Section GG: Where Functional Accuracy, Quality Outcomes, and Reimbursement Meet
Insights from Scott Heichel, RN, RAC-MT, RAC-CTA, DNS-CT, IPCO, QCP, ICC – Director of Reimbursement and Education, Pathway Health Section GG is much more than another section of the MDS. It tells the resident’s functional story — how the individual performs with self-care and mobility, what progress is being made, and...
Section GG: Where Clinical Accuracy Meets Financial Performance
Insights from Scott Heichel, RN, RAC-MT, RAC-CTA, DNS-CT, IPCO, QCP, ICC – Director of Reimbursement and Education, Pathway Health As skilled leaders recognize, the Minimum Data Set (MDS) is foundational to reimbursement accuracy—and Section GG sits at the center of that process. Section GG captures a resident’s functional performance at admission and discharge and directly...
