Upcoming COVID-19 webinars and others you may be interested in

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2 NHSN Webinars – Same Topic – Different Dates Topic: Reporting Results of Point of Care Testing for COVID-19: A New NHSN Pathway Date: Thursday, Nov 12, 2020 Time: 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Topic: Reporting Results of … Read More

CMS COVID-19 county positivity rates for November 10, 2020 posted

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The most recent COVID-19 county positivity rates are posted here – November 10, 2020. There are many more red zones on this posting than previously.  For example, my home state of IA has 94 red zones and 5 yellow zones.  There are no green zones currently. Remember that you must … Read More

No update to RAI User’s Manual for FY2021

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The RAI User’s Manual will not be updated for FY2021 as per CMS’ original statement regarding such an update. The posting of the page I found late last week was only the required renewal of the PRA – Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.  In effect, the combination of the PRA Disclosure Statement and the … Read More

Updated RAI user’s manual coming??

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This morning, during my usual ritual of checking key websites for new information, I found this on the CMS RAI Manual website: You’ll find it beneath Downloads on that webpage: I will continue to monitor this website for an updated RAI User’s Manual.  Stay tuned!