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Case Mix - CO, RUG-III 34 Grouper
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Case Mix DC, RUG-IV 48 Grouper
Case Mix GA, RUG-III 34 Grouper
Case Mix HI, RUG-III 34 Grouper
Case Mix ID, RUG-IV 48 Grouper
Case Mix IL, RUG-IV 48 Grouper
Case Mix IN, RUG-IV 48 Grouper
Case Mix IA, RUG-III 34 Grouper
Case Mix KS, RUG-III 34 Grouper
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MDS 3.0 Nursing Home and Swing Bed Tracking (NT/ST) Item Set Effective 10.1.2019
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MDS 3.0 Item Set Change History for October 2019 Version 1.17.1
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MDS 3.0 Nursing Home Comprehensive (NC) Draft 10.01.17
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MDS 3.0 Quality Measures User's Manual (v12.1) Effective October 1, 2019
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RAI Manual Appendix B Revised September 24, 2020
Medicare Part B Concurrent Therapy October 2019
MDS 3.0 RAI Manual Version 1.17.1 October-2019
Section GG
Section GG Mass Health
Section GG Data Collection 1.4.19
FAQ
A patient is observed to be unable to walk the entire 150 feet, how would we best describe how to accurately code on MDS 3.0 section GG for 1. Admission status 2. Goal status 3. Discharge status?”
Are MDS Focused Surveys still ongoing?
Functional Assessment Status for Ambulation Section GG
How should the use of Compazine be coded on the MDS?
If a new resident to a skilled nursing facility is admitted onto hospice and decides to discontinue Hospice benefits prior to completing the admission assessment. What are the MDS requirements?
If a Patient is admitted to a skilled nursing facility on hospice care on the day of admission, does a SCSA need to be completed along with an Admission Assessment?
If a patient experiences a fall with no immediate injuries but a day or two later complains of pain and is sent to ER and admitted (fracture), how should this be coded on the Discharge MDS?
If a patient no longer has a canula, but still has the tracheostomy stoma, what is the appropriate way to code for this on the MDS?
If a patient is discontinued from hospice while a resident at a skilled nursing facility, does a (SCSA) Significant Change in Status Assessment need to be done?
Should non-pharmacologic pain intervention provided during Occupational/Physical Therapy be included when coding for non-medication intervention for pain in Section J 0100C on the MDS?
What are the documentation requirements for coding respiratory failure in Section I of the MDS?
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Modified MDS Completed Notify for Re-Billing FILLABLE 7.6.21