Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On October 1, 2020, CMS posted the list of successful hospices for FY 2021 Hospice QRP. These hospices met the CY 2019 hospice quality data reporting requirements that impact FY 2021 payment. Successful hospices receive their full annual payment update (APU). As stated in the Fiscal…… Continue reading Hospice QRP APU FY 2021: Successful Facilities List Posted
Claims Updated 10/1
Lisa Selman-Holman, JD, BSN, RNPresident – Selman-Holman The 2021 ICD-10-CM codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 and for patient encounters occurring from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. The updates based on discharge dates apply only to hospitals. The HIPAA requirement for medical code…… Continue reading Claims Updated 10/1
jRAVEN Updated – Again
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare If you read my jRAVEN blog a week ago, you need to apply the most recent update to your system ASAP. Here’s a snippet of the release notes for jRAVEN 1.7.5.: jRAVEN (version 1.7.5) is now available for download which contains the following updates: The new…… Continue reading jRAVEN Updated – Again
National Nursing Home COVID Action Network
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The National Nursing Home COVID Action Network – a partnership between AHRQ, the University of New Mexico’s ECHO Institute and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) – provides free training and mentorship to nursing homes across the country to increase the implementation of evidence-based infection prevention…… Continue reading National Nursing Home COVID Action Network
Nursing Home Infection Control Surveys Updated
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The latest round of nursing home infection control surveys is now available for review. This file was updated September 29, 2020. This is a .zip folder that will open to this view:
CMS Updates COVID-19 Testing Methodology for Nursing Homes
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On September 29, 2020, “CMS announced an update to the methodology the agency employs to determine the rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) positivity in counties across the country. Counties with 20 or fewer tests over 14 days will now move to “green” in the color-coded…… Continue reading CMS Updates COVID-19 Testing Methodology for Nursing Homes
QSO-20-40-LSC: Categorical Waiver – Corrugated Medical Tubing (NFPA 99)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted QSO-20-40-LSC on Friday, September 25, 2020. CMS regulation allows for the waiver of specific provisions of the 2012 NFPA 99 where the application would result in unreasonable hardship upon a provider or supplier, but only if the waiver does not adversely affect the health…… Continue reading QSO-20-40-LSC: Categorical Waiver – Corrugated Medical Tubing (NFPA 99)
Updates to MDS and CASPER Provider Reporting Guides
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS just posted two (2) September 2020 updates to MDS reporting guides: MDS 3.0 Provider User’s Guide_Section 5: Error Messages CASPER Reporting MDS Provider User’s GuideCASPER Reporting MDS Provider User’s Guide_Section 11: MDS Quality Measure Reports CASPER Reporting MDS Provider User’s Guide_Section 13: SNF Quality Reporting…… Continue reading Updates to MDS and CASPER Provider Reporting Guides
Confidential Dry Run Reports for SNF Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) Requiring Hospitalizations Measure Now Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would like to announce the Confidential Dry Run Reports containing FY 2018 and FY 2019 performance scores for the Skilled Nursing Facility Healthcare-Associated Infections Requiring Hospitalizations measure (SNF HAI measure) are now available. Performance scores are based on…… Continue reading Confidential Dry Run Reports for SNF Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) Requiring Hospitalizations Measure Now Available
Shortages of Staff in NHs During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Study)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Shortages of Staff in Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic … What are the Driving Factors? is an interesting study that “examines the prevalence and factors associated with shortages of NH staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. The primary analysis included all free-standing NHs with COVID-19 information…… Continue reading Shortages of Staff in NHs During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Study)
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