PDPM Nursing Category
PDPM NTAs
PDPM SLP
General PDPM
Managed Care and Discharge Planning
100

Documentation of SOB lying flat

What along with COPD gets you special care high?

100

NTAs received for a wound infection of the foot

What is 1 point

100

How to get points for cognitive deficit 

What is BIMS of 12 or below

100

Patient Driven Payment Model

What is PDPM

100

PDPM vs pdpm in PCC census line

What is true PDPM payer vs level payer

200

Removal of staples, warm compresses to the incision, reinforcement of non-removable dressing of the incision site.

What counts as surgical site care.  Bonus point for what clinical category this will land you in.

200

Your resident has the diagnosis of DM II, epilepsy, morbid obesity and has a UTI w/MRSA. Total NTA points equals.. 

What is 4 points

200

Answer this question to get points for a swallow disorder- (just one)

What is loss of fluids from mouth or holding food in mouth or coughing/choking during meals/swallowing medications or c/o pain or difficulty when swallowing.

200

The section of the MDS that gives you the resident's function score

What is GG

200

Weekly Medicare meeting

What is Where d/c planning occurs/is discussed (mostly)

300

Fever plus these symptoms or conditions qualify for Special care high

What is Pneumonia, vomiting, wt. loss or feeding tube.

300

Your resident has the diagnosis of osteomyelitis with a sensitivity report that shows an organism resistant to two different ABT classes. They have a feeding tube w/enteral feedings continuous, are on IV ABTs and toenails are thick, yellow and peeling and one toe is red, inflamed and painful to the touch.  Your NTA opportunities are. 

What is OM, MDRO, feeding tube, IV ABTs, other foot problem/foot infection, risk for malnutrition.  Bonus points for total NTA points.

300

Section K item to code if SLP evaluation says wet voice after swallowing

What is C- coughing or choking during meals

300

PHQ-9

What is how to capture depression

300

Contract logix

What is where to find Managed care contracts

400

You have on venous ulcer and one stage 2 pressure injury.  You need this to get into Special care low

What is 2 or more treatments.  Bonus point for what counts as a treatment.

400

Your resident has the diagnosis of end stage liver disease and cirrhosis of the liver.  Your total NTA points are...

What is 2

400

Newly admitted trach resident, recently intubated resident or resident with oral thrush might have this complaint in section K

What is D- complaints of pain with swallowing.

400

Daily Technical spreadsheet

What is the tool used to organize and conduct your PDPM meeting

400

Benefit of Utilizing Group therapy with managed care

What is- to manage therapy minutes and therapy cost for plans with lower reimbursement

500

A condition for which you could utilize incentive spirometry to go from Clinically complex to Special care high

What is Pneumonia

500

Your resident has a diagnosis of morbid obesity w/BMI of 50 and has a CXR that show chronic atelectasis and chronic fibrocalcific lung changes. The resident states they are SOB while lying flat and they use a CPAP at night for OSA. You have the following NTA opportunities.

What is morbid obesity and chronic lung disease

500

Resident chews on meat for a time and then spits it out.  This is a potential s/s of what item is section K

What is B- holding food in mouth

500

Great documentation

What is how to avoid a payback, needed to support all PDPM items etc..

500

When you would issue a NOMNC prior to the managed care company's "cut letter"

What is  - when the resident has met goals, 

what is - to manage the d/c process for the benefit of the facility