Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On March 9, 2023, CMS posted QSO-23-09-Hospital. The initial 4-pages of this document are the Memorandum with the remaining 17 pages are the CMS Condition of Participation, Hospital Appendix A – QAPI Guidance Updates.
End of Federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) Flexibilities Iowa Medicaid Providers
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Iowa Medicaid/HHS posted INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO. 2432-MC-FFS Thursday afternoon, March 9, 2023. DATE: March 9, 2023 TO: All Iowa Medicaid Providers APPLIES TO: Managed Care (MC), Fee-for-Service (FFS) FROM: Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Iowa Medicaid RE: End of Federal Public Health Emergency…… Continue reading End of Federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) Flexibilities Iowa Medicaid Providers
Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities (COE-NF) Launches March 15, 2023
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Beginning Spring 2023, the Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities (COE-NF) will provide training and resources to skilled nursing facility staff who care for residents with a variety of behavioral health conditions. This is a three-year cooperative agreement awarded to Alliant Health Solutions…… Continue reading Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities (COE-NF) Launches March 15, 2023
MDS 3.0 Submission Changes Coming with iQIES: Everything You Need to Know to Prepare
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) is migrating MDS submissions and reporting to a new system, the internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) beginning April 17, 2023. iQIES will replace the current Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (QIES). All skilled nursing facilities will…… Continue reading MDS 3.0 Submission Changes Coming with iQIES: Everything You Need to Know to Prepare
iQIES Roles Matrix Job Aid Updated
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has provided another update to the iQIES Roles Matrix Job Aid as of February 28, 2023. This is now version 3.3. The previous update was February 9, 2023, version 3.2. Other than the version number and date changes at the bottom of each page, you’ll…… Continue reading iQIES Roles Matrix Job Aid Updated
Latest COVID-19 Nursing Home Data From CMS-CDC-NHSN
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the nursing home data for the week ending February 19, 2023. Comparing the February 19, 2023 data to the February 12, 2023 data shows these changes: Resident primary vaccination completion rate remained the same as last week; Residents up to date with vaccines increased…… Continue reading Latest COVID-19 Nursing Home Data From CMS-CDC-NHSN
Unwinding Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Public Health Emergency (PHE) Flexibilities – Upcoming Webinar
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare When: March 15, 2023, 2:00-3:30 PM ET Initially presented February 8th and being presented again due to popular demand. In this webinar we will be discussing state requirements and opportunities for resuming Medicaid HCBS operations when we approach the end of the PHE. This includes: CMS resources to support…… Continue reading Unwinding Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Public Health Emergency (PHE) Flexibilities – Upcoming Webinar
Anticipated State Timelines for Initiating Unwinding-Related Renewals
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Today (March 2, 2023), CMS posted the anticipated state timelines for initiating unwinding-related renewals as of February 24, 2023. This chart details the expected first month for each state/territory’s unwinding-related renewals, as well as the anticipated effective date for the first procedural terminations. Here’s a sample of what you’ll…… Continue reading Anticipated State Timelines for Initiating Unwinding-Related Renewals
iQIES for Minimum Data Set (MDS) Submissions on April 17, 2023
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS is excited to announce that the transition of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) submission to the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) will occur on Monday, April 17, 2023. To prepare for this release, all state configurations made in the legacy QIES MDS DMS…… Continue reading iQIES for Minimum Data Set (MDS) Submissions on April 17, 2023
News From Just-Concluded CMS SNF/LTC Open Door Forum
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Wow! Lots of information was disseminated by CMS official this afternoon during the SNF/LTC Open Door Forum. This blog will break it down for you. First, here’s what the agenda was for the call today: I. Opening Remarks Chair – Todd Smith (Center for Medicare) Moderator…… Continue reading News From Just-Concluded CMS SNF/LTC Open Door Forum
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