Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering an updated web-based training series on the assessment and coding of Section GG. This training is intended for providers in the following post-acute care (PAC) settings: Home Health Agencies (HHAs), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs), Long-Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs), and…… Continue reading Section GG Web-Based Training Series
Health Workforce Strategic Plan
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On October 26, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration, has released the HHS Health Workforce Strategic Plan. This Health Workforce Strategic Plan, required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, provides a forward-looking…… Continue reading Health Workforce Strategic Plan
Five-Star User’s Guide Updated – October 2021
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare October 2021 Revisions Quality Measure Rating Changes: The “Rate of successful return to home and community from a SNF” measure will be updated in October, although the time period that the measure covers will continue to be October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2019. Due to…… Continue reading Five-Star User’s Guide Updated – October 2021
Upcoming NHSN Webinar: Updates to the NHSN COVID-19 Point of Care (POC) Test Result Reporting Tool
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This webinar will provide NHSN Users who are reporting data to the COVID-19 Point of Care (POC) Test Result Reporting Tool with information about upcoming and recent modifications to the system. Specifically, the audience will learn about new response options for the Race and Ethnicity data…… Continue reading Upcoming NHSN Webinar: Updates to the NHSN COVID-19 Point of Care (POC) Test Result Reporting Tool
Appendix B – RAI User’s Manual Updated
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The October update of Appendix B to the RAI 3.0 User’s Manual contains changes to the list of State RAI Coordinators, MDS Automation Coordinators, RAI Panel members, and CMS locations and contacts. The change document is found here; the change document here. You can also locate both documents…… Continue reading Appendix B – RAI User’s Manual Updated
Upcoming Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 PM at 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET). Please call at least 15 minutes prior to the forum start time. **This Agenda is Subject to Change** Opening Remarks Chair –…… Continue reading Upcoming Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum
Extension of Time Limited Waiver for Corrective Action – Fire Safety Evaluation System
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On October 20, 2021, CMS revised S&C: 17-15-LSC:
Latest COVID-19 Data: CMS, CDC and NHSN
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted nursing home data for the week ending October 10, 2021. This latest data set shows these changes from the October 3rd data set: Resident vaccination increased 0.5% from the previous weekStaff vaccination increased 1.4% from the previous weekResident confirmed cases increased 4,016 from…… Continue reading Latest COVID-19 Data: CMS, CDC and NHSN
CDC Expands Eligibility for COVID-19 Booster Shots
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On October 21, 2021, “CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for a booster shot of COVID-19 vaccines in certain populations. The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authorization and CDC’s recommendation for use are important steps forward as…… Continue reading CDC Expands Eligibility for COVID-19 Booster Shots
Manual Updates for Clarification on the Election Statement Addendum and Extension of the Hospice Cap Calculation Methodology
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On October 21, 2021, CMS issued Transmittal 11056 … Change Request 12491 with the same title as this blog. The updated material is found starting on page 5 of this 7-page transmittal.
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