Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Here’s a webinar you don’t want to miss! SimplePBJ™ will host its quarterly PBJ check-in webinar on Wednesday, January 27, 2020 at 11:30am CT. Learn the latest CMS updates and ask your PBJ questions. You can also submit questions in advance to be sure they get…… Continue reading Upcoming Webinar: PBJ Quarterly Check-In
Upcoming Webinar: COVID-19 Reporting – Curing the Headache of Compliance
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The NHSN has rapidly expanded its reporting requirements for COVID-19 data, leaving skilled nursing providers with little to no support. With variant strains already being identified and a vaccine around the corner, the industry is bracing for more regulatory requirements on data reporting. In this webinar,…… Continue reading Upcoming Webinar: COVID-19 Reporting – Curing the Headache of Compliance
Rates of COVID-19 Among Residents and Staff Members in Nursing Homes (CDC)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare In the January 8, 2021 issue of MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), the CDC issued its report on the rates of COVID-19 among residents and staff in NHs from May 25 through November 22, 2020 in the U.S. Here’s a quick summary of the report…… Continue reading Rates of COVID-19 Among Residents and Staff Members in Nursing Homes (CDC)
Upcoming Telligen Webinars – COVID
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare COVID-19 in LTC Office Hours Training, Training and More Training: CMS Scenario Based Targeted COVID-19 Training – The Return on Investment Thursday, January 28, 2021 … 12-1pm MT | 1-2pm CT All CMS certified nursing home frontline staff and managers are expected to complete the COVID-19…… Continue reading Upcoming Telligen Webinars – COVID
CMS Highlights Four Years of Accomplishments in Healthcare
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) (has) released “Putting Patients First: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Record of Accomplishment from 2017-2020,” a report highlighting the agency’s transformation in ensuring all Americans have access to quality and affordable healthcare. The report examines CMS’…… Continue reading CMS Highlights Four Years of Accomplishments in Healthcare
Updated CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Information/Materials
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare How to Report COVID Vaccine-Related Adverse Events — As Americans start receiving their first COVID-19 vaccines, additional data on potential adverse events are needed in real time. Healthcare providers will play a critical role in reporting vaccine-related adverse events through the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System…… Continue reading Updated CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Information/Materials
Texas Adopts New COVID-19 Vaccination Data Reporting Emergency Rules for NF and ALF Providers
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Effective Jan. 11, HHSC has adopted new COVID-19 vaccination data reporting emergency rules. The rules require nursing facilities and assisted living facilities to accurately report COVID-19 vaccination data for staff and residents to HHSC in the format established by HHSC within 24 hours of completing a…… Continue reading Texas Adopts New COVID-19 Vaccination Data Reporting Emergency Rules for NF and ALF Providers
NHSN Reporting Updates
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare NHSN has posted a 13-page LTCF COVID-19 POC Testing Reporting Tool FAQ. There’s a great deal of information within this document, including a link to an archived training webinar. Yesterday, I bloggedabout upcoming webinars – this week – addressing this tool. Check out that blog for…… Continue reading NHSN Reporting Updates
jRAVEN Updated in Early January 2021
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Resident Assessment Validation and Entry System (jRAVEN) was developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). jRAVEN is a free Java based software application which provides an option for facilities to collect and maintain MDS Assessment data for subsequent submission to the appropriate…… Continue reading jRAVEN Updated in Early January 2021
FY 2021 PDPM ICD-10 Mappings Posted
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the ICD-10 PDPM mappings for FY2021. This is a .zip file.
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