Session 38 | Ten of the Most Confusing MDS Questions Answered
Day: Wednesday, July 24 Time: 10:15 to 11:45 Type/Topic: Clinical/Person-Centered Care Practices
Room Location: Gatlin A-2
Session Summary
MDS items inform person-centered care planning, MDS 3.0 Quality Measures impacting Five-Star Quality Rating and Florida supplemental payment, and PDPM payment. The October 1, 2023, changes brought many new MDS items and changed the coding instructions for others. With the RAI User's Manual now more than 1,700 pages long, many MDS questions are confusing and frequently coded incorrectly. This presentation will highlight 10 of the most confusing MDS questions/items with step-by-step instructions for coding these items correctly.
Presenters
Carol Maher
RN | Hansen Hunter & Co.
About the Presenter
Carol Maher is a Board certified Gerontological RN with over 30 years of long term care experience. She has worked as an MDS coordinator for large skilled nursing centers, and as director of clinical reimbursement and senior vice president of utilization for large skilled nursing facility companies. Carol has worked as one of the Gold Standard nurses for MDS 3.0, serving on the RAP workgroup to prepare the way for the CAAs for MDS 3.0, and participating on a number of technical expert panels related to MDS, Quality Measures and care planning. She is also a frequent author of articles related to the RAI process and PPS. Carol served as a member of the AANAC Board of Directors for nine years. She is presently serving as the immediate past chair of the AANAC Expert Advisory Panel and as an AANAC Master Teacher of the RAC-CT and RAC-CTA certification courses. Carol is the Director of Education for Hansen Hunter & Co.