Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare If you are a SNF/LTC or Swing Bed facility and use jRAVEN software to encode and transmit MDS 3.0 data to CMS, the version you need to use starting October 1, 2019 is now available for download at https://qtso.cms.gov/software/jraven-170. The following was posted on the…… Continue reading jRAVEN v1.7.0 Now Available for Download
CMS released two final rules that impact home health and hospice agencies.
Sharon Hamilton MS, RN, CFDS Clinical Consultant, Briggs Healthcare #1. Regulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction; Fire Safety Requirements for Certain Dialysis Facilities; Hospital and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Changes to Promote Innovation, Flexibility, and Improvement in Patient Care SUMMARY: This final rule Reforms Medicare regulations that are identified as unnecessary,…… Continue reading CMS released two final rules that impact home health and hospice agencies.
August 2019 CMS SNF QRP Training Videos Now Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Just in time for October 1st, CMS has posted the recorded training videos from the August 13th and 14th SNF QRP Training Sessions. Here are those videos: Welcome/Introductions – August 13, 2019 (Length…26:01) Section A, I, J, and O Updates (Length…1:06:20) Changes to the RAI…… Continue reading August 2019 CMS SNF QRP Training Videos Now Available
CMS Posts Description of Changes from RAI Manual Preliminary Release to Final Version
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has provided a 2-page Description of Changes document that shows the changes made from the preliminary version, posted in May 2019 to the final version that was posted one (1) week ago. Thank you CMS – this posting is greatly appreciated!
CDC/STRIVE Release Additional Free Infection Control Training Courses
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CDC/STRIVE are pleased to announce the launch of four new infection control training courses. These courses are part of the new States Targeting Reduction in Infections via Engagement (STRIVE) curriculum intended for the infection prevention team, hospital leaders, clinical educators, nurse and physician managers, environmental…… Continue reading CDC/STRIVE Release Additional Free Infection Control Training Courses
BREAKING NEWS: CMS Posts Final Version of RAI Manual for October 2019
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted the official version of the RAI User’s Manual, v1.17.1after business hours on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. Providers were given the draft version in May of this year so that they could begin preparing for the updated Item Set as well as PDPM reimbursement…… Continue reading BREAKING NEWS: CMS Posts Final Version of RAI Manual for October 2019
CMS Schedules Next SNF/LTC Open Door Forum
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for: Date: Thursday, September 19, 2019 Start Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET); Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time. Conference Leaders: Todd Smith &…… Continue reading CMS Schedules Next SNF/LTC Open Door Forum
New Medicare Card Project Open Door Forum
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS just completed an Open Door Forum that focused on the status of the new Medicare card project. The transition period is in process for just the next 16 weeks. All new Medicare cards have been mailed with over 61 million beneficiaries receiving new cards…… Continue reading New Medicare Card Project Open Door Forum
Revisions to State Operations Manual (SOM), Appendix Q
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Late in the afternoon of September 6, 2019, CMS posted an update to Appendix Q – Core Guidelines for Determining Immediate Jeopardy, effective immediately. The 6-page update is part of CMS Transmittal 192. CMS has revised guidance to reinsert language referring criminal acts to law…… Continue reading Revisions to State Operations Manual (SOM), Appendix Q
CDC/STRIVE Release Additional Free Infection Control Training Courses
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Back in late August, I blogged that CDC/Strive would be posting additional infection prevention and control training courses. Here are the latest courses (more coming so stay tuned): We are pleased to announce the launch of the Building a Business Case for Infection Prevention and Patient…… Continue reading CDC/STRIVE Release Additional Free Infection Control Training Courses
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