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Issue 12, December 1, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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Get ready for harsh deficiencies
CMS' latest guidance has brought swift changes to the way surveyors will cite you for pressure... -
Get the right ADL code every time
Editor's note: This is the second in a series of two articles about activities of daily living... -
What should you be doing for DAVE?
The Data Assessment and Verification project (DAVE) has been around for a year. Just as you check... -
PPS Q&A
"PPS Q&A" is written by Julia Hopp, MS, RN, CNAA, BC, vice president of patient accounting for the...
Issue 11, November 1, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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Instill an MDS culture change
Imagine having to train 40 MDS coordinators on the resident assessment instrument (RAI) process... -
Seven steps to solving pain problems
MDS coordinators still struggle with pain coding at times, which can throw a wrench in the socket... -
Survey gaffes you'll never make a second time
Nothing raises the hair on the back of the neck of an MDS coordinator more than surveyors picking... -
PPS Q&A
"PPS Q&A" is written by Julia Hopp, MS, RN, CNAA, BC, vice president of patient accounting for the...
Issue 10, October 1, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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The buzz on CMS' quality measures
Though you may not hear much from the public about the quality measures (QM), the government... -
RNACs: Stop wasting your time
Jill, an MDS coordinator of three years, came into the office one morning to find work piled... -
Finesse your documentation flowsheets
Many MDS coordinators have a love-hate relationship with nursing flowsheets. On the one hand, these... -
PPS Q&A
"PPS Q&A" is written by Julia Hopp, MS, RN, CNAA, BC, vice president of patient accounting for the...
Issue 9, September 1, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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An intimate meeting with DAVE
DAVE-the Data Assessment and Verification project-has landed in nursing homes across the nation... -
What your administrator needs to know for a smooth PPS process
As your facility's MDS coordinator, you have access to critical data about how your facility... -
Learn to think like a surveyor
If you've ever been slapped with an MDS-related survey deficiency, it probably stung pretty... -
PPS Q&A
"PPS Q&A" is written by Julia Hopp, MS, RN, CNAA, BC, vice president of patient accounting for the...
Issue 8, August 1, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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More skilled nursing facilities come under the gaze of DAVE
If your facility hasn't yet received a letter requesting a review of your records from CMS' Data... -
The 4-1-1 on completing discharge and reentry tracking forms
It's not uncommon for MDS coordinators to have questions about the coding of discharge and reentry... -
There's more to Section N than bingo
Though many facilities hand Section N, activity pursuit patterns, over to the activities director... -
PPS Q&A
"PPS Q&A" is written by Julia Hopp, MS, RN, CNAA, BC, vice president of patient accounting for the...
Issue 7, July 1, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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Get hip to the revenue cycle
Some long-term care professionals feel uneasy about looking at facility operations in a financial... -
DAVE-proof your therapy minutes
Miscounting therapy minutes hit it big in the results from CMS' accuracy testing of MDS assessments... -
Learn new timing and scheduling tricks
MDS coordinators often puzzle over the scheduling of assessments. When to complete each part of the... -
PPS Q&A
"PPS Q & A" is written by Julia Hopp, MS, RN, CNAA, BC, vice president of patient accounting for...
Issue 6, June 1, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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The 10 categories of Medicare eligibility you need to know
Figuring out whether a resident meets the guidelines for being eligible for skilled services can be... -
Don't take HIPAA for an excuse
The health information privacy law called the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act... -
Back to the basics of ADL coding
Whether you're reaching for your activities of daily living (ADL) coding guide or are already... -
PPS Q&A
"PPS Q&A" is written by Julia Hopp, MS, RN, CNAA, BC, vice president of patient accounting for the...
Issue 5, May 1, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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It's RAI User's Manual update time
In mid-April, representatives from CMS unveiled nearly 20 updates in the way nursing homes will... -
The first wave of DAVE hits facilities
Drum roll, please! The national rollout of the Data Assessment and Verification project, named DAVE... -
Steer clear of bad RUGs-Learn the grouper system
Editor's note: This article is the second in a two-part series on Resource Utilization Groups... -
PPS Q&A
"PPS Q&A" is written by Julia Hopp, MS, RN, CNAA, BC, vice president of patient accounting for the...
Issue 4, April 1, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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Get around the fallacies and learn the realities of RUG categories
Editor's note: This is part one of a two-part series on how Resource Utilization Groups (RUGs... -
Self-auditing MDSs takes the guesswork out of your assess-work
Many MDS coordinators are itching to perform audits of their assessments to ensure that they are... -
Five helpful hints to spice up your resident assessment protocols
When you complete resident-assessment protocols (RAPs), do your eyelids get heavy? Does it feel... -
PPS Q&A
"PPS Q&A" is written by Julia Hopp, MS, RN, CNAA, BC, vice president of patient accounting for the...
Issue 3, March 11, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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The MDS storms the courtroom
Lawyers are becoming savvier at using errors and inconsistencies in the MDS to back up their cases... -
CMS update: What the agency's doing for your nursing home lately
Changes at CMS can make an MDS coordinator's mind spin like a whirling dervish. Luckily, the... -
Check three times for clean MDSs, claims
You can do the best job in the world at making sure you code the MDS correctly, but you can't... -
PPS Q&A
"PPS Q&A" is written by Julia Hopp, MS, RN, CNAA, BC, vice president of patient accounting for the...
Issue 2, February 12, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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What DAVE wants from your facility
Because CMS' Data Assessment and Verification (DAVE) project went national in January, you may... -
Become a reporting big shot
Many expert MDS coordinators out there know the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI ) User's Manual... -
Don't be a nursing home doormat
Even if you don't wrestle every day with getting respect as an MDS coordinator, you probably face... -
PPS Q&A
"PPS Q&A" is written by Julia Hopp, MS, RN, CNAA, BC, vice president of patient accounting for the...
Issue 1, January 15, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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Ten tips to get ahead with a restorative nursing program
A properly run restorative nursing program can positively affect your reimbursement, quality... -
DAVE cracks down on MDS errors
Nursing home leaders have been aware for some time of CMS' Data Assessment and Verification (DAVE... -
Get to the root cause of skin issues to code ulcers and others in Section M
When it comes to coding skin integrity issues for items M1-M4 on the MDS, many MDS coordinators can... -
PPS Q&A
"PPS Q & A" is written by Julia Hopp, MS, RN, CNAA, BC, vice president of patient accounting for... -
Tutorials lead the way for better MDS assessment
Sometimes it's hard to convey to staff the importance of gathering accurate assessments so that you...