Download webinar handoutsDownload FAQ documentDownload DRAFT NC MDS Item SetDownload CMS’ APU ChartNew year, new regulatory changes. Are you ready for it? Watch this free webinar to get a sneak peek into what this year holds for long-term care providers. We’ll help you answer these questions: How are we doing with … Read More
[On-demand webinar] RAI Manual revisions: The name of the new game is SPADEs
MDS 3.0 v1.18.0 introduces standardized patient assessment data elements (SPADEs), resulting in the most significant change to MDS 3.0 since MDS 3.0. Are you ready? CMS posted the DRAFT version of the new 2020 MDS item sets (v1.18.0), which will go into effect Oct. 1, 2020. The DRAFT comprehensive assessment … Read More
[Webinar] RAI Manual revisions: The name of the new game is SPADEs
MDS 3.0 v1.18.0 introduces standardized patient assessment data elements (SPADEs), resulting in the most significant change to MDS 3.0 since MDS 3.0. Are you ready? CMS posted the DRAFT version of the new 2020 MDS item sets (v1.18.0), which will go into effect Oct. 1, 2020. The DRAFT comprehensive assessment is 61 pages … Read More
PBJ update: Goodbye, self-reported census!
When CMS first implemented PBJ, facilities self-reported their census data for Five-Star staffing calculations. Since April 2018, CMS has automatically calculated the census instead. While facilities could still report their census, CMS did not use the data in its Five-Star staffing calculations. A January 9 update to PBJ Data Submission Specifications now states CMS will … Read More
Thanks a million (30, actually), Simple customers!
We say over and over again that we love our customers. One reason is that they help us reach new heights! We couldn’t achieve these things without our customers, so as a simple “thank you,” we hosted a customer appreciation contest where we asked customers to guess the exact date … Read More