Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare® Does your assisted living facility make reasonable accommodations for residents with hearing disabilities? If the answer is no or you’re not sure, you’ll want to read about a Federal lawsuit recently filed against “at least 14 operators of assisted-living and nursing facilities in Arizona (who)…… Continue reading Denial of Reasonable Accommodation Results in Discrimination Charges – Residents with Hearing Disabilities
Nursing Home Compare and Payroll-Based Journal Data Updates
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare® On June 22, 2018, CMS announced updates related to Nursing Home Compare, Payroll-Based Journal data and the Health Inspection Rating Freeze. The announcement was made via an Open Door Forum email to subscribers. Long-Stay Hospitalization Quality Measure CMS continues to focus on reducing hospitalizations to…… Continue reading Nursing Home Compare and Payroll-Based Journal Data Updates
Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program: Frequently Asked Questions
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare® CMS has just posted a SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program FAQ document. “The Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program awards incentive payments to SNFs based on their performance on the Program’s measure of readmissions. SNF VBP payment incentives will be included on Medicare Part…… Continue reading Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program: Frequently Asked Questions
Submit the MBI Without Hyphens or Spaces to Avoid Rejection of Your Claim
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare® CMS released a revised SE18006 on June 21, 2018 “to emphasize the need to submit the MBI without hyphens or spaces to avoid rejection of your claim. All other information remains the same.” “This Special Edition MLN Matters® Article is intended for physicians, providers, and…… Continue reading Submit the MBI Without Hyphens or Spaces to Avoid Rejection of Your Claim
MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION RELEASES REPORT ON MEDICARE AND THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare® Washington, DC, June 15, 2018—Today the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) releases its June 2018 Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System. As part of its mandate from the Congress, each June MedPAC reports on issues affecting the Medicare program as…… Continue reading MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION RELEASES REPORT ON MEDICARE AND THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM
Final Revised Policies Regarding the Immediate Imposition of Federal Remedies Chapter 7 of the State Operations Manual
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare® CMS has posted QSO 18-18-NH with this summary: The 3-page memorandum is followed by 15 pages of the revised Chapter 7 of the State Operations Manual (SOM). These pages are an Advance Copy of the revisions and thus have no effective or implementation dates at…… Continue reading Final Revised Policies Regarding the Immediate Imposition of Federal Remedies Chapter 7 of the State Operations Manual
SNF Provider Preview Reports – Reminder to Review Your Data!
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare® CMS reminds LTC providers to preview your SNF QRP Provider Report before June 30, 2018. At that time, your performance data will be publicly displayed on Nursing Home Compare. Here’s this morning’s CMS Reminder message: Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated…… Continue reading SNF Provider Preview Reports – Reminder to Review Your Data!
New Resource: CMS Web Wheel
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare® CMS has posted an educational tool – CMS Web Wheel – to “Learn about Educational Resources for Medicare Fee-For-Service Providers; CMS Initiatives; and MAC Resources.” The tool provides websites for information based on the topic selected (clicked on). For example, I selected the Beneficiary Notices…… Continue reading New Resource: CMS Web Wheel
Baseline Care Planning: Do You Know What You Need to Know? – Webinar Handouts
Click here to download the PowerPoint slides from Baseline Care Planning: Do You Know What You Need to Know? This webinar was hosted by Mary Madison on May 31, 2018 and an encore was presented on June 12, 2018.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – New Medicare Card Project
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare® Do you, your facility, your agency or your office have questions about the new Medicare Cards being issued/mailed to beneficiaries? If so, your questions may be a download and a view away. CMS has posted a Frequently Asked Questions document with questions & answers as…… Continue reading Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – New Medicare Card Project
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