Search Results

Some states have a nursing act that requires comprehensive assessments to be done by RNs. In those states, the RN must perform the comprehensive assessment and sign complete. Quarterly and PPS/OMRA...

The only way to fix an ARD is to inactivate the MDS and submit a new one. The completion date of the new Discharge MDS must be no later than Discharge date + 14 or it is too late to send it,...

It is on page 2-35 "If a SCSA is not indicated and an OBRA assessment was due while the resident was in the hospital, the facility has 13 days after reentry to complete the assessment (this does not...

The RAI Manual is very clear (pages 2-45 and 2-46). 5-day • Is the first Medicare-required assessment to be completed when the resident is first admitted for SNF Part A stay. • Is the first...

Correct.

The RAI Manual says early assessments are allowed and does not define how early. Therefore, one day after an admission assessment, you could perform a quarterly or annual. The next day you could do...

RAI Manual page 2-46 explains this and more, "Completed when a resident whose SNF stay was being reimbursed by Medicare Part A is hospitalized, discharged return anticipated, and then returns to the...

Now I'm curious. If there is a PPS tracking form different from the MDS 3.0 PPS Assessment Calculator that is helpful to people then I would certainly like to see it. If someone has a copy then...

For clarification, The care plan must be completed no later than 7 days after the CAA Process completion date at V0200B2. The MDS completion date at Z0500B and the CAA Process completion date at...

Hello croppyRN, I'm sorry to hear about your situation. I can't help with the workload management issue but I can recommend resources for MDS help when your regional coordinator is busy. First and...

I recommend you contact your state RAI Coordinator, Cheryl Shiffer, at 210.619.8010 to discuss MN requirements.

MDS 3.0 RAI Manual, page V-6: V0200C2, Date The date on which a staff member completes the Care Planning Decision column (V0200A, Column B), which is done after the care plan is completed. ...

I know that at least one software product DOES allow you to distinguish non-Part A PPS-like assessments, but I'm afraid I don't remember which one. If you happen to be on the market for software, ask...

ibtootie, you are correct. MDS completed for residents in certified beds require A0410=3. In Texas, residents in non-certified beds require A0410=2.

I found out from a colleague that CMS no longer endorses the following, "marking A0310B something other than 99 for a non-Part A record is incorrect, as well, since A0310B is for Medicare Part A PPS...

I confirm cwrnracct's post. Two weeks ago, CMS said exactly that on a conference call. CMS also has said in the past that marking A0310B something other than 99 for a non-Part A record is...

The D/C is an OBRA assessment. However, a D/C can never be a "prior assessment" because the only MDS record that can follow a D/C is an entry tracking record. You can no longer set an ARD and...

And you only have 2 days after death/discharge in which to set the discharge/scheduled assessment ARD for the date of death/discharge (SNF PPS Clarifications Memo, March 2012).

Fact: The MDS 3.0 Quality Measures User's Manual calculates QMs for short stay and long stay pain, so not interviewing residents for Section J might affect those quality measures. Refer to the QM...

I got ninja'ed by Talino. :laugh:

RAI page 2-51: "Alternatively, the SNF may choose to combine the COT OMRA and scheduled assessment following the instructions discussed in Section 2.10." If the COT RUG would pay higher than the...

CMS says the replacement documents on the CMS MDS RAI Manual page are correct, but several states are challenging the change to A0100C so I recommend incorporating all the changes except the A0100C...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently posted MDS 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Manual v1.09 Replacement Change Table and Manual Pages on the CMS RAI Manual webpage....

"Assessment Reference Date (ARD) refers to the last day of the observation (or “look back”) period that the assessment covers for the resident. Since a day begins at 12:00 a.m. and ends at 11:59...

The rules for setting a 14-day PPS assessment are in Chapter 2 of the MDS 3.0 RAI Manual under 14-day Assessment on page 2-46. I'd like to ensure that you have all of the information and resources...