Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The subtitle for this Press Release, released August 23, 2023, is Nearly 450,000 Residents At Risk Of Displacement Under Federal Staffing Mandate. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and other long term…… Continue reading New Report Finds Access To Nursing Home Care A Growing Crisis
New MDS 3.0 Frequency Report Website
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Effective August 21, 2023, MDS 3.0 Frequency data will be available from a new location on the data.cms.gov website (https://data.cms.gov/quality-of-care/minimum-data-set-frequency). This new website replaces the previous MDS 3.0 Frequency Report webpage which was decommissioned on August 1, 2023. Users will find very similar information on this new…… Continue reading New MDS 3.0 Frequency Report Website
CMS is Taking Action to Address Benefit Integrity Issues Related to Hospice Care
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Effective oversight and enforcement are important to protect the integrity of the Medicare program, especially for vulnerable, seriously ill individuals and their families. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has an important role to play in ensuring that hospices are providing necessary and critical,…… Continue reading CMS is Taking Action to Address Benefit Integrity Issues Related to Hospice Care
Prevent Heat Illness at Work
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare For many in the U.S., this week is going to be a hot one! Many areas have already had extreme heat warnings and advisories. OSHA’s Workplace Safety Reminder for today addresses heat illness. Heat-related illnesses can be prevented. Hydrate before, during and after work. Drink 1…… Continue reading Prevent Heat Illness at Work
Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN Nursing Home Data
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the nursing home data for the week ending August 6, 2023. Comparing the August 6th data to the July 23rd data (2 weeks apart): Residents up to date with the vaccines decreased 0.1% Staff up to date with the vaccines remains the same…… Continue reading Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN Nursing Home Data
COVID-19 Vaccine Training: What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know is Now Live
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CDC has created a new, web-on-demand, self-paced module for healthcare providers who will be administering COVID-19 vaccines. The Immunization Course update on COVID-19 Vaccine Training: What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know is now live. This module provides healthcare providers with comprehensive information for all currently approved…… Continue reading COVID-19 Vaccine Training: What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know is Now Live
Home Health Agency PEPPER Webinar Recording and Handout Now Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The recording and transcription of the August 8, 2023, Home Health Agency (HHA) Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) Webex session is now available, along with the handout, on the PEPPER website. The webinar recording is just a tad over 54 minutes in length.…… Continue reading Home Health Agency PEPPER Webinar Recording and Handout Now Available
Hospice Preview Reports for the November 2023 Refresh Now Available in QIES
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Providers can now access the latest Provider Preview Reports via the Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports (CASPER) application. Once released in CASPER, providers will have 30 days during which to review their quality measure results. Although the actual “preview period” is 30 days, the reports…… Continue reading Hospice Preview Reports for the November 2023 Refresh Now Available in QIES
Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice (AHRQ Resource)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Here’s a resource that’s always relevant to all health care settings:Implementation Guide for AHRQ’s Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice – Training Modules. This 57-page guide is rich with information to help you and your team promote/improve informed consent. This guide is a companion to the…… Continue reading Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice (AHRQ Resource)
Updated: Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) Tool for General Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Across Settings
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CDC has updated the Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) Tool for General Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Across Settings to include Module 11 – Water Exposure. It appears that this Module was added June 27, 2023. ICAR tools are used to systematically assess a healthcare…… Continue reading Updated: Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) Tool for General Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Across Settings
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