RSVP deadline: May 13, 2026

Important Notes

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 Blossom Room within the Conference Center. To access the Conference Center, take a left when you get to the Lodge and drive around the BP gas station.

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