Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 26, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. EVENT REGISTRATION OPEN for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Updated Guidance Virtual Training Program. and the LTCH Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation (CARE) Data Set (LCDS) 5.0

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Rehabilitation Medicaid Medicare Hospitals 80

Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 5, 2023

The FY 2024 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule (CMS-1781-P) can be downloaded from the Federal Register at [link]. In addition, CMS is proposing three measure removals and is proposing one public reporting policy. This Fact Sheet discusses the provisions of the proposed rule.

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Rehabilitation Medicare Regulations Medicaid 40

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 7, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Additionally, an error was discovered in the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Facility-Wide Inpatient Hospital-onset Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Outcome Measure (NQF #1717) for the reporting period April 01, 2019 through September 30, 2020.

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Rehabilitation Medicaid Medicare Hospitals 75

Briggs Healthcare

MAY 27, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. TRAINING MATERIALS AVAILABLE: The Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Updated Guidance Virtual Training Program – Prerecorded Training Videos. and the LTCH CARE Data Set (LCDS 5.0) for providers in the IRF and LTCH settings.

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Rehabilitation Medicaid Medicare Hospitals 81

Briggs Healthcare

JULY 28, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare.

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Rehabilitation Medicare Medicaid Healthcare 75

Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare.

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 23, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. PEPPER is developed under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) by RELI Group, along with its partners TMF® Health Quality Institute and CGS. Target areas are determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Medicare Rehabilitation Medicaid Hospitals 102

Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 19, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Also named in the Superseding Indictment were two nursing facilities operating in Western Pennsylvania, Comprehensive Healthcare Management Services, LLC d/b/a Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center and Mt. Lebanon Rehabilitation and Wellness Center.

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Nursing Rehabilitation Medicaid Medicare 74

HIT Consultant

JULY 19, 2023

Pradeep Goel, CEO + Co-founder of Solve.Care Trust is a crucial part of any society, and it is of the utmost importance within the healthcare industry. But with a behemoth of an industry to mobilize, what can actually be done to restore patients’ confidence and can blockchain bring trust into the heart of healthcare’s narrative?

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Healthcare Doctors Rehabilitation Healthcare Providers 75

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 20, 2023

As is often the case in today’s healthcare environment, advanced technologies powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are emerging as a potential solution, helping to both prevent falls and accelerate recovery when falls lead to injury – particularly when they can be used in the comfort of the patient’s home.

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Rehabilitation Pharmaceuticals Prevention Biotechnology 105

Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Late in the afternoon (4:15pm ET) on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, CMS filed the public inspection copy of 2021-23993. At first blush, this Final Rule appears to be solely directed at the home health industry, but wait….

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Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Medicare Nursing 75

Briggs Healthcare

JULY 21, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. POST-EVENT TRAINING MATERIALS AVAILABLE for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Updated Guidance Virtual Training Program. and the LTCH CARE Data Set (LCDS) 5.0 for providers in IRF and LTCH settings.

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Rehabilitation Medicaid Medicare Hospitals 75

Bill Of Health

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It is in identifying resource gaps and structural factors that individual drug users face, like homelessness or lack of mental healthcare, that we can begin to systematically address those issues through changes to the law.

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Rehabilitation Care Transition Prevention Medicaid 122

Briggs Healthcare

JUNE 1, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. On Friday, May 27, 2022, CMS posted updates to QSO-21-03-Hospitals/CAHs. Data Reporting Elements and Reporting Mechanisms. On July 29, 2020, HHS published updated guidance for hospital COVID-19 reporting: [link].

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Hospitals Rehabilitation Medicaid Healthcare 52

Home Health Care

AUGUST 18, 2023

Post-acute care includes services delivered by skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and home health agencies, in addition to long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) and inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs). The team only used data from community-dwelling FFS and MA beneficiaries 70 years and older, with dual eligibles not excluded.

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Medicare Rehabilitation Medicaid Nursing 88

Briggs Healthcare

MAY 30, 2023

acute care hospital, long-term acute care hospital [LTAC], skilled nursing facility [SNF], inpatient rehabilitation facility [IRF]) to their home (e.g., acute care hospital, long-term acute care hospital [LTAC], skilled nursing facility [SNF], inpatient rehabilitation facility [IRF]) to their home (e.g.,

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Medicaid Rehabilitation Quality Improvement Quality of Care 40

Briggs Healthcare

MAY 10, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing a virtual training program that will review the updated guidance for the IRF-PAI 4.0 and the LCDS 5.0 for providers in the IRF and LTCH settings.

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Rehabilitation Hospitals Medicaid Medicare 40

Healthcare ECONOMIST

JANUARY 14, 2022

Before the merger, NYULH consisted of a multispecialty academic acute care hospital (450 beds) and a specialized orthopedic, rheumatic, and neurologic treatment and rehabilitation hospital (190 beds). Lutheran Medical Center (450 beds)was a teaching hospital located near preexisting NYULH outpatient sites.

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Hospitals Rehabilitation Accountability Quality Improvement 75

Health Populi

JUNE 13, 2018

When it comes to healthcare costs, lines that decline over time are generally seen as good news. medical trend growth projected for 2019 that will impact healthcare providers, insurers, and suppliers to the industry. medical trend growth projected for 2019 that will impact healthcare providers, insurers, and suppliers to the industry.

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Rehabilitation Medicaid Medicare Healthcare 63

HIT Consultant

AUGUST 28, 2024

Ernie Crawford, President & CEO, Crawford Technologies As healthcare continues its digital transformation, ensuring clear, accessible communication with patients remains crucial. The additional challenge of alternate formats Beyond these core challenges, the sheer volume and complexity of healthcare documents add to the time constraints.

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Healthcare Rehabilitation Medicare Regulations 52

NASHP

MARCH 28, 2022

State Medicaid-funded long-term services and supports (LTSS) systems are not well-positioned to compete for this shrinking pool of workers. Responsible for 43 percent of all LTSS expenditures , state Medicaid programs have a major role to play in responding to this crisis. These funds must be spent before March 31, 2024.

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Nursing Medicaid Home Care Rehabilitation 98

Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is issuing a statement on the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) V4.0 The 3-page Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) V4.0

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Rehabilitation Medicaid Medicare Healthcare 40

Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 14, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS revised the State Performance Standards (SPSS) Guidance via Admin Info: 23-12-ALL dated August 11, 2023. Reducing these common deficiencies increases the quality of care for people with Medicare and Medicaid. Effective Date: Immediately.

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Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Medicaid Quality of Care 52

Briggs Healthcare

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Content-related questions should be submitted to the setting specific help desk: Home Health QRP Help Desk Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility QRP Help Desk Long-Term Care Hospital QRP Help Desk Skilled Nursing Facility QRP Help Desk. PAC Training Mailbox.

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Rehabilitation Nursing Accountability Medicaid 40

Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering Pocket Guides to assist providers in assessing and coding self-care and mobility, falls, and pressure ulcers/injuries. Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility QRP Training. Self-Care items.

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Rehabilitation Nursing Medicaid Medicare 40

Etactics

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

As a healthcare organization, ensuring you avoid claim errors is essential. These claims are the pinnacle of the billing process for institutional healthcare providers. Healthcare institutional providers include the following: Hospitals. Rehabilitation centers. Rehabilitation services. Nursing homes. Therapists.

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Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Nursing Hospitals 52

Briggs Healthcare

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering an updated web-based training series on the assessment and coding of Section GG. Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility: IRF QRP Help Desk. Long-Term Care Hospital: LTCH QRP Help Desk.

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Rehabilitation Nursing Medicaid Medicare 40

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 31, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Additionally, an error was discovered in the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Facility-Wide Inpatient Hospital-onset Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Outcome Measure (NQF #1717) for the reporting period April 01, 2019 through September 30, 2020.

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Rehabilitation Medicaid Medicare Hospitals 40

Briggs Healthcare

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Oct 02, 2023 Notice of Upcoming SNF QRP Measure Removals The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is alerting Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) providers of upcoming measure removals from the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP).

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Rehabilitation Medicaid Nursing Medicare 40

Sheppard Health Law

AUGUST 3, 2022

is a reminder that the government will use the FCA to target medical device manufacturers for off-label use of medical devices, even where healthcare providers have decided the use is safe and effective. Prometheus manufactures a pelvic muscle rehabilitation system and accompanying rectal pressure probe used to treat pelvic floor disorders.

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Rehabilitation Medicare Pharmaceuticals Medicaid 52

Briggs Healthcare

JANUARY 16, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The Improving Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act) requires the Secretary to specify resource use measures and other measures, on which post-acute care (PAC) providers are required to submit necessary data specified by the Secretary.

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Rehabilitation Medicaid Nursing Medicare 52

Home Health Care

JANUARY 3, 2024

Prior to that, he was with Kindred Healthcare. 31, its payer diversification breakdown was: 48% Medicare, and 35% Medicare Part D; 23% Medicaid; 19% Commercial; 4% government programs; and 6% private (or “other”). Home-based care highlighted BrightSpring is led by multiple home-based care veterans.

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Rehabilitation Medicare Primary Care Home Care 67

Briggs Healthcare

MAY 4, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The submission deadline for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH), and Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Programs is approaching.

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Rehabilitation Medicaid Prevention Medicare 40

Briggs Healthcare

JUNE 16, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available. For more information, please visit the CMS IRF QRP Public Reporting website.

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Rehabilitation Medicaid Medicare Prevention 40

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Most patients with OUD diagnosis had Medicaid, were uninsured or homeless – with associated visit costs largely borne by health systems. If the payer mix remained constant, $67 billion of the expense would be borne by the Medicare and Medicaid programs. billion nationally. Analyzing the Burden of Opioid Use Disorders On U.S.

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Hospitals Medicaid Rehabilitation Accountability 52

Sheppard Health Law

JANUARY 12, 2023

The physical therapy model delivers virtual rehabilitation services using motion technology through a mobile phone or iPad that tracks 87 unique points on the patient’s body and therefore allows close management of the virtual physical therapy. Morgan Healthcare Conference, we can do better.

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Physical Therapy Healthcare Medicare Rehabilitation 52

Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Next month, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will release two new Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports to post-acute care (PAC) providers in the Home Health (HH), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH), and Skilled Nursing (..)

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