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CDC Updates Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Tool …

WEBMary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CDC posted an update to the previous ICAR tool on January 7, 2022. Infection Control …

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WHO Launches First Ever Global Report on Infection Prevention …

WEBMary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The World Health Organization (WHO) posted its first ever Global Report on Infection …

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Updated Interim Infection Prevention and Control

WEBMary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On May 8, 2023, the CDC provided updated IPC recommendations for HCP. This …

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Safer Together – National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety

WEBMary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Despite substantial effort over the past 20 years, preventable harm in health care …

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Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users’ Guide State-Level

WEBMary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS has posted the July 2022 State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table.. The …

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Breaking News: Biden-Harris Administration to Expand Vaccination

WEBMary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare New action will protect patients of the 50,000 providers and over 17 million health care …

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Creating a Roadmap for the End of the COVID-19 Public

WEBMary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS posted a blogwith the same title as this blog on Thursday, August 18, 2022. The …

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2018 All-Cause Harm Prevention in Nursing Homes Change Package

WEBMary Madison, RN,RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare® “As nursing homes across the U.S. work to prevent, detect and mitigate certain …

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BriggsNetNews – News and insights for post-acute care …

WEBApril 1, 2024 Posted in RESOURCES. Parkinson’s is a neurodegenerative disorder. Over time, this slowly progressing condition causes tremors, gait and balance issues, limb …

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New Report Finds Access To Nursing Home Care A Growing Crisis

WEBMary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The subtitle for this Press Release, released August 23, 2023, is Nearly 450,000 …

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OIG Issues Trends in Nursing Home Deficiencies Report

WEBThe number of nursing home surveys and deficiencies slightly increased each year from 2013 through 2016, then slightly decreased in 2017. Ninety-four percent …

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Who Stays Well – Who Gets Sick – Who Dies of COVID

WEBMary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare TMF QIN Networks shared this infographicthat certainly provides food for thought: TMF …

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NAM to Deliver National Plan to Strengthen Health

WEBMary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being …

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Did you know there is new OASIS guidance for item M2420, …

WEBSharon Hamilton MS, RN, CFDS Clinical Consultant, Briggs Healthcare. Found in the January 2020 OASIS Q&A’s is question #9 asking about M2420. The writer …

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Updates to Coverage for COVID-19 Tests After PHE Ends

WEBMary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare What you need to know: The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency is to end on May 11, …

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Hospitals and CAHs (including Swing Beds, DPUs), ASCs

WEBMary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has provided this 29-page document (same title as this blog) dated February 1, …

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Have You Accessed Your PEPPER Report

WEBMary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare There’s a lot of data entry and data reporting these days – all are important. Don’t forget …

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New York State Medicaid Case Mix: No OSA – Transitioning to PDPM

WEBMary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare DOH unveils intent to freeze case mix, aspiration to transition from RUGs to PDPM case …

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Corrected HHA Provider Preview Reports and Star Rating

WEBThe previous reports contained the HHA observed values instead of the risk adjusted values. The reports have been corrected and are now available. You can find …

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