Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has just posted the nursing home COVID-19 data for the week ending August 1, 2021. The COVID-19 Nursing Home Resident and Staff Vaccination Rates for the week ending August 1, 2021are also available. Data from the NHSN Nursing Home Covid-19 Data Dashboard provides the following…… Continue reading CMS, CDC & NHSN Updated COVID-19 Data
Texas Providers: COVID-19 Impact Survey – Your Participation Counts
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare As a contracted provider of services for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the responsibilities of your organization are vital to the health and safety of Texans, especially during the ongoing pandemic. HHSC understands that the pandemic affects providers in many ways, including impacts on…… Continue reading Texas Providers: COVID-19 Impact Survey – Your Participation Counts
NEW TRAINING AVAILABLE – Section K: Height, Weight and Nutritional Approaches for SNF Providers
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering a web-based training course that provides an overview of the assessment and coding of K0200: Height and Weight and K0500: Nutritional Approaches. This 30-minute course is intended for providers in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) and is…… Continue reading NEW TRAINING AVAILABLE – Section K: Height, Weight and Nutritional Approaches for SNF Providers
GAO Report: Additional Reporting on Key Staffing Information and Stronger Payment Incentives Needed for Skilled Nursing Facilities
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “GAO was asked to examine SNF staffing and rates of critical incidents. This report [published August 9, 2021 … 63 pages; Highlights found here] examines (among other objectives): SNF performance on staffing measures, CMS reporting of staffing information on Care Compare, and Medicare payments for critical…… Continue reading GAO Report: Additional Reporting on Key Staffing Information and Stronger Payment Incentives Needed for Skilled Nursing Facilities
CMS Posts Updated COVID-19 County Positivity Data: July 21 – August 3, 2021
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Yesterday, I posted a blog with a similar title however the CMS data that I found at that time was July 14 – July 27th. Puzzled as to why this time period, I checked again much later in the day. I found the most recent data…… Continue reading CMS Posts Updated COVID-19 County Positivity Data: July 21 – August 3, 2021
Updated CMS COVID-19 County Positivity Rates
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted county positivity rates for the 14-day test period of July 14 through July 27, 2021. As a reminder, nursing homes are required to conduct testing of residents and staff. More information about these requirements and guidelines can be found here. These guidelines include testing…… Continue reading Updated CMS COVID-19 County Positivity Rates
Therapeutic Options to Prevent Severe COVID-19 in Immunocompromised People (Webinar)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) for monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19 for certain patients. Monoclonal antibodies may be available through expanded access programs to treat COVID-19 for immunocompromised patients. However, the efficacy of use for immunocompromised patients is…… Continue reading Therapeutic Options to Prevent Severe COVID-19 in Immunocompromised People (Webinar)
Iowa Nursing Facility Reimbursement Rates
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) and Iowa Medicaid Enterprise (IME) issued INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO. 2258-MC-FFS on August 6, 2021. Provisions of the 2021 Iowa Acts, House File (HF) 891, Section 31, required the IME to implement an increase to nursing facility rates effective July 1,…… Continue reading Iowa Nursing Facility Reimbursement Rates
Correct Link for Civil Money Penalty Quality Improvement Initiative (CMPQII) Grant
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) and Iowa Medicaid Enterprise (IME) issued a correction to INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO. 2257-MC-FFS after business hours on Friday, August 6, 2021. This updated document contains the correct link for grant applications. For the complete requirements and for interested qualified…… Continue reading Correct Link for Civil Money Penalty Quality Improvement Initiative (CMPQII) Grant
2021 Civil Money Penalty Quality Improvement Initiative (CMPQII) Grant
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) and Iowa Medicaid Enterprise (IME) issued INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO. 2257-MC-FFS on August 6, 2021. The purpose of this Informational Letter is to announce the availability of the CMPQII Grants for 2021. Section 1919 of the Social Security Act and Iowa…… Continue reading 2021 Civil Money Penalty Quality Improvement Initiative (CMPQII) Grant
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