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The MDS Guru - Episode 48 - When Should I Do A Significant Change?

Season 2 Episode 48

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Does changing physicians prompt a sig change?  My resident is leaving the facility after a major decline.  Do I complete a sig change?

1 year, 8 months ago

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The MDS Guru - Episode 47 - Data elements that cause the 2% APU deduction if DASHED

Season 2 Episode 47

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What?  13 pages on CMS.gov?  We break this down to a very easy subset.  

SNF QRP FY2026 APU Table for Reporting Assessment Based Measu…

1 year, 8 months ago

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The MDS Guru - Episode 46 - What parts of the MDS figure into the Nursing CMI?

Season 2 Episode 46

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Does walking figure into the nursing CMI?  What about HIV or cancer?  We briefly cover the entire MDS to reveal what sections play in…

1 year, 8 months ago

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The MDS Guru - Episode 45 - What primary medical condition category is this diagnosis?

Season 2 Episode 45

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Is schizophrenia non-traumatic brain dysfunction or medically complex?  What category do I choose for this fall with a fracture and s…

1 year, 8 months ago

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The MDS Guru Episode 44- How Do I Code This Tube Feeding in Section GG For Eating?

Season 2 Episode 44

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Wait, my resident is NPO, how do I code eating?  My other resident has never ate by mouth?

1 year, 9 months ago

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The MDS Guru Episode 43 - The Draft Item Changes for the October 2025 MDS

Season 2 Episode 43

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Adding a section R?  What does that mean?  What will be in it?

1 year, 9 months ago

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The MDS Guru - Episode 42 - Should I code this weight loss?

Season 2 Episode 42

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Is this weight loss coded on the last MDS real?  Wait, my resident lost weight at 4 months but is back to normal.  Do I code this?  

1 year, 9 months ago

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The MDS Guru - Episode 41 - When to code a UTI & Sepsis

Season 2 Episode 41

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The most common erroneously coded QM is a UTI.  Are you coding it wrongly too on the MDS?  How did the RAI change the coding in relat…

1 year, 9 months ago

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The MDS Guru Episode 40 - A Missouri Medicaid Bombshell!

Season 1 Episode 40

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We answer a few more of your questions and drop the new bombshell from Myers & Stauffer!!

1 year, 10 months ago

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The MDS Guru Episode 39 - How to Write a Physician Query

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What do we include?  What should we never do?  What is a leading query?

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1 year, 11 months ago

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