Due to the current COVID-19 public health emergency, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is asking all Nursing Facilities (NFs) to submit PASRR Positive PL1s a little differently than under normal circumstances. What changed For the duration of the public health emergency, any new PL1 for a PASRR … Read More
[On-demand webinar] COVID-19: The latest updates from the front lines
Our previous webinar with Dr. Buslovich and Dr. Wasserman was one of our highest attended webinars ever. In this follow-up live event, you’ll hear the latest COVID-19 updates based on the front-line experience of two well-known physicians from both coasts. Don’t miss this live webinar, covering a wide range of … Read More
AMDA considerations to consider before implementing universal testing
×UPDATE: New link for AMDA’s Policy Statement on Universal TestingThe document’s web address has been changed. The new URL can be located below.AMDA posted this document on May 18, 2020. Here is the issue that the document addresses: “There is a clear understanding that protecting our vulnerable post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) … Read More
CMS issues nursing home reopening recommendations for state and local officials
Below is a repost of a Briggs article written by Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP, Clinical Consultant, Briggs Healthcare. This Press Release was issued late on Monday, May 18, 2020 to announce new guidance for state and local officials to ensure the safe reopening of nursing homes across the country. “The recommendations would allow states … Read More
No MDS 3.0 v1.18.1, but there will be MDS 3.0 v1.17.2
Below is a repost of a Briggs article written by Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP, Clinical Consultant, Briggs Healthcare. Yes, you read that right. CMS posted the draft version of the MDS 3.0 Item Set that we were to start using October 1, 2020 but a couple of events in particular prompted CMS … Read More