What Happened in Room 10? is a piece written by Katie Engelhart and published August 23, 2020 in the California Sunday Magazine. Being from the Midwest, I had never heard of this magazine until I spotted the thread in Twitter that afternoon. It’s a stunner, to be sure. At times … Read More
Have you accessed your PEPPER report?
The PEPPER Team has updated the maps that display the PEPPER retrieval rates for PEPPERs accessed via the PEPPER Resources Portal for each state/territory. Percentages reflect the PEPPER release that was completed July 29, 2020, for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), critical access hospitals (CAHs), hospices, and long-term acute care hospitals (LTCHs) … Read More
COVID-19 news for week ending August 21, 2020
I blogged on the updated Interim Guidance for Rapid Antigen Testing for SARS-CoV-2 earlier this week. Thursday, August 20, 2020, AHCA/NCAL posted CDC Interim Guidance for Rapid Antigen Testing … AHCA/NCAL Member Summary (thank you so much!). “This document provides an explanation and summary of this guidance focusing on the elements that impact long-term … Read More
COVID-19 updates/resources/upcoming webinars
I’ve chosen again to put together a digest of what’s happening related to COVID-19 the past few days. Each item is denoted with a bullet and I’ve bolded the state or title that applies to the material you’ll want to check out. The state of New Jersey, Department of Health, issued Executive … Read More
CMS posts version 7 – Toolkit on state actions to mitigate COVID-19 prevalence in nursing homes
CMS has posted the latest edition of Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in Nursing Homes – Version 7. This version has 160 pages. As with the other versions, here are the Disclaimer (initial 4 paragraphs) and Acknowledgement statements (last paragraph): This document is a compilation of actions employed … Read More