Are you ready for MDS 3.0 v1.19.1? Next Fall, more data set changes are in the works. In the FY 2024 Final Rule, CMS adopted the COVID-19 Vaccine: Percent of Patients/Residents Who Are Up to Date (Patient/Resident COVID-19 Vaccine) measure into the SNF QRP. This new measure will affect the QRP APU starting FY 2026.… Continue reading Are you ready for MDS 3.0 v1.19.1?
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Insiders Summer Education Series MDS 3.0 v1.18.11 Appendix A
MDS 3.0 and the Final RAI Manual revisions have been posted. There have been revision to Appendix A. This program will help providers understand these revisions as well as consider ways to operationalize the updates. Course materials. Enjoy!...
Insiders Summer Education Series MDS 3.0 v1.18.11 CATs and CAAs
MDS 3.0 and the Final RAI Manual revisions have been posted. There have been changes and or revision to the CATs and CAAs. This program will help providers understand the changes and revisions as well as consider ways to operationalize the updates. Course materials. Enjoy! (Note: if you say CAA, you kind of sound like…...
Regulatory Reminders
As you may be aware, late yesterday CMS released the “Final” version of the RAI Manual v1.18.11 with little time to spare to prepare for implementation on October 1. We have been served a plethora of revisions, 60 to be exact. CMS has provided a very helpful DRAFT to Final change table to help us…...
Insiders Summer Education Series MDS 3.0 v1.18.11 Sections O and Q
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 O and Q. This program will help providers understand the changes and revisions as well as consider ways to operationalize the updates. Course materials. Enjoy!...
Insiders Summer Education Series MDS 3.0 v1.18.11 Sections M and N
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 M and N. This program will help providers understand the changes and revisions as well as consider ways to operationalize the updates. Course materials. Enjoy!...
FY 2024 SNF PPS Final Rule
CMS has released the SNF PPS FY 2024 Final Rule which sets Medicare Part A payment rates for SNFs beginning October 1, 2023. This rule also spells out ICD-10 primary diagnosis code changes and the significant changes headed our way in both the SNF Quality Reporting Program and the SNF Value Based Purchasing Program. This…...
Insiders Summer Education Series MDS 3.0 v1.18.11 Sections I, J and K
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 I, J and K. This program will help providers understand the changes and revisions as well as consider ways to operationalize the updates. Course materials, for, you know, fun....
Insiders Summer Education Series MDS 3.0 v1.18.11 Sections GG and H
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....
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!...