MDS Alert
Run This Report to Confirm Your MDS Submissions
Minnesota Subscriber Answer: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recommends running final validation reports to make sure your submissions have been accepted to QIES. CMS says: “Detailed guidance on how to run and interpret MDS reports can be found in the CASPER Reporting User’s Guide. Select “Section 7 – Final Validation Report” to open the PDFs. An additional resource is the MDS 3.0 Provider User’s Guide, available on the same page. Refer to Section 4 for information on submission reports.” Make sure you look for dashes (-) when reviewing your error messages, because the presence of a dash as the value submission for a quality measure means you should look to make a correction, CMS says.
MDS Alert
- Quality Measures:
How Much Do You Know About Quality Measures?
Hint: Vaccine status is evaluated, and not just for COVID. The phrase “Quality Measures” refers [...] - ICD-10-CM:
Explore New Code Choices for These Cardiac and Circulatory Conditions
Look for lots of new options for coding aortic aneurysms. Remember, new ICD-10-CM codes go [...] - Best Practices:
Don’t Be Afraid to Query a Doctor
Find out why and how clarification can matter. A resident’s medical record is a legal [...] - Knowledge Check:
Find Out How You Fared With Your Quality Measure Knowledge
Hint: CMS wants to know that residents are safe and doing well. Check your answers [...] - Reader Questions:
Run This Report to Confirm Your MDS Submissions
Question: I’ve recently accepted a job as an MDS coordinator. Is there any way to [...] - Reader Questions:
Get the Skinny on C. diff Isolation
Question: What’s the protocol for a resident who is experiencing symptoms of C. diff? Can [...] - Reader Questions:
Keep the 4 Parts of Medicare Straight
Question: We are putting together training materials for new staff members who work more on [...]
