Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On July 13, 2021, the Federal Register published 2021-14866. (CMS filed the notice on July 12, 2021.) This notice is for hospice programs and their survey process and involves the use of CMS-2567. Note that there is a 1-month comment period. (Bolding below added by me.)…… Continue reading Accredited Hospice Programs to Use CMS-2567 Form Beginning October 1, 2021
Joint CDC and FDA Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters + NIH Blog
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On Thursday, July 8, 2021, the FDA and CDC issued this joint statement(bolding added by me): “The United States is fortunate to have highly effective vaccines that are widely available for those aged 12 and up. People who are fully vaccinated are protected from severe disease…… Continue reading Joint CDC and FDA Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters + NIH Blog
ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting FY 2022 Posted
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The FY 2022 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting were posted July 12, 2021. “The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), two departments within the U.S. Federal Government’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) provide…… Continue reading ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting FY 2022 Posted
CMS Posts Latest County Positivity Rates
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted county positivity rates as of July 12, 2021. As part of CMS’ commitment to protecting nursing home residents, and to boost the surveillance of COVID-19, nursing homes are required to conduct testing of residents and staff. More information about these requirements and guidelines…… Continue reading CMS Posts Latest County Positivity Rates
MN MDS Coordinators/LTC: Changes to the Reconsideration Process and Scheduling of MDS 3.0 in Minnesota
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Statute Changes to 144.074 Subd. 4 … Updated 07/08/2021 This Information is intended for nursing home Administrators, Directors of Nursing, Minimum Data Set (MDS) Nurses, residents, families, and other interested parties related to the changes to the reconsideration process and scheduling of the MDS 3.0 in…… Continue reading MN MDS Coordinators/LTC: Changes to the Reconsideration Process and Scheduling of MDS 3.0 in Minnesota
Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN COVID-19 Data
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has updated nursing home COVID-19 data as of the week ending June 27, 2021. COVID-19 Vaccination As part of CMS’ commitment to protecting nursing home residents, nursing homes are now required to report vaccinations of residents and staff. More information about these requirements and guidelines…… Continue reading Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN COVID-19 Data
Upcoming NHSN Webinars: July 8th & July 12th
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Topic: Long-term Care Facility COVID-19 Module: Information about modifications in the upcoming NHSN release planned for July 8th, 2021 Webinar Sessions:Thursday, July 8, 2021Monday, July 12, 2021 Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM EST Register in advance for this webinar here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email…… Continue reading Upcoming NHSN Webinars: July 8th & July 12th
Latest COVID-19 County Positivity and NH Vaccination Rates Posted
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the latest COVID-19 county positivity rates as of July 6, 2021. Testing regulations/guidelines are found here; archived/past data is found here. COVID-19 Vaccination As part of CMS’ commitment to protecting nursing home residents, nursing homes are now required to report vaccinations of residents…… Continue reading Latest COVID-19 County Positivity and NH Vaccination Rates Posted
2022 Release of ICD-10-CM with Update/Addenda
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CDC has posted an update with addenda to the FY2022 ICD-10-CM codes. These 2022 ICD-10-CM codes are to be used from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. Note: This replaces the FY 2021 – January release. These files listed below represent the FY 2022 ICD-10-CM. The…… Continue reading 2022 Release of ICD-10-CM with Update/Addenda
Latest COVID-19 Data from CMS, CDC and NHSN
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has just posted COVID-19 data from week ending June 20, 2021. Facilities with 75% or more completed vaccinations for staff as of July 1, 2021 are listed here. Each individual facility’s resident and staff vaccination rate is available in the downloadable data set at the bottom of…… Continue reading Latest COVID-19 Data from CMS, CDC and NHSN
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