MDS Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) User's Manual

MDS 3.0 RAI User's Manual, Version 3.2
Softbound Book, 750 pages
Size: 8.5" x 11"
ISBN 1601468237
978-1601468239
HCPro
April 2011
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Does your nursing home have the most up-to-date RAI User's Manual?

Ensure everyone in your facility is using the most current version available with the MDS RAI User's Manual.

Nursing managers often buy multiple copies of this economical manual in order to make sure all staff have ready access to these benefits:

Contains the government's most recent instructions with the newest changes—word for word—on completing the resident assessment instrument, including the MDS
Printed in a time-saving and convenient format, this newest edition is a must-have resource for every facility
Includes the most current information available, allowing you to complete the most accurate assessments possible to ensure proper reimbursement and appropriate care for your residents
When CMS issues an update to the MDS 3.0 RAI User's Manual, the publisher will e-mail you a detailed notice of the changes plus instructions on how to download the updates instantly. No need to wait for a printed update to be mailed to you!

Inside the MDS RAI User's Manual you'll find the following updates:

Look-back period for active diagnoses
Coding instructions for UTIs
Updated ADL self-performance algorithm
New balance during transitions and walking algorithm
New coding instructions and tips for Functional Limitation in Range of Motion
New instructions/clarifications for coding IV fluids
Clarifications to coding minutes of therapy in Section O and new information regarding therapy students
Brand new information explaining therapy modalities and dates of therapy
Each of CMS' previous updates are all included.
The RUGs 53 changes
Section W, Immunizations
CMS' clarifications of coding tricky sections such as Section G and Section M
More examples and case scenarios
Updates to Appendices B, C, E, and I
and much more

With the The MDS RAI User's Manual, you'll save yourself the time and hassle of trying to print out this nearly 600-page document from the Internet.

You can rest assured that you have the most up-to-date information available, allowing you to complete the most accurate assessments possible to ensure proper reimbursement and appropriate care for your residents!

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