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The MDS Coordinator's Handbook   23 Skilled Charting Guidelines,     41 forms and 26 care plans. Start-up information, complete job description, easy data collection forms. Scheduling forms -  yearly, monthly, and weekly, MDS Completion Tracking form, Medicare tracking forms. Reports explained, QIs and QMs made simple. Increasing reimbursement - Tips and tools, RUG score information. Quality Assurance sections. Third Edition, 2007   

Table of Contents

Index of Forms

RAPs Manual and Modules

Coding Manual for MDS 2.0   Training or reference resource. MDS Sections AA through W explained item-by-item. Includes all RAI updates and revised guidance to 2007. Items impacting the plan of care, quality issues, and reimbursement are clearly marked with corresponding: RAP Triggers, RUG Categories, Quality Indicators, Quality Measures, Significant Changes. Published 2007

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MDS Resources

  MDS Forms

MDS OBRA Scheduling Tool for 2008

MDS Completion Tracking Form

Medicare UR Census

Significant Change in Status Checklist

  Skilled Charting Guideline -  Cardiac Care 

  Skilled Charting Guideline -    Tube Feeding

Articles

    The Nine New RUG Categories Explained

Revised QI/QM Reports

DAVE and The Most Common MDS Discrepancies

Links

Latest Regulatory Updates

MDS 2.0 Information Site

CMS SNF Center

Manual System MDS

MDS Update Downloads

Medicare Learning Network

SNF Program Transmittals

Quarterly Provider Updates

 AllNurses' Long Term Care Nurse Chat

42 CFR Code of Federal Regulations

State Operations Manual

Nursing Home Compare


    The MDS Coordinator's Handbook         Fourth Edition, 2008, with latest regulations

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23 Skilled Charting Guidelines

41 forms and 26 care plans in the book and CD 

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Start-up information ~ Data collection made easy
A complete job description tells you how to organize the workweek
Forms for scheduling - yearly, monthly, and weekly
                      MDS Completion Tracking form lets you see at a glance where you are in the process
Medicare tracking forms ~
Reports explained
QIs and QMs - made simple
Increasing reimbursement - Tips and tools, RUG score information
           Methods to improve facility quality of care on Falls, Restraints, Skin Breakdown, Pain, Medications
        Special sections on survey success, consistency in documentation, and preventing avoidable declines

 
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RAPs Manual and Modules

 18 RAP Modules in the book and on CD

 Current with RAI User’s Manual  updates

Easy-to-use checklists ~ RAPs flow alphabetically with MDS

       Instructions and samples for Triggers, Guidelines,  RAP Keys, and RAP Summary  documentation

Special Pain Care RAP Module included

 Table of Contents

Introduction

Restraints RAP Module 


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