Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare® CMS has provided an updated LTCSP Procedure Guide that is effective May 6, 2018. This May 2018 version has 9 additional pages than the November 28, 2017 version had and there is a Table of Contents to help the reader find specific items. Additionally, this…… Continue reading CMS Updates Long Term Care Survey Process Guide and Training Module
Off-Label Antipsychotic Use in Older Adults with Dementia: Not Just a Nursing Home Problem
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare® This is the title of a report issued today by the AARP Public Policy Institute. The data in this report includes individuals living in Assisted Living communities and certainly merits reading and action by AL leadership and clinicians. “Antipsychotic (AP) drugs are often prescribed “off-label”…… Continue reading Off-Label Antipsychotic Use in Older Adults with Dementia: Not Just a Nursing Home Problem
The Next Big Change: OASIS-D in 2019 – Webinar Handout
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FREE WEBINAR: The Next Big Change: OASIS-D in 2019
On September 18, 2014, Congress passed the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (the IMPACT Act). The Act requires among, other significant activities, the reporting of standardized patient assessment data with regard to quality measures, resource use, and other measures. It further specifies that the data elements be standardized and interoperable, so as to allow…… Continue reading FREE WEBINAR: The Next Big Change: OASIS-D in 2019
New Medicare Cards Are in the Mail (Or Soon Will Be!)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare® It’s April and you know what that means – the new Medicare cards are in the mail to people enrolling in Medicare for the first time. Current Medicare beneficiaries will get their new cards on a rolling basis over the coming months.* CMS is hosting…… Continue reading New Medicare Cards Are in the Mail (Or Soon Will Be!)
2018 Protected Health Information Data Breach Report
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare® Verizon just released its 2018 Protected Health Information Data Breach Report (PHIDBR). “The goal of this report is to inform security practitioners in the healthcare industry—and anyone else who has a level of responsibility for the protected health information (PHI) of their employees—about the threats…… Continue reading 2018 Protected Health Information Data Breach Report
Skilled Nursing Facility Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-Coverage (SNF ABN)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare® Friday, March 30, 2018, CMS posted Transmittal #R4011CP and the corresponding MLN Matters -MM10567 to inform SNFs billing Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries that the “Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has revised the Skilled Nursing Facility Notice of…… Continue reading Skilled Nursing Facility Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-Coverage (SNF ABN)
Geriatric Competent Care Webinar Series – 2017 and 2018
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare® CMS and the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office (MMCO) announced two (2) upcoming webinars designed to promote competent geriatric care. Also announced is the availability to access the 2017 Geriatric Competent Care Webinar series. Both the current year’s webinars as well as last year’s series provide continuing…… Continue reading Geriatric Competent Care Webinar Series – 2017 and 2018
SNF Provider Compliance Tips
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare® A February 2018 MLN Fact Sheet – Provider Compliance Tips for Skilled Nursing Facility Services – provides information for Physicians, non-physician practitioners (NPPs) and providers who bill for services related to beneficiaries in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). Included in the 3-page Fact Sheet is some…… Continue reading SNF Provider Compliance Tips
Variation in Residential Care Community Resident Characteristics, by Size of Community
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare® In February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a brief based on data gleaned by the 2016 National Study of LTC Providers conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics. This NCHS Data Brief ■ No. 299 ■ February 2018 is an…… Continue reading Variation in Residential Care Community Resident Characteristics, by Size of Community
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