COVID-19: Optimizing Healthcare Protective Equipment and Supplies There has been a large increase in the need for healthcare personal protective equipment (PPE) and specialty supplies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This increase in demand has led to shortages in PPE and changes in how PPE is used and optimized. ASPR … Read More
Updated COVID-19 focused survey for nursing homes
CMS updated the COVID-19 Focused Survey for Nursing Homes on August 25, 2020. I encourage you to access a complimentary copy of this survey tool and audit your facility’s policies and procedures as well as clinical practices to prepare for such a survey as well as ensure you’re following CMS guidelines to … Read More
National nursing home COVID-19 call on Tuesday, September 8th
Please join Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma and Administration officials for a National Nursing Home COVID-19 Call on Tuesday, September 8th from 6:30 – 7:30 PM Eastern. Speakers: Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Robert R. Redfield, MD, Director, Centers for Disease … Read More
COVID-19 submitted data as of week ending: 08/23/2020
Data reported by nursing homes to the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) system COVID-19 Long Term Care Facility Module, including Resident Impact, Facility Capacity, Staff & Personnel, and Supplies & Personal Protective Equipment, and Ventilator Capacity and Supplies Data Elements for week ending August 23, 2020 is now available. … Read More
CMS updates Medicare COVID-19 snapshot
September 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released their monthly update of data that provides a snapshot of the impact of COVID-19 on the Medicare population. The updated data show over 773,000 COVID-19 cases among the Medicare population and nearly 215,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations. [Note: As of … Read More