Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Workplace Vaccination Program website was updated March 16, 2021. This website is extremely valuable for information and resources regarding COVID-19 vaccination in our workplaces. “By providing information about COVID-19 vaccination and establishing supportive policies and practices, employers can help increase vaccine uptake among essential workers.…… Continue reading CDC Updated Information
Correction to Period Sequence Edits on Home Health Claims
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On March 16, 2021, CMS issued Transmittal 10596/Change Request 12085. This Change Request revises Common Working File home health period sequence edits to no longer exclude low utilization payment adjustment claims. EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2020 – Claim “From” dates on or after this date. *Unless…… Continue reading Correction to Period Sequence Edits on Home Health Claims
Minnesota Providers: Updated Outing Guidance for LTC Facilities
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Minnesota Department of Health posted this LTCF guidance today at 10:23am (bolding added by me): Effective immediately, MDH has updated guidance for long-term care facilities including nursing homes and assisted-living-type facilities related to non-medical outings and visitation consistent with the March 10 updates from the…… Continue reading Minnesota Providers: Updated Outing Guidance for LTC Facilities
QSO-20-28-NH: Access to Ombudsman Updated
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare QSO-20-28-NH … Nursing Home Five Star Quality Rating System updates, Nursing Home Staff Counts, Frequently Asked Questions, and Access to Ombudsman (REVISED) was updated March 10, 2021. That update was posted the same day as the QSO-20-39-NH … Nursing Home Visitation memorandum. Note that this update…… Continue reading QSO-20-28-NH: Access to Ombudsman Updated
MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Above are the initial paragraphs of the MedPAC News Release regarding the March 2021 Report to Congress. This is a 3-page News Release that summarizes their recommendations. The Executive Summary is 18 pages. The entire Report to Congress is 531 pages in length. (I remember the…… Continue reading MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy
Medicare COVID-19 Vaccine Shot Payment Increased
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On March 15, 2021, CMS is updating the Medicare payment rates for COVID-19 vaccine administration. Effective for services furnished on or after March 15, 2021, the new Medicare payment rate for administering a COVID-19 vaccine will be approximately $40 to administer each dose of a COVID-19…… Continue reading Medicare COVID-19 Vaccine Shot Payment Increased
OSHA: National Emphasis Program – Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The National Emphasis Program is the latest OSHA initiative in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The NEP is a new enforcement program, effective for the next 12 months unless canceled or extended by a superseding directive. Note the effective date of March 12, 2021. “This Direction…… Continue reading OSHA: National Emphasis Program – Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Care for Our Seniors Act – AHCA and LeadingAge Legislative Proposal
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare AHCA and LeadingAge have collaborated on this legislative proposal with a subtitle of Improving America’s Nursing Homes By Learning From Tragedy & Implementing Bold Solutions For The Future. “The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated long-standing challenges impacting the long term care (LTC) profession. The American…… Continue reading Care for Our Seniors Act – AHCA and LeadingAge Legislative Proposal
Maggots, Rape and Yet Five Stars: How U.S. Ratings of Nursing Homes Mislead the Public
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare I hesitated about 24 hours on whether to share this New York Times article with this title posted March 13, 2021 then decided that we all needed to see this – to be aware of what’s “out there.” Sit down with a cup of coffee and…… Continue reading Maggots, Rape and Yet Five Stars: How U.S. Ratings of Nursing Homes Mislead the Public
REGISTRATION OPEN – SNF QRP: Achieving a Full APU Webinar
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The purpose of the webinar is to educate providers as to the Annual Payment Update (APU) process to achieve full APU. This webinar will cover the relationship between the APU and the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program, associated data submission requirements, and the reconsideration process…… Continue reading REGISTRATION OPEN – SNF QRP: Achieving a Full APU Webinar
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