Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Despite substantial effort over the past 20 years, preventable harm in health care remains a major concern in the United States. Though many evidence-based, effective best practices related to harm reduction have been identified, they are seldom shared nationally and implemented effectively across multiple organizations. Reducing…… Continue reading Safer Together – National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety
CDC Webinar … COVID-19 Vaccination Planning: What You Should Know
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Please join our weekly partner call for updates on the COVID-19 response, including new resources for the private sector and the general public. Date: Monday, September 21, 2020 Time: 3:00- 4:00 p.m. ET CDC Speakers 1. Dr. John Brooks, Chief Medical Officer for the CDC COVID-19…… Continue reading CDC Webinar … COVID-19 Vaccination Planning: What You Should Know
Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes – Final Report
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Breaking News: The report that all of LTC has been waiting for has just been posted: Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes – Commission Final Report … September 2020. This is a 186-page report. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) tasked…… Continue reading Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes – Final Report
Draft Measure Specifications: SNF Healthcare-Associated Infections Requiring Hospitalizations for the SNF QRP
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Measure Call for Public Comment The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) is seeking input from the public as part of the measure development process. CMS has posted Draft Measure…… Continue reading Draft Measure Specifications: SNF Healthcare-Associated Infections Requiring Hospitalizations for the SNF QRP
COVID-19 Considerations for Long-Term Care Facilities (Toolkit)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare ASPR Tracie [Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE)] has released a new toolkit for nursing homes to address current response and recovery operations to novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). This toolkit carries the date of…… Continue reading COVID-19 Considerations for Long-Term Care Facilities (Toolkit)
NEW: COVID-19 Test Positivity Rates Archive
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has provided an online archive for COVID-19 Test Positivity Rates. Currently on this website, this is what you’ll see: Bookmark and check this site as needed (in case you missed the most recent data posting). The statement below is now found on the CMS COVID-19…… Continue reading NEW: COVID-19 Test Positivity Rates Archive
Iowa MDS Coordinators: IA DHS/IME Announce MDS for Medicaid Case-Mix Starting 10/1/2020
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Coordinator – Briggs Healthcare Late afternoon on Friday, September 11, 2020, the Iowa Department of Human Services and the Iowa Medicaid Enterprise announced (INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO. 2162-MC-FFS) the state’s methodology for Medicaid case-mix calculation for reimbursement purposes. Effective October 1, 2020, Iowa Medicaid will begin collecting the PDPM payment codes…… Continue reading Iowa MDS Coordinators: IA DHS/IME Announce MDS for Medicaid Case-Mix Starting 10/1/2020
National Assisted Living Week: August 13 – 19, 2020
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare For 25 years now, we’ve been recognizing and honoring the Assisted Living communities in the U.S. during this week in September. These communities provide a unique type of living opportunity for seniors and individuals with disabilities. The services and care that is provided in an AL…… Continue reading National Assisted Living Week: August 13 – 19, 2020
Recent COVID-19 Information/Updates
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Interim Clinical Guidance for Management of Patients with Confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) was updated September 10, 2020 by CDC. CDC also updated the following webpages this past week, but no specific details provided as to what each update included. These websites may be of interest to…… Continue reading Recent COVID-19 Information/Updates
COVID-19 Nursing Home Data Updated
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare COVID-19 data for week ending August 30, 2020 is now available. Scroll down to the bottom of this webpage to view the individual NH datasets.
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