Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Minnesotans residing in nursing homes, boarding care homes, housing with services establishments with assisted living designation or special dementia units, and assisted living facilities (on or after August 1, 2021) have the choice to electronically monitor their activities as part of Minnesota’s Electronic Monitoring Law.…… Continue reading Minnesota’s New Electronic Monitoring Law
Sepsis Prevention – Three Part Webinar Series
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare REGISTER HERE for the February 4th and March 3rd segments of this 3-part series. To view all of the information, projects and offerings available, go to Telligen QI Connect. There’s also information specific for Nursing Homes, Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Diabetes Care, Immunizations, Quality Payment…… Continue reading Sepsis Prevention – Three Part Webinar Series
Attention Billers: Implementation of the SNF PDPM – Updates to Default HIPPS Code
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS issued Change Request:11513 on January 9, 2020 to inform SNFs and Swing Bed Providers that a previous CR (11152) “erroneously omitted the default Health Insurance Prospective Payment System (HIPPS) code from the CR. This CR will implement change to include the instructions to bypass…… Continue reading Attention Billers: Implementation of the SNF PDPM – Updates to Default HIPPS Code
Updated Appendix B (RAI User’s Manual) Posted
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted an updated Appendix B on December 26, 2019. Appendix B is the reference you need in the event you have questions for your state RAI Coordinator (interpretation of the RAI Manual) or MDS Automation Coordinator (submission of MDS records). It also contains contact…… Continue reading Updated Appendix B (RAI User’s Manual) Posted
Home health agencies need to be aware of issues with OASIS assessment rejections and validation report .
Sharon Hamilton MS, RN, CFDS Clinical Consultant, Briggs Healthcare On January 7, 2020; the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) reported they have been hearing from their members regarding issues with OASIS assessment rejections and validation report errors. CMS has been in communication with NAHC about this situation. The information below is an…… Continue reading Home health agencies need to be aware of issues with OASIS assessment rejections and validation report .
CMS E-Learning Website Has New Address and New Name
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Quality, Safety & Education Portal (QSEP) “provides the full curriculum of surveyor training and guidance on health care facility regulations. QSEP is an online platform that empowers learners to lead and manage their own learning in order to master the content. All training is…… Continue reading CMS E-Learning Website Has New Address and New Name
PROVIDERS BE AWARE – New ICD-10-CM code for vaping-related disorder to be implemented April 1, 2020
Sharon Hamilton MS, RN, CFDS Clinical Consultant, Briggs Healthcare In response to the recent occurrences of vaping related disorders and in consultation with the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the WHO Family of International Classifications (WHOFIC) Network Classification and Statistics Advisory Committee (CSAC) was convened to discuss a diagnosis code for…… Continue reading PROVIDERS BE AWARE – New ICD-10-CM code for vaping-related disorder to be implemented April 1, 2020
Update to Review Choice Demonstration from CMS
Sharon Hamilton MS, RN, CFDS Clinical Consultant, Briggs Healthcare If your HHA is in a state participating in the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) and your agency selected the Pre-claim Review (PCR) option you will need to be aware of CMS’s update to the RCD Operational Guide, dated December 5, 2019. See excerpt below then follow…… Continue reading Update to Review Choice Demonstration from CMS
Registration Open for Dementia Care Call: CMS Toolkits – March 2020
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS’ Medicare Learning Network (MLN) is hosting a National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and Quality Assurance Performance Improvement call. Register here. Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Time: 1:30 – 3:00PM Eastern Time During this call, learn about new CMS toolkits for nursing homes: Head-to-Toe…… Continue reading Registration Open for Dementia Care Call: CMS Toolkits – March 2020
Burden Reduction and Discharge Planning Final Rules Guidance and Process
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On Friday, December 20, 2019, CMS posted QSO-20-07-ALL. This 680-page addresses two (2) final rules for various provider and supplier types. These final rules were published back on September 30, 2019. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Regulatory Provisions to Promote Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction (CMS…… Continue reading Burden Reduction and Discharge Planning Final Rules Guidance and Process
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