The MDS Changes for 10/1/23 Will Be Here Soon

Here is a tip sheet to get your team prepared:

Understand the changes and updates, review your policies, and educate your teams!

• Part A– PPS Discharge and OBRA Discharge are both required and must be combined.
• ADL Flow sheets – do you have a system to capture the new information?
• Isolation coding – must be assigned a single room for at least 1 day in the 14-day lookback.  Make sure it is stated that all services must be brought to the room because the resident did not leave room.
• Section G is Gone: NEW: Use Section GG – check with your software vendor to be prepared and to ensure the software developers are working on those crosswalks now.
• Care Area Assessments (CAAs) will be based on the functional status from section GG.  The CAA process will not change just where the process come from will.
• Medication review change:  update your data collection tools and forms to capture the information.
• Social Work: please be aware of the change from PHQ-9 to PHQ-2 – interviews take longer requiring more time needed. Update your policies.
• Communications with hospital liaisons and others to collect the updated requirements for information as appropriate.

NYSHFA | NYSCAL CONTACTS:

Lisa Volk, RN, B.P.S., LNHA
Director, Clinical & Quality Services
518-462-4800 x15

Tarrah Quinlan, RN, BSN
Director of Education Program Development and Member Operations
518-462-4800 x20