Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare AHCA/NCAL has released this sobering Long-Term Care Jobs Report – July 2022: “After two years of monthly job losses, nursing homes have begun to see modest job gains in recent months. If nursing homes continue to gain jobs at the current, modest pace (on average 4,600…… Continue reading LTC Jobs Report – July 2022
Missouri LTC Information Update: August 5, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Quality Improvement Program for Missouri (QIPMO) has published MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 9, Issue 4). In this issue: Another Gem AddedMonkeypoxICAR CornerComing Soon… New Surveyor GuidanceGDR in Psychotropic Medication ManagementCoaching SkillsValue-Based Purchasing Incentive Please visit QIPMO’s website here for this and other…… Continue reading Missouri LTC Information Update: August 5, 2022
Expanded HHVBP Model: Registration Now Available – Navigating Performance Feedback Reports: Interim Performance Report (IPR) and Annual Performance Report (APR) – Thursday, August 25, 2:00 pm ET
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On August 25th from 2:00 pm ET – 3:00 pm ET, the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Technical Assistance (TA) Team will present Navigating Performance Feedback Reports: Interim Performance Report (IPR) and Annual Performance Report (APR). Understanding the content of each report is essential to…… Continue reading Expanded HHVBP Model: Registration Now Available – Navigating Performance Feedback Reports: Interim Performance Report (IPR) and Annual Performance Report (APR) – Thursday, August 25, 2:00 pm ET
HHS Secretary Becerra Declares Public Health Emergency
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced today (August 4, 2022) that he will declare the ongoing spread of monkeypox virus in the United States a Public Health Emergency (PHE). This action will further strengthen and accelerate the Biden-Harris Administration’s responsein…… Continue reading HHS Secretary Becerra Declares Public Health Emergency
Major Update to the COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel (the Panel) is pleased to announce the publication of a major update to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines. Key changes in this version of the Guidelines include: The Panel added a new section entitled Special Considerations in People…… Continue reading Major Update to the COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
CDC Program Expands Free COVID-19 Testing to Assisted Living Facilities
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On July 27, 2022 the CDC increased access to testing via Operation Expanded Testing. Assisted living centers now have access to free COVID-19 testing for their staff and residents through December 31, 2022. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Operation Expanded Testing (OpET) program…… Continue reading CDC Program Expands Free COVID-19 Testing to Assisted Living Facilities
Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN COVID-19 Nursing Home Data
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the nursing home COVID-19 data for the week ending July 24, 2022. Comparing the July 24th data to the previous July 17th data shows these changes: Resident primary vaccination completion rate remains same as the previous weekResidents with booster doses increased 0.4% from previous…… Continue reading Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN COVID-19 Nursing Home Data
Recent Hospice Updates
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On July 26, 2022, the National Quality Forum (NQF) endorsed the claims-based measure, Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life, or HVLDL as NQF #3645. NQF is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan, membership-based organization that facilitates an evidence- and consensus-based approach to endorsing quality measures. HVLDL…… Continue reading Recent Hospice Updates
Next Open Door Forum: Home Health, Hospice and DME – August 10, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, August 10, 2022 PM at 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET). Please call at least 15 minutes prior to the forum start time. **This Agenda is Subject to Change** Opening Remarks Chair…… Continue reading Next Open Door Forum: Home Health, Hospice and DME – August 10, 2022
IPC: Cleaning and Disinfection in LTC Settings
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “Long-term care (LTC) settings are communities where residents congregate closely in shared spaces, and equipment is used between residents, staff, visitors, and vendors who enter and leave frequently. This makes LTC an ideal environment for germs to spread and risks the lives and well-being of…… Continue reading IPC: Cleaning and Disinfection in LTC Settings
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