Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS’ QIES Technical Support Office posted an update – jRAVEN 1.7.3 for jRAVEN software users on March 31, 2020. Release Notes jRAVEN (version 1.7.3) is now available for download which contains the following updates: The new COVID-19 ICD code has been added, effective 4/1/2020. In…… Continue reading jRAVEN Update Available
The Joint Commission Statement on Personal Face Masks Provided from Home
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On March 31, 2020, The Joint Commission issued this statement “supporting the use of standard face masks and/or respirators provided from home when health care organizations cannot provide access to protective equipment that is commensurate with the risk health care workers are exposed to amid…… Continue reading The Joint Commission Statement on Personal Face Masks Provided from Home
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Burn Rate Calculator
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Burn Rate Calculator is an Excel spreadsheet-based model that provides information for healthcare facilities to plan and optimize the use of PPE for response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Similarly, non-healthcare facilities (e.g., correctional facilities) may find this tool useful…… Continue reading Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Burn Rate Calculator
CMS Posts COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Interim Final Rule & Additional Waivers
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Late in the day on Monday, March 30, 2020, CMS posted Medicare & Medicaid Programs; Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Interim Final Rule with Comment Period. As per their usual policy/mandate, there is a 60-day comment period. The…… Continue reading CMS Posts COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Interim Final Rule & Additional Waivers
Repeat Information on Delay of MDS Item Set for October 1, 2020
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On March 27, 2020, CMS posted this notification on the MDS 3.0 Technical website. It was previously posted on the RAI Manual website on March 19th. In case you missed it then and there, here it is again: CMS is delaying the Minimum Data Set…… Continue reading Repeat Information on Delay of MDS Item Set for October 1, 2020
Emergency Preparedness: Caring for Persons with Dementia in LTC or Community-Based Care Setting
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Alzheimer’s Association posted a guidance document on Monday, March 30, 2020 to “help ensure the delivery of high-quality care for people living with dementia in long-term care and community-based settings during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Emergency Preparedness: Caring for persons living with dementia in a…… Continue reading Emergency Preparedness: Caring for Persons with Dementia in LTC or Community-Based Care Setting
Coronavirus Waiver Information – Federal and State
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has a designated website for COVID-19 waivers – both Federal and state-specific. 1135 blanket waiver information is found on this page as is 1135 state-specific information. This webpage appears to be updated daily. Please bookmark it and check as needed to see if your…… Continue reading Coronavirus Waiver Information – Federal and State
