Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare August 8, 2023, 1-2:30 PM ET Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) is a federal requirement to help ensure that individuals are not inappropriately placed in nursing homes for long term care. This webinar will focus on PASRR person-centered expectations for adaptation to culture, language, ethnic…… Continue reading PASRR Training: Applying Cultural and Linguistic Competency Standards to PASRR
Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN COVID-19 Nursing Home Data
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the latest NH COVID-19 data for the week ending July 9, 2023. For a listing of vaccination rates for individual nursing homes, click here. The information comes up in an Excel spreadsheet entitled: Recent Facility Resident and Staff Vaccination Rates and Other Data,…… Continue reading Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN COVID-19 Nursing Home Data
Revision to State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix A – Hospitals
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted Transmittal 216 – Revision to SOM Appendix A – Hospitals on July 21, 2023. This transmittal includes updates of the interpretive guidance for §482.13(c)(2) – The patient has the right to receive care in a safe setting. This new material carries both an effective…… Continue reading Revision to State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix A – Hospitals
Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) Corrections to Claims Processing Edits
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS issued Transmittal 12146 on July 21, 2123. It carries the same title as the blog. This Change Request (CR) (4 pages) implements changes to correct claims processing edits. This CR is applicable to the Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) and the Common Working File (CWF).…… Continue reading Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) Corrections to Claims Processing Edits
2022 Hospice Aggregate Cap Calculation
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Thursday afternoon, July 20, 2023, CMS issued Transmittal 12129 – 2022 Hospice Aggregate Cap Calculation. The purpose of this Change Request (CR) is to instruct the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) on how to calculate the 2022 hospice aggregate cap determination, taking into consideration the varying sequestration…… Continue reading 2022 Hospice Aggregate Cap Calculation
COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Agreement Still in Effect
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare While we recognize that the COVID-19 vaccine program is in a transitional phase, we would like to remind providers that the COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Agreement is still in effect until the new vaccine formulations are available. Providers signed this agreement stating they would adhere to the…… Continue reading COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Agreement Still in Effect
Quality Reporting Program: PAC Non-Compliance Letters for FY 2024 APU
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS is providing notifications to facilities that were determined to be out of compliance with Quality Reporting Program (QRP) requirements for CY 2022, which will affect their FY 2024 Annual Payment Update (APU). Non-compliance notifications are being distributed by the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and were…… Continue reading Quality Reporting Program: PAC Non-Compliance Letters for FY 2024 APU
Home Health Care Compare Quarterly Refresh – July 2023
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The July 2023 quarterly refresh for the Home Health Quality Reporting Program is now available on Care Compare. For this refresh, Home Health (HH) Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) will be based on the standard number of quarters. For additional information on the COVID-19 public health…… Continue reading Home Health Care Compare Quarterly Refresh – July 2023
ProPublica Updates Nursing Home Inspect Database
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “ProPublica has updated “Nursing Home Inspect,” our database that helps you find problems that inspectors identified in more than 15,000 U.S. nursing homes, to make it easier to search government reports and browse serious issues. We’ve added new data, a redesigned user interface and advanced search…… Continue reading ProPublica Updates Nursing Home Inspect Database
Five-Star Preview Reports Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Five Star Preview Reports will be available on or around July 19, 2023. To access these reports, select the CASPER Reporting link located on the CMS QIES Systems for Providers page. Once in the CASPER Reporting system, select the ‘Folders’ button, then select ‘My Inbox’ or the Inbox…… Continue reading Five-Star Preview Reports Available
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