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All Episodes

The MDS Guru — 76 episodes

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The MDS Guru - Episode 79 - NO PROGRESS, NO THERAPY? KNOW WHEN TO STOP THERAPY.

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The MDS Guru - Episode 78 - SNF ABN|NOMNC|ABN & FALL DEFINITION CHANGES + MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT

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The MDS Guru - Episode 77 - The SFF Criteria Change & The QRP APU Trap-When One MDS Counts as 2

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The MDS Guru - Episode 76 - The Updated SNF Validation Process (AUDIT) Timeline Shift

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The MDS Guru - Episode 75 - The Many Look Back Periods on the MDS

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The MDS Guru - Episode 74 - How Will the Missouri Medicaid CMI Be Calculated When New Assessments Are Not Supported In 2026

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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)

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The MDS Guru - Episode 72 - How To Claim Isolation for Covid on the MDS

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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

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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

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The MDS Guru - Episode 69 - % of Residents Who Use Antianxiety or Hypnotic Meds(L) & Prevalence of Antianxiety/Hypnotic Use(L) QMs

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The MDS Guru - Episode 68 - % of Residents With Depressive Symptoms(L) & Residents Ability to Walk Independently Worsened(L) QMs

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The MDS Guru - Episode 67 - Residents Experiencing One or More Falls With Major Injury (L) & Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight (L) QMs

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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

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The MDS Guru - Episode 65 - The Missouri Medicaid Draft Listing Mix-Up

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The MDS Guru - Episode 64 - MANHA's Executive Director Speaks

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The MDS Guru - Episode 63 - A Reimbursement Reality Check: A SNF Administrator's Perspective

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The MDS Guru - Episode 62 - The Need for Help with Daily Activities has Increased (L) QM

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The MDS Guru - Episode 61 - The Antipsychotic Med (L) QM

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The MDS Guru - Episode 60 - The Pressure Ulcer (L) QM

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The MDS Guru - Episode 59 - The Admission Function Score

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The MDS Guru - Episode 58 - Section I Diagnosis Coding and Reporting Nurses to the State Board for Coding

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The MDS Guru - Episode 57 - THERE IS A THIRD MDS DRAFT FOR OCTOBER 2025 NOW!

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The MDS Guru - Episode 56 - What is the Three-Day Assessment Window to support Section GG?

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The MDS Guru - Episode 55 - The Timing for the Many MDS Interview Questions

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The MDS Guru - Episode 54 - Primary Medical Condition Category

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The MDS Guru - Episode 53 - Don't Find Yourself Having a One on One With The OIG-The New Surveyor Guidance for MDS

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The MDS Guru - Episode 52 - How to Validate Section GG Responses on the MDS for Missouri Medicaid

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The MDS Guru - Episode 51 - Should I code isolation for CDIFF? What about MDRO's?

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The MDS Guru - Episode 50 - How to Validate Your Cognitive Responses on the MDS for Missouri Medicaid

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The MDS Guru - Episode 49 - The Discharge Mobility & Discharge Self-Score Scores

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The MDS Guru - Episode 48 - When Should I Do A Significant Change?

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The MDS Guru - Episode 47 - Data elements that cause the 2% APU deduction if DASHED

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The MDS Guru - Episode 46 - What parts of the MDS figure into the Nursing CMI?

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The MDS Guru - Episode 45 - What primary medical condition category is this diagnosis?

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The MDS Guru Episode 44- How Do I Code This Tube Feeding in Section GG For Eating?

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The MDS Guru Episode 43 - The Draft Item Changes for the October 2025 MDS

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The MDS Guru - Episode 42 - Should I code this weight loss?

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The MDS Guru - Episode 41 - When to code a UTI & Sepsis

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The MDS Guru Episode 40 - A Missouri Medicaid Bombshell!

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The MDS Guru Episode 39 - How to Write a Physician Query

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The MDS Guru Episode 38 - Hospice in LTC and MDS

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The MDS Guru Episode 37 - General Questions

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The MDS Guru Episode 36 - Complete Details of a Missouri Medicaid Audit - The 411

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The MDS Guru Episode 35 - The New Missouri Medicaid Cost Report Release

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The MDS Guru Episode 34 - Care plan & MDS timing

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The MDS Guru Episode 33 - What is an ADP for a SNF revalidation?

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The MDS Guru Episode 32 - How to claim respiratory therapy on the MDS

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The MDS Guru Episode 31 - QM General Questions

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The MDS Guru Episode 30 - Missouri Medicaid Case Mix Q & A Part 3

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The MDS Guru Episode 29 - The Mo Medicaid Case Mix Review IDT Note For Section GG

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The MDS Guru Episode 28 - The Missouri Medicaid Case Mix Reviews Feedback

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The MDS Guru Episode 27 - The Missouri Medicaid Case Mix Review Entrance Conference

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The MDS Guru Episode 26 - More Missouri Medicaid Case Mix Q & A

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The MDS Guru Episode 25 - Missouri Medicaid Case Mix Review Questions

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The MDS Guru Podcast Episode 24 - Missouri Medicaid Case Mix Reviews

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The MDS Guru Episode 23 - Section GG

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The MDS Guru Episode 22-The Nasty 2% APU deduction

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The MDS Guru Episode 21 - The Five Star Rating

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The MDS Guru Episode 20-The Conclusion of the QM's that affect your Medicaid rate

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The MDS Guru Episode 19-The QM's that affect your Medicaid rate

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The MDS Guru Episode 18-The Nursing Function Score

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The MDS Guru Episode 17-Want to increase your nursing component for your CMI?

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The MDS Guru Episode 16-A Missouri Medicaid plan for CMI

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The MDS Guru Episode 15-The GG Discharge Function Score

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The MDS Guru Episode 14 - Ftag 577

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The MDS Guru Episode 13 - The TPE program

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MDS Guru Episode 9-Are you MDS survey ready?

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MDS Guru Episode 8-General Questions?

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The MDS Guru Episode 7 - QM's & the VBP

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MDS Guru Episode 6-A Prospective Medicaid rate?

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MDS Guru Episode 5-IPA/extra OBRA assessment?

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MDS Guru Episode 4-Emergency Discharges & MDS

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MDS Guru Episode 3-NTA Points

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MDS Guru Episode 2-The QRP

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MDS Guru Pilot Pod Episode 1