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

The MDS Guru

Education EN ↓ 79 episodes

Helpful tips and tricks for the MDS/ LTC Reimbursement Professional

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

Episodes

The MDS Guru - Episode 57 - THERE IS A THIRD MDS DRAFT FOR OCTOBER 2025 NOW! 28.05.2025 3:16

Send us Fan Mail Are we getting a section R? What about all the therapy question changes?

The MDS Guru - Episode 56 - What is the Three-Day Assessment Window to support Section GG? 15.05.2025 4:25

Send us Fan Mail What do we do about unplanned discharges? How are we supposed to have information? What if the discharge was a PPS & OBRA discharge combined, what is that time frame?

The MDS Guru - Episode 55 - The Timing for the Many MDS Interview Questions 25.04.2025 3:40

Send us Fan Mail When should these be signed? Before the ARD? After? Staff interview question specifics??

The MDS Guru - Episode 54 - Primary Medical Condition Category 18.04.2025 3:50

Send us Fan Mail What category does Covid fall into? Dementia does not belong in the neuro categories.

The MDS Guru - Episode 53 - Don't Find Yourself Having a One on One With The OIG-The New Surveyor Guidance for MDS 09.04.2025 3:52

Send us Fan Mail Do not find yourself having a one on one with the OIG! Who decides if the MDS person purposely miscoded an assessment?

The MDS Guru - Episode 52 - How to Validate Section GG Responses on the MDS for Missouri Medicaid 26.03.2025 5:18

Send us Fan Mail I have my ADL charting in the notes, is that good enough? Make sure you are using the ARD and two previous days for your ADL assessments!

The MDS Guru - Episode 51 - Should I code isolation for CDIFF? What about MDRO's? 20.03.2025 5:46

Send us Fan Mail When should isolation be coded? What are the constituents of an MDRO?

The MDS Guru - Episode 50 - How to Validate Your Cognitive Responses on the MDS for Missouri Medicaid 14.03.2025 6:56

Send us Fan Mail Can I summarize? Is an impaired BIMS enough documentation to mark the resident impaired? www.renshawconsulting.com

The MDS Guru - Episode 49 - The Discharge Mobility & Discharge Self-Score Scores 09.03.2025 6:56

Send us Fan Mail What questions in section GG are used here? Are these included in the 5-star rating?

The MDS Guru - Episode 48 - When Should I Do A Significant Change? 02.03.2025 4:53

Send us Fan Mail Does changing physicians prompt a sig change? My resident is leaving the facility after a major decline. Do I complete a sig change?

The MDS Guru - Episode 47 - Data elements that cause the 2% APU deduction if DASHED 17.02.2025 3:55

Send us Fan Mail What? 13 pages on CMS.gov? We break this down to a very easy subset. SNF QRP FY2026 APU Table for Reporting Assessment Based Measures and Standardized Patient Assessment Data Elements If you would like to look for yourself,

The MDS Guru - Episode 46 - What parts of the MDS figure into the Nursing CMI? 10.02.2025 7:33

Send us Fan Mail Does walking figure into the nursing CMI? What about HIV or cancer? We briefly cover the entire MDS to reveal what sections play into this calculation. Tune in!

The MDS Guru - Episode 45 - What primary medical condition category is this diagnosis? 04.02.2025 5:16

Send us Fan Mail Is schizophrenia non-traumatic brain dysfunction or medically complex? What category do I choose for this fall with a fracture and subsequent hip replacement?

The MDS Guru Episode 44- How Do I Code This Tube Feeding in Section GG For Eating? 31.01.2025 4:02

Send us Fan Mail Wait, my resident is NPO, how do I code eating? My other resident has never ate by mouth?

The MDS Guru Episode 43 - The Draft Item Changes for the October 2025 MDS 24.01.2025 4:32

Send us Fan Mail Adding a section R? What does that mean? What will be in it?

The MDS Guru - Episode 42 - Should I code this weight loss? 17.01.2025 4:51

Send us Fan Mail Is this weight loss coded on the last MDS real? Wait, my resident lost weight at 4 months but is back to normal. Do I code this?

The MDS Guru - Episode 41 - When to code a UTI & Sepsis 10.01.2025 6:38

Send us Fan Mail The most common erroneously coded QM is a UTI. Are you coding it wrongly too on the MDS? How did the RAI change the coding in relation to sepsis last October?

The MDS Guru Episode 40 - A Missouri Medicaid Bombshell! 20.12.2024 6:38

Send us Fan Mail We answer a few more of your questions and drop the new bombshell from Myers & Stauffer!!

The MDS Guru Episode 39 - How to Write a Physician Query 02.12.2024 3:05

Send us Fan Mail What do we include? What should we never do? What is a leading query? www.renshawconsulting.com

The MDS Guru Episode 38 - Hospice in LTC and MDS 22.11.2024 4:11

Send us Fan Mail What is our role as MDS in the LTC hospice program? What do we care plan for these residents?

The MDS Guru Episode 37 - General Questions 14.11.2024 4:15

Send us Fan Mail A brief summary of our recent questions.

The MDS Guru Episode 36 - Complete Details of a Missouri Medicaid Audit - The 411 06.11.2024 12:26

Send us Fan Mail I attended a Myers & Stauffer Missouri Medicaid Audit in its entirety. Helpful insight into what the auditors are looking for. Get the details here!

The MDS Guru Episode 35 - The New Missouri Medicaid Cost Report Release 24.10.2024 3:47

Send us Fan Mail There is a typo on everyone's report! How long will this rate be in effect? The work we are doing now goes toward a rate when? Is it too late to fix anything for January?

The MDS Guru Episode 34 - Care plan & MDS timing 18.10.2024 5:23

Send us Fan Mail When do I update my care plan? How long do I have to complete admission assessments when the resident has been back to the hospital? Tune in now!

The MDS Guru Episode 33 - What is an ADP for a SNF revalidation? 12.10.2024 3:09

Send us Fan Mail CMS now wants all SNF's to report all consultants, any company who leases SNF property, exercises operational or financial control, etc on their annual provider enrollment forms. WHY?