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Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The State Profile Report (SPR) “provides easily interpretable information on key indicators for each state, down to the county level. For each state, this report provides a weekly snapshot in time that: Focuses on recent outcomes in the last seven days and changes relatively to the…… Continue reading Updated COVID Data Tracker: State Profile Report

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS just posted the county COVID-19 positivity data for February 8, 2021. As always, this reminder that past postings are archived and the regulation for the frequency of staff testing is found here.  

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare After the emergency use authorization (EUA) or licensure of each COVID-19 vaccine product by FDA, CMS will identify the specific vaccine code(s), by dose if necessary, and specific vaccine administration code(s) for each dose for Medicare payment. CMS and the American Medical Association (AMA) are working collaboratively on…… Continue reading Coding for COVID-19 Vaccine Shots

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare NHSN has updated the following reporting resources for long-term care facilities late last week: Resident Impact and Facility Capacity COVID-19 Resident Impact and Facility Capacity Pathway Form (print-only) – February 4, 2021Table of Instructions – February 4, 2021 Importing Data Resources Facility Level CSV File Templates for Surveillance Reporting…… Continue reading NHSN COVID-19 LTCF Reporting Module: Multiple Updates

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare If you weren’t able to attend this Telligen webinar earlier this week, you missed an excellent presentation.  I attended and highly recommend it!  You can still view and share it with others. The link to the recording is here.   The presentation slides are found here.   Dr.…… Continue reading COVID-19 Vaccine: Reasons Not to Be Afraid (On-Demand Telligen Webinar)

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published and posted Necessity of 2 Doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines on February 3, 2021.  It’s an interesting read that will help answer the questions many of us have regarding 2 doses of these initial…… Continue reading Necessity of 2 Doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS updated this document on Monday, February 1, 2021.  Here’s the most recent addition/revision to this document: Coverage for Monoclonal Antibody TherapiesCoding and PaymentEnrollmentEnforcement DiscretionAdditional Resources (includes link to below infographic) This 12-page document contains many other pieces of information pertinent to SNF and LTC facilities. …… Continue reading CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19 – SNF/LTC Facilities: Coverage for Monoclonal Antibody Therapies

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted COVID-19 nursing home data for the week ending January 24, 2021. Below is the current vaccination data available on CDC COVID Data Tracker. 

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine – issued a statement on February 1st that addresses the administration of COVID-19 vaccine to all eligible and willing residents and healthcare workers in post-acute and LTC facilities. “To support equity and efficiency in COVID-19 vaccine…… Continue reading AMDA Statement on COVID-19 Vaccinations for Residents and PAC/LTC Staff