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Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS updated this 5-page Admin Info: 20-07-ALL notification on June 19, 2020.  The original was posted April 30, 2020. “On March 4, 2020, CMS called for States to focus surveys on infection control and on March 23, 2020 provided a streamlined tool to facilitate these efforts.…… Continue reading Fiscal Year 2020 CARES Act Information Updated

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Topic: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Strategies for COVID Care Date: Thursday, June 25, 2020 Time: 4:00 – 5:00 pm ET Registration Required: Register HERE. Objectives: Following this call, participants will understand why using personal protective equipment (PPE) is necessary for infection prevention and will be able…… Continue reading 5th National Nursing Home Training Session: PPE Strategies for COVID Care

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On June 22, 2020, CMS called for “a renewed national commitment to value-based care based on Medicare claims data that provides an early snapshot of the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the Medicare population.  The data shows that older Americans and those…… Continue reading CMS Issues Call to Action Based on New Data Detailing COVID-19 Impacts on Medicare Beneficiaries

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On Friday, June 19, 2020, CMS instructed Medicare Administrative Contactors and notified Medicare Advantage plans to cover coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) laboratory tests for nursing home residents and patients. This instruction follows the CDC recent update of COVID-19 Testing Guidelines for Nursing Homes that provides recommendations for…… Continue reading Medicare Coverage of COVID-19 Testing for Nursing Home Residents and Patients

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare In mid-May of this year, I blogged about CMS announcing a call for nominations for the new contractor-led Coronavirus Commission on Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes “to help inform immediate and future responses to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) within these facilities. This independent Commission’s…… Continue reading Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes – Members Announced

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The June 18, 2020 National Nursing Home Training Call (4th in the series): Clinical Care: Managing COVID-Positive Residents was a great session!  If you missed the session, want to experience it again and/or share the information with a colleague or your team, here’s the webpage with…… Continue reading 4th National Nursing Home Training Materials Available

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On June 16, 2020, CMS updated the COVID-19 FAQ document.  The document is now 81 pages in length. As with previous updates, each FAQ is identified by a date beneath the verbiage.  You’ll see New: 6/16/20 or another date to indicate whether an FAQ is new…… Continue reading COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions Document Updated

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted COVID-19 Nursing Home data submitted for week ending June 7, 2020.  This dataset was last updated June 18, 2020  In addition to the above, there are a number of maps and graphics related to resident cases and deaths on this webpage as well…… Continue reading COVID-19 Nursing Home Data Posted for Week Ending June 7, 2020

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has again updated the Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in Nursing Homes … Version 3.  This latest update (June 15, 2020) follows the original posted on May 13, 2020 with the second version on June 3, 2020.  This is a 134-page toolkit;…… Continue reading Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in Nursing Homes …Version 3