Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “Selected nursing homes may not have complied with Federal requirements for infection prevention and control and emergency preparedness. Specifically, 28 of the 39 nursing homes had possible deficiencies. We found 48 instances at 25 nursing homes of possible noncompliance with infection prevention and control requirements and…… Continue reading OIG: Certain Nursing Homes May Not Have Complied With Federal Requirements for Infection Prevention and Control and Emergency Preparedness
Upcoming SNF/LTC Open Door Forum – Thursday, August 4, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for: Date: Thursday, August 4, 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: Tammy Luo &…… Continue reading Upcoming SNF/LTC Open Door Forum – Thursday, August 4, 2022
FY 2023 SNF PPS Final Rule (CMS 1765-F) Issued
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Late afternoon on Friday, July 29, 2022, CMS issued a final rule (CMS-1765-F) that provides updates to the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) for FY 2023. The FR is 348 pages in length. It will be published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, August 3,…… Continue reading FY 2023 SNF PPS Final Rule (CMS 1765-F) Issued
Happy Anniversary Medicare and Medicaid
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Social Security Act Amendments, thus establishing Medicare and Medicaid, the health insurance programs for Americans. For over 57 years, these two medical support programs have been the foundation that ensures affordable healthcare for all Americans…… Continue reading Happy Anniversary Medicare and Medicaid
Latest NH COVID-19 Data from CMS, CDC & NHSN
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the nursing home data for the week ending July 17, 2022. Comparing the July 10th data to the previous July 3rd data shows these changes: Resident primary vaccination completion rate increased 0.1% from the previous weekResidents with booster doses increased 0.2% (same as previous 2…… Continue reading Latest NH COVID-19 Data from CMS, CDC & NHSN
CMS Posts Updated Datasets
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted these NH + Rehab Services datasets (CSV format), updated July 27, 2022: Provider InformationGeneral information on currently active nursing homes, including number of certified beds, quality measure scores, staffing and other information used in the Five-Star Rating System. Data are presented as…… Continue reading CMS Posts Updated Datasets
Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users’ Guide State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the July 2022 State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has enhanced its Nursing Home Compare public reporting site to include a set of quality ratings for each nursing home that participates in Medicare or…… Continue reading Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users’ Guide State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table
Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Hospice Payment Rate Update Final Rule (CMS-1773-F)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Today (July 27, 2022), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule (CMS-1773-F). For the Hospice Quality Reporting Program, the final rule provides an update on the development of a patient assessment instrument, titled Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE). This…… Continue reading Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Hospice Payment Rate Update Final Rule (CMS-1773-F)
IRF Prospective Payment System for Federal FY 2023 and Updates to the IRF QRP (CMS-1767-F)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule (CMS-1767-F) on July 27, 2022 that updates Medicare payment policies and rates for facilities under the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) and the IRF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) for fiscal…… Continue reading IRF Prospective Payment System for Federal FY 2023 and Updates to the IRF QRP (CMS-1767-F)
Care Compare July Release of SNF QRP Data – Now Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The July 2022 release of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) data is now available on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog (PDC). The data are based on quality assessment data submitted by SNFs to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)…… Continue reading Care Compare July Release of SNF QRP Data – Now Available
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