Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On October 29, 2021, the CDC updated ACIP Evidence to Recommendations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Doses. On that same date, the CDC updated ACIP Evidence to Recommendations for Use of an Additional COVID-19 Vaccine Dose in Immunocompromised People. Also on October 29, 2021, the…… Continue reading Late October CDC Updates to COVID-19 Vaccine Information
SNF/LTC Open Door Forum: Thursday, November 4, 2021
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for: Date: Thursday, November 4, 2021 Start Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) This call will be Conference Call Only. To participate by phone: Dial: 1-888-455-1397 & Conference…… Continue reading SNF/LTC Open Door Forum: Thursday, November 4, 2021
OIG’s Top Unimplemented Recommendations Solutions To Reduce Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in HHS Programs
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “OIG’s Top Unimplemented Recommendations: Solutions To Reduce Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in HHS Programs is an annual publication (99 pages) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG). In this edition, we focus on the top 25 unimplemented recommendations that,…… Continue reading OIG’s Top Unimplemented Recommendations Solutions To Reduce Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in HHS Programs
International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determination (NCDs) – April 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On October 29, 2021, CMS issued a 7-page Transmittal 11083 … Change Request 12482.
Claims Processing Instructions for the New Pneumococcal 20-valent Conjugate Vaccine
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has just issued Transmittal 11092 … Change Request 12439(October 29, 2021). Be sure to pass this on to your billers.
Texas Facilities: HHSC LTC Regulation Uses Contract Agency for NF Surveys and Investigations
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare HHSC Long-term Care Regulation is contracting with CertiSurv. CertiSurv is a contract agency that employs surveyors to assist states with survey needs. LTCR selects and trains CertiSurv surveyors on Texas nursing facility survey procedures. The staff are SMQT qualified surveyors who assist with: Recertification surveysInvestigationsInfection control…… Continue reading Texas Facilities: HHSC LTC Regulation Uses Contract Agency for NF Surveys and Investigations
EEOC Issues Updated COVID-19 Technical Assistance
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has posted updated and expanded technical assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing questions about religious objections to employer COVID-19 vaccine requirements and how they interact with federal equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws. (Technical Assistance Questions and Answers were…… Continue reading EEOC Issues Updated COVID-19 Technical Assistance
Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN COVID-19 Data
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the latest nursing home COVID-19 data for the week ending October 17, 2021: This latest data set shows these changes from the October 10th data set: Resident vaccination increased 0.1% from the previous weekStaff vaccination increased 0.6% from the previous weekResident confirmed cases…… Continue reading Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN COVID-19 Data
Join Us for an Upcoming LTC Webinar – November 17, 2021
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This is no time for standing still: Learn the best ways to move forward in clinical care. The years 2020 and 2021 have been extremely challenging for the LTC/PAC workforce thanks to COVID and the ongoing PHE. We continue to learn many lessons from standing firm…… Continue reading Join Us for an Upcoming LTC Webinar – November 17, 2021
Home Health LUPA Threshold: Bill Correctly
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare In a recent report, the Office of Inspector General found that Medicare improperly paid some claims for home health services with 5–7 visits in a payment episode. Review the Medicare Home Health Benefit (PDF) and Home Health Prospective Payment System (PPS) (PDF) booklets to properly bill for services slightly above the…… Continue reading Home Health LUPA Threshold: Bill Correctly
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