Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The latest in a series of headlines comes from my home state – Iowa. Like you, I’ve been seeing a growing number of reports showing states incorrectly calculated COVID-19 infections in LTC facilities. Keeping track of data over the past 13+ months has been difficult, to…… Continue reading Iowa Discloses Long-withheld Data Showing Miscalculated Nursing Home Infections
MDS Long Stay Residents in CASPER
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The QIES Technical Support Office posted this notification on April 1, 2021: Attention QIES Users: CMS is in compliance with disposition authority N1-440-09-03 and only retains assessment and supporting data that is less than 10 years old in the QIES National database. Therefore, assessment-based quality measures generated…… Continue reading MDS Long Stay Residents in CASPER
New Training Video: Resident Mood Interview (PHQ-9) for the SNF Setting
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is releasing a video tutorial that depicts a scenario that demonstrates the interview of a resident and subsequent coding of D0200. Resident Mood Interview (PHQ-9©) and D0300. Total Severity Score. Various interviewing tips and techniques are highlighted in the video to promote accurate coding. The video tutorial…… Continue reading New Training Video: Resident Mood Interview (PHQ-9) for the SNF Setting
Five-Star State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table – March 2021
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table for the Five-Star Technical User’s Guide has been updated for March 2021. This distribution is based on CMS experience and input from the Project’s TEP. The cut points are recalibrated each month so that the distribution of star…… Continue reading Five-Star State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table – March 2021
Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum – Thursday, April 8, 2021
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for: Thursday, April 8, 2021 PM at 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET). Please call at least 15 minutes prior to the forum start time. **This Agenda is Subject to Change** Opening Remarks Chair –…… Continue reading Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum – Thursday, April 8, 2021
Materials for Residents with Dementia-Related Psychosis: Strategies for Evaluation and Care
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare If you missed the live MLN event on March 23, 2021, you can now access these materials when it’s convenient for you: Audio recording (ZIP) … MP3 filePresentation (PDF) … 33-page handout Transcript (PDF) … 26-page written transcript You can also access the above as well as…… Continue reading Materials for Residents with Dementia-Related Psychosis: Strategies for Evaluation and Care
CMS, CDC and NHSN Current COVID-19 Data Posted
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted COVID-19 nursing home data for week ending March 21, 2021. CDC data as of March 31, 2021 … 6am (ET): Here’s a snippet of state-specific data (use same CDC hyperlink as above). You can download the full data table when on that website. …… Continue reading CMS, CDC and NHSN Current COVID-19 Data Posted
Remember PEPPER? New Data Elements + Annual Reports Coming
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare PEPPER (Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report) is still very much alive and there are updates that you need to be aware of. On March 30, 2021, the SNF PEPPER User’s Guide, Ninth Edition was posted to the PEPPER Resources website. This is a 15-page…… Continue reading Remember PEPPER? New Data Elements + Annual Reports Coming
LTC Pharmacies Participating in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This list provides the names, locations and contact information (emails) for the pharmacies enrolled in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program to provide the COVID-19 vaccine. Jurisdictions can contact these federal pharmacy partners to request a transfer to allocate vaccines to long-term care facility staff and residents…… Continue reading LTC Pharmacies Participating in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program
Changes in the Hospice Item Set (HIS) Manual V3.00: What You Need to Know
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be hosting a webinar on Thursday, April 15, 2021 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. ET. The purpose of this training is to provide a general overview of the changes included in the Hospice Item Set (HIS) Manual…… Continue reading Changes in the Hospice Item Set (HIS) Manual V3.00: What You Need to Know
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