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Jun 30, 2008 01:46 PM

MDS Nursing

Updated Jun 30, 2008 at 01:48 PM by Pineapple Lilly 2008

I will graduate nursing school in May 2009 and want to focus my specialty towards the MDS Coordinator position, where would I even begin to start my search for information, training, and education?
I am currently an Healthcare Information Systems Management graduate (coding, medical billing specialist)
Pineapple Lilly2008

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from Tweety
Old Jul 01, 2008, 05:36 AM

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Hi. I think you posted this question in the wrong forum (where we have debates and discussions about the BSN vs. ADN). We have an MDS Coordinator forum where I will move your post. Take a look around the various posts here. Hopefully someone will come along and respond to your post.

Welcome to Allnurses and good luck in all that you do.
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from ocdmds
Old Jun 16, 2009, 04:00 PM

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I may been way too late in my reply, but if I were being brutally honest, I would recommend you spend a few months of so (until an mds position becomes available) working on the floor. This will give you insite as to what goes on "in the trenches". I would join AANAC and become a certified resident assessment coordinator through them. Also, I would begin to read and understand the RAI manual available on the CMS website.

Hope this helps!

Carrie
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from CapeCodMermaid
Old Jun 16, 2009, 08:25 PM

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I'm pretty sure you have to have a certain amount of experience before you get certified.
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