PDPM Documentation Essentials for the IDT
Ten-Course Bundle – Members: $386 | Non-members: $770
Individual Courses – Members: $43 | Non-members: $83
Continuing Education: 7.0 CE hours for all ten courses
Duration: Ten courses, between 30 and 60 minutes each
Speakers: Jennifer LaBay, RN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, QCP, CRC, and Jessie McGill, RN, BSN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA
Build Confidence in Accurate Documentation and PDPM Success
Accurate documentation is the backbone of MDS coding and the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) for Medicare or State Medicaid methodology. This program provides the fundamental education the interdisciplinary team (IDT) needs to create sound supportive documentation to support each element used in PDPM.
PDPM Documentation Essentials for the IDT is a ten-part on-demand workshop, exploring how proper documentation impacts PDPM case-mix categories. Each module provides practical tips for frontline documentation across disciplines—helping the care team work together to ensure coding accuracy, regulatory compliance, and the best outcomes for residents and facilities alike.
Following this workshop, you will be able to:
- Recognize the importance of accurate documentation in supporting MDS coding for PDPM classification and reimbursement accuracy
- Describe situations when documentation of scripted interview is recommended in the medical record
- Identify MDS items that impact PDPM and the documentation to support them including section GG, primary diagnosis selection, and weight loss calculation
- Identify how documentation accuracy affects clinical care, MDS accuracy, quality programs, regulatory compliance, and reimbursement
Program Curriculum and Format
This on-demand workshop may be purchased as a ten-course bundle or in individual modules, allowing flexible learning to fit both organizational requirements and individual development. To purchase individual modules, click on the specific module link below.
The curriculum focus for each module is outlined as follows:
- Part 1 – Introduction to Nursing Facility Payment and Documentation (1.0 CE)
- Part 2 – Scripted Interviews (0.5 CE)
- Part 3 – Documentation to Support MDS Sections B, C, D, and E (0.5 CE)
- Part 4 – Documentation to Support MDS Section GG (0.75 CE)
- Part 5 – Primary Diagnosis Determination and Section I (0.75 CE)
- Part 6 – Documentation to Support MDS Sections H and J (0.5 CE)
- Part 7 – Documentation to Support MDS Section K (0.75 CE)
- Part 8 – Documentation to Support MDS Section M (1.0 CE)
- Part 9 – Documentation to Support MDS Sections N and O (0.75 CE)
- Part 10 – Tying It All Together: How Accurate Documentation Supports Nursing Facility Operations (0.5 CE)
Jennifer LaBay and Jessie McGill have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
There is no exam or certification associated with this program. It is intended to provide beginner-level education on the IDT documentation needed to support MDS coding impacting PDPM.