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- Survey Management:
Code These Risks And Rx - Or Risk Getting Blamed
Picture this: A surveyor or DAVE reviewer asks to compare her assessment of a resident [...] - Coding Quizzer:
Wound Dressings in Section M5
Do wound dressings have to be applied daily in order to code them in Section [...] - Quality Assurance:
Keep Your Eye On The QI
Is that resident really low risk for a pressure ulcer?
When a resident with a pressure [...] - Clip 'N Save:
Use this Checklist To Help Determine Residents' Risk For Pressure Ulcers - Risk Management:
Sidestep This Common Pitfall In Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Hint: Don't let your guard down with 'low risk' residents.
"The squeaky wheel gets the grease" [...] - In The Spotlight:
Play By The Medicare Rules And Win Big For Resident Care
Find out how this SNF increased revenues by a half mil in one year.
Implement prospective [...] - What Do You Think?
Question: Do Medicare rules ever allow you to delay skilled coverage for services beyond 30 [...] - MDS Coding:
Don't End Up High And Dry By Miscoding Signs
Follow CMS' Webcast tips to improve accuracy of Section J1c.
Over code dehydration and you'll have [...] - Diagnosis Coding:
Flush Out Inaccurate Dehydration Diagnoses In Section I3
Before you code, confirm a resident has true clinical dehydration.
A little diagnosis and coding checkup [...] - Clip 'N Save:
Check Out This Fax Form For Reporting Dehydration - MDS & BILLING NEWS TO USE
Ready for a new inpatient universal billing form? It's not exactly a done deal, but [...]
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