Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Are you already using telemedicine in your LTC facility? Considering/planning to do so in the future? If you answered yes to either question, here’s an article you’ll want to review. Recommendations to Enhance Telemedicine in Nursing Homes in the Age of COVID-19 is set to appear…… Continue reading Recommendations to Enhance Telemedicine in Nursing Homes in the Age of COVID-19
Renewal of Determination That A Public Health Emergency
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The renewal of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency can be found here. The declaration will be “up” for renewal on January 13, 2022.
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 week ending October 3, 2021. This latest data set shows these changes from the September 26th data set: Resident vaccination increased 0.7% from the previous weekStaff vaccination increased 2.1% from the previous weekResident confirmed cases increased 3,963 from the…… Continue reading Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN COVID-19 Data Posted
2022 Annual Update of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) AND Update New/Modifications to the Place of Service (POS) Codes for Telehealth
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted Transmittal 11052 – Change Request 12487 (4-pages) on October 14, 2021. On October 13, 2021, CMS posted Transmittal 11045 – Change Request 12427.
SNF QRP Annual Update Table for Reporting Assessment-Based QM and Standardized Patient Assessment Data Elements Affecting FY 2024 Posted
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare An update to the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (SNF QRP) Annual Payment Update (APU) Table for Reporting Assessment-Based quality measures (QMs) and standardized patient assessment data elements to CMS is now available. This document has been updated to reflect the data elements required to…… Continue reading SNF QRP Annual Update Table for Reporting Assessment-Based QM and Standardized Patient Assessment Data Elements Affecting FY 2024 Posted
Emergency Preparedness Mini Toolkit
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This 6-page toolkit includes emergency preparedness resources for nursing home team members in the TMF Quality Innovation Network Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) region as well as across the country. Click on your area to go directly to that section. There are many great resources within this…… Continue reading Emergency Preparedness Mini Toolkit
Updated SNF QRP FAQs for FY 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare An update to the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document is now available. This document has been updated to reflect the finalized policies for the SNF QRP in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 and includes other useful resources available to…… Continue reading Updated SNF QRP FAQs for FY 2022
FY 2022 Hospice Final Rule: What Hospices Need to Know
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The post-event training materials are now available for The FY 2022 Hospice Final Rule: What Hospices Need to Know! webinar that took place Tuesday, August 31, 2021. The training materials are available under the Downloads section of the HQRP Training and Education Library. Training materials include:…… Continue reading FY 2022 Hospice Final Rule: What Hospices Need to Know
Vaccination Linked to a Reduction of Over a Quarter Million COVID-19 Cases, 100,000 Hospitalizations and 39,000 Deaths Among Seniors
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows that COVID-19 vaccinations may have helped prevent hundreds of thousands of new COVID-19 infections and tens of thousands of deaths among seniors. The study, which was conducted by researchers with HHS’s Office…… Continue reading Vaccination Linked to a Reduction of Over a Quarter Million COVID-19 Cases, 100,000 Hospitalizations and 39,000 Deaths Among Seniors
Recently Updated CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Information
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On October 7, 2021, the CDC updated the Who Is Eligible for a COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot? Website. That same day, the CDC updated the What to Do if You Had an Allergic Reaction After Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine website.
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