MDS Alert
CLIP & SAVE:
Don't Get Stuck With A Poor Showing On The New Flu Vaccination QMs
Published on Mon Jan 01, 2007
Understanding the calculation will help immunize your facility against F tags. 
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- MEDICAL NECESSITY:
Breathe Easy When You Skill A Resident For Oxygen Therapy
O2 is no automatic shoe-in for a Part A stay. Coding oxygen at P1ag will [...] - MDS ACCURACY:
Don't Let Your Facility Eat The Costs Of ADL Care
4 strategies keep eating scores from dinging the RUGs. To boost paltry RUG scores, home [...] - PAYMENT:
Boost Residents' ADL Scores By Capturing IV Fluids At K5a
Stay in the cash flow with this inside advice. Failing to code an IV can [...] - CODING QUIZZER:
Code These Scenarios For Section G1h (Eating)
Ready, set ... get ready to code 1, 2 or 3. Code the following examples [...] - CLIP & SAVE:
Know The Score For G1h (Eating)
Here's how the RUG grouper calculates the points. The RUG grouper only uses the self-performance [...] - DIAGNOSIS CODING:
Before You Code Section I: Perform These 2 Double Checks
These steps taken in time can head off care, compliance woes. Incorrectly identifying and coding [...] - QUALITY MEASURES:
Beware--A Dash Won't Give You A Shot At Improving Your Flu Vaccination QM
Yes, you can code a dash but ... here's the rest of the story. Putting [...] - CLIP & SAVE:
Don't Get Stuck With A Poor Showing On The New Flu Vaccination QMs
Understanding the calculation will help immunize your facility against F tags. - READER QUESTION:
To Code Or Not To Code … ADL Assistance In The Hospital
Question: Can nursing homes capture ADL care on the MDS if it was provided during [...] - CE OFFERING:
Ready To Earn 4.5 Nursing Continuing Education Contact Hours?
Read these objectives and take the online test. If you're interested in obtaining 4.5 continuing [...] - COMPLIANCE:
Random Audits Catch Not-So-Random MDS And Documentation Problems
Check out these facilities' simple strategies. To ensure your facility's documentation backs up the RUGs, [...] - PRACTICE TIP:
Ensure Your Nursing Facility Is Ready To Roll With Backup Documentation
An ounce of effort up front can prevent heavy-duty problems later. Implementing a consistent strategy to [...] - WHAT DO YOU THINK?--Can You Implement Strategies To Help Prevent Additional Development Requests?
The answer is no ... and yes. If you think of an additional development request [...] - MDS & Billing News
Get ready for updated code files for SNF consolidated billing. The annual updated list of [...] - CODING ACCURACY:
This Coding Combo For Influenza Vaccination Will Trigger A Fatal Record Error
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says the state database should give you a [...]
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