afadel

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1. MDS Cordinator

   afadel replied to djewel's topic in MDS

   I just attended a presentation at the AANAC Fall Conference in Louisville. The most recent proposed version of the RAI, MDS 3.0, relies more on resident self-reporting. In theory, it should be faster to complete than the MDS 2.0. But most people did ...

2. Getting started as MDS nurse

   afadel replied to farmgirl2's topic in MDS

   The above advice is very good. I used to work at a help desk in a case mix state. I compared the MDS coordinator position to the machine gunner in the French foreign legion movies-they usually did not last that long. The most common complaint I heard...

3. Mds-rugs

   afadel replied to RondaS's topic in MDS

   To switch from using the full assessment to the MPAF form for your medicare assessments, you should contact your MDS software vendor and ask if its software supports the newer, shorter form. As far as whether to use the MPAF for your Medicare 5-day a...