Webinars
Current webinar offerings:
- Topic: Preparing for MDS 3.0 - Are you ready?
Speakers: Cheryl Field, PointRight
Doc DeVore, MDI Achieve
Brian Dimit, Clinical PointClickCare
Wednesday July 21, 2010 1pm EST
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- Topic: Section O - Special Treatments and Procedures, Section P - Restraints OMRA and start/end of therapy changes
This presentation will review the coding of section O in MDS 3.0 and focus on the accurate collection and coding of relevant information. Major differences from MDS 2.0 will be highlighted, and ideas for facilities to ensure accurate treatment, program and procedure identification and documentation will be discussed.
In this presentation proper interpretation of the physical restraints definition to understand if nursing homes are accurately assessing devices as physical restraints and meeting the federal requirement for restraint use will be discussed.
Speaker: Nancy Augustine
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 2pm EST
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010 2pm EST
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- Topic: Navigating the Perfect Storm: Strategies for RUG IV
We are about to experience the most significant challenge facing long-term care since OBRA ’87. Metaphorically it is the “Perfect Storm” with health care reform, MDS 3.0 and RUG IV implementation October 2010. Ultimately providers need to determine how to provide quality care within these emerging systems. This session will focus on Medicare reimbursement and identify the key differences between the RUG III and RUG IV models, and analyze how these changes impact operations. Case studies will illustrate strategies that achieve clinical, operational and financial goals within the RUG IV model.
Learning Objectives:
Identify four major shifts in Medicare reimbursement
Explain the predicted impact of the RUG IV changes as they relate to therapy delivery and resident case mix
Identify three operational strategies for successful management and prediction of future reimbursement
Speakers: Steven Littlehale and Cheryl Field
Thursday August 19, 2010, 2pm EST
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AANAC Members ($129.00 Per Site)
Non-Members ($199.00 Per Site)
