Going to the THCA 68th Annual Convention & Trade Show in Dallas, Oct. 29-31? Here are five reasons why you don’t want to miss visiting SimpleLTC in Booth 314. ezPBJ is your one-stop shop for payroll-based journal compliance, allowing you to assemble PBJ reports from all data sources, identify and … Read More
CMS makes significant change to coding J2000 – Prior Surgery
Attention MDS Coordinators: Be sure you and your staff are aware of this significant change to MDS 3.0 coding for J2000 – Prior Surgery. Immediately after releasing the new MDS 3.0 Item Set on Oct. 1, CMS posted a five-page errata document providing notification of a significant MDS 3.0 change … Read More
Texas PASRR Form 1012 available beginning Sept. 24
Attention Texas providers: Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) has informed us that the new Form 1012 for will be available for use effective Sept. 24, 2018. Nursing Facilities that discover a mental illness diagnosis for an individual in their facility, when the current PASRR Level 1 screening is negative for … Read More
[On-demand webinar] MDS changes for 2018, featuring Ron Orth
It’s that time of year again…October MDS changes are upon us! October 2018 brings a multitude of changes that will impact many sections of the MDS, as well as prepare us for the new Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) to be implemented in 2019. The changes include the addition of new … Read More
[On-demand webinar] Texas PASRR: Understanding Developmental Disabilities
In the PASRR Technical Assistance Call (PTAC) on Sept. 11, Texas Health and Human Services discussed developmental disabilities, how to determine when someone meets the criteria for diagnosis, and how to address them on the PL1. Also included was a brief discussion on the new enhancement to merge the IDT … Read More