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MDS 3.0 Update

HCPro's MDS 3.0 Update is a free bi-weekly e-newsletter that provides MDS coordinators and skilled nursing facility staff members with up-to-date information regarding the MDS 3.0.

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MDS 3.0 Update

Issue 7, December 29, 2008

• Q&A with Regulatory Specialist Diane Brown

  Q: What if the resident has no MDS Cognitive Performance Score (CPS) score available to determine...

• MDS 3.0 Tip: Start practicing interviews now

  Help your staff members find their comfort zone for interviewing by having them practice on each...

Issue 6, December 15, 2008

• Which MDS 3.0 Sections require resident interviews? Find out at MDSCentral

  In a major departure from the MDS 2.0, the MDS 3.0 will require nursing facility staff members to...

• Q&A with Regulatory Specialist Diane Brown

  Q: For those of us in Medicaid case-mix states who are required to have back-up documentation for...

• MDS 3.0 Tip: Changing resisting care to rejection of care

  On the draft MDS 3.0 item set, item E800, Rejection of care, will replace the MDS 2.0 item E4e...

Issue 5, December 1, 2008

• Q&A with Regulatory Specialist Diane Brown

  Q: I thought the look back period on the MDS 3.0 was going to be five days. Now, it looks like some...

• MDS 3.0 draft changes look back periods

  Q: I thought the look back period on the MDS 3.0 was going to be five days. Now, it looks like some...

• MDS 3.0 Tip: Several change in status items eliminated

  Several of the “change in status” items found at the end of MDS 2.0 sections, such as...

Issue 4, November 17, 2008

• Interviewing cognitively impaired residents under the MDS 3.0

  Q: The majority of residents at my facility are cognitively impaired.  I’m not sure that...

• MDS 3.0 Tip: Understand how to read the new assessment form

  A quick comparison between the MDS 2.0 and the MDS 3.0 draft item set, which was released by CMS in...

Issue 3, November 3, 2008

• CMS releases new MDS 3.0 information

  CMS recently released new MDS 3.0 information, including the Item Set Draft and Data...

• Most staff members will need MDS 3.0 training

  Q: Who on my staff do I really need to train on the MDS 3.0 changes?

• Looking for up-to-date MDS 3.0 information?

  CMS recently released the MDS 3.0 draft data specifications. But it’s not always easy to know...

Issue 2, October 20, 2008

• Q&A with Regulatory Specialist Diane Brown

  Q: The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) has added deep tissue injury and unstageable...

• MDS 3.0 Tip: Sharpen your staff’s interviewing skills

  As resident voice and choice become a central part of long-term care, interviewing skills will be...

Issue 1, October 6, 2008

• Working with software vendors to transition to MDS 3.0

  Q: Our facility will need to update our software when we transition to the MDS 3.0. What questions...

• MDS 3.0 Tip: Identify your training needs

  The details of the MDS 3.0 are still unknown, but it’s safe to say your staff members will...