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
CMS UPDATE: Q2 2020 optional PBJ data due November 14
CMS has announced that Q2 2020 data (January 1 – March 31) is due no later than November 14. The alert was posted on the CMS PBJ portal and reads: New Q2 Deadline: CMS has established November 14, 2020 as the new deadline for the Q2 2020 data. Historically, Q2 … 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
FY2021 state Medicaid case-mix calculations
We’re 2 weeks out from October 1, 2020 – the date we begin using the MDS 3.0 Item Set, version 1.17.2. If you participated in (or listened to the on-demand recording of – it’s still available) my MDS 3.0 Changes: What You Need to Know for October 1st webinar, I provided a … Read More