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MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
THE IMPORTANCE OF BECOMING AN AANAC MEMBER
Becoming an AANAC member is so much more than a discount on education programs or going to the Web site to find a document. Accurate resident assessment and care planning starts and ends at the bedside. AANAC provides accurate and timely information that gives you confidence in MDS assessment and coding. Accurate coding ensures high quality resident care, accurate reimbursement and excellent care outcomes. AANAC gives you this time at the bedside by providing you with the resources, support and assurance to be the best you can be in your profession. We give you the time to care!
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
AANAC offers support and resources for members, which include:
- NAC News, the weekly on-line newsletter, posted on the homepage of www.aanac.org every Tuesday
- Features questions from the SNF MDS/PPS Discussion Group
- Lead articles on current issues related to coding a MDS or other topics of interest to Nurse Assessment Coordinators
- National Certification Program
- Available online, by workshop, or by correspondence course
- Each student is required to take a total of 10 courses and score 80% or higher on the final exam
- Clinician is Certified as a Resident Assessment Coordinator - Certified (RAC-CT)
- AANAC National Conference
- Featuring recognized experts in the field speaking on the most current information related to coding an MDS
- The leading SNF MDS/PPS on-line discussion group in the country
- 600-700 nurses nationwide are enrolled
- Discuss issues related primarily to Medicare reimbursement in nursing homes across the country
- Fully searchable Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
- Questions posted each week in NAC News are archived to FAQ's on our Web site each week
- FAQs from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are also posted to our Web site
- Need to Know
- Featuring materials which should be immediately downloaded and incorporated into the day to day practice of clinicians
- What's New
- Daily postings of regulatory, management, in-service aids, forms, policies and procedures, and clinical protocols
- Fully searchable documents library
- Anything posted to the homepage is simultaneously archived to the documents library for members' retrieval
- Experts Corner
- Featuring ICD-9 Codes and Survey Tags and other tools used daily by clinicians available on-line
- Quarterly Newsletters
- Each quarter AANAC mails members a hardcopy newsletter that contains relevant information related to coding an MDS
CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS
The Corporate Sponsorship Program provides the following benefits:
- Three complimentary AANAC Memberships, a $300 USD value,
- One Free 30-day Banner ad on the AANAC Web site, a $200 USD value,
- One Spotlight article in our weekly on-line newsletter NAC News, a $100 USD value,
- Two free employment ads per month for a full year on the AANAC Web site, $480 USD value, and
- Honorary mention in our member and conference publications.
All members of AANAC have access to the following on our Web site:
- The leading SNF MDS/PPS Discussion Group in the country, 700 clinicians currently participate,
- Weekly on-line NAC News featuring Questions and Answers which are reviewed by a National Advisory Board,
- Fully searchable Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs),
- Daily postings to the Need to Know and What's New portions of our home page of regulatory, management, in-service aids, forms, policies/procedures, and clinical protocols,
- Fully searchable Documents Library,
- A comprehensive Expert's Corner,
- Quarterly Newsletters,
- National Conferences featuring Nationally recognized experts in this field,
- Fully searchable ICD-9 codes and Survey Regulations, and
- Certification as a Resident Assessment Coordinator (RAC-CT) at the completion of our education program.
AANAC EDUCATION PROGRAM
The AANAC MDS Certification Program sets the national standard for SNF MDS/PPS education. AANAC now offers the Resident Assessment Coordinator - Certified (RAC-CT) for those members that complete our program. Currently, 5,194 clinicians are enrolled in this program and 2,586 members have completed the program. Our courses are written by the foremost leaders in the RAI/MDS process and reviewed by a national advisory group with expertise in: clinical assessment and care planning; completion of the MDS; and the regulatory process surrounding the RAI/MDS process and include the following titles:
- OBRA Timing and Scheduling and the MDS 2.0
- PPS Timing and Scheduling and the MDS 2.0
- Resident Assessment Protocols (RAPs) and the MDS 2.0
- Care Planning and the MDS 2.0
- Resource Utilization Groups III (RUGs) and the MDS 2.0
- Billing and the MDS 2.0 for Clinicians
- MDS 2.0 Coding for OBRA and PPS
- Accurately Assessing Skin Condition and the MDS 2.0
- Accurately Assessing for Nutrition/Hydration and the MDS 2.0
- Quality Indicators and the MDS 2.0
- Medications and the MDS 2.0
- Accurately Assessing Pain and the MDS 2.0
- Accurately Assessing for Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and the
- MDS 2.0
- Accurately Assessing for Incontinence and the MDS 2.0
- Accurately Assessing for Restorative Nursing and the MDS 2.0
- Quality Measures and the MDS 2.0
Our program is offered on-line, by correspondence course and in workshops across the nation to all professionals involved in long-term care. It has drawn many new members, as well as increased traffic on the AANAC Web site to over 600 unique visitors per day.
Only AANAC can offer you accurately and timely information and the support of those in the know. With this support you will soon find you have the time to provide the kind of bedside care only you can provide.
MEMBER TESTIMONIALS
"I am really excited about AANAC! The organization encompasses the excitement of the practice and reveals the group enthusiasm from other clinicians struggling and succeeding with the MDS process. It is truly the only place that has provided me the validation and support necessary for me to excel at my job."
Sophie Campbell, MSN, RN, CRRN, RAC-CT
Freedom, PA
"The AANAC website, which provides up to date information on the MDS process, is extremely helpful. I would highly recommend that anyone who works with the MDS or is considering it should take advantage of this website and the education programs offered!"
Cindy J. Flickinger, RN, C, RAC-CT - West Central Minnesota - Member for five years.
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