Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare NHSN has posted the slideset from the Event-Level Vaccination Forms: Office Hours and FAQs. There are 58 slides from this webinar. The focus of this webinar was item #3 in the above overview slide – the Person-Level Vaccination Forms. You’ll find many other such resources on…… Continue reading NHSN Event-Level Vaccination Forms: Office Hours and FAQs – June 2022
Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model: HHVBP Newsletter – June 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The HHVBP Newsletter provides home health agencies (HHAs) with the latest information about the expanded HHVBP Model as well as important tools, news, and timely insights from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the HHVBP Model Technical Assistance (TA) Team. Please consider…… Continue reading Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model: HHVBP Newsletter – June 2022
OIG Report: Estimated 91 Percent of Nursing Home Staff Nationwide Received the Required COVID-19 Vaccine Doses/Estimated 56 Percent of Staff Nationwide Received a Booster Dose
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “The COVID-19 pandemic has hit nursing homes particularly hard. To reduce the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services amended the infection control requirements for nursing homes to include a requirement for nursing homes to ensure that staff received…… Continue reading OIG Report: Estimated 91 Percent of Nursing Home Staff Nationwide Received the Required COVID-19 Vaccine Doses/Estimated 56 Percent of Staff Nationwide Received a Booster Dose
Upcoming Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for: Wednesday, June 29, 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 Upcoming Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum
Current COVID-19 Nursing Home Data Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the COVID-19 Nursing Home data for the week ending June 12, 2022. Comparing the June 12th data to the previous June 5th data shows these changes: Resident vaccination rate decreased 0.1%Residents with booster doses increased 0.4%Staff vaccination rate decreased 0.1%Staff with booster doses increased…… Continue reading Current COVID-19 Nursing Home Data Available
COVID-19 Vaccination Modules: Understanding Key Terms and Up to Date Vaccination – Quarter 3 (June 2022) Guidance
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare NHSN has posted an update to the COVID-19 Vaccination Modules: Understanding Key Terms and Up to Date Vaccinationguidance document (7 pages) as of June 21, 2022. This document defines key terms related to COVID-19 vaccination for the purpose of NHSN public health surveillance. Facilities can…… Continue reading COVID-19 Vaccination Modules: Understanding Key Terms and Up to Date Vaccination – Quarter 3 (June 2022) Guidance
More Information on ONC HIT Survey
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On June 16, 2022, I blogged on the ONC conducting a national phone-based survey to better understand the state of health IT use and interoperability among skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and hospice facilities. This past Tuesday (June 21, 2022), AHCA/NCAL provided additional information about the…… Continue reading More Information on ONC HIT Survey
June 2022 Update to Appendix B – RAI User’s Manual
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The June update of Appendix B to the RAI 3.0 User’s Manual contains changes to the list of State RAI Coordinators, MDS Automation Coordinators, RAI Panel members, and CMS locations and contacts. The file is located in the Downloads section below. The direct link to the updated Appendix B…… Continue reading June 2022 Update to Appendix B – RAI User’s Manual
Five-Star Preview Reports Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Five Star Preview Reports will be available on June 17, 2022. To access these reports, select the CASPER Reporting link located on the CMS QIES Systems for Providers page. Once in the CASPER Reporting system, select the ‘Folders’ button, then select ‘My Inbox’ or…… Continue reading Five-Star Preview Reports Available
CY2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and Home Infusion Therapy Services Requirements Proposed Rule
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare (Late on Friday) June 17, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the calendar year (CY) 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update proposed rule, which would update Medicare payment policies and rates for home health agencies (HHAs). This rule includes…… Continue reading CY2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and Home Infusion Therapy Services Requirements Proposed Rule
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