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The MDS Guru

Melinda Renshaw, RN, RAC-CTA, Reimbursement Specialist

Helpful tips and tricks for the MDS/ LTC Reimbursement Professional

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5:18

The MDS Guru - Episode 52 - How to Validate Section...

The MDS Guru ·

2025/03/26

Send us a text I have my ADL charting in the notes, is that good enough? Make sure you are using the ARD and two previous days for your ADL assessments! Support the show

5:46

The MDS Guru - Episode 51 - Should I code isolation...

The MDS Guru ·

2025/03/20

Send us a text When should isolation be coded? What are the constituents of an MDRO?

6:56

The MDS The MDS Guru - Episode 50 - How to Validate...

The MDS Guru ·

2025/03/14

Send us a text Can I summarize? Is an impaired BIMS enough documentation to mark the resident impaired? www.renshawconsulting.com

6:56

The MDS Guru - Episode 49 - The Discharge Mobility &...

The MDS Guru ·

2025/03/09

Send us a text What questions in section GG are used here? Are these included in the 5-star rating?

4:53

The MDS Guru - Episode 48 - When Should I Do A...

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2025/03/02

Send us a text Does changing physicians prompt a sig change? My resident is leaving the facility after a major decline. Do I complete a sig change?

3:55

The MDS Guru - Episode 47 - Data elements that cause...

The MDS Guru ·

2025/02/17

Send us a text What? 13 pages on CMS.gov? We break this down to a very easy subset. SNF QRP FY2026 APU Table for Reporting Assessment Based Measures and Standardized Patient Assessment Data Elements If you would like to look for yourself,

7:33

The MDS Guru - Episode 46 - What parts of the MDS...

The MDS Guru ·

2025/02/10

Send us a text Does walking figure into the nursing CMI? What about HIV or cancer? We briefly cover the entire MDS to reveal what sections play into this calculation. Tune in!

5:16

The MDS Guru - Episode 45 - What primary medical...

The MDS Guru ·

2025/02/04

Send us a text Is schizophrenia non-traumatic brain dysfunction or medically complex? What category do I choose for this fall with a fracture and subsequent hip replacement?

4:02

The MDS Guru Episode 44- How Do I Code This Tube...

The MDS Guru ·

2025/01/31

Send us a text Wait, my resident is NPO, how do I code eating? My other resident has never ate by mouth?

4:32

The MDS Guru Episode 43 - The Draft Item Changes for...

The MDS Guru ·

2025/01/24

Send us a textAdding a section R? What does that mean? What will be in it?

4:51

The MDS Guru - Episode 42 - Should I code this weight...

The MDS Guru ·

2025/01/17

Send us a textIs this weight loss coded on the last MDS real? Wait, my resident lost weight at 4 months but is back to normal. Do I code this?

6:38

The MDS Guru - Episode 41 - When to code a UTI & Sepsis

The MDS Guru ·

2025/01/10

Send us a textThe most common erroneously code QM is a UTI. Are you coding it wrongly too on the MDS? How did the RAI change the coding in relation to sepsis last October?

6:38

The MDS Guru Episode 40 - A Missouri Medicaid Bombshell!

The MDS Guru ·

2024/12/20

Send us a textWe answer a few more of your questions and drop the new bombshell from Myers & Stauffer!!

2:37

The MDS Guru Episode 39 - How to Write a Physician Query

The MDS Guru ·

2024/12/02

Send us a textWhat do we include? What should we never do? What is a leading query?

4:11

The MDS Guru Episode 38 - Hospice in LTC and MDS

The MDS Guru ·

2024/11/22

Send us a textWhat is our role as MDS in the LTC hospice program? What do we care plan for these residents?

4:15

The MDS Guru Episode 37 - General Questions

The MDS Guru ·

2024/11/14

Send us a textA brief summary of our recent questions.

12:26

The MDS Guru Episode 36 - Complete Details of a...

The MDS Guru ·

2024/11/06

Send us a textI attended a Myers & Stauffer Missouri Medicaid Audit in its entirety. Helpful insight into what the auditors are looking for. Get the details here!

3:47

The MDS Guru Episode 35 - The New Missouri Medicaid...

The MDS Guru ·

2024/10/24

Send us a textThere is a typo on everyone's report! How long will this rate be in effect? The work we are doing now goes toward a rate when? Is it too late to fix anything for January?

5:23

The MDS Guru Episode 34 - Care plan & MDS timing

The MDS Guru ·

2024/10/18

Send us a textWhen do I update my care plan? How long do I have to complete admission assessments when the resident has been back to the hospital? Tune in now!

3:09

The MDS Guru Episode 33 - What is an ADP for a SNF...

The MDS Guru ·

2024/10/12

Send us a textCMS now wants all SNF's to report all consultants, any company who leases SNF property, exercises operational or financial control, etc on their annual provider enrollment forms. WHY?

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