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Briggs Corporation Releases NEW F248/249 CMS Guidelines for Activities
DES MOINES, IA (August 30, 2006) - Briggs Corporation is pleased to announce the
newest addition to the Simplified Series for CMS activities guidelines: the F248/249 Activities Simplified manual. Briggs F248/249 Activities Simplified helps providers
stay in compliance as they develop an activities program.
The
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released new guidelines for
activities in nursing facilities, and this manual guides caregivers through the
decision-making process in order to implement these regulations efficiently. The
F248/249 Activities Simplified manual provides
sample forms to make sure each resident has activities designed to meet his or her
physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. The manual is formatted to
make training new staff on these regulations easy and
efficient.
Briggs F248/249 Activities Simplified manual walks providers through their decision making process, allows them to customize policies for their facility, and helps staff with daily tasks in order to meet the new CMS Guidelines.
The F248/249 Activities Simplified manual includes:
- CD-ROM and set of pocket reference cards
- Policies and procedures
- Care plans
- Definitions
- Quality assurance checklists
- Forms appendix
- Staff education
- Determining compliance
- Scope and severity grid
- Volunteer information
To learn more about Briggs F248/249 Activities Simplified, call 1.800.247.2343 or visit us online at www.BriggsCorp.com/Simplified. Available now, exclusively from Briggs Corporation.
Briggs Corporation is the trusted partner of Senior Care and Home Care providers delivering superior products and services for maintaining regulatory compliance, managing risk and achieving clinical excellence. For over 50 years, Briggs has been a leading supplier to providers in Long-Term Care, Assisted Living, Home Health Agencies, Physician Clinics and Hospitals. With approximately 250 employees and distribution centers in five U.S. locations, Briggs serves more than 40,000 health care providers and offers more than 9,000 different products including documentation, staff training, patient and family education, operational resources, medical products, charting and record storage, billing and coding, clinical references, and signage and artwork.
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