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MDS Alert
2003 Newsletter
Physical Functioning and Structural Problems Chart
MDS Alert
Physical Functioning and Structural Problems Chart
Published on Tue Nov 04, 2003
Other Articles in this issue of
MDS Alert
RAI Compliance:
Get Your MDSs And Billing Ready For Inspection
Here's what the government is likely to target in 2004
Wherever the OIG plans to go, [...]
Resident Assessment:
Are Systemic ADL In accuracies Undermining Your Facility's Fiscal Status?
Use this checklist to find out for sure.
ADL scores are the biggest driver of RUG [...]
Physical Functioning and Structural Problems Chart
In The Spotlight:
Pine Run Health Center - Bring The MDS Big Picture Into Focus Through Regular Medicare Meetings
Find out how this SNF gets unlike minds on the same track.
When it comes [...]
RAI Compliance Tip:
Don't Take The Fall For Sentinel Events That Never Happened
But explain 'sign off' policies to staff and surveyors. The last thing your nursing facility [...]
Coding Quizzer:
Coding '8' For ADLs
Question: Can a facility code "8" for "activity did not occur" if the ADL flow [...]
READER QUESTION:
How Much Room Do You Have To Change The ARD?
Question: Can the MDS team can change the assessment reference date during the assessment window?
- [...]
Quality Reporting:
If Your Quality Scores Are Out Of Bounds, Surveyors Could Call A Foul
But is it a clinical issue, MDS coding - or neither
They say not to believe [...]
MDS & Billing News To Use
Use the Internet to stay on top of MDS changes. The Centers for Medicare & [...]
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