Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Date: March 29, 2023 When: 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm EST Register for this webinar. Description: During this webinar, CMS will provide an overview of several provisions from the CY 2023 HH PPS final rule on behavior changes, the construction of 60-day episodes and payment rate development.…… Continue reading Medicare Home Health PPS CY2023 Behavior Change Recap, 60-Day Episode Construction Overview and Payment Rate Development Webinar
Upcoming Zoom Call: Advocating for Nursing Home & Long-Term Care Reform with Federal Leaders
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Date: March 7, 2023 Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM (ET) on Zoom The Moving Forward Coalition is dedicated to creating meaningful change in how we deliver nursing home care across the US. That begins in local communities and individual nursing homes, but it also requires the commitment…… Continue reading Upcoming Zoom Call: Advocating for Nursing Home & Long-Term Care Reform with Federal Leaders
SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program FAQs Updated March 2023
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the March 2023 updated SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program FAQs. This is a 28-page document that addresses 41 questions relating to: General Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program Information Measuring Readmissions Performance Scores, Rank, and Incentive Payments Quarterly Confidential Feedback Reports Review and Correction…… Continue reading SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program FAQs Updated March 2023
2023 Quarterly Confidential Feedback Reports for FY 2024 SNF VBP Program Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, CMS announcedthat the March 2023 Quarterly Confidential Feedback Reports for the FY 2024 SNF VBP Program are now available to download via the Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (QIES)/Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports (CASPER) reporting system. These reports contain interim…… Continue reading 2023 Quarterly Confidential Feedback Reports for FY 2024 SNF VBP Program Available
CMS SNF/LTC Open Door Forum – March 2, 2023
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for: Date: Thursday, March 2, 2022 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 SNF/LTC Open Door Forum – March 2, 2023
What Do I Need to Know? New Fact Sheet: CMS Waivers, Flexibilities and the Transition Forward from the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare As part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) ongoing efforts to provide up-to-date information to prepare for the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, which is expected on May, 11, 2023, we are providing a new overview fact sheet (7-pages…… Continue reading What Do I Need to Know? New Fact Sheet: CMS Waivers, Flexibilities and the Transition Forward from the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
From Data to Action: How CMS and Stakeholders are Addressing Inequities in Healthcare
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the slides (51 total) from last week’s public webinar by the same title as this blog. Effective October 1, 2023, all four (4) PAC providers will be providing data for SDOH (Social Determinants of Health) with SNF/LTC being the 4th to come on…… Continue reading From Data to Action: How CMS and Stakeholders are Addressing Inequities in Healthcare
FDA Issues Adult Portable Bed Rail Safety Message
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reminding consumers and health care providers about bed rail safety. Adult portable bed rails intended for medical purposes are medical devices, including those intended to assist individuals who are disabled, injured, or recovering from surgery or hospitalized with…… Continue reading FDA Issues Adult Portable Bed Rail Safety Message
CMS Analysis Provides Insight into Skilled Nursing Facility 3-Day Waiver Use in ACOs
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare A new CMS analysis describes trends in use and outcomes associated with waiving the 3-day (two nights) stay requirement at an acute care hospital before discharge to a skilled nursing facility (SNF). The 3-day waiver for certain accountable care organizations (ACOs) allows providers to admit patients to…… Continue reading CMS Analysis Provides Insight into Skilled Nursing Facility 3-Day Waiver Use in ACOs
Left in the Dark: The Impact of the 2021 Texas Blackout on Long-Term Care Residents and the Need to Improve Emergency Preparedness
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “The Texas blackouts in February 2021 cast much of the state into darkness, leaving millions of residents without power for days as an arctic front blanketed the central United States with sub-freezing temperatures. Residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Texas were hit hard…… Continue reading Left in the Dark: The Impact of the 2021 Texas Blackout on Long-Term Care Residents and the Need to Improve Emergency Preparedness
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