Sharon Hamilton MS, RN, CFDS Clinical Consultant, Briggs Healthcare April 9, 2020 Here is a summary of recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) actions taken in response to the COVID-19 virus, as part of the ongoing White House Task Force efforts. To keep up with the important work the Task Force is doing…… Continue reading CMS NEWS ALERT: April 9, 2020 (COVID-19) NEWS ALERT
Civil Rights, HIPAA and COVID-19
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare HHS published a bulletin on Civil Rights, HIPAA, and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to ensure that entities covered by civil rights authorities keep in mind their obligations under laws and regulations that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age,…… Continue reading Civil Rights, HIPAA and COVID-19
CMS Call Recap: Lessons from COVID-19 in Nursing Homes
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS held a brief call for Nursing Homes yesterday afternoon. I attended the 30-minute call which was quite different from other such COVID-19 calls. Here are my take-aways from that call: The call was chaired by the Interim Director of the Clinical Division of NHs…… Continue reading CMS Call Recap: Lessons from COVID-19 in Nursing Homes
CMS Posts Dear Clinician Letter – April 7, 2020
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted a letter to clinicians that outlines a summary of actions CMS has taken to ensure clinicians have maximum flexibility to reduce unnecessary barriers to providing patient care during the unprecedented outbreak of COVID-19. The summary includes information about telehealth and virtual visits, accelerated…… Continue reading CMS Posts Dear Clinician Letter – April 7, 2020
Telehealth During COVID-19: Ensuring Reimbursement Webinar Materials
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare If you missed the Telligen April 2, 2020 webinar by the same name, here’s the information presented during and after that webinar: Presentation slides are available here: https://www.telligenqinqio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Telehealth-during-COVID_Ensuring-Reimbursement_20200402_FNL_508-2.pdf The call recording is available here: https://www.telligenqinqio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/GMT20200402-172941_Telehealth_2560x1440.mp4 Attached: Responses to all unanswered Q&A questions from chat A…… Continue reading Telehealth During COVID-19: Ensuring Reimbursement Webinar Materials
Discontinuation of Isolation for Persons with COVID-19 Not in Healthcare Settings (Interim Guidance)
Sharon Hamilton MS, RN, CFDS Clinical Consultant, Briggs Healthcare April 8, 2020 – This is the most recent guidance from CDC regarding discontinuing isolation for patients at home. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/disposition-in-home-patients.html
PPE Burn Rate Calculator Updated
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Last week I blogged about the Personal Protective Equipment Burn Rate Calculator. If you downloaded it like I did, you’ll want to download the latest version for use. The April 7, 2020 version has 2 additional tabs at the bottom for Graphs and Instructions: Additionally,…… Continue reading PPE Burn Rate Calculator Updated
Waivers, Waivers and More Waivers – They Keep Coming
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare I’ve blogged on waivers several times the past few weeks and in so doing, provided an overall COVID-19 emergency waivers website. Today I’m providing an additional website for your reference. Medicaid State Plan Amendments is another website to bookmark and check periodically. When I search…… Continue reading Waivers, Waivers and More Waivers – They Keep Coming
CMS Nursing Home Call: COVID-19 on April 8, 2020
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Please join the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for a call on COVID-19 with Nursing Homes tomorrow, Wednesday, April 8th at 4:30 PM EST. CMS leadership will provide updates on the agency’s latest guidance and we will be joined by leaders in the…… Continue reading CMS Nursing Home Call: COVID-19 on April 8, 2020
Home Health agencies can satisfy the statutory requirement that a patient must have a face-to-face encounter, by using telecommunication technology.
Sharon Hamilton MS, RN, CFDS Clinical Consultant, Briggs Healthcare The new waiver in Section 1135(b) of the Social Security Act explicitly allows the Secretary to authorize use of telephones that have audio and video capabilities for the furnishing of Medicare telehealth services during the COVID-19 PHE. In addition, effective immediately, the HHS Office for Civil…… Continue reading Home Health agencies can satisfy the statutory requirement that a patient must have a face-to-face encounter, by using telecommunication technology.
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