Did You Know Just One ADL Coding Error Can Cost Your Company Thousands of Dollars?
Do the Medicare Math:
| RUX: |
$622.93 |
per day |
| RUL: |
$547.06 |
per day |
|
$75.87 |
loss per resident per day with miscoded ADLs |
|
x 12 |
residents per day |
|
$910.44 |
loss per day |
|
x 365 |
days per year |
|
$332,310.60 |
loss per year |
*Based on FY 2009 Federal Urban Rates
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Why Become an AANAC Professional Development Partner?
Do you want to risk having someone who does not fully understand the RAI/MDS process managing an
instrument which drives your resident care, reimbursement, quality indicators (QIs), quality measures
(QMs), survey results, and 5-Star Rating?
AANAC is uniquely prepared to provide your staff
with the most timely and accurate information in our field.
AANAC offers the online nationally-recognized Resident Assessment Coordinator – Certified (RAC-CT)
certification to train MDS Coordinators and interdisciplinary team members to complete the MDS instrument.
The materials have been written, reviewed and edited by the top national experts in the field. In addition, we
now offer our highly respected Nurse Executive certification (C-NE), which provides courses in such topics
as Leadership and Management, Survey Readiness 24/7/365, Survey Management and Enforcement, Risk
Management, and Quality Improvement for DONs, administrators and other nurse leaders.
In addition, regular access to such membership benefits
as our weekly online newsletter, online discussion group, "Need to Know," Documents Library, Frequently
Asked Questions, and Experts Corner will keep them up-to-date on the latest in regulatory changes. In
addition, if you wish to partner your staff, memberships purchased through a Professional Development Partnership are
offered at a significant discount and transferable if turnover in a position occurs.
You can rely on AANAC to provide accurate and timely information that keeps your clinicians current on:
- Clinical protocols and standards of practice
- Clinical assessment and care planning using the Resident Assessment Instrument/Minimum Data Set (RAI/MDS 3.0)
- Reimbursement including the Resource Utilization Groups (RUG IV), Skilled Medicare Services, and oversight programs including the Recovery Audit Contractors and Value-Based Purchasing (Pay for Performance)
- Quality Assessment and Assurance programs including Quality Indicators and Quality Measures, the Five-Star Program, and Risk Management
- Survey, enforcement and compliance strategies including the Quality Indicator Survey (QIS)
- Leadership development and management including human resource information, preparing staff for success, and retaining high performing staff
Professional Development Partnerships offer companies significantly reduced rates for these services, and are available
at three levels, depending on your needs. With a Professional Development Partner agreement, you are providing your
greatest resource, your staff, with accurate resources, timely information and the support they need to
deliver quality care and the best possible quality of life to the residents you serve as well as accurate
reimbursement.
In addition to membership and education benefits, you will receive several opportunities to market and
promote your organization as a part of your Professional Development Partnership. Perhaps our current Professional Development Partners say it best:
"AANAC is a valuable resource for all Benedictine Health Systems facilities from
the website, which serves as the go-to place for all MDS/PPS questions, to the
listserve, which can be invaluable when you have that question that you just can’t
find the answer to. The AANAC certification process helps to ensure that all MDS
staff have that baseline of education to do an excellent job. I really don’t know
where companies or MDS Coordinators would be without this great association of
support and resources! Thanks AANAC!"
Ann Deziel, RN, RAC-CT
Clinical Reimbursement Specialist
Benedictine Health Systems
"All MDS nurses who work for Preferred Care are required to be AANAC certified
within 90 days. Holding nurses to this gold standard has helped us ensure that
the nurses working in these critical positions are qualified and have a strong
comprehension of the RAI/MDS process. Being a Professional Development Partner has provided
us with discounts for certification, and we also benefit from discounts on education
offered by AANAC. I would encourage anyone who has any role in the RAI/MDS
process to become AANAC certified."
Susan D. LupPlace, RN, BSN
Director of Clinical Services
Preferred Care Partners Management Group
Distinguished Professional Development Partner
This partnership is open to the smaller corporation that wishes to provide discounted AANAC membership
and the opportunity to complete the nationally recognized Certification Program for MDS Coordinators/
Interdisciplinary team members (RAC-CT) and/or the highly respected Certified Nurse Executive Program
for Nurse Executives (C-NE). At the Distinguished Level of partnership, the corporation pays an annual
administrative fee of $300 and guarantees 10-29 memberships and a minimum of 50 online courses will be taken by this member group. The Distinguished Professional Development Partners receive the following
benefits:
Membership/Advertising Benefits
- Reduced membership rate of $95 per person, representing a 14% savings off the regular $110 rate
- Participation in, and access to, any AANAC research
- Listed as Professional Development Partner in AANAC literature
- Transferable membership slots within the facility
Education Benefits
- Reduced education rate of $40 per course online, representing a 11% savings off the regular $45 rate
- Capability to monitor students as they proceed through the education program via the AANAC webbased education management platform
Website Benefits
- Listed as Professional Development Partner on AANAC Website
- Link from AANAC Website to Professional Development Partner Website
Conference Benefits
- Exhibit booth at the AANAC National Conference for $1000 per booth, representing a 33% discount off the $1500 retail price
- Featured on National Conference slide show presentation where the partner is exhibiting
- Logo placement in conference program where the partner is exhibiting
Marquis Distinguished Professional Development Partner
Marquis Professional Development Partners offer 30-99 of their staff full AANAC membership and the opportunity to
complete the nationally recognized Certification Program for MDS Coordinators/Interdisciplinary team
members (RAC-CT) and/or the highly respected Certified Nurse Executive Program for Nurse Executives
(C-NE). At the Marquis Level of partnership, the corporation pays an annual administrative fee of $500.
The corporation must guarantee that a minimum of
100 online courses will be taken by this member group.
The Marquis Professional Development Partners receive the following benefits:
Membership/Advertising Benefits
- Reduced membership fee of $85 per person, representing a 23% savings off the regular $110 rate
- Participation in, and access to, any AANAC research
- Listed as Professional Development Partner in AANAC literature
- Transferable membership slots within the facility
Education Benefits
- Reduced education course rate of $40 per course online, representing a 11% savings off the regular $45 rate
- Capability to monitor students as they proceed through the education program via the AANAC webbased education management platform
Website Benefits
- Listed as Professional Development Partner on AANAC Website
- Link from AANAC Website to Professional Development Partner Website
- One free banner ad on AANAC home page for one month
- A total of twelve free employment ads per year on the Employment Section of the AANAC
- One Spotlight article in the AANAC weekly online newsletter LTC Leader
Conference Benefits
- Exhibit booth at the AANAC National Conference for $1000 per booth, representing a 33% discount off the $1,500 retail price
- Featured on National Conference slide show presentation where the partner is exhibiting
- Logo placement in conference literature where the partner is exhibiting
Premiere Professional Development Partnership
Premiere Professional Development Partners offer 100 or more of their staff full AANAC membership and the opportunity
to complete the nationally recognized Certification Program for MDS Coordinators/Interdisciplinary team
members (RAC-CT) and/or the highly respected Certified Nurse Executive Program for Nurse Executives
(C-NE). At the Premiere Level of partnership, the corporation pays an annual administrative fee of $1000.
The corporation must guarantee that a minimum of
200 online courses will be taken by this member group.
The Premiere Professional Development Partners receive the following benefits:
Membership/Advertising Benefits
- Reduced membership rate of $75 per person, representing a 32% savings off the regular $110 membership fee rate
- Participation in, and access to, any AANAC research
- Listed as Professional Development Partner in AANAC literature
- Transferable membership slots within the facility
Education Benefits
- Reduced education course rate of $40 per course online, representing a 11% savings off the regular $45 rate
- Capability to monitor students as they proceed through the education program via the AANAC webbased education management platform
Website Benefits
- Listed as Professional Development Partner on AANAC Website
- Link from AANAC Website to Professional Development Partner Website
- One free banner ad on the AANAC home page for one month
- A total of twenty-four free employment ads per year on the Employment page of the AANAC website
- One Spotlight article in the AANAC weekly online newsletter LTC Leader
Conference Benefits
- Exhibit booth at the AANAC National Conferences for $750 per booth, representing a 50% discount off the $1500 retail price
- Featured on National Conference slide show presentation where the partner is exhibiting
- Logo placement in conference literature where the partner is exhibiting
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