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Meticulous documentation is the name of the game for nursing home operators looking to keep up with Minimum Data Set (MDS) changes and maintaining a good rating in the Five-Star Quality Rating System. This is especially because inaccurate or insufficient data could affect a facility for at least a year in the future.
Leaders in the nursing home space emphasized the importance of following state-specific coding guidelines for MDS, while also monitoring changes to the Quality Reporting Program (QRP) thresholds, as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will track added quality measures.
While there aren’t as many upcoming MDS changes to note this year, operators should pay attention to new diagnosis codes. And, running weekly and 6-month assessment reports can help operators monitor quality measures and what data CMS is pulling for Five-Star, said Amy Greer, director of quality initiative at Zimmet Healthcare Services Group.