RAI Manual Revisions: The Name of The New Game is SPADEs Webinar Recording Now Available

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Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare If you missed the live webinar on January 28th, all is not lost!  The recording and handouts are available now.  Share this link with members of your IDT team as well as others interested in the MDS process. Joel did an awesome job with this…… Continue reading RAI Manual Revisions: The Name of The New Game is SPADEs Webinar Recording Now Available

Upcoming Webinar: 20/20 Vision: What’s in Store for PDPM, RoPs, and the MDS

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Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare 20/20 vision: What’s in store for PDPM, RoPs, and the MDS New year, new regulatory changes. Are you ready for it? Join us for a free webinar Tue., Feb. 11 to get a sneak peek into what this year holds for long-term care providers. We’ll…… Continue reading Upcoming Webinar: 20/20 Vision: What’s in Store for PDPM, RoPs, and the MDS

Home Health Compare quarterly update is available now.

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Sharon Hamilton MS, RN, CFDS Clinical Consultant, Briggs Healthcare As of January 2020, CMS will no longer publicly report two claims-based measures:  Emergency Department Use without Hospital Readmission during the First 30 Days of HH (NQF #2505) and Rehospitalization during the First 30 Days of Home Health (NQF #2380). Click on the link to view…… Continue reading Home Health Compare quarterly update is available now.

Medicare Now Covers Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain

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Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will cover acupuncture for chronic low back pain under section 1862(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act. Up to 12 visits in 90 days are covered for Medicare beneficiaries under the following circumstances: For the purpose of this…… Continue reading Medicare Now Covers Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain

5-Star Preview Reports Now Available – NHC to Update January 29, 2020

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 Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted this 5-Star Preview Reports on Friday, January 24, 2020: “The Five Star Preview Reports will be available on January 24, 2020. To access these reports, select the CASPER Reporting link located on the CMS QIES Systems for Providers page. Once in the CASPER…… Continue reading 5-Star Preview Reports Now Available – NHC to Update January 29, 2020

New Data Reports on Antipsychotic Medication Use in Long-Term Care

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Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS and the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes have posted updated reports on antipsychotic medication use in LTC updated reports on antipsychotic medication use in LTC.  These reports were posted January 24, 2020: National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing…… Continue reading New Data Reports on Antipsychotic Medication Use in Long-Term Care

Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Frequently Asked Questions – January 2020

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Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Last week, CMS posted a PBJ FAQ Document.  This 9-page document has a lot of helpful information, including: You’ll also find a number of hyperlinks on the FAQ document for additional information.  I encourage you to review this document if you work with the Payroll…… Continue reading Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Frequently Asked Questions – January 2020

Change History for October 2020 MDS 3.0 Item Set Posted

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Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On December 20, 2019, I blogged on the CMS posting of the DRAFT MDS 3.0 Item Sets that will be implemented October 1, 2020.  I noted that the Change History for the DRAFT sets “would be posted shortly.”  That posting came the afternoon of January…… Continue reading Change History for October 2020 MDS 3.0 Item Set Posted

Did you know there is new OASIS guidance for item M2420, Discharge Disposition, effective immediately?

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Sharon Hamilton MS, RN, CFDS Clinical Consultant, Briggs Healthcare Found in the January 2020 OASIS Q&A’s is question #9 asking about M2420. The writer asks about how to meet compliance with the new quality measure, Transfer of Health Information to Provider, when there is no response to identify a patient who was discharged to another…… Continue reading Did you know there is new OASIS guidance for item M2420, Discharge Disposition, effective immediately?