Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The national Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC) Program is celebrating its 25th year of operation and continued success in identifying and prosecuting the most egregious instances of health care fraud, preventing future fraud and abuse, and protecting program beneficiaries. The HCFAC Program is…… Continue reading Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Fiscal Year 2021 Report
Learn about Collaborative Safety, Opportunities to Review Incidents, Identify the Influences That Lead to Incidents
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare You are invited to attend a safety science orientation session by Collaborative Safety, LLC, to learn about opportunities for providers, stakeholders, policy makers and the public to identify the influences that cause violations in healthcare settings and discover ways to holistically address issues throughout the…… Continue reading Learn about Collaborative Safety, Opportunities to Review Incidents, Identify the Influences That Lead to Incidents
Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN COVID-19 Nursing Home Data
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the COVID-19 nursing home data for the week ending June 19, 2022. Comparing the June 19th data to the previous June 12th data shows these changes: Resident vaccination rate decreased 0.1% (same as the previous week)Residents with booster doses increased 0.5%Staff vaccination rate remained the sameStaff…… Continue reading Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN COVID-19 Nursing Home Data
Important Updates on the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Swingtech sends informational messages to hospices related to the Quality Reporting Program (QRP) on a quarterly basis. Their latest outreach communication can be found on the HQRP Requirements and Best Practices webpage. If you want to receive Swingtech’s quarterly emails, then add or update the email…… Continue reading Important Updates on the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP)
QSEP Training Videos for LTC Regulatory and Interpretive Guidance and Psychosocial Severity Guide Updates – June 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Yesterday, I blogged about the training documents for the newly-released regulatory guidance and the Psychosocial Severity Guide update. Today, I want to provide you with access to recordings of the training. Using both the documents and the recordings will help you and your team understand…… Continue reading QSEP Training Videos for LTC Regulatory and Interpretive Guidance and Psychosocial Severity Guide Updates – June 2022
CMS Action to Expand Access to Emergency Care Services in Rural Communities
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) are a new provider type established by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to address the growing concern over closures of rural hospitals. The REH designation provides an opportunity for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and certain rural hospitals to avert potential…… Continue reading CMS Action to Expand Access to Emergency Care Services in Rural Communities
QSEP Training: Long Term Care Regulatory and Interpretive Guidance and Psychosocial Severity Guide Updates – June 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare You may have noticed in yesterday’s news from CMS that there is publicly available guidance training for nursing home providers in the Quality, Safety and Education Portal (QSEP) to explain these updates and changes to regulations and guidance. Today, that training is now available here.…… Continue reading QSEP Training: Long Term Care Regulatory and Interpretive Guidance and Psychosocial Severity Guide Updates – June 2022
Five-Star State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table – June 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the June 2022 Five-Star State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table. “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…… Continue reading Five-Star State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table – June 2022
CMS Issues Significant Updates to Improve the Safety and Quality Care for Long-Term Care Residents and Calls for Reducing Room Crowding
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare In case you missed yesterday’s breaking news, CMS also posted this Press Release which is the title of this blog. This Press Release is another must-read document. I’ve excerpted key elements of that below. To begin helping address the staffing issue while the rulemaking process…… Continue reading CMS Issues Significant Updates to Improve the Safety and Quality Care for Long-Term Care Residents and Calls for Reducing Room Crowding
Breaking News: CMS Posts Updated Appendix PP and Survey Guidance
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Just a few minutes ago, CMS posted QSO-22-19-NH. This QSO Memorandum has a lot of moving parts that impact ALL LTC facilities. Beneath the hyperlink in the 1st paragraph of this blog, you’ll find these resources: QSO-22-19-NH (PDF)… 6 pagesAppendix PP Guidance to Surveyor for…… Continue reading Breaking News: CMS Posts Updated Appendix PP and Survey Guidance
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