The MDS QM Manual has had an update to the Claims-based Quality Measure Technical Specifications and its Appendix as of 7/23/2024. https://cstu.io/87544e
MDS Consultants
Hospitals and Health Care
Medina, NY 6,851 followers
MDS & PDPM Expertise Your Team Needs
About us
MDS Consultants makes your team more proficient in skilled MDS documentation, ICD-10 coding, Interim Payment Assessments, Medicare regulations, reimbursement maximization and PDPM. Get expert, practical help for your facility. - Short-term MDS completion - Expert MDS training near you - MDS tools you can use - MDS systems and integrity audits
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https://mds-consultants.com/
External link for MDS Consultants
- Industry
- Hospitals and Health Care
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Medina, NY
- Type
- Privately Held
Locations
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Primary
105 Pearl St.
Medina, NY 14103, US
Employees at MDS Consultants
Updates
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The Five Star Preview Reports will be available on or around July 24, 2024. Provider Preview Reports have moved to iQIES as of August 2023. 1) Log into iQIES at https://cstu.io/faa0fd using your Health Care Quality Information Systems (HCQIS) Access Roles and Profile (HARP) user ID and password. 2) Select the My Reports option from the Reports menu. 3) From the My Reports page, locate the Provider Preview Reports folder. Nursing Home Care Compare will update with the May Five Star data on or around July 31, 2024. https://cstu.io/4f60f0
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering a cross-setting web-based training course that provides an overview of key updates to the post-acute care (PAC) Quality Reporting Programs (QRPs) for Fiscal Year (FY)/Calendar Year (CY) 2025. This targeted training discusses new, removed, and revised quality measures, timelines for public reporting, and measure specifications. In addition, assessment guidelines and coding instructions are presented for two new data elements: O0350. Patient/Resident’s COVID-19 vaccination is up to date and A1400. Payer Information (IRF only). https://cstu.io/1f7070
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Our team is having a "groovy" time at the FHCA 2024 Annual Conference and Trade Show. Stop by booth #837 and boogie down and chill with our fantastic staff. #MDS Consultants https://cstu.io/14f4d8 MDS completion MDS System Management PDPM Audits ICD-10 Coding Education and Training
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𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟯𝟬 | 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽: 𝗣𝗗𝗣𝗠 – 𝗡𝗧𝗔𝘀 – 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 Join us on July 30 for an insightful roundtable discussion on PDPM, NTAs, and Coding! Don't miss out on this opportunity to get your top questions answered by MDS Experts. 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: Comprehensive overview of PDPM components Detailed MDS coding related to PDPM Exploration of NTA categories and coding ICD-10 coding specifics related to PDPM 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱: Administrators Directors of Nursing Services Nurse Assessment Coordinators MDS Coordinators MDS Interdisciplinary Team Members Learn more about your trainers: The MDS Consultants Team Join MDS Experts to get access to all our webinars: MDS Expert Membership #PDPM #NTAs #MDSCoding #HealthcareWebinar #NursingHomeCare #MDSConsultants #HealthcareTraining #ICD10 #NursingLeadership
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The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available in iQIES. These reports contain provider performance scores for quality measures, which will be published on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog (PDC) during the October 2024 refresh. The new assessment-based measure added to the Preview Reports is Discharge Function Score. The three assessment-based measures removed from the Preview Reports are: (1) Application of Percent of Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Patients with an Admission and Discharge Functional Assessment and a Care Plan That Addresses Function, (2) SNF Functional Outcome Measure: Change in Self-Care Score for Skilled Nursing Facility Residents, and (3) SNF Functional Outcome Measure: Change in Mobility Score for Skilled Nursing Facility Residents. https://lnkd.in/gHJp4Amc
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed and published the Overview of the Early Look Performance Score Report for the Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program webinar materials, including the slides, recording, transcript, and answers to participants’ questions, on the SNF VBP Program’s Archived Events page of the Quality Reporting Center website. https://lnkd.in/g2Eh6Dim
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Transmittal 12714 Update to the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) Claim Editing. Summary of changes: The purpose of this Change Request (CR) is to implement an update to a current claims processing edit to allow for the subsequent claim submission containing the same admission date when the prior claim was processed as a no pay claim. EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2025 *Unless otherwise specified, the effective date is the date of service. IMPLEMENTATION DATE: January 6, 2025. https://cstu.io/d1a23a
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Errata V3.02.2 is now available for the MDS Data Specifications V3.02.1 (FINAL) under the Downloads. Two issues have been identified, which will result in the addition of edits -4072, -4073 and -4074, as well as the deletion of edits -4051, -4052, and subedit a of -4071. These revisions will go into production on October 1, 2024. https://cstu.io/03883a https://lnkd.in/gqw2TuHM
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𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟯𝟬 | 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽: 𝗣𝗗𝗣𝗠 – 𝗡𝗧𝗔𝘀 – 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 Join us for an insightful roundtable discussion on PDPM, NTAs, and Coding! Don't miss out on this opportunity to get your top questions answered by MDS Experts. 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: Comprehensive overview of PDPM components Detailed MDS coding related to PDPM Exploration of NTA categories and coding ICD-10 coding specifics related to PDPM 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱: Administrators Directors of Nursing Services Nurse Assessment Coordinators MDS Coordinators MDS Interdisciplinary Team Members Be sure to submit your questions by July 16 to have them considered for the roundtable! Learn more about your trainers: The MDS Consultants Team Join MDS Experts to get access to all our webinars. https://lnkd.in/gHYZUGir #PDPM #NTAs #MDSCoding #HealthcareWebinar #NursingHomeCare #MDSConsultants #HealthcareTraining #ICD10 #NursingLeadership