Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Office of Inspector General has just added some items to its Work Plan that bear watching for in 2022:
Quality Reporting Program: Non-Compliance Letters for CY2022 APU for Home Health Agencies
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS is providing notifications to home health agencies that were determined to be out of compliance with Quality Reporting Program (QRP) requirements for CY 2020, which will affect their CY 2022 Annual Payment Update (APU). Non-compliance notifications are being distributed by the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs)…… Continue reading Quality Reporting Program: Non-Compliance Letters for CY2022 APU for Home Health Agencies
Upcoming Rulemaking for Survey and Enforcement Requirements for Hospice Programs
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On October 20, 2021, CMS posted QSO-22-01-Hospice. Discussion: In current rulemaking, CMS outlines the statutory requirements and dates included in the CAA 2021. Given that some statutory timelines are effective prior to the effective date of the final rule, CMS’s ability to conduct compliance monitoring activities…… Continue reading Upcoming Rulemaking for Survey and Enforcement Requirements for Hospice Programs
America’s Best Nursing Homes 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “Selecting the right nursing home for a family member has always been difficult and never more so than during the age of COVID-19. To try to make it easier, Newsweek has once again partnered with respected global data research firm Statista to create an annual…… Continue reading America’s Best Nursing Homes 2022
Updated Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines is published in an electronic format that can be updated in step with the rapid pace and growing volume of information regarding the treatment of COVID-19. The COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel (the Panel) is committed to updating this document…… Continue reading Updated Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines
Food for Thought: A Place for Dignity in Eldercare?
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare A recent article in Harvard Medicine (Autumn 2021 issue) caught my eye and has given me plenty to think about. I encourage you to review the piece and give it some thought as well. The subtitle of A Place for Dignity in Eldercare? is “As a…… Continue reading Food for Thought: A Place for Dignity in Eldercare?
PBJ Data Updated by CMS
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted (October 14, 2021) 2 new PBJ datasets: Payroll Based Journal Daily Non-Nurse StaffingPayroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing The Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Nurse Staffing and Non-Nurse Staffing datasets provide information submitted by nursing homes including rehabilitation services on a quarterly basis. The…… Continue reading PBJ Data Updated by CMS
Five-Star Preview Reports Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Five Star Preview Reports will be available on October 18, 2021. To access these reports, select the CASPER Reporting link located on the CMS QIES Systems for Providers page. Once in the CASPER Reporting system, select the ‘Folders’ button, then select ‘My Inbox’ or the…… Continue reading Five-Star Preview Reports Available
October 2021 CMS Quarterly OASIS Q&As
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has just posted (October 19, 2021) the October 2021 CMS Quarterly OASIS Q&As document. This is a 3-page document that addresses 7 specific questions: Question 1: An RN goes to a patient home for an anticipated discharge visit. The patient agrees to discontinuing home care…… Continue reading October 2021 CMS Quarterly OASIS Q&As
Register Now for Webinar about CMS Innovation Center Strategy
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMS Innovation Center) invites you to join CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and CMS Innovation Center Director, Liz Fowler for a special webinar about the CMS Innovation Center’s strategic direction this Wednesday, October…… Continue reading Register Now for Webinar about CMS Innovation Center Strategy
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