The Ultimate MDS 3.0 Mastery: A Comprehensive Training Checklist for Skilled Nursing Professionals

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The Ultimate MDS 3.0 Mastery: A Comprehensive Training Checklist for Skilled Nursing Professionals

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  • Company Specific: General Orientation
  • Company Specific: Review of job description and job specification
  • Importance of Time Management and Tracking System
    • Sample of what will be on your plate
    • Suggested Daily Routine
  • CMSNet - Submission Access
  • CMSNet - Submission Access Registration 
  • Company Specific: Computer Access Set Up......IT or Human Resources 
  • Company Specific: Computer/Software Specific Training
  • Company Specific: Where to locate Policy and Procedure Manual
  • Company Specific: Introduction to IDT
  • Company Specific: How to obtain Incident Reports...esp. falls 
  • MDS Core Knowledge:
    • 42 CFR § 483.20 - Resident assessment
    • Standards and Certification
  • MDS Essentials:  An Introduction
  • MDS Essentials: OBRA Guideline 
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  • ​​ MDS Essentials: Assessment reference Date
  • MDS Essentials: Naming, Timing and Scheduling: OBRA
  • MDS Essentials: Tracking /Discharge MDS
    • Entry
    • Reentry ​
    • Discharge assessments: Discharge (return not anticipated or return anticipated)
      • Planned 
      • Unplanned 
    • PPS Discharge Assessment-----See PDPM
    • Respite​
    • Death in Facility
  • MDS Essentials -MDS Sections
    • MDS Essentials-Line by Line: Section A: Identification Information
    • MDS Essentials-Line by Line Coding Section: B
    • MDS Essentials-Line by Line Coding Section: C
    • MDS Essentials-Line by Line Coding Section: D
    • MDS Essentials-Line by Line Coding Section: E
    • MDS Essentials-Line by Line Coding Section: F
    • MDS Essentials-Line by Line Coding Section: G
    • MDS Essentials-Line by Line Coding Section: GG
    • MDS Essentials-Line by Line Coding Section: H
    • MDS Essentials-Line by Line Coding Section: I
    • MDS Essentials-Line by Line Coding Section: J
    • MDS Essentials-Line by Line Coding Section: K
    • MDS Essentials-Line by Line Coding Section: L
    • MDS Essentials-Line by Line Coding Section: M
    • MDS Essentials-Line by Line Coding Section: N
    • MDS Essentials-Line by Line Coding Section: O
    • MDS Essentials-Line by Line Coding Section: P
    • MDS Essentials-Line by Line Coding Section: Q
    • MDS Essentials-Line by Line Coding Section: S
    • MDS Essentials-Line by Line Coding Section: V
    • MDS Essentials-Line by Line Coding Section: X
    • MDS Essentials-Line by Line Coding Section
      • 01 . Care Area Assessment- Delirium 
      • 02. Care Area Assessment- Cognitive Loss/Dementia 
      • 03. Care Area Assessment- Visual Function 
      • 04. Care Area Assessment- Communication 
      • 05. Care Area Assessment- ADL Functional/Rehabilitation Potential 
      • 06. Care Area Assessment- Urinary Incontinence and Indwelling Catheter 
      • 07. Care Area Assessment- Psychosocial Well-Being 
      • 08. Care Area Assessment- Mood State 
      • 09. Care Area Assessment- Behavioral Symptoms 
      • 10. Care Area Assessment- Activities 
      • 11. Care Area Assessment- Falls
      • 12. Care Area Assessment- Nutritional Status
      • 13. Care Area Assessment- Feeding Tube 
      • 14. Care Area Assessment- Dehydration/Fluid Maintenance 
      • 15. Care Area Assessment- Dental Care 
      • 16. Care Area Assessment- Pressure Ulcer 
      • 17. Care Area Assessment- Psychotropic  Drug Use
      • 18. Care Area Assessment- Physical Restraints 
      • 19. Care Area Assessment- Pain 
      • 20. Care Area Assessment- Return to Community Referral
  • MDS Essentials-Line by Line Coding Section: Z 0400
  • MDS Essentials-Line by Line Coding Section: Z 0500
  • MDS Essentials-Line by Line:  Signature Guideline 
  • MDS Essentials:  Submitting MDS 
  • MDS Essentials:  Validating MDS/ Attestation 
  • MDS Essentials:  Inactivation of assessments
  • MDS Essentials:  Modification of assessments  
  • MDS Essentials:  CAA Documentation and Care planning process
  • MDS Essentials:  ICD-10
  • MDS Essentials: Introduction to PPS Scheduling
    • PDPM
    • Naming and Scheduling: PPS PDPM
      • 5-day PPS Assessment
      • Interim Payment Assessment (IPA)
      • PPS Discharge Assessment
      • default rate
      • Default Prevention Guidelines
      • Scheduling to Maximize Reimbursement
      • Anti-Kickback Statute
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    • IPA Management
    • Fact Sheet: PDPM
    •  PDPM case mix components
      • PDPM Components- OT – Occupational Therapy
      • PDPM Components-Nursing Component
      • PDPM Components-SLP – Speech/language Pathology
      • PDPM Components-PT – Physical Therapy
      • PDPM Components-Non-Case Mix Group
      • PDPM Components-NTA- Non-Therapy Ancillary
    • ICD 10: Coding/Sequencing
    • PDPM Clinical Categories
    • FAQs: PATIENT-DRIVEN PAYMENT MODEL
  • MDS Essentials: Naming and Scheduling: PPS RUG
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  • MDS Essentials: Medicaid Management
    • Review of Medicaid CMI management
      • Maximizing the ARD: Adjusting for capturing care services
    • Management Minutes Questionnaire (MMQ)
  • MDS Essentials: MDS 3.0 OBRA Assessments
    • Management Tips
    • Common Coding errors
  • MDS Core Knowledge: Medication
  • MDS Core Knowledge: Navigating Clinical
    • Reviewing Clinical Report
    • Skill Care Documentation
    • End of Month and Triple Check
    • Clinical checklist/audit
    • Reviewing ADL Documentation 
    • How to review all referral (admission/readmission) as IDT -referral review
  • Manage Care Essentials: Understanding Medicare and Managed Care
    • Medicare Basics
      • What is Skill Care? / Criteria for skilled care coverage 
      • SKILLED NURSING FACILITY 3-DAY RULE BILLING

      • Medicare SNF Coverage Guidelines Under PPS

      • Factors Impacting Medicare A
      • Presumption of Care
      • Clinical Eligibility Requirements- Medicare 
      • Technical Eligibility Requirements- Medicare
      • Medicare 30-day window
      • Medicare 60 Day Wellness Period
      • Medicare A /Hospice Dual Coverage
      • Medicare Certs
      • MCD Search (cms.gov)
      • TRICARE For Life
        • TRICARE Reimbursement Manual 6010.61-M, April 2015
      • Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP)
      • Deferred Covered Treatment​
      • Understanding Medicare part B: Frequency and Duration 
      • Medicare Meeting
    • Managed Care Basics
      • Managed Medicare/ Medicare Advantage
      • HMO Managed
      • Bed-Hold Policies
  • Manage Care Essentials: Denial and ABN forms and process, 
    • Denial Letters: Medicare A- Original
    • Denial Letters: Medicare Advantage
    • Denial Letters: Medicare B- Original
  • Manage Care Essentials: Appeals Process 
    • Detailed Explanation of Non-coverage
    • Medicare Benefit Policy Manual 
    • Medicare Program Integrity Manual
      • Medical Review Additional Development Request (ADR) Process​
  • MDS Core Knowledge: Preparation of survey process (annual survey / licensing inspection / complaint investigation)
  • MDS Core Knowledge: Quality Reporting Programs
    • Quality Measures & Five Star Rating System for SNF
    • CMS SNF QRP
    • 5 Star Reporting
    • CASPER
      • QM
      • Missed Assessment
      • QRP
    • QM Manual 
    • How to QAPI for Improvement of QM 
    • Nursing Home Compare
    • RAC Audit 
  • MDS Core Knowledge: Meeting
    • Daily clinical meeting
    • Huddles
    • Morning meeting
      • ​Worksheet
    • 48/72 care conference 
    • Medicare meeting
    • Risk Meeting
    • Care plan meeting- see under MDS Essentials:  CAA Documentation and Care planning process
    • Discharge meeting 
    • QAPI meeting.
  • MDS Core Knowledge: QAPI
    • 42 CFR § 483.75 - Quality assurance and performance improvement
  • MDS Core Knowledge: Financial
    • interpret Weekly Summary Financial
    • Understanding how the MDS is utilized in SNF clinical reimbursements
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  • MDS Core Knowledge: Infection control 
      • McGeer Criteria f
        • nfection Surveillance Checklist​​
          • 42 CFR § 483.80 - Infection control.​
            • Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes. Core Elements checklist 
            • Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Home
  • MDS Core Knowledge: IDT
A Comprehensive Training Checklist for Skilled Nursing Professionals

A Comprehensive Training Checklist for Skilled Nursing Professionals

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