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August 11, 2008 (Volume 7, Issue 31)

MDS 3.0 update: Interview planning
During the January Special Open Door Forum on the MDS 3.0, project investigators painted a rosy picture of a streamlined assessment tool.

MDS 3.0 Update: CMS releases draft MDS 2.0 and 3.0 Crosswalk
CMS released the draft MDS 3.0 versus MDS 2.0 Comparison Crosswalk.

MDS Item of the week: Section J, pain symptoms
Coding pain along with its intensity and frequency in item J2, pain symptoms, is an area of difficulty for MDS coordinators.

MDS 2.0 tip of the week: Monitoring quality of care via the MDS
Each quality measure/quality indicator (QM/QI) is calculated based on responses to specific MDS items.

Other recently-published articles from Ask SNFInfo:

A Note to Ask SNFInfo Subscribers

MDS 2.0 Tip of the Week: Coding Item P1b, therapies

MDS 3.0 Update: Using CAM to assess delirium

MDS 2.0 Tip of the Week: Coding Item D1, vision patterns

MDS Item of the week: MDS 3.0 Item E1, psychosis

MDS 2.0 Tip of the Week: Coding Item E3, change in mood

MDS 2.0 Tip of the Week: Coding item O3, injections

MDS 3.0 update: Section G, Functional status

Tip of the week: Discharge code 6: Discharged-return not anticipated

MDS Item of the week: Item M1, ulcers

MDS 3.0 Update: CMS releases draft MDS 2.0 and 3.0 Crosswalk

MDS Item of the week: Section J, pain symptoms

MDS 2.0 tip of the week: Monitoring quality of care via the MDS

MDS 3.0 update: Interview planning

MDS 2.0 Tip of the Week: Coding item O2, new medications

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