QSO-21-07-Psych Hospital, PRTF & ICF/IID was issued December 17, 2020. [COVID-19 Infection Control for Psychiatric and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs/IID)] The first 3 pages of this 15-page document is the QSO memorandum followed 12 pages of FAQs relating to these topics: Addressing Refusal or Reluctance to … Read More
QMs update: Preparing for the unfreeze in SimpleAnalyzer™
On Dec. 4, CMS issued a memo outlining changes to unfreeze the Five-Star ratings effective on Jan. 27, 2021. CMS plans to update the quality measures using data based on the following data collection periods: Assessment-based QMs through Jun. 30, 2020 Claims-based QMs through Jun. 30, 2020 QRP QMs through … Read More
CMS updates nursing home COVID-19 data – week ending December 6, 2020
CMS has posted updated nursing home COVID-19 data for week ending December 6, 2020. Want to keep up with the changing COVID-19 situation in skilled nursing? Subscribe to the Briggs blogCMS has posted updated nursing home COVID-19 data for week ending December 6, 2020. Want to keep up with the changing COVID-19 … Read More
BREAKING NEWS: HHS begins distributing over $24 billion in phase 3 COVID-19 provider relief funding
HHS announced just a few minutes ago that more than $24.5 billion will be distributed to over 70,000 providers. “Up from the $20 billion originally planned, the addition of another $4.5 billion in funding is being used to satisfy close to 90 percent of each applicant’s reported lost revenues and … Read More
COVID-19 updated information as of mid-December 2020
Have you/your LTC facility signed up to participate yet? The AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network – a partnership between AHRQ, the University of New Mexico’s ECHO Institute and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) – provides free training and mentorship to nursing homes across the country to increase the … Read More