Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted nursing home COVID-19 data for the week ending April 24, 2022. Comparing the April 24th data to the previous April 17th data shows these changes: Resident vaccination rate increased by 0.1% (had remained stagnant for the previous 5 weeks)Residents with booster doses increased by 0.6% this…… Continue reading Recent CMS, CDC and NHSN Nursing Home COVID-19 Data Posted
The Chain of Infection and How to Use it to Prevent the Spread of Infection in LTC
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare NETEC has posted a great resource in the form of an infographic: The Chain of Infection and How to Use It to Prevent the Spread of Infection in LTC. The 9 slides following the above initial slide expand on the 6 opportunities to break the chain…… Continue reading The Chain of Infection and How to Use it to Prevent the Spread of Infection in LTC
NAM to Deliver National Plan to Strengthen Health Workforce Well-Being and Restore the Health of the Nation
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience is working urgently to develop a National Plan for health workforce well-being. The draft plan will be released in May 2022 for public input and builds on almost six years of collective work…… Continue reading NAM to Deliver National Plan to Strengthen Health Workforce Well-Being and Restore the Health of the Nation
SNF Provider Preview Reports Now Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available. These reports contain provider performance scores for quality measures, which will be published on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog (PDC) during the July 2022 release. The data contained within the Preview Reports are based on quality assessment…… Continue reading SNF Provider Preview Reports Now Available
May is National Stroke Awareness Month
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The CDC reports that after decades of decline, progress has slowed in preventing stroke deaths. Every 40 seconds someone has a stroke in the US. Almost 800,000 people have a stroke each year, more than 140,000 die and many survivors face disability. This is disturbing because…… Continue reading May is National Stroke Awareness Month
Helping Residents with Dementia Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in LTC Communities
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This 4-page document acknowledges challenges to and provides strategies for preventing the spread of COVID-19 among long-term community residents living with dementia. Strategies used to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are especially difficult for residents with dementia living in long-term care communities, such as nursing homes,…… Continue reading Helping Residents with Dementia Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in LTC Communities
Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) Staffing Data Sets Updated
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted recent Nurse and Non-Nurse Staffing Data sets as well as Employee Detail Data on April 27, 2022. The Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Nurse Staffing and Non-Nurse Staffing datasets provide information submitted by nursing homes including rehabilitation services on a quarterly basis. The data include…… Continue reading Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) Staffing Data Sets Updated
Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN Nursing Home Data Posted
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the nursing home data for the week ending April 17, 2022. Comparing the April 17th data to the previous April 10th data shows these changes: Resident vaccination rate remained unchanged from the previous week (same as past 5 weeks)Residents with booster doses increased by 0.4%…… Continue reading Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN Nursing Home Data Posted
Update to Chapter 7, Home Health Services – Medicare Benefit Policy Manual
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted Transmittal 11386 – Change Request 12615 on April 27, 2022. Look for the red ink on pages 7, 8 and 9 of this 9-page Transmittal.
Quality of Patient Care Star Rating Preview Reports (HH) for the July 2022 Refresh and Care Compare Quarterly Refresh – April 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare There are incorrect date ranges included for the Acute Care Hospitalization measure on the Quality of Patient Care Star Rating Preview Report, however, all included provider measure scores are accurate. The report should note that the Acute Care Hospitalization claims-based measure reports data from July 1,…… Continue reading Quality of Patient Care Star Rating Preview Reports (HH) for the July 2022 Refresh and Care Compare Quarterly Refresh – April 2022
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