• 1 MDS 3.0 Coding: Keep Coding and Care Woes Off the Table for Section K (Swallowing/Nutritional Status)

• 2 Coding Tips: Follow These Instructions for Coding Each Item at K0100 (Swallowing Disorder)

• 3 Care Area Assessments: CMS Official Dishes on Documenting Nutritional-Related Issues for CAAs

• 4 Rehab Therapy: Make the Most of the Start of Therapy OMRA

• 5 Compliance: Don't Let Your Therapy Documentation Undercut Rehab RUG Payment

• 6 Nursing Documentation: Make Sure Nursing Notes Address Rehab Residents' Progress, Functional Goals

• 7 Medicare Payment: Know When Residents Qualify for Both Hospice and Part A SNF Care

• 8 Tool: Find Out How the RUGs Stack Up Based on Their CMIs

• 9 WHAT DO YOU THINK?: Should You Always Do a Significant Change in Status Assessment for SNF Readmissions from the Hospital?

• 10 Test Yourself: What Does the F325 Surveyor Guidance Say About Swallowing Disorders?

• 11 Medicare, Clinical & Research News

• 12 WHAT DO YOU THINK?: Are You Required to Do SCSAs for Residents Who Go On a Palliative Care Program?