MDS Alert
Find Out How the MDS 3.0 Defines the Severity of Fall-Related Injuries
3 categories can help everyone get on the same page.
A. No injury - no evidence of any injury is noted on physical assessment by the nurse or primary care clinician; no complaints of pain or injury by the resident; no change in the resident's behavior is noted after the fall.
B. Injury (except major) - skin tears, abrasions, lacerations, superficial bruises, hematomas, and sprains; or any fall-related injury that causes the resident to complain of pain.
C. Major injury - bone fractures, joint dislocations, closed head injuries with altered consciousness, subdural hematoma.
MDS Alert
- MDS 3.0:
Ready to Ramp Up Discharge Planning Under Section Q?
This one simple strategy can help reduce rehospitalization. The MDS 3.0's Section Q spells out [...] - MDS 3.0 Provides a Template for Discharge Instructions
Don't forget to include advance directives. If you're in the market for a "to do" [...] - ASSESSMENT:
The Medi-Cog Can Identify Residents' or Family Caregivers' Ability to Set Up a Pillbox
Find out what it could mean if someone passes the cognitive screen but fails the [...] - TOOL:
Medication Transfer Screen Helps Assess a Person's Ability to Organize a Pillbox - READER QUESTION:
Would This Physician's Initial Certification for SNF Care Fly With the FI/MAC?
Question: Can a hospitalist sign the initial cert for Part A SNF services? Our SNF [...] - QUALITY IMPROVEMENT:
Rehab Therapy Home Visits Can Be the Ticket to Improving Discharge Safety
Consider using a 'book end' approach. "Have therapist, will do home visits" may become the [...] - Risk Assessment:
Find Out How the MDS 3.0 Defines the Severity of Fall-Related Injuries
3 categories can help everyone get on the same page. The MDS 3.0 Section J1900 [...] - QUALITY ASSURANCE:
Tap the MDS 3.0's Heightened Risk Prediction Powers
Coding for falls and behaviors can give you an edge in heading off problems. The [...] - TOOL:
When a Resident Shows Signs of Delirium, Consider Using This Data Collection Form
Don't miss some of these common causes of delirium. - WOUND CARE TIPS:
3 Strategies Can Improve Surgical Wound Outcomes
If a resident has a dehisced surgical wound, consider this approach. Pressure ulcers and other [...] - Test Yourself:
What You Don't Know Can Hurt Your Surgical Wound Care Coding and RUG Scores
1. Which of the following constitutes surgical wound care for purposes of coding it in [...] - MEDICARE:
Don't Rack Up Unfair RAC Denials: Follow These 6 Rules for Appealing Payment Recoupments
Even if you're dead wrong on an issue, check out this often overlooked escape hatch. [...] - MEDICARE, SURVEY & CLINICAL NEWS TO USE
Worried That Lack of Bona Fide 3-Day Hospital Stays Could Pull the RUGs Out From [...]
