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CMS Revises Guidance for the Interim Final Rule

WEBMary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, CMS posted revised guidance for COVID-19 HC Staff …

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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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Recent CDC COVID-19 Guidance Updates/Information

WEBMary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Updated waste management was provided by CDC on December 13, 2021 on 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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Home Health (HH) OASIS-E Guidance Training Program

WEBMary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering a virtual training …

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Cybersecurity is Patient Safety: Policy Options in the Health Care

WEBIn 2021, cybersecurity attacks on health care providers reached an all-time high, with one study indicating that more than 45 million people were affected by such …

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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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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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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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Home Health – CMS Revisions to the State Operations Manual …

WEBSharon Hamilton MS, RN, CFDS Clinical Consultant, Briggs Healthcare Revisions to the State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix A - Hospitals, Appendix AA …

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CMS Revises COVID-19 Focused Infection Control Survey Tool for …

WEBMary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has revised QSO-21-08-NLTC with the date of February 4, 2022, and the same …

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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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Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model

WEBJune 28, 2022Posted in Home Care, INDUSTRY NEWS. Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The HHVBP Newsletter provides home health …

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Two (2) Upcoming Briggs Webinars – BriggsNetNews

WEBMary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. I’m pleased to announce a new webinar series – Let’s Talk … Let’s Talk … QSO-22-07 …

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Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health In Nursing Facilities

WEBCOE-NF Resources for Naloxone Use in Nursing Facilities The COE-NF developed three resources related to Naloxone in nursing facilities.Whether you have …

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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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Five-Star State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table – June 2022

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

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National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel Releases Standardized …

WEBMary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel has released the second version of their …

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Updated Quality Measure (QM) Manual and Quality Measure …

WEBMary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Version 1.01 of the HQRP QM User’s Manual and an HQRP QM User’s Manual V1.00 to …

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