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New and Revised Products   

As the health care industry constantly changes, Briggs is committed to providing you with new, innovative products and updates on revised products. The Briggs team of experts keeps our products up-to-date with the latest regulations you need to maintain compliance. We have made it easy for you to see which products are new NEW and which products have undergone recent updates REVISED. Check back frequently for product changes.

NEWMosby 2009 Nursing Drug Reference

8115-09 

Provide your staff the information necessary for safe administration of more than 1,300 generic and 4,500 trade name drugs. This portable handbook organizes drugs alphabetically, and features an improved, two-color interior design with A-to-Z thumb tabs to make it even easier to find essential information quickly.

For complete product information visit www.BriggsCorp.com/09NDH.

Stock No: 8115-09

NEWLippincott Nursing2009 Drug Handbook

8248-09 

Don't risk medication errors!  Put the most current drug information at your staffs’ fingertips.  This edition includes new chapters on pharmacologic classes with prototype drugs shown.  Other features include administration sections for all routes and expanded sections on drug action.

For complete product information visit www.BriggsCorp.com/09NDH.

Stock No: 8248-09

NEWLabor & Delivery, Heelbo and HeelBoot products!

Announcing newly acquired, through an affiliate, two product lines from Hollister Incorporated – Labor & Delivery and Heelbo® and HeelBoot®. This acquisition is effective January 8th, 2008.

www.briggscorp.com/hollister

NEWDecisionHealth Complete Home Health ICD- 9-CM Diagnosis Coding Manual

8851-08 Exclusive integrated code tips, case scenarios, chapter introductions, intuitive symbol system and more will have your home care coders reaching higher accuracy levels and coding with greater confidence.  Available in manual or CD-ROM formats.

Stock No: 8851-08
Stock No: 8851CD-08

NEWDecisionHealth 2008 Home Care Resource Guide and Answer Book for ICD-9-CM

8852-08 Your agency can’t afford to rely on self-taught, inconsistent coding methods and practices. The 2008 Home Care Resource Guide and Answer Book for ICD-9-CM helps you ensure that your agency submits accurate diagnosis coding under Medicare’s Prospective Payment System.

Stock No: 8852-08

UPDATECMS-1500 Health Insurance Claim Forms

CMS1500 form The new CMS-1500 forms that accommodate the NPI are now available. For the implementation information, click on the News Center link at the left. To view details about each available format, click a link below.

Handwritten, padded, 1-part
Handwritten, 2-part
Computer, laser-fed, 1-part
Computer, continuous-fed, 1-part
Computer, continuous-fed, 2-part

UPDATEUB-04 Uniform Institutional Provider Bill Form

UB04 Form The new UB-04 (CMS-1450) forms that accommodate the NPI are now available. For the implementation information, click on the News Center link at the left. To view details about each available format, click a link below.

Handwritten, 2-part
Computer, laser-fed, 1-part
Computer, continuous-fed, 1-part
Computer, continuous-fed, 2-part
Computer, continuous-fed, 3-part
Computer, continuous-fed, 4-part

UPDATEOperational Policies

7418D Operational Policies Updated in December 2007, the Operational Policies:Standardized Procedures for Quality Care at Home manual is up to date with the latest regulation changes.  For additional information on Home Care Operational products, click here   

Stock No: 7418D

UPDATEOASIS in Detail

7739 OASIS in Detail In October 2007, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) revised Chapter 8 of the OASIS Implementation Guide.  These revisions include details of the OASIS data set changes.  Appendix D is not included due to CMS not yet posting this revision. Once that information becomes available, visit our website here to download a copy.


Stock No: 7739

NEWFall Prevention Program

Fall Prevention Program OUTCOMELinks™ Evidence-Based Fall Prevention Program provides you with the tools that can result in reduced hospitalizations, improved fall outcomes and increased referrals. This unique program helps evaluate fall risk, and target areas for improvement. For additional fall prevention information and other related products,
click here.


Stock No: 8500

NEWFall Teaching Guide

Patient Teaching Guide Patient teaching is a critical intervention to reduce falls and fall-related injury. This guide, a component of the OUTCOMELinks™ Fall Prevention Program, provides a patient-friendly teaching tool.

Stock No: 8501

NEWFall Prevention Supporting Documentation

Fall Prevention Documentation Briggs and OUTCOMELogics have created or revised documentation to assist with identifying and managing patients at-risk for falls. Click here.



NEWTelehealth Patient Education Tearpads

What_is_Telehealth_tearsheet To assist with the use of telehealth, there are 2 new tearpads available in the Step by Step patient education materials. For a complete listing of Step by Step booklets and tearpads, click here.

Stock No: GC7-101 Telehealth Equipment Safety
Stock No: GC6-101 What is Telehealth?

NEWHome Health Advance Beneficiary (HHABN) Forms

HHABN_form_option3 Provide any home health patient with a Medicare number with an advance notice of possible non-covered items/services and to alert them that they may be liable for payment.  Available in English and Spanish formats.

Click here for more information and a list HHABN forms.



NEWCase Management Meeting Note

3505P Case Management Meeting Note Identify risks, needs of the patient and the status of the patient at the time of the meeting.

Stock No: 3505P

NEWClinical Record Review

3503P Clinical Record Review Audit the clinical record to ensure the record is complete, or identify areas that require further documentation.

Stock No: 3503P

UPDATEIntake Referral Form

3532P Intake Referral Form This newly revised form now includes a checklist for identifying at-risk patients at intake.

Stock No: 3532P

UPDATEMedication Side Effect Instruction Guide

3480P Medication Side Effect Instruction Guide This newly revised form now includes a highlighted area of drugs that contribute to falls.

Stock No: 3480P

NEWTelephone Visit Form

3533P Telephone Visit Form This form allows on-call and after hours staff to collect data that assists adult/pediatric patients with concerns, problems or medical needs.

Stock No: 3533P

NEWUnplanned Hospitalization Admission Audit

3504P Unplanned Hospitalization Admission Audit Identify trends that will assist in reducing
hospitalization rates.

Stock No: 3504P

NEW3M Tegaderm Ag Mesh Dressing with Silver

3M Tegaderm Ag Mesh Dressing with Silver A fast-acting, long-lasting antimicrobial barrier in an affordable silver dressing. Three sizes available:

Stock No: 16-90500 2" x 2"
Stock No: 16-90501 4" x 5"
Stock No: 16-90502 4" x 8"