MDS coordinator strain hits nursing facilities where it hurts most
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 29, 2022
Labor shortages are costing providers deeply, but new data finds workforce issues are also impeding their ability to collect payment for services they’ve already delivered.
The ballad of the MDS coordinator
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 08, 2015
A NADONA presentation focused on preparing documentation and audits spent time diving into the way MDS managers are treated — and it doesn’t look great.
The remote solution
By
Michele A Lynch
Jun 13, 2022
Amid the ashes of the COVID-19 pandemic came the realization that there were more casualties from this plague than we thought. It was reported that 25% of COVID-19 deaths were long-term care residents...
The coming cicada invasion. Can the MDS compete?
By
Joel VanEaton
Feb 20, 2024
I am constantly reminded how the complexities of nature astound me. Recently, I became aware of the impending cicada invasion that will happen this year in various regions of the United States. According...
Ask the payment expert … about MDS staffing
By
Patricia Boyer
Sep 01, 2013
We recently lost our MDS nurse and didn’t know what to do, as no one else knew how to do MDSs. What should we do differently now?
“No man is a failure who has friends” — an MDS Merry Christmas
By
Joel VanEaton
Dec 20, 2023
As Christmas and the new year approach, I get nostalgic. I like to think back on good old childhood memories. For me those are the 1970s and ’80s. I remember one Christmas, I was probably 7 years...