From the desk of our CEO Kris Mastrangelo:
Watch Out for CMS Changes in Correction Procedures
The following was posted by CMS on their MDS 3.0 technical pages:
MDS Correction Procedures Will Change April 1, 2011: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have updated the technical specifications of MDS 3.0 and changed the procedure of how to complete a correction of an MDS. Starting April 1, 2011, the reason for assessment items, assessment reference date (ARD), discharge date, and entry date can no longer be changed with a modification record for MDS 3.0 records.
Instead, these items must be corrected by inactivating the old record and submitting a new record.
The April 1, 2011, start date refers to the date that the MDS 3.0 correction record is submitted, not the ARD of the original or correction record.
Providers may optionally implement the new correction procedure prior to April 1, 2011. CMS will update chapter 5 of the MDS 3.0 RAI Manual in Spring 2011 to reflect this policy.
Harmony recommends contacting the MDS software company to see if updates are necessary to accommodate for this change.
Further information can be located by following this link:
https://www.cms.gov/NursingHomeQualityInits/30_NHQIMDS30TechnicalInformation.asp#TopOfPage
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