Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare One of the attendees at my webinar late last month – Infection Prevention: What Your SNF Needs to Do NOW – asked about targeted home health inspections. For that attendee as well as other home health providers, I offer these resources: Being Ready for Targeted Infection…… Continue reading Targeted Home Health Inspections
COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: How the Trump Administration Failed Residents and Workers
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “This report details how the Trump Administration’s deregulatory agenda, repeated failures to adequately prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic, and its delayed and disorganized response exacerbated, and in some instances contributed to, a worsening public health crisis that has disproportionately affected the most vulnerable populations in the…… Continue reading COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: How the Trump Administration Failed Residents and Workers
Looking for More COVID-19 Data?
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare If you’re a data hound as I am, this is a resource you’ll want to check out. The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) maintains a State Data and Policy Actions to Address Coronavirus website that has different data from what many of us have seen and all…… Continue reading Looking for More COVID-19 Data?
Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Response to the COVID-19 PHE: Another Billing Update
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS’ MLN Matters is reporting another update to SE20011 on July 1, 2020: Billing InstructionsThe following guidance provides specific instructions for using the QHS and benefit period waivers, as well as how this affects claims processing and SNF patient assessments. To bill for the QHS waiver,…… Continue reading Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Response to the COVID-19 PHE: Another Billing Update
Home Health Agency (HHA) Review and Correct Report Enhancements
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare An updated version of the HHA Review and Correct report is now available in iQIES. This version includes the following updates: 1. Removal of the following quality measures and associated data: Improvement in Pain Interfering with ActivityImprovement in Status of Surgical WoundsDepression Assessment ConductedMultifactor Fall Risk…… Continue reading Home Health Agency (HHA) Review and Correct Report Enhancements
CDC 2020 Vaccination Series Begins July 1st
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CDC is offering a series of weekly one-hour web-on-demand videos that will provide an overview of vaccination principles, general best practices, immunization strategies, and specific information about vaccine-preventable diseases and the vaccines that prevent them. Each video will include updated information from recent Advisory Committee on…… Continue reading CDC 2020 Vaccination Series Begins July 1st
2021 Release of ICD-10-CM Codes
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The 2021 ICD-10-CM codes are to be used from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. Note: This replaces the FY 2020 release. These files listed below represent the FY 2021 ICD-10-CM. The FY 2021 ICD-10-CM is available in both PDF (Adobe) and XML file formats.…… Continue reading 2021 Release of ICD-10-CM Codes
Protecting Residents from Financial Exploitation
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has provided a great resource for AL and LTC managers and staff: Protecting residents from Financial Exploitation – A Manual for Assisted Living and Nursing Facilities. “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or the CFPB, is focused on making markets for…… Continue reading Protecting Residents from Financial Exploitation
Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in NHs – Now Version 4
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare In case you’re keeping track, CMS has released Version 4 about 12 days after the release of Version 3. That alone will tell you how fast things are changing with COVID-19 in LTC facilities. The latest version – 4 consists of 142 pages, 8 more pages…… Continue reading Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in NHs – Now Version 4
PBJ Reporting Waiver Ends – Get the Facts from the Experts!
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Late last week, I blogged about the QSO-20-34-NH notification and what its contents meant for LTC providers. A key element of this QSO was the end of the PBJ reporting waiver. It was a short-lived waiver, to be sure. ezPBJ – a Briggs family member and…… Continue reading PBJ Reporting Waiver Ends – Get the Facts from the Experts!
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