Need to Know Detailed Comparison of MDS 2.0 to Draft MDS 3.0 Posted (8/18/08) Draft MDS 3.0 Dropped Items (8/18/08) Revised ICD-9 coding guidelines effective 10-1 (8/14/08) Medicare Increases Nursing Home Payment Rates (08/08) CMS Updates RAI User’s Manual (8/08) Health Care Personnel Initiative to Improve Influenza Vaccination Toolkit (08/08) CMS Posts Final RAND MDS 3.0 Report and New Timeline (07/08) Congress Overrides Presidential Veto, Therapy Cap Exceptions Extended 18 months (7/15/08)

What's New TryThis demonstration link (8/21/08) Advancing Excellence Staff Stability Webinar (8/19/08) CMS Inviting Comment on Extending the Current Requirements Re: Advance Directives(8/18/08) Medicare Awards Contracts for Quality Improvement Organization's 9th Statement of Work (8/18/08) Caregiver Broadcast (8/18/08) Not just for Acute Care Nurses but for all nurses, who are stressed (08/08) Staff Stability Webinar (08/08) Fecal & Urinary Incontinence in Adults (07/08)