The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has introduced significant changes regarding medication coding related to certain high-risk drugs that will go into effect on Oct. 1 with the updates to the Minimum Data Set. These changes to MDS are focusing on specific medications, including antipsychotics, anti-anxiety medications, antidepressants, hypnotics, anticoagulant antibiotics and opioids. […]
Persistent staffing shortages have put some MDS coordinators at a difficult crossroads. More and more are being called to fill in on the nursing home floor and assist in patient care. On one hand MDS coordinators are registered nurses and often have years of experience in direct care, but for some it’s not how they […]
Persistent staffing shortages combined with regulatory headwinds have put even more pressure on nursing home MDS coordinators, a specialty position that itself has not been immune to the job turnover felt across the sector. And their role to ensure that facilities get the reimbursement they earn and the right care is provided may be more […]
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