News for MDS Experts

📣 𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗮!
Join us at the Nebraska Health Care Association 2025 Annual Convention where three of our very own powerhouse educators will be speaking on critical long-term care topics you won’t want to miss.

𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀:
Jessica Stucin, RN, BSN, LNHA, RAC-MT, RAC-CTA, QCP
Barb Bates, RN, RAC-MT
Kristine Martinez, RN, BSN, RAC-CT

𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝗨𝗽:

- Top 10 Nursing Facility Deficiencies and Tips to Mitigate
Tuesday, August 26 | 🕙 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

-QAPI and MDS Accuracy
Tuesday, August 26 | 🕑 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

-Alert! High-Risk Medications: What to Know and What to Monitor
Wednesday, August 27 | 🕑 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

✨ Come learn, connect, and elevate your care practices with the MDS Consultants team. We can’t wait to see you there!

#MDSConsultants #NHCA2025 #LTCCompliance #QAPI #HighRiskMeds #MDSAccuracy #LongTermCareEducation ... See MoreSee Less

📣 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗦𝘆𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲, 𝗕𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗼 & 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗡𝗬!
Ready to take the next step in your nursing career?
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗱𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗗𝗦 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹, 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀.

𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗱𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗡 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿—𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 (𝗥𝗔𝗖-𝗖𝗧®) 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽.
Increase your knowledge of clinical assessment and care planning, completion of the MDS, the regulations surrounding the RAI/MDS process, and managing the PDPM. Having the RAC-CT credential behind your name shows that you are a knowledgeable and capable MDS professional.

𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗗𝗦 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀
📍 St. Ann’s Community
1500 Portland Ave, Rochester, NY 14621
🗓️ October 7–9, 2025
🕘 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Eastern Time)

𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 (𝗔𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗡 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱):
- Cancellations must be submitted via email to workshops@AAPACN.org.
- More than 30 business days before the start date: Full refund
- 14–30 business days before the start date: Full refund minus a $250 processing fee
- Less than 13 business days before the start date: No refunds, unless due to emergency or State Surveyor visit
- No weather-related refunds unless the workshop is canceled
- Substitutions are allowed—a colleague may attend in your place.

🚨 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿?
Secure your spot today at: www.aapacn.org
For questions, call MDS Consultants at (954) MDS-3-ADL. ... See MoreSee Less

📢𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: CMS recently transitioned to a cloud-based Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) for nursing home survey and certification data. To ensure accuracy of publicly reported information during this transition, 𝙉𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙪𝙥𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙅𝙪𝙡𝙮 𝟯𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. 𝙐𝙥𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙊𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. This temporary pause allows CMS to ensure the accuracy and reliability of publicly reported nursing home quality information. cstu.io/4cfbb4 ... See MoreSee Less

📣 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗦𝘆𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲, 𝗕𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗼 & 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗡𝗬!
Ready to take the next step in your nursing career?
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗱𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗗𝗦 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹, 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀.

𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗱𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗡 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿—𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 (𝗥𝗔𝗖-𝗖𝗧®) 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽.
Increase your knowledge of clinical assessment and care planning, completion of the MDS, the regulations surrounding the RAI/MDS process, and managing the PDPM. Having the RAC-CT credential behind your name shows that you are a knowledgeable and capable MDS professional.

𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗗𝗦 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀
📍 St. Ann’s Community
1500 Portland Ave, Rochester, NY 14621
🗓️ October 7–9, 2025
🕘 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Eastern Time)

𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 (𝗔𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗡 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱):
- Cancellations must be submitted via email to workshops@AAPACN.org.
- More than 30 business days before the start date: Full refund
- 14–30 business days before the start date: Full refund minus a $250 processing fee
- Less than 13 business days before the start date: No refunds, unless due to emergency or State Surveyor visit
- No weather-related refunds unless the workshop is canceled
- Substitutions are allowed—a colleague may attend in your place.

🚨 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿?
Secure your spot today at: www.aapacn.org
For questions, call MDS Consultants at (954) MDS-3-ADL. ... See MoreSee Less

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) convened a Technical Expert Panel (TEP) on May 12 and 14, 2025, to obtain input on potential cross-setting updates to the Falls with Major Injury (FMI) measure. CMS has released the official TEP Summary Report, which provides an overview of the panel’s discussion and feedback on proposed updates to the measure, including various approaches under consideration to incorporate claims-based data into the measure, refinements to the International Classification of Diseases, Version 10 (ICD-10) code lists used to identify major injuries in claims, measure reliability assessments, and relevant technical specification updates.
CMS intends to move forward with updates to the FMI measure based on input received during the TEP. Additional guidance related to updates to the Quality Measures User’s Manual, clinical guidance manuals, technical specifications, and public reporting timelines will be provided at a future date. In the interim, stakeholders are encouraged to review the TEP Summary Report for additional detail on the proposed updates and the rationale discussed by the TEP.
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𝗦𝗡𝗙 𝗤𝗥𝗣 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲!
SNFs must submit MDS and NHSN data no later than 11:59 p.m. the day of the submission deadline. The MDS 3.0 must be transmitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via the Internet Quality Improvement Evaluation System (iQIES). Data for the NHSN measures must be submitted to the CDC. No additional data submission is required for the claims-based measures.
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