All Episodes
The MDS Guru — 76 episodes
The MDS Guru - Episode 79 - NO PROGRESS, NO THERAPY? KNOW WHEN TO STOP THERAPY.
The MDS Guru - Episode 78 - SNF ABN|NOMNC|ABN & FALL DEFINITION CHANGES + MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT
The MDS Guru - Episode 77 - The SFF Criteria Change & The QRP APU Trap-When One MDS Counts as 2
The MDS Guru - Episode 76 - The Updated SNF Validation Process (AUDIT) Timeline Shift
The MDS Guru - Episode 75 - The Many Look Back Periods on the MDS
The MDS Guru - Episode 74 - How Will the Missouri Medicaid CMI Be Calculated When New Assessments Are Not Supported In 2026
The MDS Guru - Episode 73 - The NEW 1-1-26 Exclusion for the (L) Antipsychotic Med QM + The Conclusion of our QM Series-Prevalence of Falls & Behavior Symptoms Affecting Others (L)
The MDS Guru - Episode 72 - How To Claim Isolation for Covid on the MDS
The MDS Guru - Episode 71 - Number of Outpatient ED Visits per 1000 (L) Resident Days & (L) % of Residents With New or Worsened Bowel or Bladder Incontinence QMs
The MDS Guru - Episode 70 - (S) & (L) - % of Residents Assessed and Given the Seasonal Influenza & Pneumococcal Vaccines + (S) % of Residents Who Newly Received an Antipsychotic Med + (L) % of Residents Physically Restrained QMs
The MDS Guru - Episode 69 - % of Residents Who Use Antianxiety or Hypnotic Meds(L) & Prevalence of Antianxiety/Hypnotic Use(L) QMs
The MDS Guru - Episode 68 - % of Residents With Depressive Symptoms(L) & Residents Ability to Walk Independently Worsened(L) QMs
The MDS Guru - Episode 67 - Residents Experiencing One or More Falls With Major Injury (L) & Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight (L) QMs
The MDS Guru - Episode 66 - The (L) Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted & Left in Bladder & (L) % of Residents with a UTI QMs
The MDS Guru - Episode 65 - The Missouri Medicaid Draft Listing Mix-Up
The MDS Guru - Episode 64 - MANHA's Executive Director Speaks
The MDS Guru - Episode 63 - A Reimbursement Reality Check: A SNF Administrator's Perspective
The MDS Guru - Episode 62 - The Need for Help with Daily Activities has Increased (L) QM
The MDS Guru - Episode 61 - The Antipsychotic Med (L) QM
The MDS Guru - Episode 60 - The Pressure Ulcer (L) QM
The MDS Guru - Episode 59 - The Admission Function Score
The MDS Guru - Episode 58 - Section I Diagnosis Coding and Reporting Nurses to the State Board for Coding
The MDS Guru - Episode 57 - THERE IS A THIRD MDS DRAFT FOR OCTOBER 2025 NOW!
The MDS Guru - Episode 56 - What is the Three-Day Assessment Window to support Section GG?
The MDS Guru - Episode 55 - The Timing for the Many MDS Interview Questions
The MDS Guru - Episode 54 - Primary Medical Condition Category
The MDS Guru - Episode 53 - Don't Find Yourself Having a One on One With The OIG-The New Surveyor Guidance for MDS
The MDS Guru - Episode 52 - How to Validate Section GG Responses on the MDS for Missouri Medicaid
The MDS Guru - Episode 51 - Should I code isolation for CDIFF? What about MDRO's?
The MDS Guru - Episode 50 - How to Validate Your Cognitive Responses on the MDS for Missouri Medicaid
The MDS Guru - Episode 49 - The Discharge Mobility & Discharge Self-Score Scores
The MDS Guru - Episode 48 - When Should I Do A Significant Change?
The MDS Guru - Episode 47 - Data elements that cause the 2% APU deduction if DASHED
The MDS Guru - Episode 46 - What parts of the MDS figure into the Nursing CMI?
The MDS Guru - Episode 45 - What primary medical condition category is this diagnosis?
The MDS Guru Episode 44- How Do I Code This Tube Feeding in Section GG For Eating?
The MDS Guru Episode 43 - The Draft Item Changes for the October 2025 MDS
The MDS Guru - Episode 42 - Should I code this weight loss?
The MDS Guru - Episode 41 - When to code a UTI & Sepsis
The MDS Guru Episode 40 - A Missouri Medicaid Bombshell!
The MDS Guru Episode 39 - How to Write a Physician Query
The MDS Guru Episode 38 - Hospice in LTC and MDS
The MDS Guru Episode 37 - General Questions
The MDS Guru Episode 36 - Complete Details of a Missouri Medicaid Audit - The 411
The MDS Guru Episode 35 - The New Missouri Medicaid Cost Report Release
The MDS Guru Episode 34 - Care plan & MDS timing
The MDS Guru Episode 33 - What is an ADP for a SNF revalidation?
The MDS Guru Episode 32 - How to claim respiratory therapy on the MDS
The MDS Guru Episode 31 - QM General Questions
The MDS Guru Episode 30 - Missouri Medicaid Case Mix Q & A Part 3
The MDS Guru Episode 29 - The Mo Medicaid Case Mix Review IDT Note For Section GG
The MDS Guru Episode 28 - The Missouri Medicaid Case Mix Reviews Feedback
The MDS Guru Episode 27 - The Missouri Medicaid Case Mix Review Entrance Conference
The MDS Guru Episode 26 - More Missouri Medicaid Case Mix Q & A
The MDS Guru Episode 25 - Missouri Medicaid Case Mix Review Questions
The MDS Guru Podcast Episode 24 - Missouri Medicaid Case Mix Reviews
The MDS Guru Episode 23 - Section GG
The MDS Guru Episode 22-The Nasty 2% APU deduction
The MDS Guru Episode 21 - The Five Star Rating
The MDS Guru Episode 20-The Conclusion of the QM's that affect your Medicaid rate
The MDS Guru Episode 19-The QM's that affect your Medicaid rate
The MDS Guru Episode 18-The Nursing Function Score
The MDS Guru Episode 17-Want to increase your nursing component for your CMI?
The MDS Guru Episode 16-A Missouri Medicaid plan for CMI
The MDS Guru Episode 15-The GG Discharge Function Score
The MDS Guru Episode 14 - Ftag 577
The MDS Guru Episode 13 - The TPE program
MDS Guru Episode 9-Are you MDS survey ready?
MDS Guru Episode 8-General Questions?
The MDS Guru Episode 7 - QM's & the VBP
MDS Guru Episode 6-A Prospective Medicaid rate?
MDS Guru Episode 5-IPA/extra OBRA assessment?
MDS Guru Episode 4-Emergency Discharges & MDS
MDS Guru Episode 3-NTA Points
MDS Guru Episode 2-The QRP
MDS Guru Pilot Pod Episode 1