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. All data must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. on May 15, 2023.

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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. Every year, CMS conducts a formal assessment of each State Survey Agencies’ performance relative to measures included in the SPSS program.

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Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Medicaid Quality of Care 52

Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 5, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare It’s a big week for CMS postings and lots of reading materials. CMS posted this FY2024 SNF PPS Proposed Rule Fact Sheet on April 4, 2024.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 10, 2021

– According to new research, patient access was identified by health system leaders as the challenge in healthcare that can be best addressed with telehealth in the coming year. Fraud Schemes in a Telehealth Era: What Healthcare Payers Should Know. Physician/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. Nurse Practitioner.

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Briggs Healthcare

FEBRUARY 10, 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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Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

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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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 23, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. PEPPER can help hospitals and facilities achieve CMS’ goal of reducing and preventing improper payments. There’s a lot of data entry and data reporting these days – all are important. Don’t forget to look at your facility’s PEPPER report!

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NASHP

MAY 1, 2023

Y/N) Alabama Y Federal Authority: State Plan Benefit Category: TCM Program Name: Nurse Family Partnership Case management services include: Comprehensive assessment and periodic reassessment of individual’s needs Development of a specific care plan based on assessment Referral and related activities (e.g.,

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Medicaid Nursing Prevention Hospitals 98

Briggs Healthcare

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. This measure falls within the Person-Centered Care healthcare domain. This measure falls within the Safety healthcare domain. SNF QRP has 3 measures under consideration: COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage among Healthcare Personnel (HCP) (2022 revision)*.

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Etactics

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Even if you’re new here, or just getting started in your career, the American healthcare system should speak for itself - nothing about it is straightforward. Preventing denial codes is essential if you want to keep a steady revenue flow. This is an easily preventable billing error, which we are going to go over in this blog.

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Health Care Success

MARCH 22, 2022

While many businesses long for a return to pre-COVID normal, savvy healthcare organizations and health systems embrace virtual and digital services that champion a patient engagement future that exceeds expectations in our new reality. This is about how we deliver quality care.”.

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Patient Experience Rehabilitation Hospitals Doctors 61

NASHP

JULY 22, 2022

Rehabilitative services. Private-duty nursing. 21] The direct care workforce includes nurse aides, home health aides, and personal care aides. Additionally, registered nurses and therapists are often providers of more clinically intensive HCBS for CYSHCN.[22] Personal care services (including self-directed).

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The healthcare industry is in desperate need of nurses — and fast. You’ve seen the countless headlines covering the impact the pandemic has had on nurses , and how that nursing shortage has impacted employment numbers, healthcare facilities, and patient care. Nurses are burnt out. Mobile Staffing Apps.

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 19, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. One example is the reporting requirement for nursing homes, which initially became effective on May 8, 2020, when CMS published an interim final rule with comment. CMS posted a blog with the same title as this blog on Thursday, August 18, 2022. i] [link].

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Etactics

DECEMBER 9, 2021

They can ensure that healthcare organizations don’t cause further breaches by penalizing them $100 per violation. Category 1 Example - Blabbermouth (Possible Scenario) Imagine that you’re a security guard who works for a rehabilitation center. The nurse returned their badge and technological devices that they used on the job.

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NASHP

JULY 24, 2023

How to Address Consolidation Addressing consolidation could take the form of: 1) limiting the anticompetitive behavior of already consolidated systems and/or 2) preventing further consolidation. some CON only focus on long-term care nursing facilities), to focus on a new purpose.

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NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

The commission was created in the New Hampshire Legislature in 2000 (NH RSA Chapter 12-J), which established the Alcohol Fund, directing a part of proceed from sales of alcohol to prevention, harm reduction treatment, and recovery services. An action plan dashboard tracks targets.

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Healthcare Success

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Best-in-class healthcare marketers are already planning for next year. CTV is ideal for B2B and B2C healthcare organizations because it allows: Precise programmatic targeting to patient audiences and providers, The ability to optimize campaigns in real time, And the accurate, actionable, and timely data to be effective. People are 1.6

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NASHP

OCTOBER 20, 2022

For example, Wisconsin’s Complex Care Program is staffed by teams of care coordination assistants, who are not required to have a license, as well as registered nurses and physicians. The state Medicaid agency reimburses these providers through the state plan’s targeted case management benefit.[24]. Pediatrics. 17] Kretzmann, J.

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NASHP

AUGUST 26, 2021

Partnering, the state is managing contact tracing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is assisting by providing some staff. Led and implemented by the state’s Centers for Disease C ontrol and Prevention. Led and implemented by the state’s Centers for Disease C ontrol and Prevention. Contracting. Centralized.

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Briggs Healthcare

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On February 9, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 will end on May, 11, 2023.

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Rehabilitation Nursing Medicare Hospitals 52

NASHP

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Health care services” means supplies, care, and services of medical, behavioral health, substance use disorder, mental health, surgical, optometric, dental, podiatric, chiropractic, psychiatric, therapeutic, diagnostic, preventative, rehabilitative, supportive or geriatric nature. Access to services in medically underserved areas; e.

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Regulations Rehabilitation Accountable Care Hospitals 52

Sheppard Health Law

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

As part of its Behavioral Health Strategy , CMS aims to improve access and quality of mental health care and services, such as substance use disorder prevention and treatment services. 2] A NOMNC ordinarily outlines the appeal process as well as a deadline by which an enrollee should submit his/her appeal. [3]

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Medicare Medicaid Regulations Integration 59

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 10, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This toolkit is intended for use by personnel in state, tribal, local, and territorial public health departments and LTCFs, including skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities.

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NASHP

JUNE 22, 2022

Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Survey, Item Set for Children with Chronic Conditions (CAHPS CCC). rehabilitation centers); f. These measures are also included within the corresponding sections below. The four survey tools are: National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH). 8] Frank L, Basch E, Selby J.

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