CDC COVID-19 Updates

Posted in COVID-19, Senior Living

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On Tuesday, July 27, 2021, CDC updated the Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People: CDC updated the COVID Data Tracker on July 27, 2021 about noon (CT): CDC data also includes aCOVID-19 Integrated County View. Hover your mouse over any county to see specific…… Continue reading CDC COVID-19 Updates

Hospice Quality Reporting Program Forum – August 4, 2021

Posted in Hospice, INDUSTRY NEWS

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On Wednesday, August 4th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a webinar to share updates on the on the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements Final Rule. During this webinar, a CMS…… Continue reading Hospice Quality Reporting Program Forum – August 4, 2021

SNF/LTC Open Door Forum – August 5, 2021

Posted in INDUSTRY NEWS, Long-Term Care

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP  Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for:   Date:  Thursday, August 5, 2021 Start Time:  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time. Conference Leaders: Todd Smith &…… Continue reading SNF/LTC Open Door Forum – August 5, 2021

Iowa Minimum Data Set (MDS) / Case Mix

Posted in INDUSTRY NEWS, Long-Term Care

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) and Iowa Medicaid Enterprise (IME) released Informational Letter on Friday, July 23, 2021.  Locate this IL here.  Once on this landing page, select IL 2242-MC-FFS: This document will drop down to your taskbar as a download to be opened. “The…… Continue reading Iowa Minimum Data Set (MDS) / Case Mix

FY 2022 ICD-10-CM Code Files

Posted in RESOURCES

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The FY 2022 ICD-10-CM Coding Guidelines, FY 2022 Conversion Table and FY 2022 Code Tables, Tabular and Index files, which contain information on the ICD-10-CM updates for FY 2022, are available in the Downloads section on the CMS website at: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/icd-10/2022-icd-10-cm. All diagnosis code files are…… Continue reading FY 2022 ICD-10-CM Code Files

July 2021 CMS Quarterly OASIS Q&As

Posted in Home Care, INDUSTRY NEWS

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted a 5-page July 2021 Quarterly OASIS Q&As document.  This document answers 13 questions relating to the OASIS data set.  Some examples include: Are there situations in which we are able to update the OASIS items within the assessment time frame, and situations when…… Continue reading July 2021 CMS Quarterly OASIS Q&As

Minnesota: Assisted Living Licensure Rules Update and Updated Tools for Assisted Living Providers

Posted in Assisted Living, INDUSTRY NEWS

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Notice of Adoption Announcement  The Minnesota Department of Health is pleased to announce the Notice of Adoption for the Rules Governing Assisted Living Facilities was published in the State Register on July 19, 2021. You may review the Notice of Adoption on the Minnesota State Register website, State Register…… Continue reading Minnesota: Assisted Living Licensure Rules Update and Updated Tools for Assisted Living Providers