Rug 53 Classification System

In the current rug iv model snf facilities are required to use the minimum data set mds 3 0 assessment tool to assign residents to one of 66 resource utilization groups rugs also known as case mix groups.

Rug 53 classification system.

Rug iii version 5 12 grouper package files. Rug 44 rug 53 distribution chart based on cy 2006 data is available for download from the downloads section below. Hierarchical and index maximizing while providers have been aware of the existence of these two systems in the past a better understanding of the differences between them is essential to being able to work with the rug 53 system. Mds 3 rug iii version 5 12 44 grouper.

Determine all of the rug iv groups for which a resident qualifies not just the first group for which the resident qualifies. Contents include 1 a dos grouper program that will update rug iii classifications in an mds 2 0 submission file in standard cms format. Brant fries presentation 2003 these are slides from the may 2003 presentation by dr. Services or iv medication and based the resident classification system on these characteristics.

The reason is related to the two different classification systems that are used to organize the rugs. Minimum data set supportive documentation guidelines rug iii version 5 12 34 grouper june 1 2012. Report to congress on patient classification under medicare s prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities 2006 dr. Rug iv classification system 66 group with medicare case mix indices for 10 1 2010 instructions.

Rug iii m3pi version 5 12b is located in the downloads section. Use the hierarchical classification worksheet in chapter 6 of the rai manual. Rug iv classification system 66. Mds 3 0 rug iv decision tree 48 grouper minnesota case mix system.

2 a manual calculator module in the grouper program that allows the user to enter the rug iii mds items on screen and then view the resulting. Mds reporting intensified with its use to facilitate rug based payment systems under medicare and medicaid.