Providers need ‘coherent story’ to combat data misrepresentation in legal cases, public opinion:...
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 10, 2024
Complex data available about long-term care is often intentionally misused against providers — but providers can use that same data to defend themselves from legal challenges and poor public perception,...
MDS ‘alarm’ bells key to quality gains in heightened reporting environment: expert
By
Josh Henreckson
May 06, 2024
Patterns revealed by Minimum Data Set entries and what they unearth about patient care can help providers perform better on quality measures, if that data is used to better understand and act on problem...
A natural evolution of the MDS coordinator: Nurse Informaticist
By
Steven Littlehale
Oct 27, 2017
Jennifer Gross, BSN, RN-BC, RAC-CT, fascinates me. Most recently, she completed a graduate certificate program in informatics, a subject that is playing a critical role in the explosion of health information...
Bigfoot has been sighted in your facility, for real!
By
Joel VanEaton
May 14, 2024
According to Wikipedia, “Bigfoot, also commonly referred to as Sasquatch, is a large and hairy human-like mythical creature alleged by some to inhabit forests in North America, particularly in the Pacific...
Success without silos
By
Julie Williamson
Sep 01, 2014
Minimum data set coordinators should get as much support as possible from colleagues as they navigate data set changes and ever-evolving requirements
AHCA will incorporate PointRight’s rehospitalization metric into its Quality Initiative
Sep 05, 2012
PointRight combines Minimum Data Set 3.0 data and unique analytics to calculate case-mix adjusted hospital readmission rates.
MDS, quality reporting changes give providers a ‘bumpy road’ ahead
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 21, 2023
Major changes to resident assessment tools, increasing quality reporting requirements and new state Medicaid payment tools will continue to dog providers well into 2024, a trio of clinical and reimbursement...
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 care expert
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Nov 01, 2007
I am a charge nurse at a skilled care facility and assist with the MDS. I overheard our DON talking about a “CARE tool.” Can you give me some information on this?
Healthcare officials eliminate nursing home assessment protocols
May 29, 2009
It’s a wrap on RAPs. Resident Assessment Protocols (RAPs) will be eliminated under a new assessment regimen in development, an official with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced...