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October 10-12, 2010

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Issue: August 18, 2010
From the desk of our CEO Kris Mastrangelo:
 
CMS Updates MDS 3.0 RAI Manual 
 
October 1, 2010, is a mere 45 days away.  CMS continues to post updated versions of select sections of the RAI manual for MDS 3.0.  Facility staff must review any of the RAI manual materials obtained prior to August 12, 2010, for accuracy as CMS updated the manual once again.  The training materials page on the CMS website has the following information:
 
A new naming convention is now being used for the MDS 3.0 RAI Manual. 
  • Any sections or chapters that have had revisions will now have an updated version number along with the month and year that the information was revised (e.g. MDS 3.0 Chapter 4 V1.03 August 2010). Subsequent revisions of any section or chapter of the manual will have updated version numbers (e.g. V1.04, V1.05, etc...)
  • Any sections or chapters that have NOT been revised will have the same version number, month, and year that that version was last published (e.g. MDS 3.0 RAI Manual Chapter 3 Section A V1.02 July 2010). However, you will notice that the "day" has been dropped from the file name now that we do not have frequent updates to the manual.
  • Any changes from the previous version of all Chapter 3 Sections are now listed at the beginning of each respective section.
    • MDS 3.0 RAI Manual Chapter 4 has been reposted and is available for download  in the file labeled "MDS 3.0 RAI Manual August 2010."
    • MDS 3.0 RAI Manual Chapter 3 Updates: V1.03 of the following sections - A, C, D, E, F, G, K, M, O, P, X, and Z.
Harmony highly recommends that a facility representative frequently visit the CMS training materials page to obtain any further updated material in this manual.
 
A Copy of MDS 3.0 RAI Manual can be downloaded from the CMS website at:
 http://www.cms.gov/NursingHomeQualityInits/45_NHQIMDS30TrainingMaterials.asp#TopOfPage
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August 24-26, 2010 
 
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October 5-7, 2010 
 
 Jennifer Pettis RN, RAC-MT a Master Trainer for AANAC is now a member of the Harmony team. She will be presenting the above courses in addition to select locations throughout the country.
 
 MDS 3.0 Intensive Training Course
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Topsfield, MA
August 23 - 25, 2010
September 21-23, 2010 
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MDS 3.0: Prepare and Conquer
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