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Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare I hope you didn’t get your hopes up yesterday by WHO’s statement that transmission of the COVID-19 virus by asymptomatic individuals worldwide is rare.  This statement was made by the head of the WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit.  I was shocked to see that -…… Continue reading What a Difference a Day Makes … WHO Walks Back Yesterday’s Statement

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The third session of the National Nursing Home Training series is being held this Thursday, June 11, 2020 from 4:00 – 5:00 PM ET.  Register here.  Advance Registration Required. (Note: Once you register, you will receive an email with your individual link to join the webcast.…… Continue reading Cohorting: Effective Management of Residents and Staff

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS yesterday (June 9, 2020) release a guide “for patients and beneficiaries as they consider their in-person care options. During the height of the pandemic, many healthcare systems and patients postponed non-emergency, in-person care in order to keep patients and providers safe and to ensure capacity…… Continue reading Administration Encourages Reopening of Healthcare Facilities

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The CMS Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office (MMCO) is pleased to announce this training opportunity: The current COVID-19 public health emergency presents new and unique challenges for individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (ADRD) as well as the family and friends providing care for them. Providers…… Continue reading Navigating COVID-19: Supporting Individuals with Dementia and their Caregivers

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Iowa Department of Public Health and the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals have released a 13-page document to address phasing of restrictions for LTC facilities.  The document carries a date of June 4, 2020. “While public health mitigation efforts remain critically important, especially in…… Continue reading Iowa LTCs: Guidance on Phased Easing of Restrictions for Long-Term Care Facilities

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On June 4, 2020, CMS posted QSO-20-32.  Read my blog on that notification here.  The subject matter of that QSO is the Release of COVID-19 Nursing Home Data.  Later that same day, another QSO was posted:  QSO 20-33-NH … Posting of Nursing Home Inspections. This seems…… Continue reading Posting of Nursing Home Inspections

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is posting the first set of underlying coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) nursing home data. On April 19, 2020, CMS announced the requirement that nursing homes to inform residents, their families, and their representatives of COVID-19 cases in…… Continue reading BREAKING NEWS: Nursing Home COVID-19 Data and Inspections Results Available on Nursing Home Compare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Version 2 of CMS’ Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in Nursing Homes is now available.  “The toolkit compiles best practices, resources and strategies to help manage the COVID-19 pandemic in nursing homes. Protecting this vulnerable population is critical and now, Governors, state health…… Continue reading Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in Nursing Homes – Version 2