Carol Maher

Long-Term Care MDS Coordinator's Field Guide Carol Maher

Long-Term Care MDS Coordinator s Field Guide
Carol Maher, RN-BC, RAC-CT

The MDS impacts virtually every aspect of a SNF s operations, so MDS coordinators and other nursing home staff need to fully understand it for accurate form completion. The Long-Term Care MDS Coordinator s Field Guide gives coordinators step-by-step guidance on the various parts of the MDS form, helping them break down and look at trouble areas in an easy-to-use format. With quick access to needed information, coordinators can accurately fill out the MDS while ensuring they are addressing optimal care, resulting in good quality measures and, in turn, accurate reimbursement.

This book will help you:

Accurately complete the MDS 3.0 with section-by-section guidanceLearn how to systematically interpret the MDS sections through care area assessments to develop individualized resident care plansUnderstand that optimal resident care should result in good quality measures and lead the way to positive survey outcomes as well as accurate reimbursementIdentify and resolve MDS discrepancies prior to submission"