Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “AHRQ and colleagues from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and the entire patient safety community are collaborating to observe Patient Safety Awareness Week. While AHRQ’s mission keeps us focused on patient safety…… Continue reading Patient Safety Awareness Week: March 14 – 20, 2021
Getting the Word Out: Visiting Loved Ones in a Nursing Home – Text and Graphic Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “On March 10, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued updated guidance for nursing homes to safely expand visitation options during the COVID-19 pandemic public health emergency (PHE). Today, CMS is releasing a…… Continue reading Getting the Word Out: Visiting Loved Ones in a Nursing Home – Text and Graphic Available
CMS Posts COVID-19 County Positivity Rates – March 15, 2021
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the COVID-19 county positivity rates for March 15, 2021. Reminder: Regulations for testing based on county positivity rates are found here andPast postings are found here. In case you missed the CMS updated visitation guidance for long-term care facilities issued last week, review…… Continue reading CMS Posts COVID-19 County Positivity Rates – March 15, 2021
CMS Use of Data on Nursing Home Staffing: Progress and Opportunities to Do More (OIG Report)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken important steps to build a new source for data on nursing home staffing and to use these data to better inform consumers and improve nursing home oversight. CMS provides the public with some of this staffing…… Continue reading CMS Use of Data on Nursing Home Staffing: Progress and Opportunities to Do More (OIG Report)
CMS & CDC COVID-19 Data Updates
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has just posted updated nursing home COVID-19 data for week ending February 28, 2021. CDC has posted COVID-19 data as of 6am on March 10, 2021: Vaccinations and continued mitigation efforts are making the difference! In case you missed it, CMS has just revised/updated visitation…… Continue reading CMS & CDC COVID-19 Data Updates
Revised NH Visitation Recommendations Fact Sheet & Press Release
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Late yesterday afternoon, I blogged about CMS revising NH visitation at this stage of the PHE. This morning, I’m providing the link to the Fact Sheet: CMS Updates Nursing Home Guidance with Revised Visitation Recommendations. The corresponding CMS Press Release can be viewed here. (Just an…… Continue reading Revised NH Visitation Recommendations Fact Sheet & Press Release
Breaking News: Nursing Home Visitation – COVID-19 (REVISED)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Late this afternoon, CMS posted a revised QSO-20-39-NH … Nursing Home Visitation. This 8-page memorandum was updated from its initial version, back on September 17, 2020. “Since the release of QSO memorandum 20-39-NH on September 17, 2020, COVID-19 vaccines have received Emergency Use Authorization from the…… Continue reading Breaking News: Nursing Home Visitation – COVID-19 (REVISED)
Upcoming Webinar: Healthcare System Cybersecurity: Readiness and Response Considerations
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare As part of our nation’s critical infrastructure, healthcare facilities large and small must be proactive and move quickly to protect themselves from cyberattacks that could directly impact the health and safety of patients and the community at large. According to medical health experts experienced in cybersecurity…… Continue reading Upcoming Webinar: Healthcare System Cybersecurity: Readiness and Response Considerations
Accessing COVID-19 Vaccine in Long-Term Care
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “After the Long Term Care (LTC) Pharmacy Partnership Program finishes their third clinics, LTC facilities (skilled nursing, assisted living, ID/DD, and other congregate care settings) will need to secure access to vaccine for new residents, staff, and those who did not get vaccinated initially. To secure…… Continue reading Accessing COVID-19 Vaccine in Long-Term Care
March is National Social Worker Month
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “Social workers are essential to community well-being. As practitioners, social workers are trained to help people address personal and systemic barriers to optimal living. They are employed to effect positive change with individuals, families, groups and entire communities. As a profession, social workers frequently use their…… Continue reading March is National Social Worker Month
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