CMS has updated the NH COVID-19 data for Week Ending 9/13/2020. This was the resident case and death counts for the previous data release – week of 9/6/2020:
CMS updates county data for COVID-19 testing weekly now
On Monday, September 21, 2020, AHCA/NCAL posted a blog entitled CMS to Update County Data for COVID-19 Testing Weekly and Allow Use of State or County Data in Updated Methodology (underlining added by me to emphasize CMS changes): “The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) has updated the Excel file that flags COVID-19 positive … Read More
jRAVEN updated in preparation for MDS 3.0 v1.17.2
Data Collection Software: jRAVEN The Resident Assessment Validation and Entry System (jRAVEN) was developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). jRAVEN is a free Java based software application which provides an option for facilities to collect and maintain MDS Assessment data for subsequent submission to the appropriate … Read More
Version 10 – Toolkit on state actions to mitigate COVID-19 prevalence in NHs posted
The latest version of this toolkit was posted yesterday: Version 10 – Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in Nursing Homes. This version is 176 pages and updates individual state actions found in all previous versions. If you aren’t familiar with this toolkit or haven’t kept up with the … Read More
Recent COVID-19 guidance/information updates
Updated county positivity rates are now available: Week Ending September 17, 2020. Archived county positivity data is found here. Ten Clinical Tips on COVID-19 for Healthcare Providers Involved in Patient Care for Healthcare Workers was updated by CDC on September 16, 2020. Areas covered include: Treatment and Prophylaxis, Symptoms and … Read More