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MDS practice sessions available via CMS on Zoom. Registration is required
https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/NursingHomeQualityInits/Skilled-Nursing-Facility-Quality-Reporting-Program/SNF-Quality-Reporting-Program-Training Part 2: PRACTICEPart 2 includes the live, virtual workshop sessions that provide practice coding scenarios on select data elements covered in the Part 1 training webinars. These live sessions will take place on June 21stbetween 12:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. ET. Registration is open and can be completed online through Zoom. Please use contact below if you or…
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Today’s tip from Skilled Nursing Support to remind Nurses why Nursing is still where they should stay.
Nursing has so many choices for career paths. One can work as a nurse with different levels of degrees. One can work with different age populations . One can work in different specialities. The choice is yours. If you are unhappy in the current speciality then pivot. Learn new skills. Be Curious, become creative. Sometimes…
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Attention Health Care facilities please read Guidance for the Expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) released May 1st
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-23-13-all.pdf Also included is what surveyors should be assessing when in facilities for compliance.
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Just Released The White House “Announces Most Sweeping Set of Executive Actions to Improve Care in History”
See fact sheet: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/04/18/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-most-sweeping-set-of-executive-actions-to-improve-care-in-history/ President Biden to “build on the minimum staffing standards for nursing homes and condition a portion of Medicare payments on how well a nursing home retains workers.”
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MMQ Nurses MassHealth has scheduled a Nursing Facility MDS Training. Sign up for educational link posted on Mass Senior Care
https://www.maseniorcare.org/member-resources/e-news-updates/masshealth-transition-patient-driven-payment-model-pdpm-masshealth April 14, 2023 Mass Senior Care has long supported and advocated for the conversion of the Medicaid MMQ payment system to the Federal MDS acuity system thereby eliminating the administrative burden of operating 2 acuity systems and to better capture the cost of resident care, which will become effective on October 1, 2023. MassHealth…
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Attention Administrators: Is your facility billing for Nursing facility rate-add- ons that have been in effect since 10-1-22?
See link below to check out additional revenue available if someone is monitoring and capturing opportunities. https://www.mass.gov/doc/nursing-facility-rate-add-ons-billing-guidance-effective-1012022-0/download Please reach out if you need help in identifying how to monitor.
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MDS Draft RAI just released now the work can begin:
https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/NursingHomeQualityInits/MDS30RAIManual If you as a MDS coordinator or anyone in your facility needs help in educating your staff please reach out to Skilled Nursing Support Maria.messina@skillednursingsupport.com Call for a discovery call of what I may be able to help you with. 1-617-429-9903
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Regulations that MDS Coordinators should be aware of to be survey ready related to changes in billing notices and completion of MDS
regulations are copied fromhttps://www.cms.gov/medicare/provider-enrollment-and-certification/guidanceforlawsandregulations/downloads/appendix-pp-state-operations-manual.pdf GUIDANCE §483.10(g)(17)-(18) Residents must be told in advance when changes will occur in their bills. Providers must fully inform the resident of services and related changes. A Medicare beneficiary who requires services upon admission that are not covered under Medicare may be required to submit a deposit provided the notice provisions…
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Do you understand what the MOON form is and how it can impact your Medicare coverage?
Please see Link below for the form that is to be used to inform you that you were in an observation bed and not admitted. It is called the MOON form. https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-general-information/bni/moon This form is to be initiated by hospitals no later than 4/23/23. This is just in time since the 3 day waiver rule…
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BY SKILLED NURSING SUPPORT LLC
Learn the Nursing MDS role to enhance your worklife balance and still impact your patients care. https://mariamessina.mastermind.com/masterminds/44606 Are you a Nurse who had feelings of anxiety, or stress trying to complete your duties assigned for your shift? Do you worry that you did not provide the best care for your residents? In this program you…