Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the latest COVID-19 data for nursing homes – Week Ending November 8, 2020.
CMS Urging Nursing Homes to Follow Established COVID Guidelines This Holiday Season
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Today, in advance of the approaching holiday season, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is urging nursing home staff, residents and visitors to follow established guidelines for visitation and adherence to the core principles of infection prevention. These guidelines include remaining six feet apart…… Continue reading CMS Urging Nursing Homes to Follow Established COVID Guidelines This Holiday Season
U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW) 2020
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Wednesday, November 18, kicks off U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week 2020 and CDC encourages you to get involved! Antibiotics can save lives and are critical tools for treating infections, including those that can lead to sepsis. However, any time antibiotics are used—in people, animals, or crops—they can…… Continue reading U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW) 2020
CMS Releases Nursing Home COVID-19 Training Data with Urgent Call to Action
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On Tuesday, November 17, 2020 CMS publicly recognized the 1,092 nursing homes at which 50% or more of their staff have completed CMS training designed to help staff combat the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in nursing homes. CMS applauds these facilities for taking this…… Continue reading CMS Releases Nursing Home COVID-19 Training Data with Urgent Call to Action
CMS COVID-19 County Positivity Rates Posted November 17, 2020
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted an updated COVID-19 county positivity rate spreadsheet – November 17, 2020. Remember that you must test residents and staff based on your county’s positivity rate. If you need help to determine the testing frequency required, access those guidelines. Archived county positivity rates are found here.
CMS to Retire the Original Compare Tools on December 1st
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS will retire the original Compare Tools on December 1st. Use Medicare.gov’s Care Compare to find and compare health care providers. In early September, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released Care Compare on Medicare.gov, which streamlines our eight original health care compare tools.…… Continue reading CMS to Retire the Original Compare Tools on December 1st
Influenza Vaccination Among Healthcare Personnel
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This CDC toolkit is intended to assist post-acute and long-term care (LTC) facility owners and administrators with improving vaccination coverage among their healthcare personnel (HCP). The toolkit outlines the importance of influenza vaccination for HCP, provides strategies for increasing influenza vaccination coverage among HCP, and describes…… Continue reading Influenza Vaccination Among Healthcare Personnel
CDC: Community Use of Cloth Masks to Control the Spread of SARS-CoV-2
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “SARS-CoV-2 infection is transmitted predominately by respiratory droplets generated when people cough, sneeze, sing, talk, or breathe. CDC recommends community use of masks, specifically non-valved multi-layer cloth masks, to prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Masks are primarily intended to reduce the emission of virus-laden droplets (“source control”), which…… Continue reading CDC: Community Use of Cloth Masks to Control the Spread of SARS-CoV-2
2019 Profile of Older Americans
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The 2019 Profile of Older Americans is a very interesting read. The report is 26 pages in length. The Profile of Older Americans is an annual summary of critical statistics related to the older population in the United States. Relying primarily on data offered by the…… Continue reading 2019 Profile of Older Americans
ASPR TRACIE Posts Staffing Playbook to Address HCW Shortages
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Staffing Playbook: Actions to Address Healthcare Worker (HCW) Shortages during COVID-19 consolidates several references aimed at addressing pandemic-related staffing challenges. The second page of the Playbook has action steps and resources.
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