Assignment of the pressure ulcer stage code should be. guided by clinical documentation. of the stage or. documentation of the terms found in the. Alphabetic. Index. For clinical terms describing the stage that are not. found in the Alphabetic Index, and there is no.
The World Health Organization (WHO) developed a classification system for MDS to standardize the definitions of the different subtypes. The 7 subtypes of MDS in this system include: Refractory anemia (RA). The primary sign of RA is anemia. White blood cell counts and platelet counts are healthy.
MDS or Minimum Data Set is a procedure administered by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services for all patients in facilities that are accredited by this particular center. It involves data collection and analysis for proper patient care practices. A MDS nurse may also be called a MDS coordinator and is responsible for collecting records for patients in long-term care medical facilities.