Lacroix Healthcare Consulting

08/31/2026

Where does your MDS data go after transmission? And what does it mean for your Five-Star, VBP, and QRP outcomes?

Join us for a practical, fast-paced webinar covering recent CMS changes, key iQIES reports, monthly monitoring, and how to spot coding, transmission, and validation risks before they affect compliance, payment, or public reporting.

Key topics include:
• iQIES reporting, validation, and QRP oversight
• FY 2026 SNF PPS, payment, coding, and PDPM updates
• VBP changes and expanding outcome measures
• QRP APU risk
• Five-Star threshold changes
• Antipsychotic methodology changes
• Monthly report review and risk identification

Attendees will leave knowing where the data goes, what CMS is watching, which reports matter most, and how to use iQIES to protect compliance, payment, and Five-Star performance.

$29.00 Registration Fee. All attendees will have access to the webinar playback. To join, visit: https://www.lacroixhealthcare.org/seminars

08/24/2026

Your MDS process impacts far more than a single assessment. When the process is strong, your team can work with greater clarity, confidence, and consistency.

Lacroix Healthcare Consulting provides practical MDS support designed to help facilities identify risk, strengthen their processes, and better navigate the complexities that come with MDS management.

Ready to take a closer look at your MDS process? Schedule a consultation to identify risk areas, uncover opportunities, and build a practical plan for stronger MDS performance.

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08/21/2026

Active diagnoses play an important role in the MDS and PDPM.

Diagnosis codes are used to identify the resident’s primary diagnosis in I0020B, as well as additional diagnoses and comorbidities that can factor into the SLP, NTA, and Nursing components of PDPM. A few important reminders:

• MDS nurses are responsible for identifying active diagnoses and conditions for Section I.
• Supporting documentation can include care, monitoring, and interventions
• Functional limitations and nursing monitoring can also support an active diagnosis.
• Historical or inactive diagnoses that are not impacting care should not be marked as active on the MDS.

Accurate documentation matters, not only for compliance, but for ensuring the MDS accurately reflects the resident’s current condition and care needs.

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08/13/2026

A strong Day 2 at the Fuel the Fire Summit 🔥 Today Candace Trotti presented on Quality Measures & Five-Star Success: Improving Outcomes Through Data.

When it comes to long-term care, the data behind your facility matters. Candace shared a deeper look at how the data behind the MDS connects to facility performance, and why understanding that data matters long before the final numbers tell the story.

Grateful to the Fuel the Fire Summit event organizers and everyone who joined us in Lafayette. We’re looking forward to seeing how today’s conversations continue to shape the work happening in facilities and communities across Louisiana.

08/12/2026

Day 1 of the Fuel the Fire Summit 🔥Lacroix is proud to sponsor this premier leadership, compliance, and workforce excellence event bringing together long-term care professionals from across Louisiana for meaningful education, collaboration, and conversation around the future of our industry.

It was a strong first day in Lafayette, and we’re looking forward to continuing the conversation tomorrow. We’re especially excited to have our very own Candace Trotti take the stage on Day 2 to share her expertise and perspective with fellow long-term care professionals.

We’ll see you tomorrow for another amazing day!

07/27/2026

The long-term care industry is changing quickly—and MDS accuracy continues to be at the center of quality, compliance, reimbursement, and resident outcomes.
We are excited to present an upcoming session on MDS 3.0 and Quality Measures, with a timely look at how current CMS updates are impacting skilled nursing and long-term care teams.
This session will focus on practical strategies teams can use to strengthen documentation, improve coding accuracy, support QAPI efforts, and turn MDS data into a meaningful quality improvement tool.
Looking forward to learning, connecting, and sharing tools that facilities can take back and use right away!

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07/15/2026

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07/10/2026

Join us for a webinar designed for MDS Coordinators and clinical administrative teams who play a key role in quality measure performance, documentation accuracy, and survey readiness. This session will break down the 5-Star Quality Measure related to antipsychotic medication use and provide focused guidance on schizophrenia documentation standards, PASSR/Level II considerations, and strategies to strengthen MDS accuracy, compliance oversight, and resident-centered care.

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