Extra! Extra! July ’23 5-Star preview reports posted today to QIES, not IQIES. The Five-Star ratings provided in these reports display for nursing homes on the Care Compare website on or around July 26, 2023. CMS had originally planned to distribute these reports in iQIES starting in July; however, the distribution of the Five Star…...
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MDS 3.0 v1.18.11 Sections D and F RAI Manual and Data Set Revisions
MDS 3.0 v1.18.11 will be effective October 1, 2023. Multiple revisions to the MDS data set and RAI Manual have been released. This program will highlight the changes to sections D and F and help facility IDT’s to consider operational strategies. Course materials may be downloaded here....
Insiders Summer Education Series MDS 3.0 v1.18.11 Sections B and C
MDS 3.0 and the DRAFT RAI Manual revisions have been posted. There have been changes and or revision to the coding guidance for sections B and C. This program will help providers understand the changes and revisions as well as consider ways to operationalize the updates. Course materials? Of course we have course materials!...
Insiders Summer Education Series MDS 3.0 v1.18.11 Section A
MDS version 1.18.11 will be effective October 1, 2023. The DRAFT version of the RAI Manual has been released. This program will provide a high level overview of the DRAFT RAI Manual Revisions. Course materials can downloaded here. You can request NAB hours here....
Broad River Rehab Summer Education Series: MDS 3.0 v1.18.11
During our monthly Broad River Rehab Reflections presentation, we highlighted the changes to the recently released MDS. Thank you again to those of you who participated in that web presentation. For those unable to join, we posted the recording and materials on the Insiders page. We are excited to announce that yesterday’s presentation was the…...
FY 2024 Proposed Rule
Reflections: Appeals Update May 2023, CMS Targeted Probe TrainingReflections:
Regulatory Reminders: IQIES Transition and FY 2024 SNF PPS Proposed Rule
What a few weeks it has been with the RAI Manual and data set release, FY 2024 proposed rule release and the transition to IQIES. It’s challenging to keep up! I hope you al are doing well with this ever-changing landscape and ongoing transitions. We have two important regulatory reminders today related to the IQIES…...
Reflections: SNF Quality Reporting Program Quality Measures
Hey there Insiders! For those of you who missed this yesterday or if you want to claim those sweet CEUs, you’re in the right place. If you’re looking to review yesterday’s Reflections webinar, see below. The course materials can be downloaded here. On with the show…...
Med A Census Navigator™ – The Acuity Update!
We’ve recently updated Med A Census Navigator™ again to include acuity. You may have noticed it already. Note the addition of PT/OT, SLP, Nursing and NTA boxes. These indicate the percent rank of this facility. For example, in the image, Advanced Healthcare Center in Toledo, this facility is in the 27th percentile for PT and…...