The MDS Guru

By Melinda Renshaw, RN, RAC-CTA, Reimbursement Specialist

Helpful tips and tricks for the MDS/ LTC Reimbursement Professional

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How many episodes does The MDS Guru have?

The podcast currently has 77 episodes available.

The MDS Guru episodes:

February 12, 2026 The MDS Guru - Episode 77 - The SFF Criteria Change & The QRP APU Trap-When One MDS Counts as 2
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What could get my facility terminated from the Medicare/Medicaid program?
How does the 5-day PPS MDS count as two assessments for the QRP APU?
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6min
January 08, 2026 The MDS Guru - Episode 76 - The Updated SNF Validation Process (AUDIT) Timeline Shift
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What happens if we are late submitting the medical records? How will I know if my home is selected?
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5min
December 29, 2025 The MDS Guru - Episode 75 - The Many Look Back Periods on the MDS
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The MDS has several look back periods. Do you know what they are?
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6min
December 22, 2025 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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Do the assessments automatically drop to .62 CMI if they are not supported? Do you know what a hierarchical method of CMI classification is?
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4min
December 15, 2025 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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What new item will stop the antipsychotic med (L) QM from triggering?
What is the updated RAI definition regarding a fall?
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5min
December 08, 2025 The MDS Guru - Episode 72 - How To Claim Isolation for Covid on the MDS
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What is needed in my documentation for Covid to claim isolation on the MDS?
What if my MDS interview signatures are late?
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December 01, 2025 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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My resident's ER visit turned into an admission. Will this ER visit trigger this QM? My resident's cognition changed from a stroke, will his worsening continence trigger this?
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6min
November 17, 2025 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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When is the Influenza season for the MDS? If your resident is using bedrails, you do not want to miss this! What determines the criteria for "current" for the pneumococcal vaccinations?
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5min
November 10, 2025 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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An appropriate anxiety diagnosis clears one of these QM triggers, do you know which one? Hospice is an exclusion for one of them. Which one?

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4min
October 27, 2025 The MDS Guru - Episode 68 - % of Residents With Depressive Symptoms(L) & Residents Ability to Walk Independently Worsened(L) QMs
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What makes the depression symptoms QM trigger?
What if my resident is hospice and stops walking?
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6min

FAQs about The MDS Guru:

How many episodes does The MDS Guru have?

The podcast currently has 77 episodes available.