The MDS Guru

By Melinda Renshaw|RN|RAC-CTA|LNHA|Revenue Integrity Specialist

Helpful tips and tricks for the MDS/ LTC Reimbursement Professional

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The podcast currently has 83 episodes available.

The MDS Guru episodes:

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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5min
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
October 20, 2025 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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How do I get rid of this fall with major injury on my QM report? Can I use CHF as an exemption for my weight loss QM?
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5min
October 13, 2025 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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How can I get this foley to not trigger? And this UTI? Should I capture this on the MDS?
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5min
October 06, 2025 The MDS Guru - Episode 65 - The Missouri Medicaid Draft Listing Mix-Up
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We uncover how dually eligible residents should be listed on your draft rate corrections for Missouri. Are you losing CMI from part A residents?
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3min
September 29, 2025 The MDS Guru - Episode 64 - MANHA's Executive Director Speaks
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A conversation with Dottie Pataky, RN, the ED of the Missouri Association of Nursing Home Administrators. Listen as we discuss the present, the future and some challenges of our LTC world.
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16min

FAQs about The MDS Guru:

How many episodes does The MDS Guru have?

The podcast currently has 83 episodes available.