Physical Functioning and Structural Problems Chart
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- RAI Compliance:
Get Your MDSs And Billing Ready For Inspection
Here's what the government is likely to target in 2004
Wherever the OIG plans to go, [...] - Resident Assessment:
Are Systemic ADL In accuracies Undermining Your Facility's Fiscal Status?
Use this checklist to find out for sure.
ADL scores are the biggest driver of RUG [...] - Physical Functioning and Structural Problems Chart
- In The Spotlight:
Pine Run Health Center - Bring The MDS Big Picture Into Focus Through Regular Medicare Meetings
Find out how this SNF gets unlike minds on the same track.
When it comes [...] - RAI Compliance Tip:
Don't Take The Fall For Sentinel Events That Never Happened
But explain 'sign off' policies to staff and surveyors. The last thing your nursing facility [...] - Coding Quizzer:
Coding '8' For ADLs
Question: Can a facility code "8" for "activity did not occur" if the ADL flow [...] - READER QUESTION:
How Much Room Do You Have To Change The ARD?
Question: Can the MDS team can change the assessment reference date during the assessment window?
- [...] - Quality Reporting:
If Your Quality Scores Are Out Of Bounds, Surveyors Could Call A Foul
But is it a clinical issue, MDS coding - or neither
They say not to believe [...] - MDS & Billing News To Use
Use the Internet to stay on top of MDS changes. The Centers for Medicare & [...]
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