Attn: MDS Coordinators and Home Health Assessment Coordinators: CMS Pocket Guides for Assessment and Coding

CMS is offering Pocket Guides to assist providers in assessing and coding self-care and mobility, falls, and pressure ulcers/injuries. The pocket guides provide a quick reference for important terms and definitions that promote coding accuracy. These resources are for providers in Home Health Agencies (HHAs), and Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). Topics:

• Pocket Guide #1: Coding for Self-Care and Mobility Items. 
• Pocket Guide #2: Definitions for Coding Section J Fall Items. 
• Pocket Guide #3: Pressure Ulcers/Injuries Stages and Definitions.  

The pocket guides are available under the Downloads section of the Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Training page for each setting:

• Home Health QRP Training
• Skilled Nursing Facility QRP Training

If you have questions about accessing the resources or feedback regarding the trainings, please email the PAC Training Mailbox (PACTraining@EconometricaInc.com). Content-related questions should be submitted to the setting specific help desk:

• HomeHealthQualityQuestions@cms.hhs.gov
• SNFQualityQuestions@cms.hhs.gov