With the latest MDS patient assessment tool released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, some major changes are coming. As Oct. 1 nears, what do skilled nursing facilities need to know to be prepared? In this session, Cassie Diner, charge nurse and MatrixCare clinical product manager, will help attendees navigate these changes and come away with actionable steps to prepare their staffs and facilities.

Learning objectives:

• With the elimination of Section G, facilities no longer may be able to formulate a RUG score. Find out what this means for your reimbursement formula.
• How the new MDS items that will soon be required may affect your assessment process moving forward.
• What you should be doing to prepare and train your staff for those changes.
• With ambiguity among states and additional details still emerging, what you need to know to navigate the ongoing changes.
• What to look for to make sure your tech vendor is prepared to ease the transition.