In an unprecedented move, the CDC has approved new codes for COVID-19 effective with dates of stay January 1, 2021 or later. Code changes are reserved for October 1 each year with April 1 as a date for emergency changes. April 1, 2020 was the effective date for the U07.1 … Read More
ACIP and CDC – Healthcare personnel and LTC residents to receive COVID-19 vaccine first
The ACIP (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices) approved the following recommendation by majority (13-1) vote at its December 1, 2020 emergency meeting: When a COVID-19 vaccine is authorized by FDA and recommended by ACIP, vaccination in the initial phase of the COVID-19 vaccination program (Phase 1a) should be offered to … Read More
New SimpleAnalyzer™ Function Scores report drives dramatically improved resident outcomes
Are you aware that CMS calculates functional outcomes scores immediately upon submission of a resident’s 5-day assessment? Did you know that SimpleLTC uses machine learning algorithms to present those scores in real-time? The new SimpleAnalyzer™ Function Scores report provides insight into residents’ admission, expected, and discharge scores within minutes of … Read More
COVID-19 updates for Thanksgiving Week 2020
I hope that everyone had a safe holiday week! I’m putting these updates into a digest form so you can see what happened last week regarding COVID information. Updated Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks (CDC)— This guidance has been updated to include the following: Added considerations for returning … Read More
CMS posts updated COVID-19 NH data
CMS posted 2 sets of nursing home data the week of Thanksgiving: County positivity rates: November 23, 2020 NH rates for Week Ending November 15, 2020 Want to keep up with the changing COVID-19 situation in skilled nursing? Subscribe to the Briggs blogCMS posted 2 sets of nursing home data the week … Read More