The “secret to success” is not always so obvious; thus, the phrase. What an MDS (Minimum Data Set) nurse does on the daily basis is not...

If you can distinguish a Louie Vitton bag from a Louis Vuitton clutch, then you may be among the few who are gifted in gauging what is...

CMS has released an updated PDPM mapping zip file. New diagnoses have been added such as Covid-19 related conditions. Links in our Free...

As usual, we are so lucky to be part of CMS's Q&A portion of the PDPM training. At the very end at approximately 1:11:45 time, Mary Jane...

An MDS nurse or MDS coordinator does not have be MDS certified or have an MDS certification in order to start doing MDS assessments! ...

When the second PDPM course on August 09 sold out as well, we knew we were in a bit of a dilemma... There were no plans for a third PDPM...

Consider this a PDPM cheat sheet, worksheet or quick guide, this form is a guide to easily help calculate the 5 PDPM components. Kept...

Below: Some of the February 21-22, 2019 MDS 3.0 Training at Pickwick Gardens Conference Center Burbank, CA. Below: A small group but...

Webinars can be ineffective if 4 hours of information is shortened to fit in a hour or 90 minutes. The subject in this case: RAI manual...

A rose by any other name would be the same. But when coding an MDS, terms can mean a bit differently. Consider the person doing a free...

Even the most experienced MDS Nurses will pick up one or two major coding rule from a 2-day MDS Training or 1-day or half day MDS...

Find the fact by going to page 8 here: Medicare General Information, Eligibility, and Entitlement Chapter 3 - Deductibles, Coinsurance...

I had the lucky privilege of attending the August 2016 SNF QRP Training by CMS. (This video was finally released on May 2017!) My...

...when you have such a smart and engaging group like this! (Pictured above: Some attendees of the April 08-09, 2017 MDS 3.0 Training)...

Who can do MDS assessments? Find out the real answers from someone who has done MDSs before it was computerized.

Sept 11, 2016: MDS Training attendees' contribution to American Red Cross A portion of the course fees from our Sept 10-11, 2016 MDS...

CMS has begun to roll out the MDS/Staffing Focused Survey and California is 1 of the 5 pilot States! This survey is being conducted by...

A click to answer the MDS that a COPD resident has shortness of breath when lying down can affect a Medicare reimbursement of almost $200 mo