MDS Alert
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Published on Fri Apr 21, 2006
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MDS Alert
- Medicare Payment:
4 Solutions To Detect Those Elusive IV Meds
Here's how to stay in the cash flow with your coding at P1ac.
If you don't [...] - Medicare Billing Tip:
Look For These Key Clues That A Resident's RUG Should End In L Or X
This simple review of your UB-92s can save you beaucoup dollars.
Better late than never, they [...] - Medicare Compliance:
Brush Up On The RAI Manual Rules For Excluding IV Medications
Know when to forego coding at P1ac.
Not all IV medications are created equal in the [...] - Medicare Compliance:
Know The ABCs Of Part A Medical Necessity For Your Pneumonia Patients
There's more to skilling a resident for pneumonia than coding it on the MDS.
Pneumonia is [...] - Coding Quizzer:
Rest Easy--Double Check Your Bed Mobility Coding Ability
Ready, set, code...
Test your ADL assessment prowess by coding this RAI user's manual bed-mobility scenario:
Mr. [...] - MDS Coding:
Root Out ADL Inaccuracies
Dig your facility out of a payment black hole.
The minute someone talks about improving ADL [...] - MDS Accuracy:
Take The Guesswork Out Of ADL Index Calculation
The calculation isn't a straightforward one.
A resident's ADL index is one score that you need [...] - Pain Assessment:
Use The MDS To Rein In Pain And F Tags
Heads up: The survey stakes for keeping pain in check will soon be higher.
Failing to [...] - Survey Management:
Find Out What Suryeyors Might Cite As Pain-Related Actual Harm Or IJ
Make sure these examples don't occur in your facility.
The new Psychosocial Severity Outcome Guide provides [...] - Clip 'N' Save:
Check Out This ADL Assessement Form
Get your ADL data in a row. - Clip 'N' Save (continued)
- MDS & Billing News To Use
MDS-driven RUG overpayments abound, according to an Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit of Skilled [...]
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