Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the iQIES MDS Frequently Asked Questions for Providers, version 1.0 with the date of April 25, 2023. This is a 7-page document. Be sure to share this document with your Provider Security Official (PSO) and anyone else that submits MDS and/or retrieves reports…… Continue reading iQIES MDS FAQs for Providers
CMS National Quality Strategy 2023
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The 2023 CMS Quality Conference convened leaders across the health care spectrum to explore how patients, advocates, providers, researchers, and champions in health care quality improvement can develop and spread solutions to address America’s most pervasive health system challenges. During the virtual conference, which attracted 10,000…… Continue reading CMS National Quality Strategy 2023
National Action Alliance To Advance Patient Safety to Address Workplace Violence
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Registration is open for a Preventing Workplace Violence webinar on June 27, 2023 from 2 to 3 p.m. ET featuring Cammie Chaumont Menendez, Ph.D., M.P.H., a research epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, on the need to…… Continue reading National Action Alliance To Advance Patient Safety to Address Workplace Violence
Expanded HHVBP Model: April PIPR and Updated Measure Calculation Resources
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Reminder: April 2023 Pre-Implementation Performance Report Available on iQIES CMS issued the April 2023 Pre-Implementation Performance Report (PIPR) to competing HHAs via the Internet Quality Improvement Evaluation System (iQIES). Instructions on how to access the PIPR are available on the Expanded HHVBP Model webpage under “Model…… Continue reading Expanded HHVBP Model: April PIPR and Updated Measure Calculation Resources
May 5th is World Hand Hygiene Day — Save Lives – Keep Your Hands Clean!
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Clean and healthy hands count for all healthcare personnel at every level of healthcare delivery. CDC joins the World Health Organization (WHO) in observing World Hand Hygiene Day. Today and every day, we remind all healthcare personnel that practicing good hand hygiene, such as using an…… Continue reading May 5th is World Hand Hygiene Day — Save Lives – Keep Your Hands Clean!
COVID-19 Surveillance After Expiration of the Public Health Emergency Declaration ― United States, May 11, 2023
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare COVID-19 is an ongoing public health problem that will be monitored with sustainable data sources to guide prevention efforts. An early release in the CDC’s May 5, 2023 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), COVID-19 Surveillance After Expiration of the Public Health Emergency Declaration ― United…… Continue reading COVID-19 Surveillance After Expiration of the Public Health Emergency Declaration ― United States, May 11, 2023
If It’s May, It Must Be National Nurses Month, Week and Day!!
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare May is always a great month, especially after a long winter. Signs of spring are everywhere – at least north of the equator. The last 3 years have been a long winter for all of us but especially those in the healthcare field. Today, I write…… Continue reading If It’s May, It Must Be National Nurses Month, Week and Day!!
Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN Nursing Home COVID-19 Data – WHO Statement on COVID-19 Global Emergency
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the latest data for nursing homes for the week ending April 23, 2023. Comparing the April 23, 2023 data to the April 16, 2023 data shows these changes: Resident primary vaccination completion rate decreased 0.1% this past week; Residents up to date with…… Continue reading Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN Nursing Home COVID-19 Data – WHO Statement on COVID-19 Global Emergency
SNF/IRF/LTCH QRP May 15, 2023 Submission Deadline Reminder
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The submission deadline for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH), and Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Programs is approaching. IRF Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) assessment data and data submitted to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via the Centers for Disease…… Continue reading SNF/IRF/LTCH QRP May 15, 2023 Submission Deadline Reminder
CMS Final Rule: Medicare Advantage (Part C), Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D), Medicare Cost Plan and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This final rule will revise the Medicare Advantage (Part C), Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D), Medicare cost plan, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) regulations to implement changes related to Star Ratings, marketing and communications, health equity, provider directories, coverage criteria, prior…… Continue reading CMS Final Rule: Medicare Advantage (Part C), Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D), Medicare Cost Plan and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
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