMS’s Principal Deputy Administrator and Dr. Lee Fleisher, Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Center for Clinical Standards…… Continue reading CMS Discussion of Interim Final Rule With Comment Period (IFC-6) Today – November 4, 2021
OSHA Interim Final Rule: COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare In addition to the CMS Interim Final Ruleon the same subject, OSHA has also issued Interim Final Rule 2021-23643. This 490-page IFR will be published in tomorrow’s (11/5/2021) Federal Register and is effective on that date. “The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is issuing…… Continue reading OSHA Interim Final Rule: COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard
Access to Interim Final Rule for Emergency Regulation: COVID-19 Vaccination for HCWs
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare For some reason, the links in the CMS Press Release are not working at this time. The Interim Final Rule pre-publication pdf is here: https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2021-23831.pdf and the permalink is here: https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2021-23831/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-omnibus-covid-19-health-care-staff-vaccination. The IFR is scheduled to be published. The IFR is 214 pages in length and is effective…… Continue reading Access to Interim Final Rule for Emergency Regulation: COVID-19 Vaccination for HCWs
BREAKING NEWS: Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination Issued for Health Care Workers
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS NEWSFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4, 2021Contact: CMS Media Relations CMS Media Inquiries Biden-Harris Administration Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers National requirement protects patients at nearly 76,000 providers and covers more than 17 million health care workers The Biden-Harris Administration is…… Continue reading BREAKING NEWS: Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination Issued for Health Care Workers
CY 2022 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Late afternoon of November 2, 2021 (filed at 4:15pm ET), CMS announced“actions that will advance its strategic commitment to drive innovation to support health equity and high quality, person-centered care. CMS’ Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule will promote greater use of…… Continue reading CY 2022 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
CY 2022 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Final Rule – AND MORE!
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Late in the afternoon (4:15pm ET) on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, CMS filed the public inspection copy of 2021-23993. (This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 11/09/2021 and available online at federalregister.gov/d/2021-23993, and on govinfo.gov.) At first blush, this Final Rule…… Continue reading CY 2022 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Final Rule – AND MORE!
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