Minimum Data Set (MDA) for Long-Term Care (LTC) and Resident Assessment Protocols (RAP)

Paper details: Explain" rel="nofollow">in the Min" rel="nofollow">inimum Data Set (MDS) for Long Term Care (LTC) and Resident Assessment Protocols (RAP) in" rel="nofollow">in detail in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing the reason for its use, and give at least three (3) examples. Paper to in" rel="nofollow">include details about the followin" rel="nofollow">ing main" rel="nofollow">in poin" rel="nofollow">ints What is MDS LTC? Data collected from MDS assessment is used for the Medicare reimbursement system. Because MDS is used for payment and regulatory purposes it raises questions about the accuracy of the data. Ex. The facility may assess the patient to have more problems than he/she does to get reimbursed more from Medicare. MDS assessment helps in" rel="nofollow">in developin" rel="nofollow">ing a patient's care plan. MDS assessment is also used to monitor the quality of care in" rel="nofollow">in nursin" rel="nofollow">ing homes. MDS organizes data accordin" rel="nofollow">ing to 20 main" rel="nofollow">in categories, give some examples of the categories. MDA is also used as a data collection tool to classify Medicare residents in" rel="nofollow">into Resource Utilization Groups (RUG) What are RUGs Explanation why Resident Assessment Protocols (RAP) are important, how do they provide structured, problem-oriented frameworks, and how do they identify patients that are at risk as well as bein" rel="nofollow">ing used to help plan, carry out and assess the caregiver and resident. I need 4 reliable sources for reference page I need the basic APA formated paper to in" rel="nofollow">include the in" rel="nofollow">introduction with thesis statement, body of paper with main" rel="nofollow">in poin" rel="nofollow">ints and details or explanations, and the conclusion to in" rel="nofollow">include the reworded thesis and a reference page for cited work. The body of the paper needs to be at least 1500 words in" rel="nofollow">in length.