Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel has released the second version of their Standardized Pressure Injury Prevention Protocol – abbreviated as “SPIPP” (pronounced S – PIP). The SPIPP is a shortened checklist of preventive actions to implement at the bedside, adapted from the 2019 Guidelines on…… Continue reading National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel Releases Standardized Pressure Injury Prevention Protocol
Safety Standard for Adult Portable Bed Rails – Final Rule
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) has determined that there is an unreasonable risk of injury and death associated with entrapment and other hazards from adult portable bed rails (APBRs). CPSC has identified 284 fatal incidents related to entrapment by APBRs between January…… Continue reading Safety Standard for Adult Portable Bed Rails – Final Rule
Expanded HHVBP Model: July 27, 2023 IPR Live Event and Resources
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Join us on July 27, 2023, from 2-3PM ET for an expanded HHVBP Model live event*, Overview of the Interim Performance Report (IPR): The July 2023 IPR. Members of the HHVBP Model Technical Assistance (TA) Team will provide an overview of the data and information available in…… Continue reading Expanded HHVBP Model: July 27, 2023 IPR Live Event and Resources
EXPIRED: Revised Guidance for Staff Vaccination Requirements
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On July 25, 2023, CMS posted QSO-23-02-ALL … EXPIRED EFFECTIVE: June 5, 2023. The Staff Vaccination Requirements have expired for all providers: Long-Term Care and Skilled Nursing Facility Attachment A-Expired 6/5/2023 Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC) Attachment Expired 6/5/2023 Hospice Attachment Expired 6/5/2023 Hospital Attachment Expired 6/5/2023…… Continue reading EXPIRED: Revised Guidance for Staff Vaccination Requirements
AHCA Letters to President Biden Offers Suggestions to Improve Quality of Care and Address the Impending Federal Staffing Mandate
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare AHCA/NCAL sent a letter to President Biden on July 24, 2023 that included 4 proposals to “help nursing homes continue to improve the quality of care they provide to our nation’s seniors and individuals with disabilities.” “In the enclosed document, we outline four policy proposals in…… Continue reading AHCA Letters to President Biden Offers Suggestions to Improve Quality of Care and Address the Impending Federal Staffing Mandate
Hospices in Four States to Receive Extra Scrutiny Over Concerns of Fraud, Waste and Abuse
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “Last week, regulators rolled out enhanced oversight for new hospices in Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which pays for most of American hospice care, announced that this change was spurred by “numerous reports of hospice fraud, waste, and abuse” and “serious…… Continue reading Hospices in Four States to Receive Extra Scrutiny Over Concerns of Fraud, Waste and Abuse
MedPAC July 2022 Data Book: Health Care Spending and the Medicare Program
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The MedPAC July 2022 Data Book: Health Care Spending and the Medicare Program (208 pages) provides information on national health care and Medicare spending as well as Medicare beneficiary demographics, dual-eligible beneficiaries, quality of care in the Medicare program, and Medicare beneficiary and other payer liability.…… Continue reading MedPAC July 2022 Data Book: Health Care Spending and the Medicare Program
Use of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines in Older Adults: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2023
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The July 21, 2023 issue of CDC’s MMWR provides information on the Use of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines in Older Adults: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2023. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a cause of severe respiratory illness in older…… Continue reading Use of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines in Older Adults: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2023
MN Department of Health – Division of Health Regulation is Accepting Comments: Possible Amendment to Rules Governing Nursing Home Licensure
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Subject of Rules. The Minnesota Department of Health requests comments on its possible amendment to rules governing nursing home licensure. The department is considering rule amendments that incorporate new change of ownership language in Minn. Stat. 144A, enacted in 2022, that clarifies the change of ownership…… Continue reading MN Department of Health – Division of Health Regulation is Accepting Comments: Possible Amendment to Rules Governing Nursing Home Licensure
CMS Approves California & Kentucky Requests to Provide Essential Behavioral Health Services Through Mobile Crisis Intervention Teams
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Six states have adopted this option under President Biden’s American Rescue Plan to provide individuals experiencing mental health or substance use disorder crises with community-based interventions and stabilization. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today approved proposals from California and Kentucky for community-based mobile…… Continue reading CMS Approves California & Kentucky Requests to Provide Essential Behavioral Health Services Through Mobile Crisis Intervention Teams
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