Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted a revised QSO-20-38-NH the afternoon of April 27, 2021. The official title of this 11-page QSO is Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency related to Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Testing Requirements and…… Continue reading CMS Revises QSO-20-38-NH
5-Star Preview Reports and NH Care Compare Update
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The following notice was posted today (April 27, 2021) on the QIES website: The Five Star Preview Reports will be available on April 20, 2021. To access these reports, select the CASPER Reporting link located on the CMS QIES Systems for Providers page. Once in the…… Continue reading 5-Star Preview Reports and NH Care Compare Update
FDA and CDC Lift Recommended Pause on Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 Vaccine Use
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “Following a thorough safety review, including two meetings of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have determined that the recommended pause regarding the use of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen)…… Continue reading FDA and CDC Lift Recommended Pause on Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 Vaccine Use
CMS Posts County Positivity Rates – April 26, 2021
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the latest county positivity rates – April 26, 2021. Reminders: Archived data found hereRegulations and guidelines for testing based on county positivity rates found here
Appendix B – RAI User’s Manual Updated
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS updated Appendix B – MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual on April 21, 2021 (you’ll see the date as 4/29/21 when you view the actual document). Changes to Appendix B – April 2021 Update identify these personnel changes: “The April update of Appendix B to the RAI 3.0…… Continue reading Appendix B – RAI User’s Manual Updated
COVID-19 LTC Deaths and Cases Are at An All-Time Low, Though a Rise In LTC Cases in a Few States May Be Cause for Concern
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The title of this blog is also the title of a just-released Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) report. I’m providing two (2) of the tables with corresponding data notes for this blog in hope that your interest will be tweaked and you read the entire report. You…… Continue reading COVID-19 LTC Deaths and Cases Are at An All-Time Low, Though a Rise In LTC Cases in a Few States May Be Cause for Concern
Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN COVID-19 Nursing Home Data
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the latest nursing home data for week ending April 11, 2021. CDC has posted the latest data for vaccinations in LTC as of April 22, 2021 … 6am (ET). NHSN COVID-19 data as of April 19, 2021 … 5:30am (ET):
Training Materials Available for the SNF QRP: Achieving a Full APU Webinar, March 30, 2021
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The training materials for the SNF QRP: Achieving a Full APU webinar that took place on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, are now available under the Downloads section of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Training web page. Scroll down the above web page…… Continue reading Training Materials Available for the SNF QRP: Achieving a Full APU Webinar, March 30, 2021
COVID-19 Update: FDA Revoked the EUA for Bamlanivimab When Administered Alone
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Yesterday (April 20, 2021) I blogged on this FDA announcement. Later in the day, CMS published a Special Edition – MLN Connects that provides this information: On April 16, the FDA revoked the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for bamlanivimab, when administered alone, due to a sustained increase…… Continue reading COVID-19 Update: FDA Revoked the EUA for Bamlanivimab When Administered Alone
Reporting Exception Granted Due to Texas Severe Winter Storms
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is granting exceptions under certain Medicare quality reporting and value-based purchasing programs located in areas affected by the Texas Severe Winter Storm to assist these providers while they direct their resources toward caring for their patients and repairing…… Continue reading Reporting Exception Granted Due to Texas Severe Winter Storms
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