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Section Navigation Part 15 of 15 1. General Section 2. 1. Purpose and clinical relevance 3. 2. What to assess, technique, and required data 4. 3. Normal findings — documented with skill justification 5. 4. Abnormal findings — the necessity chain 6. 5. Skilled interventions and teaching 7. 6. Red flags — escalate / transfer 8. 7. Skilled-need justification (SNF) 9. 8. MDS & care-plan linkage 10. 9. Weak vs. strong documentation 11. 10. Audit, denial and survey risks 12. Smart phrases 13. Daily-note bank — routine skilled days 14. Daily-note bank — change-of-condition / at-risk days 15. 12. Sources and clinical references Previous Document Menu 12. Sources and clinical references CMS MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual v1.20.1 (eff. 1 Oct 2025), Section GG (GG0130 self-care; GG0170 mobility — restructured in v1.20.1) coding rules. 42 CFR 483 §483.24 and §483.25 with State Operations Manual Appendix PP F676; F677; F684. SNF PPS / PDPM function-score methodology (verify current fiscal-year final rule); SNF QRP functional measures. CMS Pub. 100-02 Chapter 8 (skilled assessment/management). DiraChart Foundations 1.1–1.11. Standing flags. Model notes are scaffolds — fill with the shift’s actual values and confirm every threshold against current orders and the care plan. Coverage rules, MDS item sets, and F-tag guidance change; verify against the current published source. MAC/LCD and accreditation items are facility-fill.
Section Navigation Part 15 of 15 1. General Section 2. 1. Purpose and clinical relevance 3. 2. What to assess, technique, and required data 4. 3. Normal findings — documented with skill justification 5. 4. Abnormal findings — the necessity chain 6. 5. Skilled interventions and teaching 7. 6. Red flags — escalate / transfer 8. 7. Skilled-need justification (SNF) 9. 8. MDS & care-plan linkage 10. 9. Weak vs. strong documentation 11. 10. Audit, denial and survey risks 12. Smart phrases 13. Daily-note bank — routine skilled days 14. Daily-note bank — change-of-condition / at-risk days 15. 12. Sources and clinical references Previous Document Menu 