This is the title of NIH’s (National Institutes of Health) Director Dr. Francis Collins’ November 3, 2020 post. It is well worth the read and sharing with colleagues, family and friends. Here’s an excerpt from that post: “The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has already claimed the lives of more … Read More
Recent updated CDC COVID-19 guidance
Updated Interim Guidance for Implementing Home Care of People Not Requiring Hospitalization for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) — This guidance has been updated to include information and references for home health agency personnel involved in home care of people with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection. Updated Duration of Isolation and … Read More
CMS posts COVID-19 nursing home data for week ending October 18, 2020
CMS has posted updated COVID-19 Nursing Home data for week ending October 18, 2020. Want to keep up with the changing COVID-19 situation in skilled nursing? Subscribe to the Briggs blogCMS has posted updated COVID-19 Nursing Home data for week ending October 18, 2020. Want to keep up with the changing COVID-19 … Read More
URGENT: U.S. hospitals targeted in rising wave of ransomware attacks
A joint advisory by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Department of Health and Human Services and the FBI says there is “credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat” to U.S. hospitals and health care providers. [Author’s Note: There are already several hospitals/hospital systems throughout the country that … Read More
Five-Star Users’ Guide and state-level cut point tables updated
The Five-Star Technical Users’ Guide was updated October 28, 2020. October 2020 revisions include: Staffing Rating Changes: Starting with the October 2020 refresh of Nursing Home Compare (NHC), CMS will resume updating PBJ staffing measures and staffing ratings, using the data submitted for the August 14, 2020 deadline (covering April – June … Read More