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In this free e-mail newsletter, PPS expert Julia Hopp, MS, RN, CNAA, BC, helps you navigate the ins-and-outs of PPS, and shares her advice on its most confusing elements including MDS coding and completion so you can get a handle on reimbursement.
Issue 11, May 24, 2006
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Q: We have a resident who came to us from another nursing facility. She is recei
Q: We have a resident who came to us from another nursing facility. She is receiving nursing care...
Issue 9, April 26, 2006
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Q: I usually transmit my MDSs the last week of each month. This month I had comp
Q: I usually transmit my MDSs the last week of each month. This month I had computer problems and...
Issue 7, March 29, 2006
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Q: Who determines whether a resident we are readmitting to our nursing home will
Q: Who determines whether a resident we are readmitting to our nursing home will be covered under...
Issue 6, March 15, 2006
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Q: How can coding intravenous (IV) medications (item P1ac) that a resident recei
Q: How can coding intravenous (IV) medications (item P1ac) that a resident received in the hospital...
Issue 4, February 15, 2006
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Q: When coding a resident as bedfast in item G6a, I know that the resident must
Q: When coding a resident as bedfast in item G6a, I know that the resident must be in a bed or...
Issue 3, February 1, 2006
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Q: Our daily PPS meetings have turned into more of a financial meeting than a nu
Q: Our daily PPS meetings have turned into more of a financial meeting than a nursing meeting...
Issue 2, January 18, 2006
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Q: I still get confused when completing item G1a, ADL self-performance. When the
Q: I still get confused when completing item G1a, ADL self-performance. When the staff perform the...