by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jan 24, 2024 | 5-Star, Blog, Coding, MDS, Quality Measure, Survey
Providers focused on Five Star improvement often look to the MDS department as a driver of Five Star performance. Let’s examine the potential impact of the MDS on facility star ratings and consider key focus areas for coding accuracy… Before jumping to the conclusion... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jan 17, 2024 | 5-Star, MDS, Q&A, Quality, Quality Measure
Q: I pulled the Q4 2023 Facility Level Quality Measure report for my facility in January and noticed several measures are displayed as “I” for incomplete including the following: Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Walk Independently Worsened Percent of Residents... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Dec 19, 2023 | Blog, MDS, Quality Measure, Reimbursement, SNF
During the December SNF Open Door Forum call, CMS announced their plan to release the MDS 1.19.1, which will be effective October 1, 2024. CMS has indicated the revisions will be minor and impact primarily the following 3 areas of the MDS: Section GG: Self-care and... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Nov 8, 2023 | 5-Star, MDS, Q&A, Quality Measure
Q: How will the 10/1/23 changes to the MDS impact the 5-Star Quality Measure rating for nursing facilities? A: On 9/20/23, CMS issued QSO-23-21-NH, which announced that CMS will replace some of the Quality Measures (QMs) used on Nursing Home Care... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Oct 25, 2023 | Blog, CASPER, MDS, Quality, Quality Measure, Reimbursement
Earlier this year CMS transitioned from QIES to IQIES for MDS submission and CASPER reporting access. This transition left some MDS coordinators confused about how to access reports that were previously made available through QIES. Available report types for each user... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Sep 6, 2023 | 5-Star, Audits, Q&A, Quality Measure, Regulatory
Q: My facility has been selected for a Schizophrenia Audit by CMS. How will the results of this audit impact our facility’s Five Star rating? A: Inaccuracies identified through these audits impact QM ratings as follows: The overall QM and long-stay QM...