The MDS is a tool used for implementing standardized assessment and for facilitating care management in skilled nursing homes and non-critical access hospital swing beds.
This edition includes information on preventing claim denials for psychiatric care, MPFS July update, skilled nursing facility Part D payments, and more.
This edition includes information on the Medicare Shared Savings Program, providers accepting CHAMPVA, national coverage determination 20.36, and more.
This checklist is intended to provide health care providers with a reference for use when responding to additional documentation requests for transitional care management (TCM) services.