Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Post-event materials are now available for theHome Health OASIS-E Guidance Training Program. These materials include the recorded workshop sessions, PDF versions of the live workshop presentations, and a post-event Q&A document. This information was posted on October 24, 2022. Available Resources: The recordings of the live…… Continue reading Home Health OASIS-E Guidance Training Program
Calendar Year 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The calendar year 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule was published on October 31, 2022. The following are the Home Health Quality Reporting Program proposals have been finalized: CMS finalized a proposal to end the suspension of the collection of Outcome and Assessment Information…… Continue reading Calendar Year 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule
CMS Posts CY2023 Medicare Payment Rates for Swing Bed Hospitals
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted Transmittal 492 on Friday, October 28, 2022. This 93-page transmittal provides the CY2023 updates to Provider Reimbursement Manual – Part 1 Chapter 22, Determination of Cost of Services to Beneficiaries, specifically to Section 2231, Regional Medicare Swing-Bed-Rates. The transmittal adds Table 34 to update…… Continue reading CMS Posts CY2023 Medicare Payment Rates for Swing Bed Hospitals
Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN Nursing Home COVID-19 Data
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the nursing home data for the week ending October 16, 2022. Comparing the October 16th data to the October 9th data shows these changes: Resident primary vaccination completion rate remained the same as the previous week Residents up to date with vaccines remained the same…… Continue reading Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN Nursing Home COVID-19 Data
October 2022 Five-Star State-Level Cut Point Tables Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the October 2022 Five-Star State-Level Cut Point Tables for the Five-Star Quality Rating System. This document – Five Star Quality Rating System Technical Users’ Guide: State Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table – provides the data for the state-level cut points for the…… Continue reading October 2022 Five-Star State-Level Cut Point Tables Available
Revised Guidance for Staff Vaccination Requirements
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted QSO-23-02-ALL … Revised Guidance for Staff Vaccination Requirements the afternoon of Wednesday, October 26, 2022. This is a 163-page Memorandum. Be sure to watch for the red ink – there’s a lot of it. CMS is replacing QSO memoranda 22-07-ALL Revised, 22-09-ALL Revised, and…… Continue reading Revised Guidance for Staff Vaccination Requirements
National Stakeholder Call with the CMS Administrator (11/1/22)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Please join the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, and her leadership team, who will provide an update on CMS’ recent accomplishments and how our cross-cutting initiatives are advancing CMS’ Strategic Plan. CMS serves the public as a trusted partner and steward dedicated…… Continue reading National Stakeholder Call with the CMS Administrator (11/1/22)
CMS Updates the LTCSP Resources – Second Time This Week/Third Time This Month
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Late Wednesday afternoon, October 26, 2022, CMS posted yet another update to the LTCSP Resources. The above is a snippet from the Revision History for LTC Survey Process Documents and Files. The link in the 1st paragraph of this blog will take you to the area…… Continue reading CMS Updates the LTCSP Resources – Second Time This Week/Third Time This Month
October 2022 OCR Cybersecurity Newsletter HIPAA Security Rule Security Incident Procedures
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare We’re in the last few days of October which means we’re still in Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Every October, in recognition of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the federal government and its partners work to educate stakeholders on cybersecurity awareness and how best to protect the privacy and…… Continue reading October 2022 OCR Cybersecurity Newsletter HIPAA Security Rule Security Incident Procedures
Revision of S&C: 17-15-LSC Effective October 1, 2022 CMS Adopts the 2001 FSES Mandatory Values
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Today, October 26, 2022, CMS posted the revised S&C: 17-15-LSC. Contact: If you have questions concerning this memorandum, please send them to SCG_LifeSafetyCode@cms.hhs.gov. Effective Date: Immediately. The information provided in this memorandum should be communicated with all survey and certification staff, their managers, and the State/CMS…… Continue reading Revision of S&C: 17-15-LSC Effective October 1, 2022 CMS Adopts the 2001 FSES Mandatory Values
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