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A resident's quality of care/life is in the details. 
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- Medicare:
Have You Heard? CMS Is Revving Up Medical Review
What you need to know and do to prevent RUG downcoding, denials.
If anyone needs convincing [...] - Compliance:
Don't Let These Rehab RUG Hot Spots Burn You On An Audit
The time to unravel these patterns is sooner rather than later.
Your RUG patterns can tell [...] - RAI Process:
Get In Step With These 5 RAP Practices
Follow this guide to care plan and survey success.
Using the resident assessment protocols or RAPs [...] - Test Yourself:
You Be The FI--Would You Pay These 2 Claims?
Find out whether you and CMS are on the same page.
Read the following cases and [...] - Documentation Tip:
Clean Up Your Care Plan Problem List
Consider using the SOAP approach.
Looking for a way to stay on top of each resident's [...] - Clip And Save:
RAP Summary Form Helps Keep Your Assessment, Care Plan Decisions Straight - Care Planning:
Help Caregivers Pocket What They Need To Improve Care, Quality Of Life
This simple working care plan approach can F-tag proof your facility.
Sometimes a small change can [...] - Tool:
Check Out This Example Of A Pocket Care Guide
A resident's quality of care/life is in the details. - Payment:
Erase Default Rates For 5-Day MDSs, Demand Bills
Weigh carefully whether to do MDS assessments.
Think of the default rate as the bottom-rung RUG [...] - Assessment & Documentation:
Create A Clear Picture Of Resident's Continence Status
4 tips help you assess, code, care plan effectively.
You can't cure or code a problem [...] - Continuing Education:
Meet Your Staff's Educational Needs
Capitalize on the 10% discount for audioconferences.
Mark your calendars for “Dementia [...] - Reader Question:
Do You Need A Dehydration Dx To Code IV Fluids (K5a)?
The wrong answer will leave your facility high and dry, payment-wise
Question: I'm a new [...] - Coding Quizzer:
Exercise Your Coding Skills For 'Walking In Corridor'
Try your hand at these 3 very different scenarios.
How would you code these three residents [...]
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