CMS + CDC Urging Nursing Homes to be More Proactive with COVID-19 Outbreaks
January 12th, 2023
The article discusses COVID-19 reporting requirements and infection control guidance for nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Here are the main points:
* QSO-20-29-NH, a memo issued on May 6,...
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Goodbye Antigen Testing?
September 14th, 2021
CMS recently published an Interim Final Rule that would effectively transition the entire industry to PCR testing exclusively. The basis for this decision is that antigen tests do not detect an...
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NHSN Misunderstood Fields
March 15th, 2021
In working with EasyReporting customers, we've come to realize that not everyone fully understands the values the NHSN is requiring in the Daily Entry. We published a more comprehensive post about all...
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NHSN Requires Visitor POC Test Results
March 1st, 2021
Point of Care (POC) Test Reporting Tool:
The following enhancements will be made.
1. Analysis updates:
A line list will be available for POC...
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NHSN Daily Entry Fields
February 5th, 2021
The requirement for the "Daily Entry" with the NHSN has gone through four to five massive iterations over the past six months. These fields are constantly changing; sometimes being removed, sometimes...
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NHSN tracking COVID-19 vaccinations?
December 16th, 2020
CMS has published updated ICD-10 codes for providers to start using effective January 1st, 2021. This update subsequently aligns with when providers will start rolling out COVID-19 vaccinations. There...
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NHSN Weekly Data Update
November 30th, 2020
On November, 23 the NHSN released a new set of CSV templates for the required weekly COVID-19 reporting. These changes came as a surprise and left many providers scrambling. After reviewing the...
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Justice Department expands inquiry into NY nursing home COVID-19 death count
October 30th, 2020
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday it was expanding an investigation into whether New York is undercounting the number of nursing home residents who are dying from COVID-19.
The...
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British study shows evidence of waning immunity to Covid-19
October 27th, 2020
A study of hundreds of thousands of people across England suggests immunity to the coronavirus is gradually wearing off - at least according to one measure.
Researchers who sent out home...
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Reporting Results of Point of Care Testing for COVID-19: A New NHSN Pathway
October 14th, 2020
The NHSN team will introduce and provide training for a new NHSN Long-term Care Facility COVID-19 Pathway laboratory data reporting option. The October 22nd training will be live and allow for...
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25-year-old man first in U.S. to catch COVID-19 twice, researchers say
October 14th, 2020
A 25-year-old man is believed to be the first person in the United States — and North America — to be infected with COVID-19 twice, according to researchers. The man, a resident of Washoe County...
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Study Confirms It’s Possible to Catch COVID Twice
September 3rd, 2020
Researchers in Hong Kong say they’ve confirmed that a person can be infected with COVID-19 twice.
There have been sporadic accounts on social media sites of people who say they’ve gotten COVID...
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