Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare For this refresh, Home Health (HH) Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) will be based on the standard number of quarters. Due to the COVID-19 reporting exceptions, the claims-based measures have been calculated excluding Q1 and Q2 2020 data from measure calculations. For additional information, please…… Continue reading HH Preview Reports and Star Rating Preview Reports for the April 2023 Refresh
OSHA 300A Reporting
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reminding employers that the agency is collecting calendar year 2022 Form 300A data. Employers must submit the form electronically by March 2, 2023. Establishments under Federal OSHA jurisdiction can use the ITA Coverage Application to determine if…… Continue reading OSHA 300A Reporting
AHCA/NCAL Survey: Nursing Home Providers Workforce Say and Economic Challenges Persist
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “The American Health Care Association (AHCA), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and other long term care facilities across the country, released a survey of more than 500 nursing home providers from across the U.S. highlighting how nearly three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry…… Continue reading AHCA/NCAL Survey: Nursing Home Providers Workforce Say and Economic Challenges Persist
Quality Improvement Essentials Toolkit
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare IHI’s Quality Improvement Essentials Toolkit includes the tools and templates you need to launch a successful quality improvement project and manage performance improvement. Each of the ten tools can be used with the Model for Improvement, Lean, or Six Sigma, and includes a short description, instructions,…… Continue reading Quality Improvement Essentials Toolkit
COVID-19 PHE Declaration Renewed
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra has renewed the COVID-19 PHE declaration for another 90 days. The renewal can be viewed here.
COVID-19 Vaccination and Therapeutics in PALTC Toolkit: Resources for Clinicians
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare During a meeting with members of the White House COVID-19 Response Team on October 17, 2022, leaders from healthcare associations across the country were asked to educate their members and stakeholders about the importance, effectiveness and accessibility of the COVID-19 bivalent booster and the therapeutics available…… Continue reading COVID-19 Vaccination and Therapeutics in PALTC Toolkit: Resources for Clinicians
2023 Release of ICD-10-CM Codes
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare April 1, 2023 Release of ICD-10-CM The FY2023 ICD-10-CM codes are to be used from April 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023. Note: This replaces the FY 2023 – October 1, release. These files listed below represent the ICD-10-CM FY2023 April 1, 2023 release. The April…… Continue reading 2023 Release of ICD-10-CM Codes
FDA Grants Accelerated Approval for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Late Friday, January 6, 2023, the FDA issued this news release: Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Leqembi (lecanemab-irmb) via the Accelerated Approval pathway for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Leqembi is the second of a new category of medications approved for Alzheimer’s disease that target the fundamental…… Continue reading FDA Grants Accelerated Approval for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment
Estimates of Medicaid Nursing Facility Payments Relative to Costs
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare January 3, 2023 … MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission), a non-partisan legislative branch agency that provides policy and data analysis and makes recommendations to Congress on Medicaid programs, released this 19-page report that is worth your attention. I encourage you to share it…… Continue reading Estimates of Medicaid Nursing Facility Payments Relative to Costs
CMS QI Voices: Improving COVID-19 Outcomes in Nursing Homes Across America
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS QI Voices: Improving COVID-19 Outcomes in Nursing Homes Across America is an audio series that gives you a closer look at the projects and the people who are improving health care quality and outcomes. These brief conversations include detailed…… Continue reading CMS QI Voices: Improving COVID-19 Outcomes in Nursing Homes Across America
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