Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On March 27, CMS issued an electronic toolkit regarding telehealth and telemedicine for Long Term Care Nursing Home Facilities. Under President Trump’s leadership to respond to the need to limit the spread of community COVID-19, CMS has broadened access to Medicare telehealth services so that…… Continue reading Long-Term Care Nursing Homes Telehealth and Telemedicine Tool Kit
COVID-19 LTC Resources from APIC
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare APIC (Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology) is providing complimentary access to APIC Text Chapter Collection: Long-Term Care through Sept. 30. “The most dire of COVID-19 symptoms disproportionately affect older adults and those with pre-existing conditions. Infection preventionists (IPs) working in long-term care…… Continue reading COVID-19 LTC Resources from APIC
New ICD-10 Code for COVID-19 and Vaping Effective April 1, 2020
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The new code for COVID-19, U07.1, is one of two new codes to be added to the code set effective April 1, 2020. New codes are usually effective on October 1, except in the case of emergency, so we will have two codes in the…… Continue reading New ICD-10 Code for COVID-19 and Vaping Effective April 1, 2020
COVID-19 Special Edition – MLN Matters
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted a MLN Matters Special Edition on March 26, 2020. This edition focuses on: 2019-Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Medicare Provider Enrollment Relief Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Enforcing Open Payments Deadlines Beneficiary Notice Delivery Guidance in Light of COVID-19 Be sure…… Continue reading COVID-19 Special Edition – MLN Matters
COVID-19 LTC Surveyor Training Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has made the COVID-19 LTC Surveyor Training available on the QSEP website. CMS provides this training description: “A brief training related to a focused COVID-19 survey for Nursing Homes surveyors. This is not mandatory, but is recommended for LTC surveyors.” This is what you’ll…… Continue reading COVID-19 LTC Surveyor Training Available
Iowa Providers: Governor Reynolds Signs New Proclamation Regarding COVID-19
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This afternoon (March 26, 2020), Kim Reynolds (Iowa Governor) held her daily press conference on the state of COVID-19 in Iowa. Her office also issued this proclamation (or the official copy) after that press conference. The proclamation includes public directives regarding: Telehealth services Non-essential medical…… Continue reading Iowa Providers: Governor Reynolds Signs New Proclamation Regarding COVID-19
Recent CMS Actions Taken in Response to COVID-19
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare As we all know, CMS, CDC and the White House Task Force on COVID-19 are working constantly on this pandemic. Today (March 26, 2020) issued another summary of recent CMS activities in the form of this Press Release which includes a lot of information: CMS…… Continue reading Recent CMS Actions Taken in Response to COVID-19
COVID-19 Focused Survey Folder Added to the Survey Resource Zip File
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Today, March 26, 2020, CMS updated the Nursing Home Survey website to convey that a COVID-19 Focused Survey Folder has been added to the existing Survey Resources .zip file. Scroll down to Downloads on this webpage to find: The arrow above indicates the hyperlink to…… Continue reading COVID-19 Focused Survey Folder Added to the Survey Resource Zip File
Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling and Testing Clinical Specimens from Persons for COVID-19
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CDC has a designated website for information on all things related to COVID-19 specimens: collecting, handling and testing. This website details when changes are made to guidelines and where to find additional information – an easy to follow timeline of changes. Here are 2 recent…… Continue reading Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling and Testing Clinical Specimens from Persons for COVID-19
COVID-19 Workers Get Training to Protect Their Own Health
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On March 23, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched a new website with important educational resources for coronavirus workers dealing with the spread of COVID-19. “The initiative got underway after Congress passed a supplemental appropriation of $10 million on March 6 “for worker-based training to…… Continue reading COVID-19 Workers Get Training to Protect Their Own Health
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