Helpful tips and tricks for the MDS/ LTC Reimbursement Professional
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Inspired Mom MDs is hosted by Cindy Van Praag, MD, wellness advocate for physician moms and proud mom of two teenagers. Episodes will cover how to identify and take back autonomy at work and home to find time for activities that invigorate you. The show will also delve into how to prioritize your own wellbeing without guilt and thrive at work and home. Cindy has over 20 years of experience in medicine and 17 years as a mom. She has extensive training in the integrative mindset and a holistic ...
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Welcome to the Md.SAMIUL Sami podcast, where amazing things happen.
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Jamila and Yutika talk about healthcare, but without the jargon.
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“The Level of your obedience determines the depth of the miraculous he can flow through you!” Never Give Up! Be blessed in Jesus mighty name! Encouragement...
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Send us a text When should these be signed? Before the ARD? After? Staff interview question specifics?? Support the showMelinda Renshaw, RN RAC-CT
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/56. What happens when the healer hits a wall? When the one who's always strong – the high-achiever, the fixer, the go-to problem solver -- starts to go numb inside? In this powerful episode, I sit down with Dr. Pamela Buchanan, a purpose-driven physician and burnou…
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Send us a text What category does Covid fall into? Dementia does not below in the neuro categories. Support the showMelinda Renshaw, RN RAC-CT
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/55. When did pausing to celebrate start feeling… selfish? Somewhere between the wonder of childhood and the weight of adult responsibility, it happened. Success became minimized. And joy got tangled with guilt. What if celebration isn’t indulgent, it’s essential? W…
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The MDS Guru - Episode 53 - Don't Find Yourself Having a One on One With The OIG-The New Surveyor Guidance for MDS
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Send us a text Do not find yourself having a one on one with the OIG! Who decides if the MDS person purposely miscoded an assessment? Support the showMelinda Renshaw, RN RAC-CT
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/54. The best-laid plans… often crash into real life. You map out your career, family time, and a perfectly color0coded planner, and then? Chaos. A shift runs late. Your kiddo spikes a fever. And the sitter cancels. Suddenly, everything you were holding together fee…
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/53. “Turn off the music, eyes over here, it’s time for the time-out!” This happens every day in the operating room, at the start of every case. It’s a mandated checklist read out loud to the team of surgeons, nurses, techs and anesthesiologists. We make sure to hav…
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The MDS Guru - Episode 52 - How to Validate Section GG Responses on the MDS for Missouri Medicaid
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Send us a text I have my ADL charting in the notes, is that good enough? Make sure you are using the ARD and two previous days for your ADL assessments! Support the showMelinda Renshaw, RN RAC-CT
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/52. Have you ever wished you could go back in time and give your past self some much-needed advice? What would you say? What would you do differently? I have a few things that spring to mind. But the truth is, if I could actually go back, it might change everything…
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Send us a text When should isolation be coded? What are the constituents of an MDRO?Melinda Renshaw, RN RAC-CT
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/51. Road signs exist for a reason. They tell us where we can and can’t go, what’s safe and what’s off-limits. Without them, driving would be a guessing game! Boundaries serve the same purpose in life. Without them, it’s easy to veer off course or worse, crash with …
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The MDS Guru - Episode 50 - How to Validate Your Cognitive Responses on the MDS for Missouri Medicaid
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Send us a text Can I summarize? Is an impaired BIMS enough documentation to mark the resident impaired? www.renshawconsulting.comMelinda Renshaw, RN RAC-CT
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/50. Time is like an apple pie. Fresh out of the oven, the aroma grabs you before the first bite. You savor it, thinking there’s more to enjoy, until suddenly, it’s gone. You’re left wanting just one more little slice. That’s just like time. Each day you wake up wit…
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Send us a text What questions in section GG are used here? Are these included in the 5-star rating?Melinda Renshaw, RN RAC-CT
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/49. Imagine spending hours sculpting your arms and legs at the gym, but completely ignoring your core. You might look strong, but without a solid foundation, you’re off-balance and prone to injury. Now, think about life. When we focus only on achievements and ignor…
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Send us a text Does changing physicians prompt a sig change? My resident is leaving the facility after a major decline. Do I complete a sig change?Melinda Renshaw, RN RAC-CT
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/48. Imagine a world where the promise of 'having it all' isn’t a roadmap to success, but a trap that drains your spirit. This is all too common and it was for me. When I was young, I firmly believed that women could have it all. I had no doubt that through hard wor…
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/47. A piano in the hands of a novice creates noise. But in the hands of a skilled musician, those same ivory keys produce a masterpiece. The difference? Composition, practice, artistry – and most of all, clarity. Living without clarity is like playing a song withou…
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Send us a text What? 13 pages on CMS.gov? We break this down to a very easy subset. SNF QRP FY2026 APU Table for Reporting Assessment Based Measures and Standardized Patient Assessment Data Elements If you would like to look for yourself,Melinda Renshaw, RN RAC-CT
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/46. My head nodded down in a microsecond of sleep – on Highway 290 in Chicago rush hour traffic. I was heading home after a 24-hour call. A year earlier, I would be falling asleep on the way to work on the mornings after a 36-hour call. This was a way of life that …
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Send us a text Does walking figure into the nursing CMI? What about HIV or cancer? We briefly cover the entire MDS to reveal what sections play into this calculation. Tune in!Melinda Renshaw, RN RAC-CT
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Send us a text Is schizophrenia non-traumatic brain dysfunction or medically complex? What category do I choose for this fall with a fracture and subsequent hip replacement?Melinda Renshaw, RN RAC-CT
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/45. Do you ever feel like you've lost control over something? So, you lose hope. Then hopelessness leads to inaction. Inaction fosters lack of control. And the cycle continues. Now, imagine a huge painting hanging in an art gallery. One that takes up the whole wall…
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Send us a text Wait, my resident is NPO, how do I code eating? My other resident has never ate by mouth?Melinda Renshaw, RN RAC-CT
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/44. "I am enough.” These words should never be a question. “Am I enough?” “When will I be enough?” You may find yourself chasing this elusive "enoughness" – a pseudo-word I’m using today. You work harder and do more activities waiting for that moment you feel worth…
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Send us a text Adding a section R? What does that mean? What will be in it?Melinda Renshaw, RN RAC-CT
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/43. Who here is an overthinker? (Raise your hand!) You can’t see me, but I’m definitely raising mine. I’m guilty of analysis paralysis sometimes. You know, when the mind spins around and around examining every “what if”? These cycles can build into a frenzied mess …
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Send us a text Is this weight loss coded on the last MDS real? Wait, my resident lost weight at 4 months but is back to normal. Do I code this?Melinda Renshaw, RN RAC-CT
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/42. You know the days you feel like you’re spinning your wheels? Imagine trying to finish a project, write a blog post, or get work done. For me, the clock ticks forward, my stomach tells me it’s already lunch time, and I have nothing to show for my work! The harde…
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Send us a text The most common erroneously coded QM is a UTI. Are you coding it wrongly too on the MDS? How did the RAI change the coding in relation to sepsis last October?Melinda Renshaw, RN RAC-CT
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms on InspiredMomMDs.com/41. “Don't betray yourself. Because if you betray yourself, eventually there's something inside of you that will start cooking.” Spot on insight from my guest, Dr. Maria Colon-Gonzalez. Sometimes, saying “no” is easier said than done, right? In theory, I know what …
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/40. Being a doctor mom is a superpower, wielded by resilient super women. But there’s often a price of overwhelm. Waking up each day to step into the superhero suit can be exhausting – that is if you didn’t fall asleep in said suit. Let's be honest, sometimes the c…
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/39. You just want to get home. Long hours, disgruntled patients (or families), and bumper to bumper traffic has you yearning for your couch. Once home, you’re met with all kinds of normal life tension which is now somehow amplified. And where does this leave you? Y…
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Send us a text We answer a few more of your questions and drop the new bombshell from Myers & Stauffer!!Melinda Renshaw, RN RAC-CT
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/38. Time is fickle. When you want it to speed up, it grinds to a halt. When you want it to slow down, it gains speed. What is it I want right now in my life? Security and confidence it will all be ok. To stay active and not let my stiff joints and tendons slow me d…
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/37. I balance 2 full time jobs – as a full-time physician and full-time mom/wife/daughter/you-name-it. Can you relate? But human capacity is finite. As a young mom, when I was a full-time anesthesiologist, I constantly juggled stress and sacrifice. I slept less, at…
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/36. I think I must have a big amygdala. That tiny part of the brain is the master of the fight or flight response. It can elicit a full-blown hands up in the air, gravity defying leap away from perceived “danger”. As someone who meditates daily and strives for more…
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Send us a text What do we include? What should we never do? What is a leading query? www.renshawconsulting.comMelinda Renshaw, RN RAC-CT
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/35. I AM intuitive. But, not only me, but we all are. You are, too. My brilliant guest today will explain it to all of us. I’m thrilled to have Dr. Arlene Dijamco, the MultiDimensional MD, on the show. She’s a pediatrician, integrative physician, and cranial osteop…
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Send us a text What is our role as MDS in the LTC hospice program? What do we care plan for these residents?Melinda Renshaw, RN RAC-CT
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/34. How can having the sense of control be so elusive? Somewhere along the way in this career in medicine and in the role of a mom, autonomy slips, or it’s seemingly taken away. And that matters – quite a lot. It feels disheartening to not control what matters most…
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Send us a text A brief summary of our recent questions.Melinda Renshaw, RN RAC-CT
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/33. I have mastered the art of turning a five-minute task into a five-hour ordeal. And I can’t say I’m proud of this fact. You know when a sneaky little habit convinces you that cleaning the fridge is more urgent than finishing your work? Or how about texting a fri…
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Send us a text I attended a Myers & Stauffer Missouri Medicaid Audit in its entirety. Helpful insight into what the auditors are looking for. Get the details here!Melinda Renshaw, RN RAC-CT
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/32. Ever found yourself knowing what you should do, but struggling to actually do it? You’re not alone. I’ve been there, and I’m still figuring things out! I’ve been: The Late-Night Worker – knowing I needed more family time, but work kept me in my office. The Ice …
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/31. A wave of nausea gripped her as she plopped in her car and headed to work. This feeling was nearly every day in the past year and growing. That was Anna (her name is changed), a successful surgeon and mom of 3 young kids. Each morning, she brushed aside her bod…
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Send us a text There is a typo on everyone's report! How long will this rate be in effect? The work we are doing now goes toward a rate when? Is it too late to fix anything for January?Melinda Renshaw, RN RAC-CT
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/30. “What do you do?” It’s an inevitable question to get a picture of who I am. When people ask my kids, they just answer “Doctor.” And there you go; I am defined by one all-encompassing word. Doctor has weight to it, right? But it also has hidden meaning – a debt …
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Send us a text When do I update my care plan? How long do I have to complete admission assessments when the resident has been back to the hospital? Tune in now!Melinda Renshaw, RN RAC-CT
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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/29. Every day, I'm reminded of the extraordinary woman who shaped my world. Today, on her birthday, I honor her legacy. Her laughter echoed through our home, her kindness warmed our hearts, and her integrity guided our lives. My kids were too young to fully appreci…
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