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Send us a text The MDS has several look back periods. Do you know what they are? Support the show
Send us a text Do the assessments automatically drop to .62 CMI if they are not supported? Do you know what a hierarchical method of CMI classification is? Support the show
Send us a text What new item will stop the antipsychotic med (L) QM from triggering? What is the updated RAI definition regarding a fall? Support the show
Send us a text What is needed in my documentation for Covid to claim isolation on the MDS? What if my MDS interview signatures are late? Support the show
Send us a text My resident's ER visit turned into an admission. Will this ER visit trigger this QM? My resident's cognition changed from a stroke, will his worsening continence trigger this? Support the show
Send us a text When is the Influenza season for the MDS? If your resident is using bedrails, you do not want to miss this! What determines the criteria for "current" for the pneumococcal vaccinations? Support the show
Send us a text An appropriate anxiety diagnosis clears one of these QM triggers, do you know which one? Hospice is an exclusion for one of them. Which one? Support the show
Send us a text We uncover how dually eligible residents should be listed on your draft rate corrections for Missouri. Are you losing CMI from part A residents? Support the show
Send us a text A conversation with Dottie Pataky, RN, the ED of the Missouri Association of Nursing Home Administrators. Listen as we discuss the present, the future and some challenges of our LTC world. Support the show
Send us a text We are joined by Dee Shaffer, a dually Missouri & Kansas licensed admin. What works for her facility to navigate the complex world of Medicare & Medicaid. Support the show
Send us a text Why did this trigger when I answered the late loss ADL's as not attempted due to medical condition? Wait, this resident only declined in one area, why did this also trigger? www.renshawconsulting.com Support the show
Send us a text What do we do about unplanned discharges? How are we supposed to have information? What if the discharge was a PPS & OBRA discharge combined, what is that time frame? Support the show
