MDS Alert
Meet Your Staff's Educational Needs
Capitalize on the 10% discount for audioconferences.
Mark your calendars for “Dementia 101: Dispelling The Myths Of Alzheimer’s Disease,” a live audioconference on May 29, 2007 from 1-2 EST.
Featured speaker: Susan Gilster, RN, PhD, who was responsible for the development of the Alois Alzheimer Center, which opened in 1987 as the first free-standing dementia facility. Diagnosing early, and learning to understand the disease, has never been more important. While there is no cure today for Alzheimer’s disease, there are some surprising new techniques available that can improve quality of life. And research is underway for those awaiting a cure.
Also coming soon: “Master the RAI & See Your Payment, Care and Surveys Soar” on June 26, presented by Marilyn Mines, RN, RAC-C, BC, and “2007 Survey Hot Spots: Culture Change in Long Term Care: MDS Part 1,” with Rena Shephard, RN, MHA, FACDONA, on July 18. Bonus: To register, call 1-800-508-2582. Mention code 10%OFFAUDIO for 10 percent off the cost of your audio conference.
MDS Alert
- Medicare:
Have You Heard? CMS Is Revving Up Medical Review
What you need to know and do to prevent RUG downcoding, denials.
If anyone needs convincing [...] - Compliance:
Don't Let These Rehab RUG Hot Spots Burn You On An Audit
The time to unravel these patterns is sooner rather than later.
Your RUG patterns can tell [...] - RAI Process:
Get In Step With These 5 RAP Practices
Follow this guide to care plan and survey success.
Using the resident assessment protocols or RAPs [...] - Test Yourself:
You Be The FI--Would You Pay These 2 Claims?
Find out whether you and CMS are on the same page.
Read the following cases and [...] - Documentation Tip:
Clean Up Your Care Plan Problem List
Consider using the SOAP approach.
Looking for a way to stay on top of each resident's [...] - Clip And Save:
RAP Summary Form Helps Keep Your Assessment, Care Plan Decisions Straight - Care Planning:
Help Caregivers Pocket What They Need To Improve Care, Quality Of Life
This simple working care plan approach can F-tag proof your facility.
Sometimes a small change can [...] - Tool:
Check Out This Example Of A Pocket Care Guide
A resident's quality of care/life is in the details. - Payment:
Erase Default Rates For 5-Day MDSs, Demand Bills
Weigh carefully whether to do MDS assessments.
Think of the default rate as the bottom-rung RUG [...] - Assessment & Documentation:
Create A Clear Picture Of Resident's Continence Status
4 tips help you assess, code, care plan effectively.
You can't cure or code a problem [...] - Continuing Education:
Meet Your Staff's Educational Needs
Capitalize on the 10% discount for audioconferences.
Mark your calendars for “Dementia [...] - Reader Question:
Do You Need A Dehydration Dx To Code IV Fluids (K5a)?
The wrong answer will leave your facility high and dry, payment-wise
Question: I'm a new [...] - Coding Quizzer:
Exercise Your Coding Skills For 'Walking In Corridor'
Try your hand at these 3 very different scenarios.
How would you code these three residents [...]
