Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the nursing home COVID-19 data for the week ending September 25, 2022. Comparing the September 25th data to the September 18th data shows these changes: Resident primary vaccination completion rate was unchanged from previous week Residents with booster doses decreased 1.1% from previous 2 weeks Staff…… Continue reading Current COVID-19 Nursing Home Data: CMS-CDC-NHSN
Riding the Waves: Prepare Now for the Coming Changes to the MDS 3.0
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Yesterday’s (October 6, 2022) webinar (same title as this blog) is now available for on-demand viewing. Listen at a time and place that’s convenient for you, your team, your colleagues. It’s information for anyone/everyone that works with the MDS 3.0. Click on the Register button on…… Continue reading Riding the Waves: Prepare Now for the Coming Changes to the MDS 3.0
CMS Updates Long-Term Care Survey Process Documents
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted updates to the LTCSP on October 4, 2022. The direct link to each of these files/folders: Revision History for LTC Survey Process Documents and Files Updated 10/04/2022 (PDF) Survey Resources with Staff Vaccine Documents 10/04/2022 (ZIP) Appendix PP State Operations Manual (Revised 10/04/2022) (PDF) …… Continue reading CMS Updates Long-Term Care Survey Process Documents
Upcoming Disaster Management Overview
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Join us Wednesday, October 19 from 12-1 pm CT to outline the roles and responsibilities of incident command response and the role it plays in emergency preparedness planning. Following this event, participants will be able to define and classify the response phases and impediments to care…… Continue reading Upcoming Disaster Management Overview
Resident and Facility Factors Associated with High Risk of Discharge from Nursing Facilities
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare People can be discharged from nursing homes for many reasons. Discharges may be a positive outcome that reflects an individual’s choice. In other cases, discharges may be at the direction of the facility and against the will of the resident. There are strict rules about when…… Continue reading Resident and Facility Factors Associated with High Risk of Discharge from Nursing Facilities
National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call on Thursday October 6, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Please join the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 4:00pm ET for a National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call. We will be joined by Thomas Tsai, MD, MPH, Senior Policy Advisor for the…… Continue reading National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call on Thursday October 6, 2022
Riding the Waves: Prepare Now for the Coming CMS Changes to MDS 3.0 (Rescheduled)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare After we scheduled this webinar, CMS announced an Open Door Forum for the same day/time. We didn’t want to conflict with any important updates from CMS, so we’re adjusting our webinar’s start time. The new time for our MDS 3.0 webinar is 10:00 – 11:30am…… Continue reading Riding the Waves: Prepare Now for the Coming CMS Changes to MDS 3.0 (Rescheduled)
Updated Provider Demographic Data Process
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS will be transitioning to a new data source for a provider’s demographic data for all five Post-Acute Care (PAC) provider types (Skilled Nursing Facilities / Nursing Facilities (SNF/NFs), Home Health Agencies (HHAs), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs), Long-Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs) and Hospices). These demographic…… Continue reading Updated Provider Demographic Data Process
SNF/LTC Open Door Forum: Thursday, October 6, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for: Date: Thursday, October 6, 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 SNF/LTC Open Door Forum: Thursday, October 6, 2022
Five-Star Quality Rating System State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table – September 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare 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 star ratings included in the health inspection domain. Cut points for the staffing ratings and for the…… Continue reading Five-Star Quality Rating System State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table – September 2022
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