Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), in collaboration with Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA) and AMDA, has launched a new project focused on improving education and awareness of enhanced influenza vaccine products. Here are those Fact Sheets: Practical Strategies for Increasing Use of Enhanced Influenza…… Continue reading Flu Vaccination Resources
OIG Report: National Background Check Program for LTC Providers
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Office of Inspector General released a report on September 4, 2020 that provided an assessment of state programs which was concluded in 2019. “Background checks of employees are an important safety measure that can help protect some of the most vulnerable populations. More than 13…… Continue reading OIG Report: National Background Check Program for LTC Providers
SNF QRP Measure Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual Updated
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the updated SNF QRP Measure Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual_V3.0.1_Addendum_Effective 10-01-2020 (ZIP). You’ll note this is a .zip file so you’ll find 2 items there: The SNF QRP Measure Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual Version 3.0.1 and associated risk adjustment appendix and Hierarchical…… Continue reading SNF QRP Measure Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual Updated
COVID-19 Nursing Home Call – Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS and CDC held a Nursing Home Call late in the day on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. I recorded the call as the speakers were CMS Administrator Seema Verma, Admiral Brent Giroir and Dr. Robert Redfield (CDC) – all members of the White House COVID-19 Task…… Continue reading COVID-19 Nursing Home Call – Tuesday, September 8, 2020
CMS Posts Updated COVID-19 Positivity Test Rates
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the most recent data for positive COVID-19 test rates in U.S. counties. The date of this posting is September 8, 2020 for the week ending September 2nd. Providers should use this data set for staff testing going forward until the next updated data…… Continue reading CMS Posts Updated COVID-19 Positivity Test Rates
Taking Care of You
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare COVID-19 has caused major life disruptions. In our lifetime, we have never dealt with so many variables impacting ourselves and our families. For residents of long-term care facilities, restrictions have been imposed on visitation and on some daily activities. For family caregivers, it’s important to take…… Continue reading Taking Care of You
COVID-19: Optimizing Healthcare Protective Equipment and Supplies (Webinar)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare COVID-19: Optimizing Healthcare Protective Equipment and Supplies There has been a large increase in the need for healthcare personal protective equipment (PPE) and specialty supplies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This increase in demand has led to shortages in PPE and changes in how PPE is…… Continue reading COVID-19: Optimizing Healthcare Protective Equipment and Supplies (Webinar)
Updated COVID-19 Focused Survey for Nursing Homes
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS updated the COVID-19 Focused Survey for Nursing Homes on August 25, 2020. I encourage you to access a complimentary copy of this survey tool and audit your facility’s policies and procedures as well as clinical practices to prepare for such a survey as well as…… Continue reading Updated COVID-19 Focused Survey for Nursing Homes
QRP COVID-19 Public Reporting Tip Sheets
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The purpose of the tip sheet is to help providers understand the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) public reporting strategy for the quality reporting program (QRP) to account for CMS quality data submissions that were optional and excepted from public reporting due to the…… Continue reading QRP COVID-19 Public Reporting Tip Sheets
CMS Updates Medicare COVID-19 Snapshot
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare September 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released their monthly update of data that provides a snapshot of the impact of COVID-19 on the Medicare population. The updated data show over 773,000 COVID-19 cases among the Medicare population and nearly 215,000 COVID-19…… Continue reading CMS Updates Medicare COVID-19 Snapshot
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