Épisodes

  • The MDS Guru - Episode 47 - Data elements that cause the 2% APU deduction if DASHED
    Feb 17 2025

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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 Measures and Standardized Patient Assessment Data Elements

    If you would like to look for yourself,

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    4 min
  • The MDS Guru - Episode 46 - What parts of the MDS figure into the Nursing CMI?
    Feb 10 2025

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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 into this calculation. Tune in!

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    8 min
  • The MDS Guru - Episode 45 - What primary medical condition category is this diagnosis?
    Feb 4 2025

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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 subsequent hip replacement?

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    5 min
  • The MDS Guru Episode 44- How Do I Code This Tube Feeding in Section GG For Eating?
    Jan 31 2025

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

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    4 min
  • The MDS Guru Episode 43 - The Draft Item Changes for the October 2025 MDS
    Jan 24 2025

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

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    5 min
  • The MDS Guru - Episode 42 - Should I code this weight loss?
    Jan 17 2025

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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?

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    5 min
  • The MDS Guru - Episode 41 - When to code a UTI & Sepsis
    Jan 10 2025

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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 relation to sepsis last October?

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    7 min
  • The MDS Guru Episode 40 - A Missouri Medicaid Bombshell!
    Dec 20 2024

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

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    7 min