RSVP deadline: April 24, 2026

Important Notes

Clement Manor's Independent Living facility is not their main building, so please do not plug Clement Manor into your GPS. Instead, enter the address listed above.

Please ensure that your facility has paid membership to the MDS Innovation Team for 2026 prior to attending the next meeting. If you are unsure if your facility has paid for 2026, please email Taylor Raether.

RSVPing by the deadline is required. We will not have extra meeting handouts, seating, or lunch available for attendees who did not register in advance.

DIRECTIONS: This meeting will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room on the first floor near the Rainbow Room Cafe. Please park in the surface lot and enter through the main entrance. 

May Meeting Agenda

1. CMS and Regulatory Updates
   1. FY 2027 SNF PPS Proposed Rule
   2. MDS 3.0 QM User’s Manual v18.0 effective 1/126 and Associated Files
2. AAPACN Updates and Articles
   1. MDS Coding
      1. Clinical Judgment for the MDS: Code Sections GG and J with Confidence
      2. From Coding to Compliance: Avoiding Pitfalls in the 2026 MDS Landscape
3. Quality Measures
   1. Articles
      1. Quality Measure IQ Series: Ability to Walk Independently Worsens
   2. QM Deep Dive
      1. Three iQIES Reports that the NAC Should Review Regularly for the SNF QRP
      2. How the NAC and The IDT Can be Predictive vs. Reactive with the QM data
      3. Review: Navigating and Interpreting the various Quality Reports
         1. CASPER report
         2. SNF QRP
         3. SNF VBP
         4. 5 Star
4. AAPACN FAQs
5. Member Discussion