Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has updated this NH toolkit – we’re up to version 20 as of March 25, 2021. It currently has 206 pages.
Resuming Hospital Survey Activities Following 30-day Restrictions
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare For our hospital/acute care readers, CMS posted QSO-21-16-Hospitals today (March 26, 2021). This QSO is 3-pages in length. This QSO is effective immediately.
Unsung Heroes: The Crucial Role – and Tenuous Circumstances – of Home Health Aides During the Pandemic
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Even as the pandemic took a devastating toll on health care workers and older adults in the United States, many home health aides continued to report to work and provide vital care to vulnerable people despite the health risks to themselves and their own families. KFF’s…… Continue reading Unsung Heroes: The Crucial Role – and Tenuous Circumstances – of Home Health Aides During the Pandemic
Residents with Dementia-Related Psychosis: Strategies for Evaluation and Care
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare If you missed the March 23, 2021 Residents with Dementia-related Psychosis: Strategies for Evaluation and Carecall, the 33-slide deck is available. There was a lot of great information for clinicians during this call. You’ll also find additional resources throughout the slide deck and specifically on the…… Continue reading Residents with Dementia-Related Psychosis: Strategies for Evaluation and Care
COVID-19 National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call – March 25, 2021
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Join the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call. *** Register in advance for this Zoom Call*** https://cms.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_bQEwUmx4RBOqTCXI50fLRA Thursday, March 25, 2021 … 4:00 – 5:00PM (ET) During this call, we will…… Continue reading COVID-19 National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call – March 25, 2021
CDC ICAR Tool for Nursing Homes Preparing for COVID-19 Updated
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Guidance released March 10, 2021 regarding Updated Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations in Response to COVID-19 Vaccination | CDC affects only select elements of the current Nursing Home ICAR tool until an updated version of the tool is available. Please reference this guidance when using the ICAR tool to…… Continue reading CDC ICAR Tool for Nursing Homes Preparing for COVID-19 Updated
CMS Posts County Positivity Rates – March 22, 2021
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the latest COVID-19 county positivity rates – March 22, 2021. Reminders: Archived data located hereRegulatory guidance located within QSO-20-38-NHUpdated visitation guidance within QSO-20-39-NH(revised March 10, 2021), specifically indoor visitation and county positivity rates (pages 3 and 4)
Biden Administration to Invest More Than $12 Billion to Expand COVID-19 Testing
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare As part of President Biden’s National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will invest $10 billion from the American Rescue Plan to ramp up screening testing to help schools reopen, $2.25 billion to scale up testing…… Continue reading Biden Administration to Invest More Than $12 Billion to Expand COVID-19 Testing
Appendix B of MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual Updated
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The March update of Appendix B to the RAI 3.0 User’s Manual contains changes to the list of State RAI Coordinators, MDS Automation Coordinators, RAI Panel members, and Regional Office contacts. To ensure accurate formatting, use a current version of Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF. Web-based or…… Continue reading Appendix B of MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual Updated
CMS and CDC Updated COVID-19 Data
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted updated COVID-19 data for nursing homes for week ending March 7, 2021. CDC data as of 6am (ET) on March 18, 2021:
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