Ask the payment expert … about the financial benefits of QAPI
By
Patricia Boyer
Mar 01, 2014
What are the financial benefits to implementing CMS’s Quality Assurance Performance Improvement program?
Ask the payment expert … about supporting MDS completion
By
Patricia Boyer
Oct 01, 2014
What is the best nursing structure to support the MDS process?
Ask the payment expert … about matching diagnoses codes
By
Patricia Boyer
Apr 01, 2013
How important is it that diagnoses coded in Section I of the MDS match what is being billed on the UB-04?
Ask the payment expert … about pending removal of Section G
By
Eleisha Wilkes, RN, RAC-CTA, RAC-CT, DNS-CT
Dec 05, 2022
What is the impact of Section G being removed from the MDS?
Ask the payment expert … about the Brief Interview for Mental Status
By
Patricia Boyer
Feb 01, 2014
Is there anything we should be doing with the results of the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMs) and PHQ-9 that we get from the MDS?
Ask the payment expert … about MDS changes and payment
By
Patricia Boyer
Dec 01, 2013
With all the changes to the MDS on Oct. 1, 2013, how will payment be affected?
Ask the payment expert
By
Patricia Boyer
Apr 01, 2008
How is the new Quality Indicator Survey process going to affect facilities?
Ask the payment expert … about MDS payment implications
By
Eleisha Wilkes, RN, RAC-CTA, RAC-CT, DNS-CT
Sep 12, 2023
Q: Are changes to the Patient Driven Payment Model expected with the revised MDS in October?
Ask the payment expert … about payment reductions
By
Eleisha Wilkes, RN, RAC-CTA, RAC-CT, DNS-CT
Oct 10, 2023
Q: How do I know what determines my 2% annual payment reduction? I’ve received a non-compliance letter citing MDS reporting requirements, but it doesn’t provide details.