Skilled Nursing Facilities

Stage 1 – MDS

The MDS view shows you statistics regarding MDS completed, MDS submitted on or before due date, days between MDS being locked, and MDS created on or before ARD.

  1. Click Stage 1 in the Evaluation Bar Chart.

  2. Click MDS.

MDS Completed

  • Description - Average number of staff members who sign questions in an MDS.

  • Impact - Labor and quality. Note that this score (Grey) is not used in Total MDS and home score.

  • Measure - Within the last 30 days.

  • Ways to Improve - Encourage the multidisciplinary approach and ensure that all disciplines are completing and signing their sections of the MDS.

  • Related Reports & Dashboards - Assessment History Report, MDS Schedule (from MDS Management Portal), Printed MDS Form.

Submit - On or Prior to Due Date

  • Description - Percentage of assessments that are submitted on or prior to the due date of the MDS.

  • Impact - Compliance, reimbursement, and billing procedures.

  • Measure - Within the last 30 days.

  • Ways to Improve - Encourage users to use the MDS Scheduler in the MDS Portal to ensure MDS are being completed and submitted in a timely manner.

  • Related Reports & Dashboards - MDS Management Portal, Export Ready view, Assessment History report.

Submit - Days between Lock & Submit

  • Description - Number of days between the MDS being locked and when it is submitted.

  • Impact - Compliance, reimbursement, and billing procedures.

  • Measure - Within the last 30 days.

  • Ways to Improve - Consider creating a policy for submissions. For example, submit all assessments that are Export Ready two to three times per week.

  • Related Reports & Dashboards - Assessment History Report.

MDS Created On or Before ARD

  • Description - Percentage of assessments that were created prior to the ARD and users are not selecting Refresh MDS Data to capture the most recent data to populate the MDS.

  • Impact - Submitting out dated information.

  • Measure - Within the last 30 days.

  • Ways to Improve - Ensure staff are updating the chart within ARD look back window in PointClickCare and selecting Refresh MDS Data the day after the ARD to ensure that the most recent data is being captured.

  • Related Reports & Dashboards - MDS Audit Report (Review date of auto-populated data. Date should be after ARD), MDS Management Portal > In Progress. Monitor sections signed in relation to ARD.