MDS 1.20.1 October 2025 Operational and Clinical Update

This session will focus on the changes to the MDS Assessment 1.20.1 format and content changes as well as the RAI Manual (October, 2025) updated instructions. Documentation issues will be discussed as they will be a focus of Survey and numerous CMS Audit programs. A rich discussion of the entire IDT as well as Operational and Clinical Leadership. Case studies and documentation formats that will need to be updated to meet new criteria will be discussed. Specific references in the October 2025 RAI Manual will be reviewed to clarify new coding instructions and definitions in the RAI Manual.

Objectives: 1. Describe the changes to the MDS 3.0 1.20.1 assessment format.

2. Discuss the documentation requirements and coding changes in the RAI Manual (October, 2025)

3. Review survey changes impacting the MDS data process, audit risks and validation reviews (October, 2025)

4. Identify specific changes to the data formulation process required by the new data items impacting Policies and Procedures

5. Discuss educational approaches and examples of learning materials for the IDT to understand the updated process

When:  October 7, 2025 OR November 20, 2025 -

9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Instructed by: Leah Klusch, RN, BSN, FACHCA Cost: $125 per person

Where: 103 E. State St. Alliance, Oh 44601

NAB approved:  20260925-6-A1157-19-IN and 20260925-6-A116734-IN

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