Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Changes to the Nursing-Home Level Exclusion Criteria: Effective with the July 2023 refresh, CMS revised the nursing-home level exclusion criteria on erroneously high number of administrators applied to the administrator turnover measure. Previously, if a nursing home submitted Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) data and reported administrator hours…… Continue reading Care Compare Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating Technical Users’ Guide – July 2023
CDC Launches New Streamlined COVID-19 Website
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare As part of CDC’s ongoing effort to improve communications on COVID-19, a new, refocused CDC COVID-19 website has been published. The updated site was created to meet the needs of the public so they can easily find the most up-to-date information on COVID-19, especially as we…… Continue reading CDC Launches New Streamlined COVID-19 Website
Review of Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment in the United States
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory on June 26, 2023, to share information on the recent identification of locally acquired, mosquito-transmitted malaria cases (P. vivax) in Florida and Texas. Although these are the first documented instances…… Continue reading Review of Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment in the United States
Moving Forward NH Quality Coalition Introduces 9 Action Plans
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Coalition is excited to share nine Action Plans for nursing home quality improvement! Each is an opportunity to improve the quality of life and work of nursing home residents and staff. Please consider joining us in this team effort to make every nursing home a community…… Continue reading Moving Forward NH Quality Coalition Introduces 9 Action Plans
July 2023 OIG Work Plan Addition: Audit of Nursing Homes’ Emergency Power Systems
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Recent severe weather events have highlighted the need for and importance of emergency power systems for nursing homes. Nursing homes are required to provide an alternate source of energy (usually a generator) to maintain temperatures to protect residents’ health and safety, as well as for food…… Continue reading July 2023 OIG Work Plan Addition: Audit of Nursing Homes’ Emergency Power Systems
July 2023 CMS Quarterly OASIS Q&As
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS just posted the July 2023 CMS Quarterly OASIS Q&As(3 pages). Here are the Questions – with Answers – for this edition: Question 1: We understand that OASIS is not required to be collected when a patient receives only one visit in a quality episode. If…… Continue reading July 2023 CMS Quarterly OASIS Q&As
Now Available in iQIES – Preview Reports and Star Rating Preview Reports for the October 2023 Refresh (Home Health)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare For this refresh, Home Health (HH) Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) will be based on the standard number of quarters. The HH QRP claims-based measures, with the exception of PPR, have been updated for this refresh and are now based on the standard number of…… Continue reading Now Available in iQIES – Preview Reports and Star Rating Preview Reports for the October 2023 Refresh (Home Health)
Updated Resource Available: BIMS Video Tutorial
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering an updated video tutorial to assist providers with guidance application and interview strategies for the cognitive assessment known as the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) found in the MDS 3.0 RAI v1.18.11, effective October 1,…… Continue reading Updated Resource Available: BIMS Video Tutorial
What Share of Nursing Facilities Would Meet Possible New Staffing Requirements?
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This article is a very interesting read. It was posted by the Kaiser Family Foundation on Friday, July 14, 2023 – same title as this blog. I encourage you to review and share it with your team and colleagues. “This data note explores the current state…… Continue reading What Share of Nursing Facilities Would Meet Possible New Staffing Requirements?
OSHA Final Rule: Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare OSHA is amending its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation to require certain employers to electronically submit injury and illness information to OSHA that employers are already required to keep under the recordkeeping regulation. Specifically, OSHA is amending its regulation to require establishments with 100 or…… Continue reading OSHA Final Rule: Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
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