MDS Alert

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Learn The Causes & Effects From New Survey Rules

Published on Wed Aug 31, 2016

Your facility could face up to 8 different remedies for various deficiencies.

Want to know what kinds of offenses will result in which kinds of punishments? The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) created the following chart to illustrate the “Mandatory Criteria for Immediate Imposition of Federal Remedies:”

MDS Alert

MDS 3.0:
What CMS Wants You To Understand About The New Section GG
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Focus On Mobility:
Learn From 6 Item GG0170 Examples
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Surveys:
Bombshell: Expect An Automatic Penalty For Immediate Jeopardy Deficiency
No more second chances when actual harm is involved. Bad news: The feds will now [...]

Chart:
Learn The Causes & Effects From New Survey Rules
Your facility could face up to 8 different remedies for various deficiencies. Want to know [...]

Reimbursement:
Take 4 Actions Now To Thwart QRP-Trigged Pay Cuts
Discover how the pressure ulcer QM has now changed. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid [...]

What Do You Think?
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