CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) now allows long term care facilities to report weekly COVID-19 vaccination data for residents and healthcare personnel. Weekly reporting is currently optional. CDC is promoting weekly reporting through NHSN as the COVID-19 Vaccination Module allows for reporting of vaccination percentages that are consistent over … Read More
COVID-19 update: Vaccination recommendations & implementation (webinar recording available)
If you missed this webinar hosted by NFID (National Foundation for Infectious Diseases) on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, you can view the webinar recording at your convenience. This recorded webinar includes a discussion on recent COVID-19 vaccine updates. This webinar addresses implementation guidance and frequently asked questions regarding COVID-19 vaccines … Read More
Long-term care facility toolkit: Preparing for COVID-19 vaccination at your facility
I’m posting a separate blog on this toolkit as it looks to be an extremely valuable resource and I want it to be searchable within this blog site. It will also be posted on our COVID-19 Resources webpage. This toolkit provides long-term care facility (LTCF) administrators and clinical leadership with … Read More
CMS posts LTC survey process update
CMS posted an update to the LTC Survey Process on Monday, January 4, 2021. The Revision History for LTC Survey Process Documents and Files shows these additions to the Survey Resources folder: You’ll find the Survey Resources folder beneath Downloads on the update page (see link above chart). Subscribers to Briggs’ LTC Survey Guide -1766 and Briggs’ … Read More
CMS revises Infection Control surveys – adds 5 triggers
On January 4, 2021, CMS issued a revised QSO-20-31-All … Revised COVID-19 Survey Activities, CARES Act Funding, Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control deficiencies, and Quality Improvement Activities in Nursing Homes. The Memorandum Summary shows these overall updates (note the verbiage in red) to this now 29-page QSO: The updates are identified … Read More