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Five-Star Nursing Home Quality Rating System - Questions & Answers (Dec 2008)
MDS - Critical Thinking for the MDS Clinical Team: Understanding the Significant Change in Status Process (Sept 2008) PDF
MDS - Getting Ready for the MDS 3.0 #1 (March 2010 Teleconference) PDF
MDS - Getting Ready for the MDS 3.0 #2 (May 2010 Teleconference) PDF
MDS - Getting Ready for the MDS 3.0 #3 (July 2010 Teleconference) PDF
MDS - Getting Ready for the MDS 3.0 #4 (August 2010 Teleconference) PDF
MDS - Getting Ready for the MDS 3.0 #5 (Sept 2010 Teleconference)
Hand-out 1 (Section Q) PDF
Hand-out 2 (Section V) PDF
MDS - Getting Ready for the MDS 3.0 #6 (Oct 2010 Teleconference)
Hand-out 1 PDF
Hand-out 2 PDF
Hand-out 3 (Section M) PDF
Hand-out 4 PDF
Hand-out 5 (Transition Process) PDF
MDS - Quality of Life and the MDS (Sept 2009 Teleconference) PDF
MDS 3.0 Implementation Timeline for October 2010
MDS - Survey Deficiencies and Related MDS Coding Errors (Mar 2009) PDF PowerPoint
MDS - Updates for Quality of Care and Beyond (Sept 2011 Teleconference) PDF
MDS - Updates (Mar 2012 Teleconference) PDF
Nutrition - Nutrition Support Assistant Program and Training Manual (Feb 2007)
OASIS - OASIS Data Collection: Time Points, Patient Populations & Regulations (Sept 2008)
OASIS-C - Revisions - What to Do Now... What to do Later... (Sept 2009 Teleconference)
OASIS Clarifications: Initial Assessment Visits, Comprehensive Assessment Time Points, and Wound Related Data Collection Guidance (Sept 2010 Web-Ex)
OASIS - It's all about Timing and Assessments (Sept 2011 Teleconference):
Hand-Out - Test - Test Key