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- Coding Accuracy:
These 5 Ways To Error-Proof ADL Coding Pay Off In Spades
Expert advice gets to the heart of practices that lead to miscoding. If you think [...] - Pain Management:
Perfect Your Pain Coding Prowess: Look For These Risk Factors In Cognitively Impaired Residents
Study sheds light on conditions most likely to cause pain. The nursing home resident who [...] - Staff Management:
Collaboration Between The DON And MDS Coordinator Best Bet For RAI Success
Achieve these 6 outcomes and your RAI process will be on the right track. Lack [...] - Pharmacy Review:
Anticipate This Quality-Of-Care Snag -- Meds That Can Add Up To An F314 Tag
When a resident has a decub, it may be time to do a med review. [...] - Clip And Save:
Boost Your ADL Coding Performance: Review The Definitions For Resident Self-Performance
Knowing the definitions cold can keep your facility out of hot water. Code the following [...] - CODING QUIZZER:
How Functional Is Your Coding For G4A And G4B?
Example No. 1: Mrs. X is a diabetic who sustained a CVA two months ago. [...] - Quality Reporting:
Master The Ins And Outs Of The Chronic Care And Post-Acute Pain Quality Measures
Know how the measures work and what you need to explain to surveyors. To get [...] - Clip And Save:
Nail Down The MDS Coding For The Chronic Care Pain Quality Measure
Knowing how the QM works helps you put it to work for your quality improvement [...] - ADL Coding:
Brush Up On Coding Toileting Accurately
Beware: This ADL can get tricky -- here's what to look for. Not only does [...] - Clip And Save:
Check Out This Sample ADL Flow Sheet - Payment & Survey News
The proposed FY 2009 SNF payment rates represent a give-and-take proposition. The Centers for Medicare [...]
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