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Care Compare Five-Star Quality Rating System

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ICD-10 Provider Resources

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MDS 3.0 Comprehensive Item Set

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MDS 3.0 Part A PPS Discharge Item set

The Part A PPS Discharge Assessment is generally completed when one of...
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Medicare Benefit Policy Manual

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Patient Driven Payment Model ICD-10 Mapping

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Quality Measures & Data Catalog

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Quality Reporting Program Measures

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RAI User Manual

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Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program

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SNF Consolidated Billing

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Administration of the BIMS

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Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS)

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Care Compare Five-Star Quality Rating System

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CNA Resident Observation Tool

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Daily & Activity Preferences Cue Card

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Diagnosis Coding Primer

This step-by-step instruction primer helps simplify Diagnosis Coding in skilled nursing facilities...

Functional Abilities (Section GG for nurses)

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ICD-10 PDPM Mapping Tool Guide

Find the CMS PDPM ICD-10 Mapping file confusing? Use our Mapping Tool Guide to walk you through...

ICD-10 Provider Resources

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Interview – Preferences for Customary Routine and Activities

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Interview Resident Mood (PHQ-2-9)

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MDS 3.0 Comprehensive Item Set

This link saves the Final CMS MDS 3.0 Item Set for October 1, 2023 - version 1.18.11 v6 which was...

MDS 3.0 Part A PPS Discharge Item set

The Part A PPS Discharge Assessment is generally completed when one of these is true: Medicare...

MDS Changes Checklist

The team at MDS Consultants created this 2 page checklist to ensure you've captured all MDS...

Medicare Benefit Policy Manual

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Medicare Documentation Tool for Nurses

The team at MDS Consultants developed a great 6 page reference tool for your nursing staff to...

Pain Assessment Cue Card

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Pain Assessment Interview for the MDS 3.0

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Patient Driven Payment Model ICD-10 Mapping

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PDPM Audit Tool

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