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What Is an MDS Coordinator?
It’s a bit odd that when asked what you do for a living most MDS coordinators struggle to come up with an answer. Who struggles to explain what they do every day? The reality is that MDS Coordinators fully understand what this multifaceted job entails, but are at a loss how to put it into words...
MDS 2023 Countdown Wrap-Up
This post is part of the MDS 2023 Countdown series. Disclaimer: Current as of May 13, 2023. What You Can Expect to See CMS released the first MDS draft item set (v1.18.11) in September 2022, which generated many questions for the long-term care community. Both the final item sets and the...
Rx Reconciliation – New SNF QRP and QMs
This post is part of the MDS 2023 Countdown series. Disclaimer. Current as of May 13, 2023 What You Can Expect to See The reconciled medication list will have a new documentation requirement that will go into effect with the October 1, 2023 changes to the MDS 3.0. This new requirement will have...
Away with Q0300 and in with Q0310 – New Section Q Changes
This post is part of the MDS 2023 Countdown series. Disclaimer. Current as of May 13, 2023 What You Can Expect to See This new Section Q update presents a key change to the wording: GOAL vs expectation. The Cambridge American Dictionary defines expectation as "the feeling or belief that something...
Updated Entered From and Discharge Status options
This post is part of the MDS 2023 Countdown series. Disclaimer. Current as of April 8, 2023 Section A1800 "Entered From" and A2100 "Discharged Status" have Changed One of the changes you will see when coding section A of the MDS this October 1, 2023, is found with A1805 - Entered From, and A2105-...
Transportation – New Item A1250
This post is part of the MDS 2023 Countdown series. Disclaimer. Current as of April 1, 2023 What You Can Expect to See An additional item we will see in the upcoming MDS 3.0 v.1.18.11 in October 2023 is A1250 - Transportation. This is included in a new subset of criteria known as 'Social...
The MDS 2023 Countdown
October 1, 2023 will bring a new MDS for us all to manage. The MDS Consultants team has gone through the known changes in detail to share with you these section-by-section primers.
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