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 GG and H. This program will help providers understand the changes and revisions as well as consider ways to operationalize the updates. Check out those course materials....
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Regulatory Reminders – SNF QRP Non-Compliance Notifications
CMS just announced that the Quality Reporting Program: Non-Compliance Letters for FY 2024 APU have been released. These non-compliance letters notify facilities that are out of compliance with the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) requirements for CY 2022. This will affect their FY 2024 Market Basket Update or Annual Payment Update (APU). Facilities that are…...
Regulatory Reminders! July 5-Star Preview Reports and 5-Star User’s Guide updates
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…...
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
For those of you who missed the proposed rule webinar, please see below. The final rule PDF and calculator can be downloaded here....
Reflections: Appeals Update May 2023, CMS Targeted Probe TrainingReflections:
Hey there Insiders! For those of you who missed the Reflections webinars on May 11th and May 16th and for those who enjoy nostalgia, you can watch it below. The accompanying training documents can be downloaded here....
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…...