• 1 COMPLIANCE: Don't Let the Newest Payment Auditors on the Block Pack a Knock-Out Punch for Your Facility

• 2 QUALITY OF CARE: Enlist the MDS in the Battle Against the Bugs and F Tags

• 3 PREVENTIVE CARE: Boost Immunization Rates and Capture Them in Section W

• 4 TOOL: Check Out the Coding for the Flu Immunization Quality Measure

• 5 Quality Assurance: Home In on a High Rate of UTIs

• 6 CARE PLANNING: Cover These Bases When Providing Skin Care for Nursing Home Residents on Hospice

• 7 SECTION W. SUPPLEMENTAL MDS ITEMS

• 8 Risk Management: Caring for a Hospice Patient With Skin Breakdown? Don't Let These Key Areas Trip Up Your Survey Record

• 9 MEDICAL PRIVACY: Bearers of Paper Health Records, Beware New HIPAA Breach Notification Rules

• 10 WHAT DO YOU THINK? Does Addressing This Communication Barrier Count as a Restorative Program?

• 11 MEDICARE PAYMENT: Final SNF PPS Rule Provides Leeway for Capturing Rehab for Short-Stay Patients

• 12 BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENT: If the Resident Has Behavioral Sx, Consider Using This ABC Assessment Format

• 13 MEDICARE NEWS