Updated Toolkit for NHs Using Point-of-Care Devices for SARS-COV-2 Testing

Posted in COVID-19, Senior Living

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Toolkit for Nursing Homes Using Point-of-Care SARS-COV-2 Testing was updated November 10, 2020. Those updates are: Added HHS BinaxNOW™ COVID-19 Ag Card link to the Background section from press release. Updated the Nursing Home Data section to include specifics for the different antigen tests available…… Continue reading Updated Toolkit for NHs Using Point-of-Care Devices for SARS-COV-2 Testing

Updates to Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) Claims

Posted in INDUSTRY NEWS, Long-Term Care

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare MLN Matters Number: MM11992 was posted November 6, 2020 with same title as this blog. This MLN Matters Article is for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) and hospital swing bed providers billing Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries.  This article informs you of…… Continue reading Updates to Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) Claims

Manual Updates Related to the Hospice Election Statement and the Implementation of the Election Statement Addendum

Posted in Hospice, INDUSTRY NEWS

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare MLN Matters Number: MM12015 with same title as this blog was posted November 6, 2020. This MLN Matters Article is for hospice and non-hospice providers submitting claims to Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), including Home Health & Hospice (HH&H) MACs, for hospice and non-hospice services provided to…… Continue reading Manual Updates Related to the Hospice Election Statement and the Implementation of the Election Statement Addendum

Recent COVID-19 Updates, Resources and Information

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Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare MLN Matters Number: SE20011 … Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) Response to the Public Health Emergency on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) was revised and posted November 9, 2020.  This is a 19-page MLN Matters. Pages 14 through 16 speak to clarification of SNF billing instructions as noted above.  You’ll…… Continue reading Recent COVID-19 Updates, Resources and Information

CMS COVID-19 County Positivity Rates for November 10, 2020 Posted

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Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The most recent COVID-19 county positivity rates are posted here – November 10, 2020. There are many more red zones on this posting than previously.  For example, my home state of IA has 94 red zones and 5 yellow zones.  There are no green zones currently.…… Continue reading CMS COVID-19 County Positivity Rates for November 10, 2020 Posted

Upcoming COVID-19 Webinars and Others You May Be Interested In

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Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare 2 NHSN Webinars – Same Topic – Different Dates Topic: Reporting Results of Point of Care Testing for COVID-19: A New NHSN PathwayDate: Thursday, Nov 12, 2020Time: 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST Please select which date you’d like to attend and register in advance for this webinar: https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_av-J138jRzedbNaSjZU-PQexternal…… Continue reading Upcoming COVID-19 Webinars and Others You May Be Interested In

Updated RAI User’s Manual Coming??

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Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This morning, during my usual ritual of checking key websites for new information, I found this on the CMS RAI Manual website: You’ll find it beneath Downloads on that webpage: I will continue to monitor this website for an updated RAI User’s Manual.  Stay tuned!

Skilled Nursing Facilities and/or Nursing Facilities: CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19

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Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On November 4, 2020, CMS issued a 13-page document with this title and opening paragraph: “Since the beginning of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, the Trump Administration has issued an unprecedented array of temporary regulatory waivers and new rules to equip the American healthcare system with…… Continue reading Skilled Nursing Facilities and/or Nursing Facilities: CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19