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
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
Call for presentations now open!
Call for presentations now open! Apply for LTC Virtual Symposium 2021 and monthly webinars SimpleLTC and Briggs Healthcare are seeking engaging presentations from LTC industry experts for our upcoming educational events, including monthly national webinars and our LTC Virtual Symposium 2021 (currently scheduled for mid-summer/early fall). Audiences for our educational … Read More
County COVID-19 positivity rates posted for October 26, 2020
CMS has posted the most recent October 26, 2020 COVID-19 positivity rates – by county. The rates are found in this Excel spreadsheet. Open the spreadsheet then locate your state and county. Remember that you are required to test staff and residents based on the current positivity rate in your county. QSO-20-38-NH is … Read More