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- INFORMATION MANAGEMENT:
Stay In Good Survey Form: Keep The CMS-802 Info Ready To Go
Follow these steps to get your survey off on the right foot. You might think [...] - QUALITY OF CARE:
Use The MDS To Make Sure Residents' Meds Are Helping
These 3 snags can lead to F329 tags. The MDS can tell you if all [...] - MEDICATION MANAGEMENT:
These Tips Help You Match Diagnoses, Conditions To A Resident's Meds
Identify whether a resident really has a need for a medication. Pills are for ills [...] - CASE STUDY:
Meet The Short-Stay Challenge In Completing The CMS-802
This subacute facility knows where to collect information for the form -- and quickly. Facilities with [...] - CODING QUIZZER:
Is This Resident Delirious?
Cut through the coding confusion. How would you code this case example in Section B5 [...] - CLIP & SAVE:
Beware Differences Between MDS, CMS-802 Definitions
Find out where the crosswalk diverges. Picture this: A surveyor demands to know why the [...] - PAYMENT:
Keep Your Medicaid Case-Mix Straight
Use these strategic tactics to achieve fair payment. MDS teams in states where the MDS [...] - MEDICAID:
Check Out The Case-Mix States
Three have case-mix systems of a different feather. You have more than a 50 percent [...] - MEDICARE PRIVACY:
Don't Let HIPAA Breaches Trip Up Your Facility
HHS security guidance targets electronic PHI. HIPAA is back on CMS' radar screen, so watch [...] - WHAT DO YOU THINK?:
Can An LPN Stage Pressure Ulcers?
Here's how to find out the answer. Whether an LPN can stage pressure ulcers is [...] - CLIP & SAVE:
Has Your Facility Shored Up Its HIPAA Security For These Devices?
Take steps now to ensure EPHI is secure or CMS might cite you. When HHS [...] - MDS & BILLING NEWS TO USE:
Prepare for the new UB-04 form.
By May 23, all institutional paper claims must use the new UB-04 form to accommodate [...] - CLIP & SAVE:
TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THE CMS-802
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