We all know Section GG is coming – but are you ready? Preparing for this mandate now will give you time to navigate the required data and provide adequate training for your staff. Then, on October 1, ...

Complying with the Resident Assessment Instument (RAI) User’s Manual section GG, “Functional Abilities and Goals,” along with the Part A prospective payment system (PPS) Discharge assessment (NPE), ...

Implementing changes to the Minimum Data Sets (MDS) will have large implications for operators beyond quality assessments, and with a possible direct impact on Five Star Ratings in the coming months.

Accurate data collection and reporting are more important than ever in skilled nursing facilities. Among the challenges is coding section GG of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) that captures usual ...

The unmentionably difficult burden of a new MDS Section frightened and appalled all of us last October. Section GG turned out to be not that scary, and not that difficult. As physical and occupational ...